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Old March 31, 2003, 01:22   #61
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The A-10 is one AWESOME airplane.

I also love the look of the Apache and Comanches...
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Old March 31, 2003, 01:28   #62
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And IMHO the greatest aircraft ever constructed: the Supermarine Spitfire.
Bah! The P-51 Mustang is the greatest propeller-driven aircraft built!
It's a bit mean to pit the Spit against the Mustang since it is effectively next generation technology.
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And who could forget the good ol' F4U:

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The Lockheed Cheyenne looks pretty mean
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The F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon are all cool
F-15 below
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And then there is the coolest one of all...



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As did its competitor, the Sikorsky S 66
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Ah, the things that weren't meant to be. The YF-23 Black Widow II:

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And the pride of Canada, the Avro Arrow
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And another lamented casualty, the BAC TSR2
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Ah, the things that weren't meant to be. The YF-23 Black Widow II:
That's a real looker. I thought the pic of the F 15 was a really good one too.
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If we're talking bombers, the Convair B 58 Hustler is pretty hard to beat lookswise.
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Ah, the things that weren't meant to be. The YF-23 Black Widow II:

ah yes, i used to think these looked cooler than the former YF-22, but i have since recanted, and think the F-22 is cooler. Tho, this design is still... interesting, atypical to say the least.
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That's a real looker. I thought the pic of the F 15 was a really good one too.
Not all looks, either. I believe it beat the F-22 in all aspects save for low speed handling. Unfortunately, Northrop-McDonnell Douglas was having issues with it's B2 contract, and some of the higher ups didn't want to go through that again.
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aww... poor MIG...
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some one posted that exploding plane and this one on another thread, but i think its ok for me to borrow them...

Here is an F-18 Hornet. Its inferior to the F-14 in both looks and performence, in my opinion, but none-the less its has largely replaced the much larger and more expensive F-14 Tomcat.
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Suhoj Su-27
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This one is cool
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/xf5u.html

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Ok, not really an aircraft but still impressive

The russian Ekranoplane ("Caspian Monster") :




And a nice one of the french Rafale :

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A bit lacking on the European plane front here, so let's even the balance out a bit with the Tornado IDS.
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as far as I know the f22 has vectored thrust, the f23 did not. and that was the selling point.
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The Ekranoplane is hilarious. Are those pre landing rocket artillery tubes up top???
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The Spitfire & Mustang were both awesome combinations of looks and utility.

The ME-262 was pretty cool lookin' too, I think. No links, me lazy.

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Whacky German planes

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Me163


And the 262 as requested

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Suggestion for German tag line: Built by rocket scientists!
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Here's the plane that ruled the skies over the Baltic Sea in the 50's. It was used in bombing raids by Swedish UN troops in the Kongo war 1962. That's the only time the Swedish Airforce has been used in lethal action.

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SAAB 29 was developed primarily as a fighter-interceptor aircraft, but versions for reconnaissance and attack were also produced. Totally 661 SAAB 29 were built.

The A 29B was the fighter version J 29B modified for attack missions. In addition to the built-in four 20 mm automatic cannons with 180 rounds each, also armour-piercing rockets (several alternatives) and napalm bombs could be carried, the latter instead of drop fuel tanks.
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Everyone say it's ugly, but that's how true war planes need to look. Not like sleek and shining F-22s, but like real flying monsters ready to blow things up at every moment.

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actually, "slick and shiny" servs a very important purpose.

It helps to shoot down green flying monsters.


Oh, and that's a great photo of the Me-163 "Deathtrap"
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Scary looking fellow:



A German classics:





And the fastest interceptor ever:



Anothe Sukhoi pic: beautiful planes and never dainty:



And why can't I find any decent pics of the Il-2 Stormavik?
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