Kinda missed the point there fellas. Being ugly has nothing to do with the way it flies. "Function before beauty" says it all. That would apply to the Pawnee, the Wilga, some of the British "warplanes" from WWII, and that ag truck from Australia. And a lot of the 3D sport planes. They do what they were designed to do very well. In some cases better than the pretty planes.

But this thread is about ugly, and those airplanes are FUGLY.

Jim

Another example: Most people would agree that a Stick is a great flyer. Most people would also agree that "pretty Stick" is an oxymoron.

J