top best looking aircraft

[blink138 (Pat)]

never started a poll before, however lewis' thread on that old beauty the mozzie on the previous post got me thinking of my faves
keep it to your own personal idea on "aviation eye candy" not necessarily what that aircraft achieved
top 5......10?
pat

[blink138 (Pat)]

ah i suppose i should have added my own first ha ha!

1 blackbird (it is still OMG to look at)

2 vulcan bomber, saw one at farnborough(?) in the early 70's and literally wet me kecks

3 messershmidt me 262 looks like a flying shark and lets face it was way ahead

4 mig 15 just a beautiful shape

5 between the mozzie and the spit.... cant decide
pat

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

If I could .. I'd have one of these ..!!
Just beautiful ....and luxurious .

Flash ..!!

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Military Favorites .. in no particular order.

Flash ..!!

[BPO]

The XB-70 Valkyrie and the B-58 Hustler are awesome-looking beasties. The Valkyrie gets my vote for Best Airplane Ever.

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

I am not too familiar with aircraft but here are a few that I like to see (no particular order)

F104 Starfighter
Phantom
Shuttle Orbiter
Messerschmitt
B52
Focke Wulf
Mustang
A380

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

1. De Havilland Vampire FB5
2. De Havilland Vampire FB5
3. De Havilland Vampire FB5
4. De Havilland Vampire FB5
5. De Havilland Vampire FB5



Original image from http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1065485/

[BlackWidow (Mardy)]

Well I think this has to be the best looking Aircraft of all. Well that's co's it's mine

I guess it's like a Mother with it's child, and that's the way I see it. You don't have to agree and I won't be upset.

She's the love of my life

Mardy

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

English Electric Lightning
Floating hulls.

[LewisM]

Easy for me:

1. DeHavilland DH103 Hornet
2. Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII
3. Messerschmitt Me109K (or H)
4. Arado Ar96
5. DeHavilland Mosquito
6. Avro Lancaster
7. Heinkel He111
8. Heinkel He162
9. Feiseler Storch
10. Hawker Hurricane
11. North American P51
12. Mikoyan Gurevich MiG3
13. Focke-Wulf Fw190D
14. Focke-Wulf Ta152
15. Junkers Stuka (ANY variant, but particularly the D)
16. Curtiss P40 - particularly the N series.

[Barrykgerdes]

The best looking aircraft is a matter of time and place.

In 1908 I would have expected people marvelling at the lines of the Wright brothers flying machine. Would have gazed in wonder.

During the WW1 troops bogged down under enemy fire would have thought that a flight of Camels straffing the enemy were the greatest looking aircraft.

Similarly in WW2 a flight of Lancasters returning from a bombing raid under attack over the English Channel would have thought a flight of Spitfires coming to their aid was the greatest.

and so on!

Barry

[Capricorn1(Tom)]

1.Blackbird :saw one on the entrepid airspace museum in New York City.
2.Mig -29
3.Vulcan bomber: saw one at Farnborough RAAF Base Victoria.
4.B52
5.Me 109

Cheers

[Kunama]

Saab Viggen

[LewisM]

I rarely venture into the jet age, but my preferences there are:

1. Hawker Hunter
2. Heinkel He162
3. Boeing B-47
4. F9F Panther
5. F86 Sabre (preferrably CAC built Avon Sabre)
6. Dehavilland Vampire
7. Sukhoi Su27
8. Sukhoi Su7
9. Dassault Mirage IIIO
10. F105 Thunderchief

[TrevorW]

B-52
b-2

[hotspur (Chris)]

Vickers Wellington-love the geodectic 'basket weave' design-can take lots of flak and still get home safe-If I could go back in time and meet one person,it would have to be the gentleman that designed this,and those amazing bouncing ball mines.(there mines-not bombs!)

The avro lancaster is also a favourite,along with Boeing 747 200 series,not a big fan of those A 380-they look quite ugly-(As Jermy Clakeson once said -Europeans should stick to fashion design and food)

[MikeyB (Michael)]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

Well I think this has to be the best looking Aircraft of all. Well that's co's it's mine

I guess it's like a Mother with it's child, and that's the way I see it. You don't have to agree and I won't be upset.

She's the love of my life

Mardy

Very nice indeed, but what does that prominent "Ejection Seat" switch actually do?

[OICURMT]

Best looking... definitely a "relative" term...



I used to be a big fan of WW aircraft... still am, but my appeal for modern "eye candy" is ever increasing and has now supplanted my WW views with the exception of the DR1. The order is pretty close, a few in the list are so close they are basically tied.

1. Fokker DR1
2. Grumman X-29
3. Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
4. Northrup Grumman B2 Bomber
5. Vought F4U Corsair
6. Supermarine Spitfire (I prefer the ellipse winged versions)
7. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
8. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
9. Virgin Galactic White Knight One
10. Lockheed P38 Lightning

Notable mentions...

• Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde
• Dehavilland Mosquito
• Airco DH.2
• Junker Stuka
• Heinkel He-111
• Boeing 747
• Antonov An-15
• Antonov An-225
• Fokker E111
• North American P-51 Mustang
• Where do I stop???

[M110 (Andrew)]

Spitfire Mk. XIV
A-10 Warthog( the gun with wings)
B-17
F-105d
F-4U Corsair

[leon]

How about one of these the B52 landing at Darwin this year, or maybe a C17, or even a couple of jets.

Leon