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Nov 11th, 2003 at 4:26am

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and who is your favourite manufacturer of aircrafts?


Hey

Ok my favourite aircraft type would have to be the harrier, basically because its like none else, other than the soon to be Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) plus it was the aircraft that made me want to become a pilot. There are many other aircraft types i like, especially the stealth jets but the harrier got my vote.

And for my favourite manufacturer i will have to pick Mig or British Aerospace, Mig because i absolutely adore the 29 or "Fulcrum" (not as much as the harrier of course  Wink ) and Briish Aerospace because of the Harrier (i think BAe manufactured that) but not only that the brand new Eurofighter Typhoon and them making almost every military dispaly teams Aircraft the Hawk.

So whats your favourite aircraft and favourite aircraft manufacturer?

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Reply #1 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 12:58pm

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My favourite manufacturer would be Hawker I think...

Fury (nice)
Nimrod ( even prettier than the Fury) (added by Felix)
Hart/Hind (nicer)
Hurricane (lurverly)
Typhoon (ooooh)
Tempest (OOOOH)
Sea Fury (WOW)
Sea Hawk (nice)
Hunter (BIG OOOOOH)
Harrier... (Silly idea Undecided - but it worked!)

My favourite aircraft is a hard one, Gloster Gladiator maybe?   Smiley Smiley Smiley

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Reply #2 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 1:02pm

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Hawker?
never heard of them, is the typhoon you mentioned the eurofighter?
 
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Reply #3 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 1:12pm

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hmmm i have to chose between the three current US bombers...but i'll vote for the B-2A! everytime i see this flying wing...i almost start crying. the B-1B gets silver, i love to see it taking of (my ears still hurt), third place goes to the B-52...beautiful bomber with a long history!

favorite manufacturer...i think Lockheed Martin. they produced so many planes and the still keep going (with the JSF). i especially like the Skunk Works...with the amazing SR-71 and F-117. god bless Kelly!  Wink
 
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Reply #4 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 1:26pm

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never heard of them, is the typhoon you mentioned the eurofighter?


Harrier, once upon a time there was an aeroplane called the Kestrel, built by Hawker, which then became Hawker Siddeley, which eventually became BAe, the BAE SYSTEMS, to give it its correct current name. The Kestrel lead to the development of the HARRIER... Wink

The Typhoon I mention is the Hawker Typhoon, a very sucessful WW2 ground attack aircraft...

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Harrier, once upon a time there was an aeroplane called the Kestrel, built by Hawker, which then became Hawker Siddeley, which eventually became BAe, the BAE SYSTEMS, to give it its correct current name. The Kestrel lead to the development of the HARRIER... Wink

The Typhoon I mention is the Hawker Typhoon, a very sucessful WW2 ground attack aircraft...

Charlie

Thanks  Wink
what do you think of the new eurofighter typhoon? its deliberately made unstable for the maneauvres (sp?) it pulls and its a "fly-by-wire" jet too.
 
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Reply #6 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 4:49pm

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Hawker?
never heard of them, is the typhoon you mentioned the eurofighter?



Harrier - you have revealed your age - Smiley

The Eurofighter, of course, is an excellent machine.  I just hope that it - and it's contemporaries - never have to find out just how good they really can be.
 
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Reply #7 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 5:04pm

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firstly the euro-fighter(not my fav plane just comments on) It is some 15 years out of date if not more, it has turned into a huge waste of money, and is still having problems, despite being god knows how many years late for delivery. had it been brought into service when originally planed it would have been the best thing flying for any air-force, however with the F-22 now coming into service and the JSF just round the corner the eurofighter will be pushed into the mediocre area of planes.

as for fav plane jet fighter F14
overall plane the DC10
 
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Reply #8 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 5:39pm

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The Supermarine Spitfire V!!!!!!!! Pure deliciousness with wings on Grin
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firstly the euro-fighter(not my fav plane just comments on) It is some 15 years out of date if not more, it has turned into a huge waste of money, and is still having problems, despite being god knows how many years late for delivery. had it been brought into service when originally planed it would have been the best thing flying for any air-force, however with the F-22 now coming into service and the JSF just round the corner the eurofighter will be pushed into the mediocre area of planes.

as for fav plane jet fighter F14
overall plane the DC10

so you dont like the typhoon  Wink
ill be in service with the navy by the time the JSF takes over the Harrier (im 16 felix  Wink )
the JSF is a marvellous machine, hovering, breaking sound barriers, and being stealthy (only heard about the stealt bit, is it true?) oh yeah by the way can the JSF hover for longer than the harrier? last time i recall the harrier could only hover for about 90 seconds due to insufficent water aboard.
 
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Reply #10 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 5:56pm

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lol, actually i do like the typhoon i am just dissapointed that i saw this aircraft at the farnborough airshow on one of its first ever outings my cousin got us backstage passes and everything really cool to see up close, however at that time what was only a demo model should have actually been operational.
and yes the JSF is stealth equipped. however like the F-22 its still not quite as stealthy as the F117.
as for the hovering, you really cant compair the harrier and the JSF, the harrier lives to hover and do party tricks while having fun, the JSF is designed to use the hover function as an operational tool, its still not as good as the harrier in that respect
 
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True, the JSF is quite unsteady vertical landing and i get what you mean, the JSF's hovering compatabilities just for getting back on the ground where as the harrier is a real show stopper at the air shows but any idea what the maximum hover time is on the JSF?
 
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quick check turned up nothing on exact hover times but it did turn up the fact it can operate in operational STOVL mode for 10 mins
 
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Reply #13 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 6:14pm

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Shocked 10 minutes, i knew it could hover longer than the harrier but not that much longer, anyway thanks for the info guys, anymore would be appreciated.
Keeps the favourites comin!
 
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Reply #14 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 6:15pm

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Harrier

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a very good aircraft, and in the hands of the very capable pilots of the RAF should be second to none. The F/A-22 on paper* should theoretically be able to win a one on one dogfight, but an RAF/USAF conflict is highly unlikey, as is one between USAF and potential Typhoon customers.

(*the same should true about an F-15 v. Sea Harrier FRS. 1 conflict. However, in the early 80s this was done and the Sea Harriers won!)

Also, you are right about its Aerodynamic instability. This allows the manouvrability that we've seen in its displays. This is also why you hope that you don't have a complete failure of all the flight control computers (I believe a 64g somersault swiftly follows!)

All in all it should be perfectly capable of doing all it needs to do in replacing the Tornado F3 and the Jaguar (sob).

And yes, you're quite right about the water in the Harrier...

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Reply #15 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 6:38pm

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H.G. Hawker Engineering Co. Ltd. Formed 1920 from the remains of Sopwith Aircraft. Named after ex-WWI pilot Harry Hawker, who formed the new company with some of the former directors including Tom Sopwith. Hawker was killed the following year competing in a Nieuport Goshawk racer & Sopwith took over the reins.

Name changed to Hawker Aircraft Ltd in 1933 & Hawker Siddeley Aircraft in 1935, finally becoming Hawker Siddeley in 1960. Chief Designer - the brilliant Sidney Camm - reponsible for the classic range of Hawker biplane fighters & light bombers through the WWII Hurricane, Typhoon & Tempest. This line ended with the incredible Sea Fury before his classic jets - Sea Hawk, Hunter, Kestrel, Harrier & finally his valued input on the Tornado MRCA just before he died in 1966. http://user.tninet.se/~ytm843e/camm.htm

This famous company became the basis of British Aerospace (BAe) when the British aircraft industry was ruined in the mid-1960s. Cry

You might have guessed that Hawker is my choice of favourite aircraft manufacturer. Sir Sidney Camm is my nomination for best aircraft designer of all time. Wink

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Reply #16 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 6:42pm

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Got agree with you there, and I almost forgot the Hawker Cygnet, Camm's first design...

Strange to think one man could have been responsible for such a variety of aircraft.

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Reply #17 - Nov 12th, 2003 at 8:12pm

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Aero Commander 560 is the favorite airplane I've flown and Aero Commander is probally my favorite company too, doesn't even compare to the Citation flying wise. Once you learn to taxi them they're the best flying aeroplanes out there............
 
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Reply #19 - Nov 16th, 2003 at 11:18am
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My favourite planes are:

#1 - Fairey Firefly
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#4 - Candair CL-41
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Without doubt, Hawker has to be my choice of manufacturer and Camm best designer.
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numbers are not an indication of rank, just to limit me to 10 machines
1: Su-37, Ultimate agility in a good-looking airframe
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3: YF-23, looks better and is a better stealth compared to the F/A-22
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Favorite aircraft of all time: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina. I don't know why it is it just does something to me every time I see one. It is outdated and antiquated but there is nothing better than a vintage plane, they just have something about them that anything modern can't beat. Maybe one day I can see a real one, I hear that there is one in a museum near me so I might just have to plan a trip.  Grin

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Favorite aircraft of all time: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina. I don't know why it is it just does something to me every time I see one. It is outdated and antiquated but there is nothing better than a vintage plane, they just have something about them that anything modern can't beat. Maybe one day I can see a real one, I hear that there is one in a museum near me so I might just have to plan a trip.  Grin

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Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Undecided (Very ill).  How did that piece of rubbish even get off the ground? ???
 
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Harrier, once upon a time there was an aeroplane called the Kestrel, built by Hawker, which then became Hawker Siddeley, which eventually became BAe, the BAE SYSTEMS, to give it its correct current name. The Kestrel lead to the development of the HARRIER... Wink
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Charlie, once upon a time there was an aeroplane called the P.1127,  which then became the Kestrel both of which were built by Hawker,..........
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http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/
 
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Interesting. I read a somewhat different account. The way I understood it Sir Sidney Camm & Sir Stanley Hooker (Bristol Aero Engines) were old friends & sometimes had dinner together. Hooker had previously worked at Rolls-Royce & was responsible for development of the supercharger of the Merlin. During dinner they apparently discussed their ideas on various subjects & the possibility of a VTOL aircraft cropped up. One of them drew a rough sketch on a napkin. Camm promptly forgot all about it until Hooker rang him up 6 months later & told him "We built your engine - now where's the bloody plane to put it in?".

I don't remember where I read this now or what truth there is to it. I believe it was in an article written by Camm himself. I do know that I prefer this version rather than any official account. Having worked in the industry myself it seems more like the way things were done in the good old days. Wink
 
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Charlie, once upon a time there was an aeroplane called the P.1127,  which then became the Kestrel both of which were built by Hawker,..........
........history goes deep...........
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/



Indeed, quite right, I was just simplifying things...


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Reply #28 - Nov 24th, 2003 at 10:14am

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Bombardier Aerospace, they built the best on the market.

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Does anyone know who manufactured the RAF's Tornados? was that BAe too?

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The Tornado is a joint project including Britain, Germany and Italy. The company is officially named Panavia. I think the wings were originally manufactured in Italy & fitted at BAe Preston or Samlesbury.

http://www.tornado-data.com/History/history.htm

The engines were develped by Turbo Union,  joint effort by MTU, Rolls-Royce & Fiat.
 
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The Tornado is a joint project including Britain, Germany and Italy. The company is officially named Panavia. I think the wings were originally manufactured in Italy & fitted at BAe Preston or Samlesbury.

http://www.tornado-data.com/History/history.htm

The engines were develped by Turbo Union,  joint effort by MTU, Rolls-Royce & Fiat.

Thanks, your very informative  Wink

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It would have too be the Wright Flyer!
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Boeing B-29....or Harrier....

I'm not sure,

I'm thinking the 29 is so much neater... Wink
 
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It's also a lot bigger. Shocked Tongue Grin
 
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And the rumble from the four wright cyclone 18-cylinder turbocharged, and supercooled engines will make a heart stand still... Wink
 
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never saw a real one...not to mention a flying one. i think there's only one airworthy B-29 left...somewhere in Texas.
 
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And the rumble from the four wright cyclone 18-cylinder turbocharged, and supercooled engines will make a heart stand still... Wink


And the roar of a Rolls-Royce Pegasus about a hundred feet above the ground at full throttle is quite loud too, especially when it's not moving...

...and it still hasn't moved...



...still there...



..B-29s just don't hover do they...


Charlie (that Harrier's still 'overing!)


and yes, Mr Bones I believe the CAF's (Confederate/Commemorative Air Force depending on how old you are) Fifi is the only B-29 still in airworthy order...
 
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the F-16 or the P-51D Mustang or the Panavia Tornado IDS or the.... i could go on forever
 
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for this I'll have to break down to eras

WW1:   Fokker DR1 (no big surprise)

Prewar: Beech  Staggerwing (absolutley beautiful  most of the fighters of the time were junk anyway)

WW2: Focke Wulf 190 (looks better than most fighters of the day on paper anyway)
          lockheed p-38 (grandpa flew one)


early cold war: North American F-86

vietnam era: F-4 phantom (dad flew one)

late cold war: northrop F/A 18 or Saab Viggen

modern era: Lockheed YF-23 (yes its the one that lost the contract) /Lockheed JSF.  F-33 is it? (sorry but the styling of the typhoon just doesn't trip my trigger)


My list is compiled using both performance and styling
this is just military aircraft.  For civilian aircraft I cant even begin to decide.

I will say this though, the two civilian aircraft I would most like to own are a DeHavilland Turbo Otter(go anywhere) and a Grumman Albatross (A flying scuba diving platform would be too cool).



 
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Reply #45 - Jan 20th, 2004 at 8:30am

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Reply #46 - Jan 20th, 2004 at 6:13pm

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My favorite would have to be the P-40 series.  It wasn't the best performer but it was rugged.  I've always routed for the underdog.  Plus I like the way it looks.
 
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Reply #47 - Jan 21st, 2004 at 6:41am

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id have to go with the spitfire mk1 on this one...

favourite modern aircraft would have to be the f22 raptor..amazing aircraft
 
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Reply #48 - Feb 8th, 2004 at 12:45am

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The question is interesting, but it's like asking "Who is the world's most beautiful woman?"  Answer: It depends.  Too many variables to give one definitive answer.

If we are talking favorite in the "looks" catagory,  I would take the P-38 for the military and DC-8-62 for civilian and DC-3 as a crossover.

p.s. reading the results under this question, I realized that as a newbie I'm an American minority here...  Grin
 
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Reply #49 - Feb 8th, 2004 at 5:45pm

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My dream plane is the North American P-51D, closely followed by other WW2 aircraft, my more realistic dream plane is a Lancair IV
 
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Reply #51 - Feb 11th, 2004 at 3:41pm

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The CF-100 is my favourite older aircraft; big, heavy and ugly; but there's just something about an aircraft that smiles at you as it's coming up from behind. (If you don't know what I mean; it's 8 belly-guns formed an evil grin with the engine nacelles as eyes when viewed from ahead.)
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Reply #52 - Feb 14th, 2004 at 5:42pm

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Thats why i said Your favourite aircraft  Wink
 
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Reply #53 - Feb 20th, 2004 at 7:09pm

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To be honest, I love Rockwell for the B-1's, as they would be the ultimate flying job.  But my favorite aircraft is the Pilatus PC-12 becuse I actualy have a shot at owning one someday, and they look sweet, so pilatus comes out on top. #3, of course, is our good buddy and ally: Boeing.
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Reply #56 - Oct 7th, 2004 at 12:36pm

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Best passenger supersonic: Tu-144
Best Passenger jet: IL-96
Best Passenger turboprop: Tu-114, IL-18D and ATR-72
Best GA Aircraft - single engine: Piper Warrior
Best Business Jet: Cessna Citation X, or Mustang, and Tu-134 in VIP configuration
Best WW2 fighter: I-153  Grin, Yak-3, LA5FN, and Spitfires
Best WW2 bomber: definately TB-3 a huge aircraft fly at less than 90kmh without stalling Smiley Smiley
Best Fighter Jet(s): #1 Su-47, #2 Su-37, #3 MiG-29, #4 MiG-21, #5 Su-27, #6 MiG 1.42, #7 J-22 Orao, #8 G-2 Galeb, #9 G-4 Super Galeb, #10 MiG 19
Best modern Bomber: #1 Tu-160, #2 Tu-95, #3 Tu-22M
Best helicopters: Mi-8(legend), Mi-24, Mi-28, Ka-50, Ka-52, Sa341 Gazelle, Mi-34, Ka-28
Best VTOL A/C: Yak-38

There are other great plane, but are just not good enough to be in that list... 8)

Favorite companies: OKB Sukhoi, Mikoyan-Gurevitch Design Bureau, ANTK Tupolev, and SOKO.

P.S. Someone mentioned that F-22 is not as stealthy as F-117A. Well, all I can say is that it would mean that it ain't stealthy at all, since F-117A was very "unstealthy" during 1999 bomb raid in FR Yugoslavia.
 
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Reply #57 - Oct 7th, 2004 at 7:09pm
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First of all let me say I never flew an aeroplane I never liked.
They are like women and beer, some just better than others.
With 30 types or so in the Scandal (Log) Book like the DC6, DC4, DC3(C47, Dak), Canso (PBY, Catalina) Saunders (Hope I spelt that right), Cessna 421, 337, 185 (wheel/skis and floats), 172, 150, Beech 18 (Expediter), DHC-1 (Chipmunk) and of course the DHC-3 Otter (Amphibious Floats, Wheel/Skis) I will have to say the old PW R 1340 9cylinder DHC-3 Otter is tops.  Not the Turbo Otter as I never had a chance to fly one (would if it came about though) and I am sure it is a Great aeroplane.
From the Sahara to the High Artic the old work horse served the Royal Canadian Air Force well.  In United Nations livery to RCAF Search and Rescue and Air Transport Command she  shone above all.  Never faltering nor failing, then on to bush operations where she still performs above all the rest to-day.
She could take off on a dime and leave 9 cents change, fly corner to corner around a building and take a dam good pounding that most flying boats would shy away from in Georgian Bay with 11 souls aboard. (I know I was on her, only time I ever got seasick Smiley) but she took off in 3 meter swells and got us all home.
Well maybe she never had missiles hanging under her wings or belly, no camouflage  that I know of BUT she is my pick for Number One. Smiley
DeHavilland Aircraft would have to be my choice for Manufacturer.

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