Your favorite post-war aircraft

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Absolutely not true. Except for the winter time, the vis is really not that bad. Like I said I fly over here almost every day and it is not that bad. Now between late November and the end of February yeah it sucks then but only really in our area. Once you get out of Bavaria (really on the Franken region of Bavaria) it is not bad at all any time of the year including winter.

 

[amiro]

Just been checking some of my records. I was impressed by one Flt Lt Maqsood Amir who managed to shoot down a Mig 21 after suckering the pilot into a low speed dogfight in an F86.
Some achievement.

Thats my dad! 8)

 

[Juha]

My post-war favorites, I'm not claiming that they were the best, especially F-101B had its problems.

F-86
F2H-3
F11F
F-101B
F-105
F-106
Lightning Mk 2A and 6
Canberra
Vulcan
MiG-19S

Juha

 

[broke91hatch]

My favourite post-war aircraft include:

AH-64D Apache Longbow- Yes a helicopter, top of the list.
B-36 Peacemaker- Awesome power for a bomber around the end of WW2.
Spitfire- The later 1950s re-engineering of this famous aircraft.
P-51 Mustang- The aircraft that really helped take the war to the German
heart-land.
B-52 Awesome adaptability in terms of roles.
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber- Useful for early missions in taking enemy radar
installations and air defenses out relatively
safely, so that more 'normal' aircraft can carry
out their missions safely.
F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter- Useful for same reasons as B-2.
ACH-47 Chinook- Armed gunship version of famous transport helicopter.
Mig-25 Fulcrum- Awesome adaptable Soviet front-line fighter.
Foxbat- A fast Mach 3 recon aircraft.
SR-71 Blackbird- A fast recon aircraft that is only just being retired.
U-2- A large single engined plane- largest single-engined plane ever built.

Correct me if im wrong, but isn't the Fulcrum the Mig-29 and the Mig-25 is the Foxbat?

 

[SoD Stitch]

My father-in-law used to fly 767's and 747-400's internationally; he said the weirdest thing was landing a 747-400 at SFO on the ILS in zero visibility on autopilot. He said he didn't even know the aircraft was on the ground until the wheels touched down.

 

[joy17782]

i like the starfighter the thud f_105 and the f_4 god do i like the f 4 she was a mean looking sob !!!!

 

[Matt308]

I have always liked the F9F. She combined the best of WWII technologies into a straight wing design. Beauty.

 

[Luis Miguel Almeida]

My post-war favorites planes list, and I'm not claiming that they were the best.

F-84
F-86
F-4 Phantom II
Fiat G91
F-16
Eurofigther
Panavia Tornado
F-14

 

[Matt308]

Fiat G91... beauty

 

[Matt308]

I think it should be a rule that any FAVORITES thread must include pics. Just a text listing is a letdown and is not educational for those not in the know. Pics would allow a passing of the baton to those who aspire. What say the rest of the forum?

 

[evangilder]

I like it. Here is the old 48th TFW Wing King's bird, "Miss Liberty" back when Col. Sam Westbrook was our commander. This was from my film days.

 

[Matt308]

Aardvark! Love the FB designation showing through with the AIM-9. Man she was a pretty bird.

 

[evangilder]

Not an FB, actually. It's an F-111F. I think only Mountain Home had FBs. Or it might have been the base in NY whose name eludes me at the moment. The airplane is showing the loadout for the Libya raid.

 

[Matt308]

Did not mean it literally. I knew the FBs were SAC only and that they did not likely carry anything other than bombs/missiles for their mission. However, very, very sweet. The picture does bring out the Fighter/Bomber designation well. You don't see that oftenI always thought the -111 got a bad rap for early design issues. The ATX was an awesome program.

 

[Matt308]

By the way, gotta be one of the biggest tires on the main gear of any "fighter" post Korea.

 

[pbfoot]

Not an FB, actually. It's an F-111F. I think only Mountain Home had FBs. Or it might have been the base in NY whose name eludes me at the moment. The airplane is showing the loadout for the Libya raid.

We used to get the 111's transiting out of Pease AFB in Mass nit sure if they are what you talking about

 

[ToughOmbre]

The F-86 is an all-time favorite. I'm not a big Korean War guy but I love how the Sabres performed. And there's real beauty in their design.

TO

 

[Luis Miguel Almeida]

hi Matt308!!
I agree with the posting off pics, so i will try to find something to post for all to see!

 

[Luis Miguel Almeida]

Here is some pics of Portuguese Fiat G91!

 

[Matt308]

F-86 and Fiat G91 are beautiful. Just lose the wing tanks. Spoils their lines.