Vic Balshaw
Major General
It may be ugly to some but it is one of my fav aircraft, I have built one in RAN colours and have the Airfix kit sitting in my small stash.
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I had a 1/72 scale model of one, too. Back in the mid-60's the local Zayre store had a large number of Frog models under the Airlines label selling for 22 cents each. I think I bought at least one of everything they had, although I never actually assembled that one: too ugly.It may be ugly to some but it is one of my fav aircraft, I have built one in RAN colours and have the Airfix kit sitting in my small stash.
I have mentioned this incident before but it was some time ago, so apologies for those who remember it.I had a 1/72 scale model of one, too. Back in the mid-60's the local Zayre store had a large number of Frog models under the Airlines label selling for 22 cents each. I think I bought at least one of everything they had, although I never actually assembled that one: too ugly.
Ouch! The AEW version! Now I'll not get that vision out of my head all day!I was at Duxford where they had an AEW version
Recall the old saying, "If an airplane looks right it flys right?"We agreed that in the end beauty is, as beauty does, and it was a pretty good AEW aircraft for the time and a very good ASW aircraft before that.
3?Recall the old saying, "If an airplane looks right it flys right?"
How many times is the reverse true? Looks wrong and flies right?
That might be a good example. Here is another.Bv 141?
Sexy UglyThe sheer ugliness of the plane almost made me hit the dislike button
There's a new 1/48 kit out now tooIt may be ugly to some but it is one of my fav aircraft, I have built one in RAN colours and have the Airfix kit sitting in my small stash.
The Two Headed Ground Hogus Maximus…That might be a good example. Here is another.
I recall reading that originally Grumman wanted to make the right and left wings on the F8F of different lengths to help compensate for P-factor, bu the Navy said that would not look right.
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That was Macchi did with the 202 to compensate for engine torque.That might be a good example. Here is another.
I recall reading that originally Grumman wanted to make the right and left wings on the F8F of different lengths to help compensate for P-factor, bu the Navy said that would not look right.
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Sexy Ugly
Egg beater or hand mixer?