Most Ugly Aircraft

[Wightsparker]

Shadow of the port vertical thingy?

I thought of that. But look at the shadow on the inboard section of the starboard wing. The sun appears to be on the left hand side of the Beverley and making the fuselage shadow angle towards the rear of the aircraft.

And if it is a shadow of the port vertical thingy, what is it on? Something ain't right..............

 

[CutLunchCommando]

One in Colour..

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Ok ARRSE. Name the town.

 

[Wightsparker]

Ok ARRSE. Name the town.

OK. Ummmm....Abingdon.

 

[CutLunchCommando]

OK. Ummmm....Abingdon.

Feck. 2 minutes.

 

[Stovepipe]

In the Pfeil, pulling the ejection handles blew off the prop and fin in a second and the canopy had to be manually shed,which gave rise to the claim that it ripped the arms off pilots. The canopy jettison lever pulled back a couple of bolts and the airflow did the rest.

 

[robinrocket111]

I thought of that. But look at the shadow on the inboard section of the starboard wing. The sun appears to be on the left hand side of the Beverley and making the fuselage shadow angle towards the rear of the aircraft.

And if it is a shadow of the port vertical thingy, what is it on? Something ain't right..............

It’s probably a optical elusion, as the rear tail plane flying surface has a fair bit of dihedral.

 

[righthandmarker]

One in Colour..

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For a time when aviation was advancing in leaps and bounds, it's always intrigued me how the Beverley seemed to have the appearance of being quite a step backwards.

 

[Nimbus]

For a time when aviation was advancing in leaps and bounds, it's always intrigued me how the Beverley seemed to have the appearance of being quite a step backwards.

Bauhaus...

 

[MOzanne]

For a time when aviation was advancing in leaps and bounds, it's always intrigued me how the Beverley seemed to have the appearance of being quite a step backwards.

It's what happens when some berk decides to put engines on a glider....

did better than the Hermans though...

 

[Soluton Architect]

What the 757 nearly looked like until they severed the connections with the 727

 

[Maninthestreet]

Been done

but not nose on.

 

[robinrocket111]

It's what happens when some berk decides to put engines on a glider....

did better than the Hermans though...View attachment 512615

You had feel sorry for the Aircrew and any passengers they put in those things. Talk about target practice!

 

[Maninthestreet]

Runs down to Africa when Malta was secure. Poor bast*

 

[Stovepipe]

They used them all over the Eastern Front as well. Moving supplies by DFS gliders towed by Hs 126 or even Stukas was common and they made several types of powered gliders, that could operate off flat ground. Gotha and Arado made gliders and powered airframes from wood, steel tube and fabric that used captured engines.

 

[The Assassin]

Haven' t seen 'em at shows lately.
Always impressive when they came in 'dirty', especially into a howling SouEaster. Seem to hang in the air.
I must check if they are still allowed to fly.

Only one mentioned in wiki site

Buccaneer S2B XX885 (registered G-HHAA) is under restoration at the former RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire [17] and is being rebuilt to flying condition by Hawker Hunter Aviation. It was granted UK CAA permission to fly in April 2006.

 

[CaptainRidiculous]

Only one mentioned in wiki site

Buccaneer S2B XX885 (registered G-HHAA) is under restoration at the former RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire [17] and is being rebuilt to flying condition by Hawker Hunter Aviation. It was granted UK CAA permission to fly in April 2006.

List of surviving Blackburn Buccaneers - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Again, haven't seen 'em recently.

aha - Edit to add: for sale as of last year.

Three Examples of Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 2B Offered For Sale

Three examples of the Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 2B are currently available for sale. The listing states (in part): The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, inc

aerodynamicmedia.com

 

[RCT(V)]

List of surviving Blackburn Buccaneers - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Again, haven't seen 'em recently.

aha - Edit to add: for sale as of last year.

Three Examples of Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 2B Offered For Sale

Three examples of the Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 2B are currently available for sale. The listing states (in part): The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, inc

aerodynamicmedia.com

Errr . . . why is the BUCCANEER, in the "Most UGLY aircraft" thread . . . . . . ?!

 

[RBMK]

Vickers Vulcan Type 61 nicknamed "The Flying Pig"
Not only because of its' looks but it wasn't nice to fly either

 

[Wooden Wonder]

Vickers Vulcan Type 61 nicknamed "The Flying Pig"
Not only because of its' looks but it wasn't nice to fly either
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How the hell did that get off the ground?

 

[RBMK]

How the hell did that get off the ground?

Rejected by mother earth for being too ugly