Simviation Forum - I don't find it ugly...

Nov 7^th, 2011 at 7:26pm

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I don't find it ugly but I guess some folks did...

http://io9.com/343660/the-ugliest-plane-in-the-world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Vickers_Velos

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Reply #1 - Nov 7^th, 2011 at 7:42pm

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As they say, a camel is a horse built by a committee. I love the picture window in the nose, all it needs is some nice drapery and a hanging ivy plant. Cool

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Reply #2 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 3:00am

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I don't find it ugly either, I find it unbelievably ugly Grin

Not even it's own mother could love it............

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Reply #3 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 5:40am

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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The word ugly seems to be commonly used nowadays to describe anything out of the ordinary. I wouldn't call any aeroplane ugly. Some look better than others, that's all. Wink

I've seen worse looking aircraft than that Vickers Velos. I think the designers at General Aircraft must have seen it. The Fleet Shadower wasn't successful either. http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/ga_gal-38.php

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Reply #4 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 8:33am

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It sure ain't a looker Grin

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #5 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 8:53am

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Hagar wrote on Nov 8^th, 2011 at 5:40am:

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The word ugly seems to be commonly used nowadays to describe anything out of the ordinary. I wouldn't call any aeroplane ugly. Some look better than others, that's all. Wink

I've seen worse looking aircraft than that Vickers Velos. I think the designers at General Aircraft must have seen it. The Fleet Shadower wasn't successful either. http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/ga_gal-38.php

I don't find any airplane ugly. Matter of fact, the one that started this looked quite interesting to me, and the one you posted quite strange... But certainly not ugly.

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Reply #6 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 10:37am

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Thanks for the replies folks...good...bad...or ugly... Grin

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Reply #7 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 1:10pm

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It's different. Not beautiful, just different

Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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Reply #8 - Nov 8^th, 2011 at 9:39pm

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You are right hyperprep111...

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