Most Beautiful Aircraft

[herman1rg]

Hawker Hurricane
DeHavilland Mosquito
Blackburn Buccaneer

 

[imalko]

I believe we already have a thread on this topic somewhere on the forum...
But, to answer the question:
WW1 - Albatros DII
WW2 - Messerschmitt Bf 109G (early marks before 13mm machine guns above engine were introduced)
Cold War - MiG-21
Present day - MiG-29

 

[Readie]

For me...

WW1 The Spad.
The Fokker DV11

Interwar years The MC72.
The SB6

WW2 The Mk9 Spitfire
The Mustang

Post war The EE Lightning
The Vulcan


Cheers
John

 

[Njaco]

yes, its somewhere on the forum...

Mine...

WWI - Fokker DVII
WWII - Me 410 or FW 200
Cold War - F4U Phantom (although the Sabre was close.)
Current - A-10

 

[tyrodtom]

I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder . But a A10 Warthog, beautiful ???

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

For me the most beautiful is the Bf 109G/K. Absolutely love the bird and the way it can look so beautiful but yet so deadly as well.

 

[parsifal]

WWI Fokker Triplane red of course

Between the wars: Gee Bee

WWII: Spit II

Cold War: A4 Skyhawk

Modern: Probably the F-14

 

[Kryten]

WWI Spad

WWII: Mosquito MkVI

Cold War: Hawker Hunter

Modern: SU27

 

[claidemore]

WWI: Se5

WWII: Spitfire Mk VIII desert camo

Cold War: F5 Freedom Fighter

Modern: Mig 29 is a sexy beast.

 

[Readie]

Was the MIG 29 the jet you could hire for a trip to the edge of space ?
I remember seeing a chap having a ride in a Russian MIG...it looked unbelievable.
Cheers
John

 

[TheMustangRider]

I believe it was the MiG-25 and its huge engines that could get that far.

… So here's my list:

WWI - Spad VII/XIII
WWII – P-51D Mustang/Supermarine Spitfire Mk I/II/V
Cold War - F-86 Sabre
Modern – F-15 Eagle/Su-27 Flanker

 

[Ratsel]

yep. a Mig-25 went to 92,500ft. Mig-29 around 70,000ft. lots of youtube videos on both.

anyways My list:

WWI ~ Albatros DII
WWII ~ Bf109G/AS * all time best looking aircraft
Cold War ~ F-104
Today ~ CF-18 Hornet/Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

civilian ~ Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

 

[Readie]

Thanks MN and PK40,
I have seen the flights on you tube now.
They look an out of world experience
Cheers
John

 

[tyrodtom]

Instead of sniping other people choices, I guess I should state my own.
WW1- Abaltross DIII
WW2- Spitfire Mk VIII
Cold war- Hawker Hunter or F-86
Today- ???

Civilian- Cessna 195, or sentimental favorite, Beechcraft Staggerwing because one of my uncles use to have one.

 

[fastmongrel]

WWI = Albatross DIII
interwar = DH 88 comet racer
WWII = Spitfire MkV
Cold war = Hawker Hunter
Modern = Dassault Rafale
Airliner = Concorde

 

[Readie]

Instead of sniping other people choices, I guess I should state my own.
WW1- Abaltross DIII
WW2- Spitfire Mk VIII
Cold war- Hawker Hunter or F-86
Today- ???

I KNEW you were a Spitfire man at heart Tom

 

[Readie]

WWI = Albatross DIII
interwar = DH 88 comet racer
WWII = Spitfire MkV
Cold war = Hawker Hunter
Modern = Dassault Rafale
Airliner = Concorde

I forgot the Concorde. I worked at Heathrow when that beauty flew, a bit cramped in the cabin it has to be said but, for sheer glamour there is no other equal.
Cheers
John

 

[HoneyMarch]

My list:

DH.88
Supermarine S6.B
Macchi MC.72
Lockheed Constellation
F86 Sabre

Supermarine S6.B

 

[GrauGeist]

Mine are:

WWI
Albatros D.III/D.V

Between Wars
Lockheed Electra

WWII
Fighter: P-38 He100
Jet: He280 Me262
Bomber: Me264 B-29
Seaplane: Bv222 JRM-1

Post War/Korea
F9F Panther

Cold War
F-104
A-12 Archangel/SR-71 Blackbird

Modern
B-1b

 

[Njaco]

Tom, most other jets today just look like...well, jets. But the A-10 has a sort of ugly grace to it that attracts me, looks cool. Besides if I had said the Harrier I would be told to go stand in the corner!