Greatest aircraft ever?

[cheddar cheese]

Makes sense 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah but it wasn't that good or that great, if you want a landmark plane, go for a bleriot (i know there's a funny puctuation mark thingy), he made the first flight from france to england, the first flight that was reckonised at the time as being of any significance............

 

[Viper]

for the best id say, right now the F-35 (more advanced F-22) and the F-14

 

[Viper]

you should look up the F-35, its amazing

 

[Nonskimmer]

Yes it is! It even resembles a smaller, STOVL capable F-22.


F-35 Joint Strike Fighter:

 

[cheddar cheese]

I cant make out whats going on in the second picture

 

[mosquitoman]

It's an F-35 flying methinks

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes but I dont get the writing on the ground

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i think that's to aid pilots, but the F-35 isn't a great aircraft..........

 

[Nonskimmer]

Why do you say that?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

well what has it done to make it so great?? most of the other planes mentioned have a claim to fame, they're done something special, what's the F-35 done?? it isn't even in service yet..............

 

[Nonskimmer]

So what are you saying then? That by default it's crap, because it hasn't entered service yet? Give it a few years.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

greatness is not the same as ability, in terms of abilty i know it's very good however it's not great, for example i think the spitfire is a great plane as if you ask a member of the public that know's nothing of WWII aviation to name a WWII aircraft, there's a damned good chance they'll say the spitfire, they know nothing of WWII but they know about the spitfire, that's a great aircraft...............

 

[evangilder]

That may be true in England, Lanc, but you would probably hear Mustang or Corsair in the US. I think it depends alot on where the person you ask is from.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but you get my point yes?? greatness is not the same as ability.........

 

[cheddar cheese]

However ability is certainly an important factor in greatness...

 

[Soren]

That may be true in England, Lanc, but you would probably hear Mustang or Corsair in the US. I think it depends alot on where the person you ask is from.

I think you'll hear Mustang alot in the U.S., as it is regarded as WW2's best fighter in the U.S..

 

[evangilder]

Agreed, Soren. But I am not sure as most of the people I know have an active interest in WWII, so I am not sure what someone who knew little of WWII would say. I would think that most people recognize a Corsair because of the gull-wings.

 

[Nonskimmer]

but you get my point yes?? greatness is not the same as ability.........

Ah, I see what you're getting at now. The F-4 Phantom was a great aircraft. Classic in fact, for the role it played in Vietnam. Used by the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, in various models. I believe only the Air Force put a gun on it's Phantoms.

 

[Soren]

Agreed, Soren. But I am not sure as most of the people I know have an active interest in WWII, so I am not sure what someone who knew little of WWII would say. I would think that most people recognize a Corsair because of the gull-wings.

Yes, your probably right. However its not like the Mustang is unrecognizable by non WWII entusiast's either, it is infact one of the most mentioned fighters. (Thats my experience at least ! )