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Oriental Redneck |
Growing up in Viet Nam during the war, nothing are more beautiful to me than the Phantom F-4, the Skyraider, and the B-52. Q | |||
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Knowing is Half the Battle |
I was always partial to what Missouri fielded during the bulk of my living years. The Missouri National Guard's F-15s out of Lambert and the B2 out of Whiteman AFB.   | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Yep. A gorgeous plane. Would love to take a ride in one of these. _____________________________________________________________________ “Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transmission should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die, and we should be savages again." - Will Durant | |||
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A Grateful American |
And I'll go toe to toe for as long as I have breath with anyone who says we "lost" Vietnam, having known you, David Troung, and many other friends I have made over the past 40+ years. Every life bought life for many people, and without exception, none I know, or have known, is anything but grateful for it. (sorry for the drift) "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
My picks are the F-80/T-33, F-86, and P-51. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Do the next right thing  |
I've always been a fan of the F-18   | |||
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Character, above all else |
Me too!  Another pretty airplane is anything that can pass gas when you're far from home. "The Truth, when first uttered, is always considered heresy." | |||
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Peripheral Visionary |
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Armed and Gregarious |
For me it's the T-38/F-5. I first saw T-38s at an airshow as a kid. One on static display, the rest being flown by the Thunderbirds. I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen, and it got me started on wanting to be a pilot. Although I did wash out of pilot training before getting into the 38, I scammed my way into a ride in one with the 560FTS Chargin' Cheetahs. This is still my favorite paint scheme for that plane:  ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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| Armed and Gregarious |
Definitely cooler looking than the F-22, but unfortunately for Northrop/McAir they didn't pick based on looks. ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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| Peripheral Visionary |
My understanding is cost and low speed performance were the deciding factors, although the 23 was arguably the superior ship. | |||
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These were the prettiest in their day. ME-262 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...seum_of_the_USAF.jpg Arado 234 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ile:Arado_234B_1.jpg Horten Ho 229 - only 2 ever built and one crashed on it's 12th test flight. The first true flying wing. The father of the B2 40+ years before the B2. https://upload.wikimedia.org/w.../Horten229-SDASM.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Smithsonian_rear.jpg -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. Ayn Rand "He gains votes ever and anew by taking money from everybody and giving it to a few, while explaining that every penny was extracted from the few to be giving to the many." Ogden Nash from his poem - The Politician | |||
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| Armed and Gregarious |
I'll concede that the Me262 is beautiful. However, although it's obviously a matter of opinion, when it comes to multi-engine aircraft of that era, these three best the Arado in my humble opinion: de Havilland Mosquito:  Lockheed P-38 Lightning:  A-26 Invader:  ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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Lost Allman Brother |
Avro Vulcan:   B-47 Stratojet:   _________________________ Their system of ethics, which regards treachery and violence as virtues rather than vices, has produced a code of honour so strange and inconsistent, that it is incomprehensible to a logical mind. -Winston Churchill, writing of the Pashtun | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
First World War aircraft don't seem to be getting much attention.  | |||
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Only because I couldn't find a good picture of an airborne SPAD XIII. I guess this will have to do:  -------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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| Armed and Gregarious |
If we're going back to WWI, these two deserve mention: Sopwith Camel:  Nieuport 28:  ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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| Conveniently located directly above the center of the Earth  |
Antonov 225 in that ponderous aerodynamic Sumo Steroid overdose sort of way  **************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey | |||
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Since a number of you folks like the "Connie", I thought that you would like to know that one of the remaining planes is being restored near my home. The Auburn, Maine airport has had a special hanger built just for this restoration and the plane will be used in Europe for expensive tours. I had the privilege of having a personal tour of the operation, and got inside the plane. It's an amazing endeavor to say the least. Here are a couple of links to it. http://www.conniesurvivors.com...iner_update-2016.htm https://www.airspacemag.com/hi...starliner-180960064/ | |||
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Don't Shop. Adopt. |
My all time favorite! ______________________________________________ "Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever." - Karen Davison "Man can measure the values of his own soul in the look of the eyes of an animal he's helped" - Author Unkown | |||
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