![]() 01/30/2014 at 18:11 • Filed to: Planeopnik, viper, f-105 | ![]() | ![]() |
Saw a post earlier about comparing a persons personality to a car. Let's play the Plane0pnik version! What car would you say reflects the character and attributes of a specific aircraft and why.
Here's an example,
of all the planes I could think of the only one that matches the attributes of the original Dodge Viper was the F-105 ThunderChief (a.k.a. Thud - the sound it makes when it crashes).
This jet was just a brute. No finesse, no computer-aided flight controls, one speed - fast, and a very, very narrow optimum operating environment. You literally had to fly it with your mind, body, and soul. Any distraction or lack of concentration and it would bite you. Having tried it in the sim and talked to a few Thud drivers, this thing is just like a Viper.
I figure you guys can come up with the pretty ones... ya'know F-16 = Murcielago, F-117=Countach, ...maybe not.
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The Aston Martin Vantage is most likened (for me) to the following:
Because they both look sexy.
This is all.
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Gaping inlet at the front, tail fins and afterburners.
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Actually, THIS is a viper (second paragraph at the end)
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Surely the Codatronca is the B-2's automotive twin, if just on looks alone.
![]() 01/30/2014 at 19:08 |
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Either this:
or this:
And no, it's not (just) because of Paul Waker's fatal crash. They had a reputation for being dicey long before that.
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Awww naw, the F-16 is way too sleek, light, and agile. There's gotta be a better comparison than a viper... how about the RB9 Formula one car?
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Hey, I loved the Beech Bonanza. That's the plane I learned to fly in. Great memories, there.
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if anything, the car is mislabeled. but an f16, I would say is more spiritually akin to a caterham r500 superlight.
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Paul walker died in a Carrera gt, not a 918
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^^^ Corvair and the p-39 Airacobra^^^ (Because mid-engined)
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^^^ E-Type Low Drag Coupe and the Supermarine Spitfire ^^^
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^^^ Dodge Charger and the P-47 Thunderbolt ^^^
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I know the roles don't exactly align, but the Koenigsegg greenhouse always screamed B-2 to me.
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The A35s are perfectly fine as so long as you treat it like a normal category GA aircraft and never exceed the VNE, but they've been known to fall apart under the weight of an excessively large ego.
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All Porsches look the same to me.
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An F16 is more like a Lotus Elise. A lambo is too big.
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What ego, I was 12.
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That's more like it! or maybe the Exige??
![]() 01/30/2014 at 20:34 |
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12 year olds don't have egos. They do, however, have fear nuggets.
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Old school, I like it!
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Regular Car Review reference, I'm OK with this.
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Beautiful, exclusive, and ahead of their time.
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Ugh, why can't today's cars be so simple and beautiful…