Most Beautiful Aircraft

[therritn]

For WW I:I'd say the Spad 13
For WW II: The F4U Corsair
Korea: F-86 Sabre
Vietnam:F-4 Phantom
Modern: F/A-22 Raptor

 

[pbfoot]

also rate the Staggerwing highly but just behind the Grumman Gulfhawk of which I can find no decent pics

 

[Elvis]

pbfoot...

Next time you look up a Gulfhawk, try adding "IA" or "II" after it.
That's how I got this pic.

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Kool Kitty,

I'd say you hit the nail on the head.
Looks like an F7U, to me...

Elvis

 

[pbfoot]

i found lots of that but was looking for a "real one"

 

[Elvis]

i found lots of that but was looking for a "real one"

???
That is a "real one".
???



Elvis

 

[Elvis]

pbfoot,

Did you mean a "vintage" pic, like these?...

Sorry if my response comes off as "smart alecky". It's just your response doesn't make sense to me.




Elvis

 

[kool kitty89]

pbfoot...

Kool Kitty,

I'd say you hit the nail on the head.
Looks like an F7U, to me...

Elvis

The canopy in the first pic looked wierd to me (made the plane look smaller), but I guess they're the same... It looks odd sometimes if there's no size comparison or refrence.

 

[Torch]

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[Graeme]

The canopy in the first pic looked wierd to me (made the plane look smaller), but I guess they're the same... It looks odd sometimes if there's no size comparison or refrence.

It depends on which version of the Cutlass you're looking at.

 

[Elvis]

Well, lets compare, "side-by-side"...

Here's the pic I posted...

...and here's the one Magnocain posted...

What do you think?




Elvis

 

[Graeme]

What do you think?

Elvis, I think they're both F7U-3M's.

 

[Elvis]

I agree. I think they're both the same variation of F7U.





Elvis

 

[kool kitty89]

The gun placement looks alot better on the F7U-1 near the nose then on the later versions close to the intakes. The near intake muntibgs caused injestion of the propellant into the engines, I wonder why they noved them from the F7U-1 placement...

 

[Elvis]

Probably to make room for a radar guided aiming system.

Elvis

 

[kool kitty89]

That makes sence, still you'd think there could be a better place for the guns.

The engine nacelles also seem to have changed on the later model...

 

[GreyWolf]

Well I really like the German birds but if I was to pick acouple that I really like,
P51, FW190, Me109 and the Supermarine Spitfire.

Salute Wolf

 

[kool kitty89]

I like the longer nose and fusalage of the 190D/Ta-152, but the sid-mounted scoop on the nose ruins the smmetry and sleek look of the nose imo, which is why prefer the looks of the Fw-190A series, plus the A's cowling looks nicer.

And is that pic a real photo or a CGI? I've never seen a drop-tank like that on a 190...

 

[Elvis]

KK,

I was wondering that myself. I think its CGI.
The nose looks a little "wierd", too. Although I'm not sure why.

I still like the FFVS J22.
This is a "B" model...

Man, that thing's sittin' on the ground and it looks like its going 300mph!



Elvis

 

[Wombat]

Most beautiful WW2 plane? There's no question about it. Bristol Beaufighter. It looks just like a Spitfire....only much bigger, with a bloated fuselage, 2 big radial engines, the nose chopped off.....oh, well, I like the looks of it, anyway.

 

[SoD Stitch]

I like the longer nose and fusalage of the 190D/Ta-152, but the sid-mounted scoop on the nose ruins the smmetry and sleek look of the nose imo, which is why prefer the looks of the Fw-190A series, plus the A's cowling looks nicer.

And is that pic a real photo or a CGI? I've never seen a drop-tank like that on a 190...

It's more likely a big RC Fw-190D.