Most "Bad Ass" looking Aircraft of WW2

Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules

W

windswords

Airman
94
56
May 30, 2009
Florida, USA
Ok. The Most Beautiful Aircraft of WW2 has been a popular thread. What about the most "bad ass" looking plane? You know, the one that looks like it means business just sitting there on the hardstand or grass field?

My vote is for the P-47 Thunderbolt or a Hawker Typhoon loaded up with bombs and rockets. What do you think? What others would you nominate?

Wind Swords
 
Tough call, depends on what you mean by "Bad Ass", just hanging a bunch of ordinance under it is one thing, an inherent bad ass look is another, really and eye of the beholder kind of thing.

To me, Bad Ass means not just how much mudslinging ordinance is under it, but its ability to kick the ever living sh!t out of you.

US - AAF Holy Trinity of P-51, P-47 and P-38 with honorable mention to the Corsair
UK - Spitfire
Ger. - FW-190 and Bf-109
Rus. - Mig 3 and La-5

There are others but those are my top "Bad Ass" looking birds.

*EDIT* Forgot to add the Hellcat as US honorable mention, that condescending smug grin yo...
 
Last edited:
Peter Gunn said:
Tough call, depends on what you mean by "Bad Ass", just hanging a bunch of ordinance under it is one thing, an inherent bad ass look is another, really and eye of the beholder kind of thing.
Click to expand...

Yes, definitely an "eye of the beholder" thing. I will say that a P-47 with the 4 guns per wing or the Typhoon with those big 20 mm barrels looks pretty mean without any ordnance at all.
 
Corsair - the beauty, but rugged.



I like the early Corsairs with rough surfaces, of the Solomon Islands.

Shining sun, clear sky, glittering sea of emerald blue, white sandy beach, palm trees swaying slowly in the wind, and the powerful sound of the Corsair's R-2800-8.

It evokes something to me.



I am happy that there is someone who shares this feeling.

ps. of course, I also very like the graceful line of Corsair with a good surface condition. Corsair has the dynamic attraction of coexistence of ruggedness and graceful, for me.
 
Last edited:
Poor old Aurora, back in the 1950s and early 60s when I built a lot of models they were worse out there.
I remember a Bf-109E I built from a Aurora kit, it came in dark maroon plastic.
It had 2 little bombs you hung out near each wing tip.
Seems like about every Aurora model you got in that era had those 4 little bombs for the outer wings.
Zero, Avenger, P-47, even a very inaccurate copy of what was supposed to be a Mig 19 had those 4 little bombs.
 
Last edited:
For me, if it's looks alone were talking its got to be a tie between the bf 109 and the p40f. Especially if you get the obligatory sharks mouth on either of those. Now theres a plane that looks like it means buisness.
 
The Me262 - it has a predatory look to it.

The Fw190A-8 also has a savage look to it, like that one guy in the corner of the bar that everyone avoids, because he has a reputation of throat-punching people that annoy him...
 
GrauGeist said:
The Me262 - it has a predatory look to it.

The Fw190A-8 also has a savage look to it, like that one guy in the corner of the bar that everyone avoids, because he has a reputation of throat-punching people that annoy him...
Click to expand...
I didn't think about the 262. I may have re-evaluate and make it a 3 way tie. If were talking most badass looking just sitting on the ground. Then ya, the 262 walks away with that one. In my opinion.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Similar threads

G
Ditching qualities of WW2 Aircraft
Replies
14
Views
2K
ThomasP
T
A
Was the Hispano-Suiza 12Y the worst ≥25L V-12 of WW2?
2 3
Replies
46
Views
3K
ThomasP
T
German WW2 seaplane bases
Replies
1
Views
464
Dimlee
Aircraft in Battle of Păuliș? Hungary vs Romania 1944
Replies
0
Views
492
CHen10
Supercharging & stuff - losses, improvements, good vs. bad. vs. excellent etc
2 3
Replies
44
Views
3K
Bretoal2
B
Menu
Log in
Register