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Yes, it's a contest of fighter planes not as tactical instruments, but as pieces of art. So what's the best-looking fighter plane in the world, according to you?

My personal favourite is the F-15 Eagle:


The F-22 may be tactically superior but it looks like a toy.

The F-15 is fine bird, only one that I like even more so is this fighter.

My favourite Sukhoi Su-47

Cool (although I'm not a fan of the swept-forward wings because they look goofy to me). I wonder what makes people prefer a certain design; in my case I like the F-15 because it's a nice mixture of sleek lines and muscularity.

I give you the Avro Arrow!

I like a plane that looks like it's slicing through the air. For me the swept forward doesn't portray that very well, because the wings look as if they are going against the thought of moving forward.

Something I have to admit is definitly not much with some designs. The Blackbird is a design I like...the F-117 Nighthawk is waaaaay too bulky looking, and the B-2 has no sexy lines to it. Looks like a floating wing.

I like the Su-47 as well. Looks futuristic without being hokey.

An "Oldie but goodie" although not a fighter but still military.

SR71 Blackbird


If Mike insists that its not aceptable for not being a fighter, I'm also a fan of the old F-4

I've always had a soft spot for the P-38 Lightning.

Ah, the Lightning. Truely, a bird meant to soar.

The F-5 is just a work of art.



And for some reason I've always liked the F-104. It seems like it's hard to find an angle where it doesn't look fast and pretty.

Supermarine Spitfire.

Another pic.

Ah, a WW2 plane. In that era, I always liked the American Corsair.

Spitfire and Lancaster win it for prop-planes. I know the Lanc is an ugly beast, but she's an ugly beast in such a lovable way.

F-5 gets style points.

Oddly enough, I like swept forward wings. This possibly explains my fanboyism of the F-302 from Stargate and the most-likely-fictional Switchblade.

The English Electric Lightning, It's nothing special, and it was a pretty shit aircraft when it came to carrying ordnance, but there's just something about its profile that I... appreciate.

for jets I'd say the A-10 Thunderbolt II.



Some call it ugly but I like it.


My favorite WWII firghter is the P-38 Lightning.

The Saab 35 Draken is the best loking plane ever.

I love the F-15. Love it to death.





Probably too big.

I agree with Darth Servo on the F-4. I always thought the "crooked" wings and tail fins looked cool.

I have to side with the F-15, partially because that's what the main Decepticon Seekers were.

I've always had a soft spot for Grumman birds. They're just so workmanlike yet graceful.

*throws hat-seeking missle into the ring for his opinion*

Singular Quartet wrote:*throws hat-seeking missle into the ring for his opinion*

Hat-seeking ?!? *imaginate that*

I doubt anyone could mistake this for a Puma

They call it the Spitfire, and it is God.



I'm not actually sure why I like it so much. It can't claim to as be as sleek or sharp or 'cutting edge' as planes of today, yet its silhouette strikes a definite cord with me. I might just be a sucker for planes of the era though, after this I've always liked the Typhoon and Corsair, mostly for its wing design.