What's the best LOOKING fighter plane ever?
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If you don't need speed and efficiency is important to you then a turbo prop is a nice solution. On a ground attack plane it is certainly workable.LordShaithis wrote:Just to wander off the beaten path a bit, here's a Brazilian light ground-attack plane called the ALX. It's quite nice looking, in a throwback sort of way. You just don't see many modern prop-driven military aircraft of this size.
And that plane looks like a Pilatus PC-12 with guns.
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Despite it being a pretty nondescript plane, I love the "World War Twoiness" of the design.
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The sweep-wing of the F-14 Tomcat is just...a thing of awe and wonder
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/ ... _swept.jpg (de-inlined for excessive size)
But for the brute force look, I ove the Harrier for some odd reason....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/ ... _swept.jpg (de-inlined for excessive size)
But for the brute force look, I ove the Harrier for some odd reason....
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The Golden Eagle cannot be outmatched. Its ridiculously sexy.Crix Dorius wrote:My favourite Sukhoi Su-47
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It's too bad the PAK FA will emulate the Su-47 only generally and will abandon the FSW for more conventional, F-22A style wings.
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Hm... I am not as knowledge of fighter planes, ( I have much to learn)
But I do like a few.
Firstly, Sopwith camels. I saw one painted in beautiful colors before, and I like biplanes.
And I like the f-22, it has a pretty wing shape.
And finally, one thats not really a fighter, but I love its smooth metal body, without that sharp, carved look, we have the B-2!
But I do like a few.
Firstly, Sopwith camels. I saw one painted in beautiful colors before, and I like biplanes.
And I like the f-22, it has a pretty wing shape.
And finally, one thats not really a fighter, but I love its smooth metal body, without that sharp, carved look, we have the B-2!
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The F-14 Tomcat is my favorite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-14
And the Mig-29:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-14
And the Mig-29:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29
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Albatros D.III
The juxtaposition of the vertical rudder with the gentle curve of the tail fin, the raked wingtips, the streamlined fuselage...beautamous.
The Albatros family of fighters were all really good-looking, but the D.III had a balance the D.I, D.II, D.V, and D.Va lacked.
The juxtaposition of the vertical rudder with the gentle curve of the tail fin, the raked wingtips, the streamlined fuselage...beautamous.
The Albatros family of fighters were all really good-looking, but the D.III had a balance the D.I, D.II, D.V, and D.Va lacked.
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I forgot for World war II prop Planes
Ki-61 and Supermarine spitfire and P-51
All sleek beautiful designs.
http://www.vectorsite.net/avp51.html
http://www.vectorsite.net/avhien.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire
Ki-61 and Supermarine spitfire and P-51
All sleek beautiful designs.
http://www.vectorsite.net/avp51.html
http://www.vectorsite.net/avhien.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire
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OUt of intrest, what are the (dis)advantages of such wing designs? Slower yet more nimble?Crix Dorius wrote:My favourite Sukhoi Su-47
*snip picture*
Oh and:
WW1: Fokker DR1
I mean, comon. It's color alone tells you it doesn't take shit from no-one
WW2: Tie between the F4U Corsair and the Spitfire
Modern: That Su-47 thingy
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After a quick review (The 'best fighters of all time' programme I saw a while back. Missed all the good ones, too...), I need to add the Me-262 and the Bristol Beaufighter to the list. I forgot just how good the Beaufighter looks, while the 262 just looks... nasty.
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Me agree with HDS: the MiG-29 is cool.
Why am I such a sucker for beefy planes? Just look at that beauty shot!
Oh, and just so the Fokker DR1 isn't lonely up there...
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Why am I such a sucker for beefy planes? Just look at that beauty shot!
Oh, and just so the Fokker DR1 isn't lonely up there...
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