Hey guys and gals, which military aircraft do u like to most?
I favour the beautiful Hawker Hunter..

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The H.Hunter is a mighty fine piece of art, but nothing beats the good old Spitfire in my eyes.

My favorite is the Douglas SBD. It sunk more shipping tonnage than any other aircraft in history. It fought from day one (for the US) till VJ-day, in all theaters, although it had been replaced in front line service by the SB2C. SBDs even have kills flying close-CAP for carriers. Without a bomb laod the plane was extremely manueveable and could easily take on dive bombers and torpedo bambers that got past the Wildcats, Hellcats and Corsairs.

Though I think the F14, F15 and especially the last generation of Migs and Sukhois look stunning, the Galaxy C5 is my absolute favorite.

To me, the most beautiful airplanes are probably those : beech staggerwing, beech 18...
and also the super constellation !
For something more modern, I'd choose the mirage 2000.

Ummmm I like the SU -27 Sukhoi. A mean, sleek, sexy killing machine. I love the phantom, tough, hardy, all business. The Blackhawk, (does that count) is a fantanstic machine, and now available in 1:35th!!!!!

Jack be pollywoggered

Jan,

you're absolutely right. My modern era plane is the C5 also. Huge bird..

My favorite WW2 plane is the P-38 Lightning and modern I like the A-10 Warthog.

WW2 - I'd have to go with the Stuka dive bomber
Modern - Definately the A-10. That is one mean looking bird.

Contemporary favorites are the old adversaries F4 Phantom and MiG-21. For WW2 the P38 Lightning and the Spitfires. For civil aviation, the L1049 Super constellation, the Beech Staggerwing and the Boeing Dash-80--prototype for the KC135, 707,717, and 737 airliner families.

Greg

Too many to limit, but here's a few
WWI - Albatross DV and SE5A
20/30s - Curtiss bipes like the F11C Goshawk and World Cruiser
WWII - FW190A5, Spit Mark XIX, P-47D, TBF/TBM, Ki-43 Oscar, B26 Maurauder
Korea - F9F Panther, A-26 Invader
Vietnam - A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thud, F-100 SuperSabre, MiG-21
Current - F/A-18, F-16, Su-24

On the fighter side I love the TBF Avenger - can't quite put my finger on it but that's the one.
On bomber side - sorry duh - can't get original - got it for the B17 early models pre chin turret.
Of the modern stuff I love the A6 Intruder - does it all in all kinds of weather.

Of the aircraft I have built I have truely enjoyed Tamiyas 1/32 F4 Phantom. One bad bird of plastic.

WWI Sopwith Camel
WWII the P-51 Mustang
Modern A-10 Warthog or the Apache
Civil aviation, the Beaver and Otter of bush plane fame.... helps that I live in Alaska and have ridden many hours in each.

My favorite planes are all from WWII:
Britain - Spitfire Mk I, Fairey Swordfish, Bristol Blenheim
US - P-47D Thunderbolt, B-17 Flying Fortress
Russia - Lavochkin La-5
Germany - Bf 109e, Ju-87B Stuka, He 111
Italy - Macchi C.202 Folgore (of course), S.M.79 Sparviero

Nic

Hawker Typhoon/Tempest and Swordfish.

Well, my list is long......

1. F4U Corsair
2. F/A-18 Hornet
3. P-38 Lightning
4. Spitfire
5. Bf109-E
6. F4 Phantom II
7. B-17
8. He-111 Heinkel
last but not least..... Snoopy's Sopwith Camel....

WW II : Ju-87, FW190, P-61, F4U
Cold War : F-86, F-100, F-105, A1 Skyraider, AC-119, MIG-17, SU-24, and of course Phantom
Modern : A-10, F/A-18, Apache, MH-53, AC-130, SU-27 family
Civilian : 747 family

#:-) Forgot the Swordfish... favorite plane of all time!!

Yes mine two favorites also

F-105 Thud.. Thats it. I like others, but his is my all time favorite. "Q"

MIG-29 Fulcrum, Sukhoi Su-37, Antonov An-234(largest plane in the world), Supermarine Spitfire Mkl, Focke-Wulf FW 190 D-9, Boeing B-52, Junkers Ju-88 A-4 and the Heinkel He-177 A-5.

WW1: Fokker Dr.1(the Red One)
WW2: Mosquito, FW-190
Modern: F-15


Toni

I think the B-2 stealth bomber looks like it could attain orbit.

I think that the old B49 flying wings looked much more cool... especialy the first ones, with
the bulges that were there to simulate machine gun turrets, and their rear facing propellors !

What's ur Favourite Aircraft?

Sounds like a limit of one. And that one would have to be the B-1. Yes, plain and simple – The BONE. Sleek and sexy, the sports cars thing ya know and middle age crisis has finally struck with that thought.

Dave



P.S.
Just to throw some rocks.

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m1garand replied


The Dash-80 was the test bed for the flying boom set-up. The KC-135 was actually produced before the 707 went into service. Bad BC – and you are in Boeing land too. :-)