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

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I rather like the beauty of the Fokker 614.......

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Reply #14 - Oct 8^th, 2008 at 6:03am

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I think the ugliest aircraft would probably be the Junkes G38. There is an observation compartment in the wings and only 2 were ever built. Shocked

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Sean_TK wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 4:59pm:

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

Unfortunetly that was built in Australia. Embarrassed

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Reply #15 - Oct 8^th, 2008 at 6:27am

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Mitch. wrote on Oct 8^th, 2008 at 6:03am:

I think the ugliest aircraft would probably be the Junkes G38. There is an observation compartment in the wings and only 2 were ever built. Shocked

http://members.fortunecity.com/phreke/cs/junkersg38.html

Unusual perhaps but ugly? - I don't think so. One of these giants was a regular visitor to Croydon Airport before WWII. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP6Qvvdb1io

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Reply #16 - Oct 9^th, 2008 at 4:26pm

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There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Agreed. I can't think of any aircraft that I find ugly, just different or interesting...

...Apart from, that is, the F-35... complete with rotating anus. Grin

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Reply #17 - Oct 10^th, 2008 at 10:24am

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The XB-51 I used this month! Grin

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Reply #18 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 1:04am

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specter177 wrote on Oct 5^th, 2008 at 7:12pm:

The Boeing X-32.

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Reply #19 - Oct 15^th, 2008 at 6:39pm

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Probably Donald Trumps' 727, just freaking ugly.

That or the Airbus Beluga.

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Reply #20 - Oct 17^th, 2008 at 3:14am

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AMDDDA wrote on Oct 15^th, 2008 at 6:39pm:

That or the Airbus Beluga.

She's an ugly beast... Shocked

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Reply #21 - Oct 22^nd, 2008 at 5:30am

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tcco94 wrote on Oct 7^th, 2008 at 3:51pm:

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

EEWWW... Yeah, unfortunatly, it does exist. Its the early Beluga. It is often known as the "pregnant guppy". Undecided

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Reply #22 - Oct 24^th, 2008 at 8:40am

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MrJake2002 wrote on Oct 9^th, 2008 at 4:26pm:

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There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Agreed. I can't think of any aircraft that I find ugly, just different or interesting...

...Apart from, that is, the F-35... complete with rotating anus. Grin

http://www.aviapedia.com/files/fighters/F-35/F-35_4.jpg

That's the X-35.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5382/f35bf013afj4.jpg
That's the F-35B.

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Reply #23 - Oct 25^th, 2008 at 10:15pm

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Not a fan of this one, even though it's rather new. Maybe not the ugliest thing I've ever seen...but

http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/archives/HondaJet_084.jpg

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Reply #24 - Oct 28^th, 2008 at 1:51pm

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I know I said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that was before I read this Dream lifter at Oshkosh Now that IS ugly Shocked

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Reply #25 - Oct 28^th, 2008 at 3:42pm

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Quote:

MrJake2002 wrote on Oct 9^th, 2008 at 4:26pm:

Quote:

There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Agreed. I can't think of any aircraft that I find ugly, just different or interesting...

...Apart from, that is, the F-35... complete with rotating anus. Grin

http://www.aviapedia.com/files/fighters/F-35/F-35_4.jpg

That's the X-35.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5382/f35bf013afj4.jpg
That's the F-35B.

there's no way that you could possibly call that F-35 ugly...NO WAY!

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Reply #26 - Oct 28^th, 2008 at 5:22pm

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Changed my mind: the B-24.

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Reply #27 - Jan 3^rd, 2009 at 6:49pm

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Oh come on... the A380 is sexy compared to some other aircraft on here. Don't just pick it because it's the first you see and your a boeing fan. Wink

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Reply #28 - Jan 5^th, 2009 at 12:02am

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This one is not a pretty sight...

http://www.schipholspotter.com/600400/20050618/20050618-truk-1.jpg

Shocked

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Reply #29 - Jan 5^th, 2009 at 5:00am

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CCCP 19172... What the heck!?! (aka Beriev Bartini VVA 14 according to Google)

Beluga, horrid
Dreamlifter, bad, but not as horrid
VVA14 is just pure 'what the?!'

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Reply #30 - Jan 5^th, 2009 at 5:32am

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JLangholzJ wrote on Oct 28^th, 2008 at 3:42pm:

Quote:

MrJake2002 wrote on Oct 9^th, 2008 at 4:26pm:

Quote:

There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Agreed. I can't think of any aircraft that I find ugly, just different or interesting...

...Apart from, that is, the F-35... complete with rotating anus. Grin

http://www.aviapedia.com/files/fighters/F-35/F-35_4.jpg

That's the X-35.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5382/f35bf013afj4.jpg
That's the F-35B.

there's no way that you could possibly call that F-35 ugly...NO WAY!

Fine it's not ugly, just not aesthetically advantaged Wink

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Reply #31 - Jan 5^th, 2009 at 7:02am

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If I say the VC-10 is ugly, will I get the chance to take a photo of some Tornados releasing ordnance? Cheesy

I dislike the F-35. MiG-15/17/19s are also awful. Although, I think the MD-80 has to top the cake for ugly aircraft.

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Reply #32 - Jan 5^th, 2009 at 7:04am

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If I say the VC-10 is ugly, will I get the chance to take a photo of some Tornados releasing ordnance? Cheesy

I think the MD-80 has to top the cake for ugly aircraft.

Once you've heard a VC10 and seen its graceful lines in person you won't think that Wink

Agree on the MD80 though.... Wink

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Reply #33 - Jan 5^th, 2009 at 7:58am

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Mictheslik wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 7:04am:

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If I say the VC-10 is ugly, will I get the chance to take a photo of some Tornados releasing ordnance? Cheesy

I think the MD-80 has to top the cake for ugly aircraft.

Once you've heard a VC10 and seen its graceful lines in person you won't think that Wink

Agree on the MD80 though.... Wink

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Of course I would never say the VC-10 is ugly - the curvature and sweep of the wings, those beautiful Conways and its nose section place it high on the list of beautiful aircraft. Wink

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Reply #34 - Jan 5^th, 2009 at 10:26pm

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machineman9 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 5:00am:

CCCP 19172... What the heck!?! (aka Beriev Bartini VVA 14 according to Google)

Beluga, horrid
Dreamlifter, bad, but not as horrid
VVA14 is just pure 'what the?!'

http://tinyurl.com/93wl5a

Aircraft? Spacecraft? BOAT???

...............

Yes. Grin

The MD-80 is ugly and loud.

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Reply #35 - Jan 6^th, 2009 at 10:35am

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Found another one:

The Piasecki PA-97 Heli-Stat:

It's a combination of a blimp and four CH-34 Choctaw helicopters....and it failed miserably.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helistat

http://www.piasecki.com/_borders/pa-97.1.jpg

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Reply #36 - Apr 24^th, 2009 at 2:41pm

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I saw a video of that thing crash. It was actually a very dumb idea to use helicopters with the tail rotor removed and the fuse shortened. Roll Eyes

Did they really expect that thing to fly? Huh

I wouldn't have!

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Reply #37 - Apr 24^th, 2009 at 8:59pm

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Uh - when you have four rotors, you don't need a tail-rotor. The same can be said for two rotors. Wink

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Reply #38 - Apr 25^th, 2009 at 6:22am

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Anxyous wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 2:36pm:

Airbus Beluga... ugh...

Aye.

The Dreamlifter looks great compared to it Grin

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Reply #39 - Apr 25^th, 2009 at 10:59am

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I didn't know Piper even built a jet Embarrassed

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Reply #40 - Apr 26^th, 2009 at 10:19am

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HOw's this for ugly Shocked

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/phalcon-iai-707.jpg

I don't even know what how to describe this Tongue

BTW, I remembered where I had seen the Airtruck... It's the plane featured in MadMax beyond Thunderdome!
It's not really that bad actually... I like peculiar aircraft... it's the weird modifications I find really appaling

BTW again, I loved the VVA 14 Grin

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Reply #41 - Apr 27^th, 2009 at 4:25pm

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HarvesteR wrote on Apr 26^th, 2009 at 10:19am:

HOw's this for ugly Shocked

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/phalcon-iai-707.jpg

I don't even know what how to describe this Tongue

BTW, I remembered where I had seen the Airtruck... It's the plane featured in MadMax beyond Thunderdome!
It's not really that bad actually... I like peculiar aircraft... it's the weird modifications I find really appaling

BTW again, I loved the VVA 14 Grin

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Reply #42 - Apr 27^th, 2009 at 8:10pm

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belluga

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Reply #43 - Apr 27^th, 2009 at 8:15pm

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Ferrari308guy wrote on Oct 25^th, 2008 at 10:15pm:

Not a fan of this one, even though it's rather new. Maybe not the ugliest thing I've ever seen...but

http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/archives/HondaJet_084.jpg

Theres one of these on simv!!!

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Reply #44 - May 7^th, 2009 at 5:00am

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Reply #45 - Jul 26^th, 2009 at 2:18am

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8 people voted the A380 Cry

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Reply #46 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 9:10am

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tcco94 wrote on Jul 26^th, 2009 at 2:18am:

8 people voted the A380 Cry

Make that 9 sir. Its short and stubby looking. Im not much of an Airbus fan to begin with, but the A340 is pretty nice.

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Reply #47 - Jul 27^th, 2009 at 11:07am

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gtirob01 wrote on Jul 27^th, 2009 at 9:10am:

tcco94 wrote on Jul 26^th, 2009 at 2:18am:

8 people voted the A380 Cry

Make that 9 sir. Its short and stubby looking. Im not much of an Airbus fan to begin with, but the A340 is pretty nice.

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Reply #48 - Jul 28^th, 2009 at 4:59pm

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For the worst Airbus besides the Beluga, I would say the A350. I just don't think it's very pretty.

http://www.indianairlinesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/airbus-a350-xwb.jpg

For the ugliest Boeing.. seriously, this is kinda weird.. even though i'm a thorough Airbus fan, I can't think of any Boeing I don't like the looks of.. even though the B747 looks like it has brain tumor, it still has some weird "monstrous beauty".. same about the A380, in my opinion.

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Reply #49 - Jul 28^th, 2009 at 5:49pm

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ther's two

The Beriev Bartini VVA 14

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/Beriev Bartini VVA 14 .jpg
and

the Calspan C-131 P3
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/calspanP-3.jpg

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I just saw that C-131 or one like it at Wright Patterson last weekend. I agree its very funny looking, but so are many of the other planes they have there.

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Dr.bob7 wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 6:05pm:

I learned this one from rotty the Caproni CA60

http://vintage-aviation.hp.infoseek.co.jp/italy_caproni-ca60_1921.jpg

WT....?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-200

The soviets made some pretty nasty stuff in the 50s.

Then again, so did us Brits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_SC.1

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EJW wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 8:13am:

Dr.bob7 wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 6:05pm:

I learned this one from rotty the Caproni CA60

http://vintage-aviation.hp.infoseek.co.jp/italy_caproni-ca60_1921.jpg

WT....?

That's a house boat with the ISS's solar panels fitted

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Bruce448 wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 10:17am:

EJW wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 8:13am:

Dr.bob7 wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 6:05pm:

I learned this one from rotty the Caproni CA60

http://vintage-aviation.hp.infoseek.co.jp/italy_caproni-ca60_1921.jpg

WT....?

That's a house boat with the ISS's solar panels fitted

When a tri-plane just isn't enough!

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i remember running across this a few months ago:
the russian Ka-7!

and quite a few other uglies in the upper portion of this page: http://www.funonthenet.in/articles/biggest-airplanes.html

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themoon7x wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2009 at 9:42pm:

i remember running across this a few months ago:
the russian Ka-7!
[img]

Has anyone seen one of these for FS? Cool

That's a very interesting looking beast.

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I tend to like ugly aircraft, and my favorite awkward bird is the Pilatus Porter.

Not a single smooth line on it, all angles and flaps.

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Reply #58 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 3:12am

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A380 is not ugly, neither is most planes you put into your poll, B-52 is ugly though

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Reply #59 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 6:36am

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ShaneG wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 8:39am:

themoon7x wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2009 at 9:42pm:

i remember running across this a few months ago:
the russian Ka-7!
[img]

Has anyone seen one of these for FS? Cool

That's a very interesting looking beast.

It is also completely fictional.

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Quote:

ShaneG wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 8:39am:

themoon7x wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2009 at 9:42pm:

i remember running across this a few months ago:
the russian Ka-7!
[img]

Has anyone seen one of these for FS? Cool

That's a very interesting looking beast.

It is also completely fictional.

The interesting planes like this usually are.

Imagine what we could have flying with more 'free-thinking' people in the world.

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Reply #61 - Aug 5^th, 2009 at 3:37am

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Airplanes adhere to physics - not open minds.

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Airplanes adhere to physics - not open minds.

Tell that to the people who built the F-117.

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Reply #63 - Aug 5^th, 2009 at 7:22am

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The "Wobbly Goblin" is unstable, but so are many other airplanes. They use flight computers to actually stay in the sky. But I doubt that any of this is relevant - what is relevant, is that an open mind with regards to 'aesthetics' or 'concepts' will not build an airplane properly.

I doubt the engineers at Boeing or Airbus sit around thinking, "Will this look nice?" Nor do they further a concept because it seems 'cool' like the monstrosity shown above. Airplanes are made to fly, not look nice (though you do get good looking planes).

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The "Wobbly Goblin" is unstable, but so are many other airplanes. They use flight computers to actually stay in the sky. But I doubt that any of this is relevant - what is relevant, is that an open mind with regards to 'aesthetics' or 'concepts' will not build an airplane properly.

You doubt it's relevancy, yet you explained the relevancy before you made that statement.

Due to its design and appearance, the F-117 would not fly without those computers.
Therefore, some 'open minded' designers ignored physics, and built it according to how they wanted it to look to optimize its stealth features.

To avoid hijacking this thread, lets move our discussion to a new one :

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1249473775

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Layne. wrote on Aug 4^th, 2009 at 3:12am:

A380 is not ugly, neither is most planes you put into your poll, B-52 is ugly though

The A380-800 is definitely a bit ungainly, but if Airbus goes ahead with the -900 it will give the 747-400 a run for its money.

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ShaneG wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 8:39am:

themoon7x wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2009 at 9:42pm:

i remember running across this a few months ago:
the russian Ka-7!
[img]

Has anyone seen one of these for FS? Cool

That's a very interesting looking beast.

It is also completely fictional.

according to this and it's sources, it was built and tested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinin_K-7 (note the external link at the bottom of that page)
also, i called it a ka-7....its really a k-7 (my typo obviously)

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Uh - when you have four rotors, you don't need a tail-rotor. The same can be said for two rotors. Wink

Well I know that, but my point was that it was a stupid idea! Wink

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This has been dug up hasn't it Shocked

Personal I think it is the Fairey Barracuda

But his doesnt make it any less of an aeroplane, it still took-off, flew and landed

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tcco94 wrote on Oct 7^th, 2008 at 3:51pm:

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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homebrewer wrote on Aug 14^th, 2009 at 2:43am:

tcco94 wrote on Oct 7^th, 2008 at 3:51pm:

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

Yes, it is real. The Guppy was cobbled together to carry sections of space rockets from manufacture to assembly. Some would cal it ugly. I give it five stars for the idea...

It was also used by Airbus before the Beluga. Compare the Guppy to the Beluga...see the likeness?
http://www.planelist.net/guppy.jpg
There was a joke going around back then that "every Airbus is delivered on the wings of a Boeing". Grin

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themoon7x wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2009 at 9:42pm:

i remember running across this a few months ago:
the russian Ka-7!
[img]

and quite a few other uglies in the upper portion of this page: http://www.funonthenet.in/articles/biggest-airplanes.html

That reminds me of the German Flying Fortress from all the Alternative WWII stuff. Think if that had brand new C-130J motors? bad ass-ness.

But the A380 is to short and is as ugly as the 747SP, but the Baluga, and Gupy are ugly as sin.

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masmith wrote on Aug 13^th, 2009 at 3:27am:

This has been dug up hasn't it Shocked

Personal I think it is the Fairey Barracuda

[img]

But his doesnt make it any less of an aeroplane, it still took-off, flew and landed

I actually like the look of it! Embarrassed

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my choices for ugliest aircraft would be the::

Linke-Hofmann R1
http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/r1.html

Short SC-7 Skyvan 3-100 --- paint job
http://www.airliners.net/photo/0625526/M/

i could find more, but for now these are my picks

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-15_(1949)

You'll either love it or you'll hate it! Grin

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I'm gonna go with hate! Grin

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http://www.strangepolitics.com/images/content/128020.jpg

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Let's play "Guess That Aircraft". Grin

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/5/9/5/0796595.jpg
Poor plane. Cry

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Its the 757-200 "catfish" it was the Test bed for the F22

The YF-23 test bed looks the same but its a 737

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ApplePie wrote on Sep 28^th, 2009 at 12:33am:

Let's play "Guess That Aircraft". Grin

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/5/9/5/0796595.jpg
Poor plane. Cry

Whaaaaaaaa? Grin

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http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/nimrod.html

BAE Nimrod Tongue

And the HondaJet is kinda ugly too.

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EJW wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2009 at 2:57pm:

http://www.strangepolitics.com/images/content/128020.jpg

What's the name of this A/C?

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EJW wrote on Sep 28^th, 2009 at 3:14pm:

ApplePie wrote on Sep 28^th, 2009 at 12:33am:

Let's play "Guess That Aircraft". Grin

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/5/9/5/0796595.jpg
Poor plane. Cry

Whaaaaaaaa? Grin

Testbed for the avionics of the F-22: http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/f22/f22ftb.html Grin

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RaptorF22 wrote on Nov 27^th, 2009 at 12:51pm:

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/nimrod.html

BAE Nimrod Tongue

The Nimrod AEW3 (pictured in the link), was ugly enough to be cancelled and replaced by the E-3D.

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C wrote on Dec 13^th, 2009 at 9:03am:

RaptorF22 wrote on Nov 27^th, 2009 at 12:51pm:

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/nimrod.html

BAE Nimrod Tongue

The Nimrod AEW3 (pictured in the link), was ugly enough to be cancelled and replaced by the E-3D.

Not even a mother could love that!!

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What about the Yak-15?
http://ukr-jet.com.ua/images/Yak-15-3.jpg

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Wertiqus wrote on Jan 14^th, 2010 at 4:21pm:

What about the Yak-15?
http://ukr-jet.com.ua/images/Yak-15-3.jpg

Classic aeroplane. Yak-3 with a jet. Awesome. And they left the undercarriage in the right place too!

The Yak 23 on the other hand, is the ugly sister.

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Not sure if this counts because it "flew" in ground effect, but the Beriev Bartini VVA 14 looks like it hit every branch as it crashed down through the ugly tree Shocked

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...at least it looks like it used to have wings back in time.

Though I don't know if this fact would improve anything... Grin

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Reply #90 - Jan 30^th, 2010 at 7:01pm

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http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Grumman-US-2N-Tracker/1596400/

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That thing isn't that ugly in my opinion.

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ugly: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Chile---Air/Boeing-707-385C-Phalcon/0249193/&sid=...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Chile---Air/Boeing-707-385C-Phalcon/1548221/&sid=...

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Quote:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Grumman-US-2N-Tracker/1596400/

....give it a try!... Wink

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What is the ugliest aircraft.................any aircraft bringing my mother in law for a weeks holiday Grin

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« Last Edit: May 4^th, 2010 at 5:24am by expat »

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^^ *applause* Grin

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Sean_TK wrote on Sep 30^th, 2008 at 4:59pm:

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

they are both truly ugly!!!

My vote would be the Blackburn Blackburn II:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Blackburn_Blackburn_II_in_Fli...

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Quote:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Grumman-US-2N-Tracker/1596400/

Taking a big risk saying something like that around here. Grin

I'm a big fan of the Grumman Tracker. Although I'll admit the silly KLM livery doesn't do it justice. US Navy or Australian Navy. Smiley

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Mitch. wrote on May 4^th, 2010 at 3:32am:

Quote:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Grumman-US-2N-Tracker/1596400/

Taking a big risk saying something like that around here. Grin

I'm a big fan of the Grumman Tracker. Although I'll admit the silly KLM livery doesn't do it justice. US Navy or Australian Navy. Smiley

That particular aircraft has now taken over from my Beech Baron 58 in the popularity stakes, in my Hangar.
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Reply #99 - May 5^th, 2010 at 2:13am

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I still cant believe that the A380 is on top of the ugliest aircraft. I find it just beautiful. I even bought a 100 page book of just pictures of the plane. I dont see how its ugly.

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Reply #100 - May 7^th, 2010 at 11:33pm

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I honestly find it hard to find an ugly plane....
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/worlds-ugliest-airplanes.html
Like even there I don't think any of those are ac....what happened to that first plane? Cool

I need shades that's so ugly!

BTW, how'd the Valkyrie get on there?

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Reply #101 - May 8^th, 2010 at 2:11pm

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expat wrote on May 2^nd, 2010 at 2:15pm:

What is the ugliest aircraft.................any aircraft bringing my mother in law for a weeks holiday Grin

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Reply #102 - May 8^th, 2010 at 2:39pm

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Mitch. wrote on May 4^th, 2010 at 3:32am:

Quote:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/KLM---Royal/Grumman-US-2N-Tracker/1596400/

Taking a big risk saying something like that around here. Grin

I'm a big fan of the Grumman Tracker. Although I'll admit the silly KLM livery doesn't do it justice. US Navy or Australian Navy. Smiley

The US Navy and Australian Navy livery does remove any ugliness, now it's just good lookin' bird.

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Reply #103 - Aug 19^th, 2010 at 10:13am

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the B-52 isnt ugly Tongue

or the C-5

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Reply #104 - Aug 20^th, 2010 at 1:26am

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Thud wrote on May 7^th, 2010 at 11:33pm:

I honestly find it hard to find an ugly plane....
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/worlds-ugliest-airplanes.html
Like even there I don't think any of those are ac....what happened to that first plane? Cool

I need shades that's so ugly!

BTW, how'd the Valkyrie get on there?

I was gonna say, i think that the Valkyrie is one of the most beautiful feats of human engineering....

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Reply #105 - Aug 20^th, 2010 at 8:37am

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c130lover wrote on Aug 19^th, 2010 at 10:13am:

the B-52 isnt ugly

Do you know what BUFF stands for? Grin

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Reply #106 - Oct 11^th, 2010 at 12:06pm

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This one has my vote. Dear gods, what a beater.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_C-23_Sherpa

Me posing with one back in 1998-1999.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/usn_skwerl/planes/LineSquirrel.jpg

edit; You'll note that the "centerline" isn't what it seems if you look at the nose. I suppose the designer was listing to port when he drew it. Roll Eyes

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Reply #107 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 11:37am

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The B-10 bomber of the early 1930s. Hideous...

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Reply #108 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 11:42am

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NitroPower wrote on Oct 1^st, 2008 at 4:21pm:

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.

Agreed! That Jabiru thing is probably the most ugly collection of bolts and metal seen anywhere since the AMC Matador hit the streets...

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Reply #109 - Feb 11^th, 2011 at 1:50pm

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Anything built by Shorts....shoeboxes with wings Cheesy

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