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"Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight" (gizmoq) 01/30/2014 at 18:11 • Filed to: Planeopnik, viper, f-105

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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.

Victorious Secret > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 18:38

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The Aston Martin Vantage is most likened (for me) to the following:

Because they both look sexy.

This is all.

f86sabre > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 18:42

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Gaping inlet at the front, tail fins and afterburners.

HammerheadFistpunch > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 18:45

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Actually, THIS is a viper (second paragraph at the end)

Pessimippopotamus > Victorious Secret 01/30/2014 at 18:49

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Surely the Codatronca is the B-2's automotive twin, if just on looks alone.

The Transporter > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 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.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > HammerheadFistpunch 01/30/2014 at 19:14

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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?

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > The Transporter 01/30/2014 at 19:18

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Hey, I loved the Beech Bonanza. That's the plane I learned to fly in. Great memories, there.

HammerheadFistpunch > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 19:19

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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.

HammerheadFistpunch > The Transporter 01/30/2014 at 19:20

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Paul walker died in a Carrera gt, not a 918

Austin Cox > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 19:32

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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 ^^^

Austin Cox > Victorious Secret 01/30/2014 at 19:34

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I know the roles don't exactly align, but the Koenigsegg greenhouse always screamed B-2 to me.

The Transporter > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 19:38

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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.

The Transporter > HammerheadFistpunch 01/30/2014 at 19:38

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All Porsches look the same to me.

willkinton247 > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 20:24

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An F16 is more like a Lotus Elise. A lambo is too big.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > The Transporter 01/30/2014 at 20:30

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What ego, I was 12.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > willkinton247 01/30/2014 at 20:32

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That's more like it! or maybe the Exige??

The Transporter > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 20:34

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12 year olds don't have egos. They do, however, have fear nuggets.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > Austin Cox 01/30/2014 at 20:36

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Old school, I like it!

Austin Cox > The Transporter 01/30/2014 at 22:17

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Regular Car Review reference, I'm OK with this.

midengineer > Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight 01/30/2014 at 23:05

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Beautiful, exclusive, and ahead of their time.

midengineer > f86sabre 01/31/2014 at 01:53

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Ugh, why can't today's cars be so simple and beautiful…