THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANES
12-05-2012, 06:17 PM
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RE: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANES
ORIGINAL: yellerchamp
I always had a thing for the b58 hustler, when i was a kid it was the king of cool, but I love the old air knocker's or the aeronca champ and chief
I always had a thing for the b58 hustler, when i was a kid it was the king of cool, but I love the old air knocker's or the aeronca champ and chief
12-05-2012, 06:58 PM
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RE: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANES
For me,
Miltary: Favorite Prop driven: F4U Corsair
Favorite Jet : SR-71 Blackbird
Civilian: favorite Prop Driven: Beechcraft Starship
favorite Jet : Concorde
to me those aircraft are All Sexy to me..
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12-05-2012, 08:14 PM
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Ok, here we go again with the 'in the eye of the beholder"
How about a Curtiss Robin? My next two builds will be a Curtiss Robin and a Culver Cadet. The Curtiss Robin is what my Grandfather flew with my Dad on his lap and where he got the flying bug, and then the Culver Cadet is what my Dad bought, rebuilt, and my brother and I flew in with him
The Culver pictures are of right after Dad finished re-building it and painting it. My Dad, my Sister, and me in one pic and me on the wing in the other (1962?). The picture of the yellow Culver is the same plane but much later after Dad sold it.
My other all time favorites are the P-51D model and the S2Carbon Cub.
How about a Curtiss Robin? My next two builds will be a Curtiss Robin and a Culver Cadet. The Curtiss Robin is what my Grandfather flew with my Dad on his lap and where he got the flying bug, and then the Culver Cadet is what my Dad bought, rebuilt, and my brother and I flew in with him
The Culver pictures are of right after Dad finished re-building it and painting it. My Dad, my Sister, and me in one pic and me on the wing in the other (1962?). The picture of the yellow Culver is the same plane but much later after Dad sold it.My other all time favorites are the P-51D model and the S2Carbon Cub.
12-06-2012, 12:47 AM
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RE: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANES
The Piper Cub J3, I flew one in the mid-60's while attending college in So. Central KY, and it was cub yellow. I have 3 Cubs, L4, J3 and a yellow Giant Scale yellow J3.
12-06-2012, 05:48 AM
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The most beautiful airplane is the one that does the job and then brings you home safely! Doesn't matter if it's a fighter, bomber, freighter, airliner or puddle hopper.
That being said:
Most beautiful piston fighter has to be the Spitfire, not a straight line to be found. Beautiful curves, air racing lineage, incredible wing design and probably the best dogfighter of WW2. Constantly upgraded and improved it could out turn, out accelerate and out climb the P-51 and most other fighters of it's day.
That being said:
Most beautiful piston fighter has to be the Spitfire, not a straight line to be found. Beautiful curves, air racing lineage, incredible wing design and probably the best dogfighter of WW2. Constantly upgraded and improved it could out turn, out accelerate and out climb the P-51 and most other fighters of it's day.
12-06-2012, 01:53 PM
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Have to go by catagories....
Most beautiful four engine piston aircraft: Republic XF-12 Rainbow
Most beautiful turboprop aircraft: Piaggio Avanti
Most beautiful piston single engine fighter: Spitfire
Most beautiful twin piston engone fighter: De Havilland Hornet
Most beautiful multi engine bomber: B-17
Most beautiful experimental homebuilt: Falco
that will do for a start....
Most beautiful four engine piston aircraft: Republic XF-12 Rainbow
Most beautiful turboprop aircraft: Piaggio Avanti
Most beautiful piston single engine fighter: Spitfire
Most beautiful twin piston engone fighter: De Havilland Hornet
Most beautiful multi engine bomber: B-17
Most beautiful experimental homebuilt: Falco
that will do for a start....
12-06-2012, 03:54 PM
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What about the Dehavilland Comet- Specifically the prototype, no paint, just the aluminium glinting like mad...
....In fact, how about a vote for the earlier D.H 88 Comet Racer as well?
12-06-2012, 05:55 PM
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ORIGINAL: Neddy191
I'm a sucker for the Golden age aircraft. My vote is for the Aeronca LC. I'd love to build one one day.
I'm a sucker for the Golden age aircraft. My vote is for the Aeronca LC. I'd love to build one one day.
12-06-2012, 06:21 PM
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OK the only reason that I mention this is because of the nickname that it had.... I was a crew chief on the C-124...you know a million and a half rivets flying in loose formation., and it wasn't one of the slickest things in the air ...if you know what I mean.
OK the only reason that I mention this is because of the nickname that it had.... I was a crew chief on the C-124...you know a million and a half rivets flying in loose formation.
, and it wasn't one of the slickest things in the air ...if you know what I mean.
12-06-2012, 07:22 PM
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My favorite is the original Aero Comander in my mind it is just beautiful, I was also fortunate to work with one of the design engineers [Bernie Lutosky] after he left Rockwell and joined Douglas at their Long Beach Facility.
