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In Contention - World's Ugliest Aircraft

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September 28, 2017, 12:56 PM
nhtagmember
In Contention - World's Ugliest Aircraft
this is a re-fit 757 that has had some mods to it to make it a flying F22 avionics simulator...

clearly, they were on bad drugs when they did this...





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September 28, 2017, 01:05 PM
sigmonkey
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September 28, 2017, 01:10 PM
Sigmund
I nominate the Boeing X-32. It lost to the F-35, probably on looks alone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-32

There's one on display at NAS Patuxent River and in person it STILL looks ugly.
September 28, 2017, 01:12 PM
P250UA5
Other nominations:

Airbus Beluga:


Boeing X-32


ATL-98 Carvair





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September 28, 2017, 01:12 PM
Ackks
This one is up there this week Wink There were other choices, but they had the most players kneel.


September 28, 2017, 01:12 PM
P250UA5
^ Pretty plane, bad livery.




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September 28, 2017, 01:22 PM
nhtagmember
true Big Grin



[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC


September 28, 2017, 01:23 PM
msfzoe
Super guppy aircraft transport.
https://goo.gl/images/yvafCh
September 28, 2017, 01:35 PM
Georgeair


Not just ugly, lands at wrong, tiny airport to boot!~



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September 28, 2017, 02:10 PM
pbramlett
Handley Page Victor.






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September 28, 2017, 02:20 PM
1967Goat
Do helos count?

Screaming Mimi.


September 28, 2017, 02:47 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
this is a re-fit 757 that has had some mods to it to make it a flying F22 avionics simulator...

clearly, they were on bad drugs when they did this...






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September 28, 2017, 02:48 PM
P250UA5
^ I think the Dreamlifter is a lot better looking than the Guppy or Beluga.

The Victor has that ugly with character, so not terrible to me, just looks mean.




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September 28, 2017, 02:49 PM
two-two-niner-romeo
The Soviets excelled at building ugly aircraft:

The Ekranoplan



Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Nu94khHoo



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September 28, 2017, 02:52 PM
Sailor1911
quote:
Originally posted by Georgeair:


Not just ugly, lands at wrong, tiny airport to boot!~


We had quite an audience out there to watch them relaunch that thing from Jabara Airport. Presume the drivers are now baggage handlers.




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September 28, 2017, 02:56 PM
esdunbar
quote:
Originally posted by pbramlett:
Handley Page Victor.



I've never seen that before but I think it's pretty cool looking!
September 28, 2017, 02:58 PM
PHPaul
I've always found it curious that the Brits could build something as beautiful as the Spit, and as ugly as darn near anything by Handley-Page.




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September 28, 2017, 03:00 PM
Oat_Action_Man
^^^ Me too. Cool looking plane.

Diffr'nt strokes, I guess.


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September 28, 2017, 03:06 PM
Otto Pilot
quote:
Originally posted by Sailor1911:
quote:
Originally posted by Georgeair:


Not just ugly, lands at wrong, tiny airport to boot!~


We had quite an audience out there to watch them relaunch that thing from Jabara Airport. Presume the drivers are now baggage handlers.

Nope. And that's I'll gonna' say. Wink (Wasn't me)


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September 28, 2017, 03:07 PM
Georgeair
Never seen the Handley, but that thing is bad ass!



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