For aircraft enthusiasts: the meanest looking aircraft - Page 2

gibsonjunkie · June 14th, 2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by superbadj

I thought about posting these. But I think they're beautiful, rather than mean. Just totally innovative design, and the sound....MAN, the SOUND! THey're great sounding planes!

I surely wouldn't want Richard Bong chasing me in one, though.

I think that was Kelly Johnson's first designs. He was an aviation pioneer and designed many of the most amazing aircraft.

<jbc> · June 14th, 2008, 10:23 AM

When is June its Annual time! New struts going on my '39 Taylorcraft, or what I did last Thursday.

This is my wallets most feared entity.

The Canadians must not be allowed to have the Arrow.

The meanest airplanes I've seen are the QF-4 robot-drones they put together at Mojave. Those and the Boeing predator. Robot planes just scare the Sh!t out of me! Ask Steve Fosset what he thinks the meanest looking aircraft is.

rghill · June 14th, 2008, 11:23 AM

I always thought these looked scary:

P-61 Black Widow

gibsonjunkie · June 14th, 2008, 11:43 AM

I first thought of tehe Hind and Apache helecopters, too. This is one hot Shnitz looking airplane, too.

Big John · June 14th, 2008, 11:52 AM

OoOh, business-like !!

59TweedVibrolux · June 14th, 2008, 12:34 PM

Supermarine Spitfire

63dot · June 14th, 2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cjburr

a few more

my vote has always gone for the starfighter

had a starfighter toy as a kid and actually saw one flying in 2005, and a couple of air forces still use it making it the longest lasting fighter aircraft in history

as for longest lasting aircraft, either that would be the DC-3 or the B-52 (he he, the plane and the band...could you believe kate pierson is 60!)

...and she's one mean looking jet :)

63dot · June 14th, 2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 64Strat

my personal favorite of all time.....

they still come down to the former fort ord in california every year and put on a show and charge an arm and a leg (equivalent of a mim tele for a ten minute ride) but i would love to fly in one

they make these mustangs able to hold two people even though the passenger seat in back is cramped

the airshow also has flights in a chinese prop trainer from the cold war, an AT-6 texan trainer, a B-17, and a B-24, but the mustang is the one i want to fly in

i have heard a lot of aircraft from bi-plane barnstormers to F-18s, but nothing has quite the sound as the B-17s and B-24s taking off and those bombers would be my second choice to ride in during the yearly airshow behind the mustang fighter

the other planes at the show, while shiny and restored, do not fly

Big John · June 14th, 2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 59TweedVibrolux

Supermarine Spitfire

I played at a local county show last Sunday and we had an 'overfly' by a Spitfire, oh boy ---- that sound, a Merlin in full song is as sweet as Roy Buchanan's Nancy !!

Great clip but WARNING !! - a couple of F-BOMBS at the end, sorry, moderators pull if you think inappropriate.

Now DUCK !!!

superbadj · June 14th, 2008, 02:59 PM

I've seen that clip. Funny stuff!

The Spit surely was low there!

Telemaniac · June 14th, 2008, 04:20 PM

Of course, we British have had an "Arrow" moment, cancelling the TSR2. I saw this thing fly when I was very young and it was a mean machine!

This one is static up at Duxford museum now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdJxjvQZW4

Also there another mean looking big mother - the XB-70 Valkyrie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvEc...eature=related

64Strat · June 14th, 2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 63dot

they still come down to the former fort ord in california every year and put on a show and charge an arm and a leg (equivalent of a mim tele for a ten minute ride) but i would love to fly in one

they make these mustangs able to hold two people even though the passenger seat in back is cramped

the airshow also has flights in a chinese prop trainer from the cold war, an AT-6 texan trainer, a B-17, and a B-24, but the mustang is the one i want to fly in

i have heard a lot of aircraft from bi-plane barnstormers to F-18s, but nothing has quite the sound as the B-17s and B-24s taking off and those bombers would be my second choice to ride in during the yearly airshow behind the mustang fighter

the other planes at the show, while shiny and restored, do not fly

The two seat Mustang is the TF-51.

I've flown in a Mustang and I've front seated the AT-6. I have my SEL ticket.

EuropaChris · June 14th, 2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by <jbc>

When is June its Annual time! New struts going on my '39 Taylorcraft, or what I did last Thursday.

This is my wallets most feared entity.

Indeed, you never know what the next annual inspection might uncover...

The only thing that fears our '46 Cessna 140 is the next bug about to be smashed upon the windshield!

Chris

markothefish · June 14th, 2008, 05:32 PM

F-111 AARDVARK

JU-87 Junkers STUKA

North American A-5A Vigilante not a popular aircraft , but I always thought it looked really nice , fast and dangerous

Buckocaster51 · June 14th, 2008, 05:59 PM

Looks to me like there was some common thinking going on for a while...

North American A-5 Vigilante

BAC TSR-2

North American F-108 Rapier

AVRO Canada CF-105 Arrow

Big slab-sided, brute-force machines that probably showed up bigger than a barn on a radar scope.

If you know what I mean.

<jbc> · June 14th, 2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Big slab-sided, brute-force machines that probably showed up bigger than a barn on a radar scope.

Actually the slab sides have very little return, its the curves and intersections that reflect, and of course any kind of radar assisted targeting shows like the gumball machines on an ambulance.

Here's a scary airplane

Buckocaster51 · June 14th, 2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by <jbc>

Actually the slab sides have very little return, its the curves and intersections that reflect, [/IMG]

Good point.

I knew that.

Just too lazy to say it the first time around.

Thank you.

musicalmartin · June 14th, 2008, 06:51 PM

TSR2 .Cancelled under pressure for the dud F111

Glen W · June 14th, 2008, 07:33 PM

F89D Scorpion - 52 rockets in each wing pod. Neat, huh?

musicalmartin · June 14th, 2008, 07:46 PM

i have a great memory for the A10 Warthog .Living in rural Norfolk we grew used to them ,usually in pairs ,flying down the River Yare valley .They would often fly very low over the crest of what passes in Norfolk for high ground.One day I had my young daughter and a dog or two and saw 2 A10's closing down on us .We jumped up and waved and the dogs gave chase .As the planes flew over us ,one of the guys waggled his wings in aknowlegment ,then the other plane .They circled lazily and repeated it for us approaching this time .We still get F15's and Tornados and today we had two Eurofighters (Typhoon) fly ultra low over our village 3 times for the local schools summer fete ,a real scoop .They came straight from our trooping of the colour in London .

gibsonjunkie · June 14th, 2008, 07:50 PM

The BUFF is another mean looking beast!

Anybody going to the Westover Air Show in September?

A-10's fly out of Bradley Field in CT - we see them almost every day.

EunosFD · June 14th, 2008, 07:54 PM

While not quite an aircraft in the traditional sense I find the Russian Ekranoplan quite intriguing:

gibsonjunkie · June 14th, 2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by EunosFD

While not quite an aircraft in the traditional sense I find the Russian Ekranoplan quite intriguing:

That sucker is so huge you can see it from space....

If you look over to the right a bit there is a second, smaller one...

June 14th, 2008, 10:23 AM	#42 (permalink)
<jbc> Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 143 4 Photos	When is June its Annual time! New struts going on my '39 Taylorcraft, or what I did last Thursday. This is my wallets most feared entity. The Canadians must not be allowed to have the Arrow. The meanest airplanes I've seen are the QF-4 robot-drones they put together at Mojave. Those and the Boeing predator. Robot planes just scare the Sh!t out of me! Ask Steve Fosset what he thinks the meanest looking aircraft is. __________________ You can't fault FMIC for not having a state-of-the-art coatings application factory. Last edited by <jbc>; June 14th, 2008 at 12:07 PM. Reason: Remember Steve Fosset.

June 14th, 2008, 11:43 AM	#44 (permalink)
gibsonjunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Age: 55 Posts: 637	I first thought of tehe Hind and Apache helecopters, too. This is one hot Shnitz looking airplane, too. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

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Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 4,655 35 Photos	OoOh, business-like !! __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

June 14th, 2008, 04:20 PM	#51 (permalink)
Telemaniac Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wokingham, England Age: 56 Posts: 1,250 2 Photos	Of course, we British have had an "Arrow" moment, cancelling the TSR2. I saw this thing fly when I was very young and it was a mean machine! This one is static up at Duxford museum now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdJxjvQZW4 Also there another mean looking big mother - the XB-70 Valkyrie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvEc...eature=related __________________ Growing old is mandatory . . . growing up is optional

June 14th, 2008, 05:32 PM	#54 (permalink)
markothefish Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greenville, Rhode Island Age: 42 Posts: 2,009 7 Photos	F-111 AARDVARK JU-87 Junkers STUKA North American A-5A Vigilante not a popular aircraft , but I always thought it looked really nice , fast and dangerous __________________ Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx

June 14th, 2008, 11:23 AM	#43 (permalink)
rghill TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Phoenix Age: 47 Posts: 25	I always thought these looked scary: P-61 Black Widow

June 14th, 2008, 02:59 PM	#50 (permalink)
superbadj Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: roanoke, va Age: 34 Posts: 539	I've seen that clip. Funny stuff! The Spit surely was low there!

June 14th, 2008, 05:59 PM	#55 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,535 1 Photos	Looks to me like there was some common thinking going on for a while... North American A-5 Vigilante BAC TSR-2 North American F-108 Rapier AVRO Canada CF-105 Arrow Big slab-sided, brute-force machines that probably showed up bigger than a barn on a radar scope. If you know what I mean. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

June 14th, 2008, 07:33 PM	#59 (permalink)
Glen W Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: CT Age: 59 Posts: 809 12 Photos	F89D Scorpion - 52 rockets in each wing pod. Neat, huh? __________________ Go big... or stay home.

June 14th, 2008, 07:46 PM	#60 (permalink)
musicalmartin Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Age: 60 Posts: 505	i have a great memory for the A10 Warthog .Living in rural Norfolk we grew used to them ,usually in pairs ,flying down the River Yare valley .They would often fly very low over the crest of what passes in Norfolk for high ground.One day I had my young daughter and a dog or two and saw 2 A10's closing down on us .We jumped up and waved and the dogs gave chase .As the planes flew over us ,one of the guys waggled his wings in aknowlegment ,then the other plane .They circled lazily and repeated it for us approaching this time .We still get F15's and Tornados and today we had two Eurofighters (Typhoon) fly ultra low over our village 3 times for the local schools summer fete ,a real scoop .They came straight from our trooping of the colour in London .

June 14th, 2008, 07:50 PM	#61 (permalink)
gibsonjunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Age: 55 Posts: 637	The BUFF is another mean looking beast! Anybody going to the Westover Air Show in September? A-10's fly out of Bradley Field in CT - we see them almost every day. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

June 14th, 2008, 07:54 PM	#62 (permalink)
EunosFD Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MD Posts: 346	While not quite an aircraft in the traditional sense I find the Russian Ekranoplan quite intriguing: Last edited by EunosFD; June 15th, 2008 at 08:38 PM.