Most handsome fighter aircraft?

mingster · 2011-01-06 04:39:26

Sukhoi SU-47 http://www.avion-de-combat.com/Avion-de-combat/Sukhoi_Su-47_Berkut/Photo_Su-47/Sukhoi_Su-47-01.jpg I win.

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Jan 6, 2011 | 11:37 AM

#31

st4rk

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Sukhoi SU-47

I win.

Jan 6, 2011 | 12:01 PM

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Soul Coughing

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EastS2k,Jan 6 2011, 02:28 PM

Most handsome prop: Ju-87, I mean look at those cannons... they shredded tank armor as if it was swiss cheese

Interesting, i never thought of the Stuka as a strafing plane but more as a dive bomber. I guess it could do both, one over England and the other in North Africa.

Jan 6, 2011 | 12:14 PM

#33

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funny I never considered mechanical objects as "handsome" Theyhave nice styling or they dont.

Jan 6, 2011 | 12:18 PM

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Soul Coughing

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I have a few favorite and they are as follows:

P38 Lightning

Fokker Dr.1 in the Baron regalia

P47 Thunderbolt

Supermarine Spitfire MK.4

Lancaster Bomber - preferably with the bouncing bomb!

Jan 6, 2011 | 12:29 PM

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The Spitfire was a gorgeous plane. I'd say that the modern Sukhois look much prettier than the MIGs. For US planes, I like the F-16 and F-22

Jan 7, 2011 | 04:42 AM

#36

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Originally Posted by Soul Coughing,Jan 6 2011, 01:01 PM

Interesting, i never thought of the Stuka as a strafing plane but more as a dive bomber.

If you can find a copy, the autobiography of pilot Hans Rudel makes quite a read. IIRC, he blew up 100's of tanks, sank seven ships, and shot down enough planes to have made ace in any other air force... all in Stukas.

BTW, I'll have to disagree and say I think the JU87 was an ugly pig of a plane. More or less replaced the Henschel HS-123 which I think was almost pretty by comparison.

Jan 7, 2011 | 06:24 AM

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sam_spider

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Since I'm a Brit...

De Havilland Mosquito

Harrier

Jan 7, 2011 | 06:47 AM

#38

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here's some I like

F4AU Corsair

Focke-Wulf 190D-9

I think these are A8's (Focke-Wulf)

Jan 7, 2011 | 07:24 AM

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too many to list

my standouts are:

SR-71
a-10
a-6
harrier
mustang
zero
stealth bomber
waco
f-15
raptor
stealth fighter

but all planes and jets have an appeal to me

after everything is said and done... SR-71 gets my vote