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**Furryturd** · 29-04-2009, 20:11

Old aircraft
Classic 4 gun nose Mossie or Tiger Moth

Mid period........Vulcan

Current........Typhoon

Civil options have to be either Concorde or VC10

The VC10 just has such wonderful grace and goes like crap off a stick.

**stapd** · 29-04-2009, 20:20

WW2 era : I have to say I'm loving the Mosquito still

Post-war : Well sorry its septic but I find the XB-70 just too beautiful, even if it marks me out as a cnut

Those wingtips - pure fricking Gerry Andersen

PD : YF-23 ... why exactly did Raptor get the contract again?

**tropper66** · 29-04-2009, 20:24

God , when you think that some bloke dream't these shapes up and then put it on paper the mind boggles, what seemed like a simple question goes wild, there are just a lot of beutifull planes

**cupoftea** · 29-04-2009, 20:31

I agree with most about the Spitfire, Mosquito, Vulcan and Hunter.

I'd put the Sopwith Pup right up there too. It's design has a certain simple and straightforward charm to it.

Edit: It won't let me upload a pic :(

Google images has some good'uns though.

**loopallu** · 29-04-2009, 20:41

The mossie has always been a firm favourite, but the sound of a spitfire at the end of a runway sets the hairs on the back of your neck on end!

**grimbo** · 29-04-2009, 20:43

Spit (mk 9 ) Mossie , Vulcan, Jaguar , Concorde .

**tropper66** · 29-04-2009, 20:47

There was a time when I thought that the Agusta, Bell,Westland, G 47 AH1 Sioux was the Dogs

**Iscoed** · 29-04-2009, 20:49

Originally Posted by Shandy

Originally Posted by Iscoed

Hawker Hunter - beautiful lines.

I'll go along with this.

I think it has a lot to do with when you started going to air shows - I remember 111 Sqn, the 22-Hunter loop, and the "falling leaf" manoeuvre. Happy days...

I remember 111 Squadron - have a Hunter Vid about them - were they the ones with the Black Aircraft ? (Memory ?)...and THAT Loop..!! :D

**RigPig** · 29-04-2009, 20:50

The one that takes me home looks damn good. Later versions of the Spitfire with the Griffon engine and bubble canopy look good. Condorde has a certain grace.

**Blue/GreenJob** · 29-04-2009, 20:53

Originally Posted by loopallu

The mossie has always been a firm favourite, but the sound of a spitfire at the end of a runway sets the hairs on the back of your neck on end!

Nah, the best way to experience a Spitfire mounted Merlin is when it passes 200ft. overhead in a tight turn....talk about the collywobbles....Worked on one or two Spitfires during the mid-eighties...nice kite to work on too..

And here's one I made earlier........