Most Beautiful Aircraft

• Dec 28, 2007

• #701

T

therritn

Recruit

8

0

Aug 17, 2007

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

 

• Dec 28, 2007

• #702

pbfoot

1st Lieutenant

6,974

33

Apr 14, 2005

niagara falls

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

 

• Dec 29, 2007

• #703

Elvis

Chief Master Sergeant

3,924

3,520

Nov 24, 2007

Little Norway, U.S.A.

pbfoot...

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

--------------------------------------

Kool Kitty,

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
















Elvis

 

• Dec 29, 2007

• #704

pbfoot

1st Lieutenant

6,974

33

Apr 14, 2005

niagara falls

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

 

• Dec 29, 2007

• #705

Elvis

Chief Master Sergeant

3,924

3,520

Nov 24, 2007

Little Norway, U.S.A.

pbfoot said:

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

Click to expand...

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



Elvis

 

• Dec 29, 2007

• #706

Elvis

Chief Master Sergeant

3,924

3,520

Nov 24, 2007

Little Norway, U.S.A.

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

 

• Dec 29, 2007

• #707

kool kitty89

Senior Master Sergeant

3,095

92

Aug 29, 2007

San Jose, CA

Elvis said:

pbfoot...

Kool Kitty,

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



Elvis

Click to expand...

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.

 

• Dec 29, 2007

• #708

Torch

Senior Master Sergeant

3,050

903

Feb 9, 2006

Florida

...

 

Attachments

• 31211_1187033704.jpg

  76.3 KB · Views: 176
• warbirdz_10111.jpg

  59.3 KB · Views: 192

• Dec 30, 2007

• #709

Graeme

1st Sergeant

4,615

2,817

May 31, 2007

kool kitty89 said:

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.

Click to expand...

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

 

• Dec 30, 2007

• #710

Elvis

Chief Master Sergeant

3,924

3,520

Nov 24, 2007

Little Norway, U.S.A.

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

Here's the pic I posted...



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

What do you think?




Elvis

 

• Dec 30, 2007

• #711

Graeme

1st Sergeant

4,615

2,817

May 31, 2007

Elvis said:

What do you think?

Click to expand...

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

 

• Dec 30, 2007

• #712

Elvis

Chief Master Sergeant

3,924

3,520

Nov 24, 2007

Little Norway, U.S.A.

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





Elvis

 

• Dec 30, 2007

• #713

kool kitty89

Senior Master Sergeant

3,095

92

Aug 29, 2007

San Jose, CA

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...

 

• Jan 1, 2008

• #714

Elvis

Chief Master Sergeant

3,924

3,520

Nov 24, 2007

Little Norway, U.S.A.

Probably to make room for a radar guided aiming system.

Elvis

 

• Jan 1, 2008

• #715

kool kitty89

Senior Master Sergeant

3,095

92

Aug 29, 2007

San Jose, CA

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...

 

• Jan 2, 2008

• #716

GreyWolf

Airman

79

0

Dec 30, 2007

SpringTown, Tx.

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

 

Attachments

• dora9.jpg

  112.8 KB · Views: 166

• Jan 3, 2008

• #717

kool kitty89

Senior Master Sergeant

3,095

92

Aug 29, 2007

San Jose, CA

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...

 

• Jan 5, 2008

• #718

Elvis

Chief Master Sergeant

3,924

3,520

Nov 24, 2007

Little Norway, U.S.A.

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

 

• Mar 11, 2008

• #719

W

Wombat

Recruit

2

0

Mar 10, 2008

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.

 

• Mar 11, 2008

• #720

SoD Stitch

Banned

974

4

Jun 19, 2007

Pine Mountain Lake, California

kool kitty89 said:

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...

Click to expand...

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