Most Beautiful Aircraft

[Gnomey]

Probably

 

[trackend]

I have to say although I'm not a jet fanatic I do like the BAC 221

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

Bugatti P100P/110P
Re2005, Su-27, Su-35

 

[Aggie08]

Bugatti made an airplane?! do tell!

I'd have to go with P-40, spitfire, f-14, and f-16.

And what's wrong with the Flanker? I think it looks pretty slick.

 

[Glider]

I do obviously have a preferance but you have to go some way to beat this.

What initially attracted me to gliding were the gliders themselves.

 

[pbfoot]

my choices are p 26 and the hunter

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

hunter yes, but i would never call the P-26 beautiful...............

 

[loomaluftwaffe]

ya, the one you fly with "cojones da hacero"

 

[cheddar cheese]

Still prefer my choices...but then again I would.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i'd rather have a Tu-160 than a B-1 and there's nothing special about the tomcat's looks, i will admit that's a good pic of the MiG-17 though.........

 

[Smokey]

MiG 5

http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/manatee/272/mig-5.html

MiG 3

http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/mig-3.html

Lockheed YP 38

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...ages?q=yp-38&start=20&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&sa=N

http://www.sitestories.com/aviation/daily-aviation-photos-12-04.htm

 

[cheddar cheese]

Ah forgot about the MiG-3, thats a stunner. Prefer later P-38's though for looks.

 

[schwarzpanzer]

I didn't mean anything other than WW2 when I originally posted, but I like the way people have included jets.

As far as modern jets go; call me perverted if you will, but I just lurve the MiG 25 Foxbat.

 

[JonJGoldberg]

For Me the most 'beautiful' aircraft ever created were built for the Schneider Trophy; Of which by the most narrow of margins I choose the Gloster IV-B.

Images from >>>

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/milesto...mage=1926-pc74-41-55-Gloster-IV.jpg&Year=1926

http://www.hydroretro.net/coupeen/avions/british27.html

From the NACA archive, download this very very informative article if you wish, a sample of which is posted. It was written in 1933, it touches on so many interesting points it is just killer, especially if you consider when it was written... http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/digidoc/report/tm/12/NACA-TM-712.PDF

 

[MacArther]

An imaginary plane, but one that could have ruled the skies: A 1970 SS El Camino with wings and a jet engine. I mean, who can deny the sleek lines on the car, it would make a great aircraft.

 

[kiwimac]

Ta.152; Re 2005; Sm 92; Spitfire, Hurricane, Me-109, Me-410 ; Heinkel He-100 112; He 219; Do 335.

Kiwimac (who likes the Mig 25 too)

 

[GregP]

The fuselage is above the air intakes as a design attribute .... allows GOOD airflow at high angles of attack. The cockpit is up and bubbled for visibility.

I think the Flankers are beautiful! But, that's just me ...

 

[schwarzpanzer]

The fuselage is above the air intakes as a design attribute .... allows GOOD airflow at high angles of attack.

That makes sense, boundary layer etc. - What plane are we talking about here?

Kiwimac (who likes the Mig 25 too)

 

[Smokey]

F9F-6 Cougar, Mt. Fuji Japan, Pilot Jim Morin

http://tradecorridor.com/sundowners/1950.htm

Rumpler-Taube in flight

http://www.flugplatz-welzow.de/fpl/geschichte_flugplatz_2.html

 

[Aggie08]

I'll back you up on the Foxbat, I think it looks mean.