Most Beautiful Aircraft

[armadillomaster]

I'm late into this thread but wanted to add my twopence worth.

WWI = Sopwith Camel
Interwar = DH.84 Dragon
WWII = IAR 80
Cold war = AVRO Vulcan
Modern = F35 Lightening
Airliner = Airbus A320

 

[Tartle]

Pre world war II- DH 91 Albatross

 

[parsifal]

That is a very good looking plane. It reminds me of that plane from the kids TV show "International Rescue"

 

[kettbo]

Piston engine:
Bf-109G-5/AS in the pale blue gray Hohen scheme

Jet:
F-105D! Peel it back to the raw shapes....see my avatar...sleek, deadly look to it!

 

[fastmongrel]

I think I have just come acros my new most beautiful aircraft the Republic F12 RainbowRepublic XF-12 Rainbow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[TheMustangRider]

That's a neat looking four-engine aircraft right there, it resembles in a way the beautiful B-29 Superfortress as well.

 

[Messy1]

I'm liking the looks of this P-40Q right now.

 

[MacArther]

I'm liking the looks of this P-40Q right now.
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Me too! Although, that has been a like for a while now....

 

[parsifal]

spitfire fuselage with Mustag wings????

 

[woljags]

my fav aircraft of all time is the Short Sunderland

 

[wuzak]

That's a neat looking four-engine aircraft right there, it resembles in a way the beautiful B-29 Superfortress as well.

Can't see how the Rainbow resembles a B-29 in any way, nor would I ever say that the B-29 is a beautiful aircraft. Not many 4 engine aircraft could be called that, IMO, but the Rainbow is one.

 

[TheMustangRider]

Can't see how the Rainbow resembles a B-29 in any way, nor would I ever say that the B-29 is a beautiful aircraft. Not many 4 engine aircraft could be called that, IMO, but the Rainbow is one.

Beauty is in the eye of the holder is what they say
The Superfort was a beautiful bomber plane in my opinion, it is an elegant and imposing machine either in the air or sitting on the ground and its streamlined silhouette and sheer size make it an intimidating aircraft that exemplified how much airpower had evolved during the final days of the war.

 

[stug3]

 

[J dog]

to me it is the Me 262. There is something very elegant about it that makes it seem very beautiful and fierce. It could fly like nothing else of its day and the swept wings made like an angle that was both a beauty and a terror in the skies.

 

[vinnye]

Spitfire or Mossie for me!
Like the Mig 29 and F22 too.

 

[GregP]

Since this is a WWII forum, I'll stick with the WWII timeframe and say the most beautiful fighter for me is the Mistubishi A6M5 Zero. The proportions are just right. A close second is the Fiat G.56.

The most beautiful bomber to me is the Douglas A-26 Invader followed by the Amiot 370 for sheer aesthetics. Honorable mention to the Beechcraft A-38 Grizzly.

 

[tomo pauk]

Sooo many beautiful planes were built. Spitfire, Sea Fury, La-7, Yaks, He-111, almost anything Japanese, P-66, A-20/-26, Mosquito, Italian series 5 fighters...

 

[Jack_Hill]

SR-71.
Looks like a flying Darth Vador.

 

[wuzak]

Honorable mention to the Beechcraft A-38 Grizzly.

Even with that probiscis?

 

[GregP]

Well, they didn't HAVE to equip it with a 75 mjm cannon but, if they did, then yes. If they didn't, it would have been a bit prettier with 4 or 6 20 mm cannons in the nose.