Simviation Forum - We have Ugly, How about Beauty?

Reply #30 - Nov 3^rd, 2008 at 6:06pm

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Wii wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 10:35am:

I'm going to say (for a tube...) the 787. So curvy Cheesy

Yet another idea Boeing copied from the Vickers VC10. Wink

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Reply #31 - Nov 3^rd, 2008 at 10:47pm

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Some honorable mentions that have not been brought up so far (in semi-chronological order):

Ryan STA
Piper J-3 Cub
Beech 18
Howard 500
Lockheed F-104
North American X-15
Northrop B-2

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Reply #32 - Nov 4^th, 2008 at 4:23am

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Splinter562 wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2008 at 10:47pm:

North American X-15
Northrop B-2

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Should've gone to Specsavers... Wink

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Reply #33 - Nov 4^th, 2008 at 8:38am

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C wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2008 at 6:06pm:

Wii wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 10:35am:

I'm going to say (for a tube...) the 787. So curvy Cheesy

Yet another idea Boeing copied from the Vickers VC10. Wink

With the nose of a De Havilland Comet Grin

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Reply #34 - Nov 4^th, 2008 at 12:26pm

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expat wrote on Nov 4^th, 2008 at 8:38am:

C wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2008 at 6:06pm:

Wii wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 10:35am:

I'm going to say (for a tube...) the 787. So curvy Cheesy

Yet another idea Boeing copied from the Vickers VC10. Wink

With the nose of a De Havilland Comet Grin

Matt

Thats called the Vickers V-1000; a 787 minus podded engines.

http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/news/VickersArmstrongs_V1000_news_200480.html

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Reply #35 - Nov 4^th, 2008 at 12:43pm

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I gotta add the B-58 Hustler to my list, and not just for it's name. Grin

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Reply #36 - Nov 11^th, 2008 at 4:13pm

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MD-11! MD-11 ! MD-11 !

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Reply #37 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 10:45am

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I love the looks of the Dassault Rafale M. Especially in it's prototype black paint. Cool

Oh, and the Aermacchi M-346 looks pretty cool too...

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Reply #38 - May 27^th, 2009 at 12:55am

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Well, whoever voted for the Russian planes I have to disagree. Those are the ugliest warbirds ever IMO. My vote goes for the P-51D. Nothing beats those lines then and now. Also a big fan of the F-5E/F...love that long swoopy nose. The F-22, F18, F-16 and of course the F-14 are all beautiful aircraft. As are the Gripen, Rafale and Typhoon (something so very sexy and cool about those canards).

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Reply #39 - May 27^th, 2009 at 5:09am

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A couple of executives that haven't been mentioned.....

Piaggio P180
Cessna CitationX

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Reply #40 - May 27^th, 2009 at 7:26am

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brettt777 wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 12:55am:

Well, whoever voted for the Russian planes I have to disagree. Those are the ugliest warbirds ever IMO.

(planes before the Mig-25, I agree, all planes after, I must protest. Cheesy

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brettt777 wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 12:55am:

...love that long swoopy nose. (something so very sexy and cool about those canards).

That's why I like the Russian birds, all curvy and swoopy, and don't forget the canards on the more recent 'prettier' planes from our Russian companions.

American planes look like they were built to beat the air into submission, the (modern) Russian birds, and the latter EU planes you mentioned, all look as though they are intended to work with the air, and slip through without disturbing it. Very graceful. Cool

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Reply #41 - May 29^th, 2009 at 12:34pm

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Dassault Falcon 7X
Boeing 777
Avro Vulcan

Cool

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FAC: "It sounds pretty bad"&&&&Jerry Shriver: "No, no. I've got 'em right where I want 'em - surrounded from the inside."&&&&Jerry M Shriver - M.I.A 24th Arpil 1969, Cambodia

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Reply #42 - May 29^th, 2009 at 5:09pm

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The Bugatti P-100 has always been one of my favorites.
And of course, my contribution to the sim world: The Angel 44
Can't forget the Rockwell Aero Commander series! (Watch Bob Hoover doing sunts in a Shrike!)

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Reply #43 - May 30^th, 2009 at 3:08am

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You guys have seen an F-86, right? And what about the P-38?
And no gliders? Come on... ever seen a Bowlus BA-100?
Huh

It's a timeless discussion, and pretty silly to me- if it has wings, it makes my heart beat faster. Grin

But there are quite a few airplanes designed between, say, 1930 and 1960 that I think are works of art. They all happen to "fly as good as they look", too.

A few more I haven't seen mentioned here:

DC-3
MiG-15
P-80

As for whirlybirds: gosh, they sure are ugly, but a well-kept H-500 or Dauphin can be lovely to look at.

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Reply #44 - Jun 1^st, 2009 at 8:45am

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This almost has to be broken down into "types".. Like; GENERAL AVIATION / TRANSPORT / MILITARY

From there:

Cessna 310.. Nothing quite like it

DC-8.. It looks like it hates being on the ground Cool

B-52.. If you've ever seen on takeoff, you'd agree Shocked

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