5 Favourite Planes

[the lancaster kicks ass]

no it's not................

 

[cheddar cheese]

im not saying its good looking, but theres nothing wrong with it

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

post a pic of it and i'll point out things that are wrong with it.............

 

[cheddar cheese]

why dont you post a pic? (i dont wanna post a pic, i cant be arsed)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

because i haven't got a pic of it.................

 

[cheddar cheese]

fair enough

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it looks like a fighter equivilant of the 52..............

 

[Lightning Guy]

The canopy is possibly the ugliest thing I have ever seen on a fighter.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it's got the aerodynamics of a weelbarrow...........

 

[Piaggio108]

I seem to recall that it was a ground attack plane. Yes, the cockpit is ugly.


1)Piaggio P.108
2)Fiat RS.14
3)SAI 403
4)Reggiane Re.2001
5)P-38

The B-24J was ugly, that turret on the front aparently caused a lot of drag. The earlyer verisons were better looking, even if they weren't able to defend themselves from the front. Don't see why they couldn't have just put a modified chin turet in it.

 

[Lightning Guy]

The escort XB-41 was equipped with the same Bendix chin turret used on the B-17. It was shown to be no better than the manned turrets already in use.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that turret on the front aparently caused a lot of drag

you can't really say that as that is true of any turret.........................

 

[Hot Space]

1. Spit XIV.
2. P-51.
3. Lancaster.
4. B-17.
5 Me 262.

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Hot Space

 

[Dan]

1:F4U-1D
2:Spitfire
3-38
4-51
5:B-17

 

[Dan]

ok i messed up on that last one

1: F4U-1D
2: Spitfire
3: P-38
4: P-51
5: B-17
:BIG:

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

I'm glad you put the lanc above the B-17 there HS...........................

 

[dead parrot]

Hi all,

Been lurking here for a bit and finally decided to join in. Thought the top 5 fave thread would be a not bad self-intro, so here are mine (as of today--they kinda change regularly):

In no particular order:

1. Mossie
2. Ju87
3. Zero
4. Lanc
5. Spitfire/Hurricane, can never decide

Cheers

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that's a nice selection you got there, and welcome to the site....................

 

[dead parrot]

Thanks. I figure there's always room for one more Lancaster advocate...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

to right there is, just so long as you don't try and steal my crown.....................