Simviation Forum - What is the ugliest aircraft?

Sep 30^th, 2008 at 2:12pm

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Just wondering what everyones idea of the ugliest aircraft is?

for me its the piperjet. Cry

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Reply #1 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 2:36pm

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Airbus Beluga... ugh...

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Reply #2 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 4:29pm

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Fokker 614 http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=fokker%20614&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=com.googl...

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Reply #3 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 4:59pm

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I would have to go with either of these:

Stipa Coproni
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/McDonell/4389.jpg

Transavia Airtruck
http://aerovideos.com/images/photosPage/transavia.jpg

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Reply #4 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 6:05pm

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I learned this one from rotty the Caproni CA60

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Reply #5 - Sep 30^th, 2008 at 6:53pm

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This:
http://www.allaboutguppys.com/sg/sgtest1a.jpg
All i had to do was type in worlds ugliest airplane into google images, and this was the first thing that popped up.

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Reply #6 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 5:59am

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This subject crops up from time to time. I'm always surprised to see other people's ideas. It all depends on your definition of ugliness I suppose. I've seen a lot of aircraft of all shapes & sizes over the years but can't say I would call any of them ugly. Interesting or unusual might be better descriptions. There is usually a very good reason for the way they look. Something that appears ugly at first sight will often become attractive or even beautiful the more you see of it. I thought the Boeing 747 looked very odd the first time I saw one.

Here's one example of an aircraft only a mother or designer could love. The Farman F-4X Jabiru. This is the only photo I've ever seen of it. I can only suppose that there is an open cockpit on top of the fuselage. http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/113684.jpg

The Jabiru could carry 6 passengers. Four examples were built & actually entered service in 1925.

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Reply #7 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 4:21pm

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Hagar wrote on Oct 1^st, 2008 at 5:59am:

This subject crops up from time to time. I'm always surprised to see other people's ideas. It all depends on your definition of ugliness I suppose. I've seen a lot of aircraft of all shapes & sizes over the years but can't say I would call any of them ugly. Interesting or unusual might be better descriptions. There is usually a very good reason for the way they look. Something that appears ugly at first sight will often become attractive or even beautiful the more you see of it. I thought the Boeing 747 looked very odd the first time I saw one.

Here's one example of an aircraft only a mother or designer could love. The Farman F-4X Jabiru. This is the only photo I've ever seen of it. I can only suppose that there is an open cockpit on top of the fuselage. http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/113684.jpg

The Jabiru could carry 6 passengers. Four examples were built & actually entered service in 1925.

That is horrible.

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Reply #8 - Oct 2^nd, 2008 at 4:27am

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There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...........and that is backed up each time I have to look at the wife of a particular co-worker

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Reply #9 - Oct 5^th, 2008 at 7:12pm

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The Boeing X-32.

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Reply #10 - Oct 6^th, 2008 at 10:31am

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A rather odd list of choices there...

There are some aircraft that just make my heart beat faster, but I don't mind boxy, bulgy, slow-looking, etc... as a pilot, the only way an airplane will make me cringe is if it looks like it would not fly well.

That Caproni looks like- and was- a disaster waiting to happen. It doesn't even get points in my book for sheer audacity- it's horrible.
Pretty nifty7 houseboat, though... Cheesy

But that Farman definitely lacks harmony, I guess... probably looks better with a pilot's head sticking out the top- helmet and goggles, and a greasy scarf... Grin

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Reply #11 - Oct 7^th, 2008 at 3:42pm

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Rich H wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 4:29pm:

Fokker 614 http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=fokker%20614&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=com.googl...

Wow..
I agree with this one!
Worst built airplane im my mind Shocked

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Reply #12 - Oct 7^th, 2008 at 3:51pm

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NitroPower wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 6:53pm:

This:
http://www.allaboutguppys.com/sg/sgtest1a.jpg
All i had to do was type in worlds ugliest airplane into google images, and this was the first thing that popped up.

Is that even real Grin

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Reply #13 - Oct 7^th, 2008 at 3:57pm