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In Contention - World's Ugliest Aircraft

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September 28, 2017, 03:16 PM
Otto Pilot
In Contention - World's Ugliest Aircraft
I think the Victor looks like a spaceship in the pic, not a plane! Kind of retro cool.


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September 28, 2017, 03:37 PM
MG34_Dan
USAF Avrocar circa 1960




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September 28, 2017, 03:46 PM
Hound Dog
Most anything by the Brits in WWII, with the exception of the Spitfire, Hurricane, or Lancaster. It's amazing that the same country that birthed the Spitfire and Mosquito (some of the most astoundingly beautiful aircraft of all time) created monstrosities such as:

Blackburn Roc


Fairey Barracuda


Fleet Shadower



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September 28, 2017, 03:47 PM
gw3971


I loved this plane is a kid but, they named it the flying salami for a reason.
September 28, 2017, 03:53 PM
46and2
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Handley Page Victor

I love it. It looks like it was designed by Hermes, to carry loads of famous stylish typewriters, or some such.
September 28, 2017, 03:56 PM
229DAK
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Originally posted by pbramlett:
Handley Page Victor.


This and the Vulcan I find quite fascinating.


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September 28, 2017, 03:59 PM
Hound Dog
^^^^^^^^^^

Yeah, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I LOVE the Victor. It's such a classic design (one of the 3 V-Bombers; the last great bombers from the Brits - Vulcan, Victor, and Valiant).


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September 28, 2017, 04:01 PM
46and2
quote:
Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
USAF Avrocar circa 1960


No doubt from a brief window in history between radio shows and the dawn of cable and the internet, back before we were all-but-certain aliens haven't visited us in actual flying saucers, back when UFOs were more plausible, a group of folks in our own government and military decided we needed to check out the idea for ourselves, because, you know, maybe it was that saucer shape that lets them fly across the universe, and thus...

the Avrocar... Smile
September 28, 2017, 04:06 PM
rusbro
Antonov AN-22


September 28, 2017, 04:18 PM
zoom6zoom




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September 28, 2017, 04:21 PM
qxsoup
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Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
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Originally posted by Sailor1911:
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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)


Ain't nothing ugly at all about this thing and it's 3 spinster sisters. But I am a little biased...


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September 28, 2017, 06:41 PM
Doc H.
quote:
Originally posted by 229DAK:
quote:
Originally posted by pbramlett:
Handley Page Victor.


This and the Vulcan I find quite fascinating.


Klingon Bird of Prey, Mark I....


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September 28, 2017, 06:50 PM
erj_pilot



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September 28, 2017, 07:00 PM
newtoSig765
quote:
Originally posted by 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.

The Ugly goes all the way back:



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September 28, 2017, 07:20 PM
jerkyjer
I can't stand the osprey. It's hideous, Linda like goldendoodles, labradoodles etc. just shouldn't be


War Eagle!
September 28, 2017, 07:27 PM
sigarms229
Boeing YC14 which never went into full production.




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September 28, 2017, 07:31 PM
JJexp
Ya’ll are a bunch of haters. Each and every one of those aircraft are beautiful, and I’d love to fly em.

quote:
Originally posted by MG34_Dan:
USAF Avrocar circa 1960



I saw that thing in the Air Force Museum last month, and calling it’s construction sketchy looking is being generous. Seems they couldn’t get it more than a few feet above the ground, as it would start wobbling like a plate.
September 28, 2017, 07:32 PM
Rolan_Kraps
Clearly the winner of the "ugliest Aircraft" HAS to be the German B&V BV141








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September 28, 2017, 07:38 PM
sigmonkey


Good thing Burt was still soiling his nappy when Boeing was called to action...



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September 28, 2017, 08:58 PM
newtoSig765
^^^^^^
To paraphrase Chuck Yeager, "First time I saw a plane that ugly, I shot it down!" Eek


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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.
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