The best thing about the Spitfire Mk XIV was that there were so few of them

Thumpalumpacus said:

Like the A-10, the Beaufighter is beautifully ugly. You can see at a glance that this airplane means business.

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GrauGeist said:

Back in the 40's and 50's, washing machines (while convenient) were noisy contraptions that rattled and chugged.

"Washing Machine Charlie" usually arrived in a Po-2 (it's predassesor, the U-2, was used by the "Night Witches" to harass German troops) and the Polikarpov's engine sounded like a washing machine.

The nickname was not flattering.

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GrauGeist said:

I recall many of these things still in use when I was a kid (in the 60's) and some were downright terrifying.
Just about all were outside, like in a breezeway, back porch or in a garage.

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SaparotRob said:

You brought up bearings. What about the beer?

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WARSPITER said:

I don't think anyone needed to make the Spitfire look better than it already or really was. Have you seen one ?

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MarkusZeller said:

There is nothing pretty about the Spitfire, in fact all those curvy lines look so silly. Whenever I see a Spitfire I am reminded of the batmobile. P51 and P38 are just as bad, however nothing looks as crappy as Lavochkins, Tempest and Typhoon.

Objectively speaking, the nicest looking AC on the Allied side is the F4F. Most German and Japanese AC look pretty nice, especially A6M and KI 84, but they all pale in comparision to the FW190. Kurt Tank's design is the equivalent of the BMW M30 M3 and Mercedes 190 Evo.

FW190 - schlicht, einfach, perfekt
Welch ein schönes Flugzeug

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MarkusZeller said:

There is nothing pretty about the Spitfire, in fact all those curvy lines look so silly. Whenever I see a Spitfire I am reminded of the batmobile. P51 and P38 are just as bad, however nothing looks as crappy as Lavochkins, Tempest and Typhoon.

Objectively speaking, the nicest looking AC on the Allied side is the F4F. Most German and Japanese AC look pretty nice, especially A6M and KI 84, but they all pale in comparision to the FW190. Kurt Tank's design is the equivalent of the BMW M30 M3 and Mercedes 190 Evo.

FW190 - schlicht, einfach, perfekt
Welch ein schönes Flugzeug

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MarkusZeller said:

There is nothing pretty about the Spitfire, in fact all those curvy lines look so silly. Whenever I see a Spitfire I am reminded of the batmobile. P51 and P38 are just as bad, however nothing looks as crappy as Lavochkins, Tempest and Typhoon.

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MarkusZeller said:

There is nothing pretty about the Spitfire, in fact all those curvy lines look so silly. Whenever I see a Spitfire I am reminded of the batmobile. P51 and P38 are just as bad, however nothing looks as crappy as Lavochkins, Tempest and Typhoon.

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33k in the air said:

* Brewster F2A Buffalo has entered the chat *

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