Greatest aircraft ever?

[cheddar cheese]

Over here, Its Spitfire. Nearly everyone knows about the Spitfire. The odd person might know about the Hurricane and Lancaster though. The Bf-109 is reasonably well known also, except they just call it "The Messerschmitt"

 

[Nonskimmer]

 

[MikeMan]

LOL

That F-18 model is classic.

 

[Nonskimmer]

It would be good for lake fishing too!

("Sea F-18" is kind of a play on words. Canadian Air Force F-18's are called CF-18's. Get it? )

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

nice model

and i get the CF-18 thing.............

 

[evangilder]

Too funny!

 

[DAVIDICUS]

Of all time? Easy, the B-70 Valkrie.

 

[cheddar cheese]

I dunno, It was certainly fantastic but it didnt see service...

Im going with the B-52 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i think the B-52's definately in the running..............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Hell yeah, I love it...it is a truely great plane

 

[evangilder]

I would go with the DC-3/C-47. That airplane saw service in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. It is still in use today by some companies to haul cargo into the colder recesses of Canada, where jet fuel turns to jelly in the cold. When it was originally designed, one of the requirements was that it would be able to fly with one engine and land okay. To test it, they took off and flew an entire flight on one engine!

Granted it wasn't an elegant fighter or bomber, but when it came to hauling troops or cargo, it was always there and in some cases, still is! I'm a big fan of the Goony Bird.

 

[cheddar cheese]

I can see the logic in that; good choice 8)

 

[trackend]

You have a good point there Evan, how many aircraft designs can boast a working life of seventy years like the Dak. What gets me even now (externally) it doesn't look like a design thats that old (Brilliant) and a war record that is unmatched in the field of logistics.and thats before you look at its Puff roll.

 

[mosquitoman]

And to think that was delivered in the same year as the first flight of the Spit and the Hurricane is amazing

 

[Nonskimmer]

It's a classic!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

very good looking as well..........

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yah but im still with the B-52...I should think it will eclipse the DC-3's service lenght before long....

 

[trackend]

good aircraft but Its still got twenty years to go. First B52 in service 1955 and its a single role plane.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Bloody good plane though...

 

[trackend]

No doubting that cheesy