What's Your Favorite Plane?

"Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2" (pompei426) 03/24/2014 at 20:04 • Filed to: None

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I myself am a fan of the Y coordinate. Just kidding, the flying, loud, crazy kind of plane. What is it? !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! post got me thinking about planes again.

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Here are my favorites

trynthink > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:06

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Cebu > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:10

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I favor the z-coordinate.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:10

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I'll just say it before anyone else does: SR-71 Blackbird and its kin.

Now if Tiger would just let me insert a photo .

Kailand09 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:11

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HNNNNNNG! F14 tomcat.

trynthink > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:13

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No bumps, no bangs, Concorde. That video makes me tear up.

AthomSfere > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:14

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Just go through the X planes, and they are all there:

I like what they are, even if they aren't full planes...

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > trynthink 03/24/2014 at 20:17

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I forgot the Concord. Honestly, I love this plane. I remember when I was real young, I heard on the radio that the last flight from NY just took off. I watched this video a month or two ago, and lets just say the room got dusty.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:18

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Spitfire and

F14 Tomcat

hike > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 03/24/2014 at 20:18

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I quite like the A-10. It's not pretty, but it's a beast of a plane. Well I think it's a plane built around a gun more than a gun on a plane. SR-71 is my other favorite plane.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Kailand09 03/24/2014 at 20:20

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I think you have the need

THE NEED FOR SPEED

pdthedeuce > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:24

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NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > hike 03/24/2014 at 20:25

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The A-10 is also very cool. Just so purpose-built and great at what it does.

Racing Archivist > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:26

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P-47 Thunderbolt

B-17 Flying Fortress

SR-71 Blackbird

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Racing Archivist 03/24/2014 at 20:32

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I like the chunkier WW2 planes just as much as the Mustang and Spitfire. Thunderbolt, Corsair, Bearcat, all awesome.

Bad Idea Hat > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:35

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The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm was, for a very long time, the absolute definition of Batshit. I even capitalized it. They should have made it their motto. Batshit.

This is not a normal plane. It's a subsonic fighter/interceptor/attack/recon/whatever plane. Like most fleet air arm aircraft, it was conceived for one role, found itself doing something else entirely due to introduction delays, and became amazing in the process. The radar operator (observer) sits inside the plane. He gets a flat little canopy to eject out of, which didn't work as well as expected in practice. It had a hell of a wingspan, which was wonderful for landing on small WW2 era carriers.

The British are insane. This is not an insult. They made some of the best aircraft ever, up until the point when they decided to consolidate their aerospace industry (and even for a bit afterwards, arguably). Their biggest asset was that they wanted an aircraft that would do a job or many, and damn the beauty of the results. Because of that, they made some damn beautiful airplanes.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:35

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777X :D

Pitchblende > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:38

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English Electric Lightning. Not really pretty, just fast with twin virtually stacked engines. Tested intercepting U2s at 60,000 ft. Its party piece was to rotate to vertical at the end of the runway and disappear into the clouds.

M54B30 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:38

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I'm at Ellsworth and the B-1 is a badass plane to see flying around. They are maybe 300 feet over my house when they're taking off and I love it.

Aaron James > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:45

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Pretty much all WWII planes but these 2 in particular

The F4U Corsair

The Consolidated PBY Catalina

Jayhawk Jake > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:47

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Douglas DC-3. The single greatest aircraft ever designed. We wouldn't be where we are today without it

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:48

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Hard to choose, but here are a bunch of mine.

Dusty Ventures > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:51

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Does this qualify as cheating?

Frank Grimes > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:53

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Imma just gonna ignore the post and try to be funny.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 20:59

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I've always liked the Beechcraft Starship, designed by Burt Rutan, as well as some of Rutan's other innovative designs...

And of course, the SR71.

I also like the old-school Century Series fighters.

There are a few stillborn aircraft that are cool, too, like XF108 Rapier

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Bad Idea Hat 03/24/2014 at 21:03

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But the Germans

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Frank Grimes 03/24/2014 at 21:06

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I'm also a fan of wood planes

sliding-sideways > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 21:09

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I think this plane is kinda important.

MC_Leon6494 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 21:15

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Sabre F-86, shit just looks cool. its pretty old, but I really like it. the nose was pretty funky

Along with it the A-10, and the new F-22 Raptor (that thing is a beast of a machine)

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 21:23

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned this guy yet:

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 21:42

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Here's another favorite, for entirely different reasons: it's a jet trainer you can actually buy in the U.S. and fly it privately without a huge amount of hassle or expense (relatively speaking!) They even have a racing class at the Reno Air Races for them.

The Aero L-39 Albatros:

TheJWT > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 21:45

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F104, simply because of how beautiful it is.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 21:46

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I don't know why, maybe because it's the first A/C I ever got up close and personal as a kid. I'd dream about it, I'd draw it over and over. It allowed me to focus my teenage years on what I wanted to do in my life. Never got a chance to fly one, but my dad made sure I talked to some pilots who did.

hykers > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 21:51

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X-3 Stiletto

Even if its goal wasn't achieved, it is still extremely mean looking.

midengineer > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 03/24/2014 at 22:56

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Beat me to it, love the Starship 2000

JasonStern911 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/24/2014 at 23:39

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As a kid in the 90's, it has to be the F-117A...

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 00:05

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I like fast bombers...

B-58s...

FB-111s...

B-1Bs

and the extremely bad-ass (and somewhat unreliable...) TU-160

Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 00:41

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For its ability to dance in the sky

Mig-29 OVT

CiiNubbin > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 03:28

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A Piper Super Cub on floats or tundra tires, because it will take you almost everywhere.

spanfucker retire bitch > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 03/25/2014 at 07:14

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What? No Valkyrie?

spanfucker retire bitch > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 03/25/2014 at 07:16

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It's not even close. I love everything about the SR-71. It's absurd in all the right ways. An absolute testament to human engineering and the ability to go to the very limits of what a machine is capable of.

I fucking love the Blackbird.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > spanfucker retire bitch 03/25/2014 at 07:28

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A very cool aircraft, but never an operational bomber... If we include experimentals my list gets unwieldy.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 03/25/2014 at 09:23

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So you're a fan of expedited liberation?

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents 03/25/2014 at 09:28

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About 10 years ago, my grandmother went to Russia to fly a MIG 29.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 09:29

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That, and big planes that go fast are cool ;)

Phil_L > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 09:34

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For pre-jet, non-military purposefulness, it's hard to beat the looks of the Gee Bee:

Cebu > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 09:51

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In all seriousness, the F-15, only the best air superiority fighter that ever flew.

(And yes, that's the F-15E Strike Eagle. I know. Not my fault that they don't have -Ds in service anymore outside of ANG positions...)

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Phil_L 03/25/2014 at 10:03

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Beautiful plane, literally built around the motor.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 13:25

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I'm on my phone so I won't post pictures. Here is the list:
Boeing B-17
Boeing 747
Messerschmidt bf-109

Just wear your damn mask... > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 13:37

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"Yo TheWorldIsFlat 2(O=[][]=O)2 , I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish, but North American Aviation had one of the best supersonic aircraft of all time. One of the best supersonic aircraft of all time!"

Mercedes Streeter > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 14:15

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How did I miss this one!? I present to you, the Antonov An-225. The largest plane in the world. The sheer size of it is mind boggling. However large you think it is...it's bigger than that...

BoulderZ > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 14:27

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Nice discussion to look through! I'll throw in my 2 favorites, the X15 and the F4U Corsair

BoulderZ > BoulderZ 03/25/2014 at 14:28

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Annnnnnd the image links didn't work. Figures.

Free Market Party Company > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/25/2014 at 23:44

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Clearly, nobody from Canada is posting on this thread...

Strong contender for most badass fighter prototype ever built, and potential source of heated conversation in any Tim Horton's...

Kugelblitz > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/26/2014 at 09:29

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Thuds. Wild Weasels.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 03/28/2014 at 09:22

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I am totally doing this right

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Frank Grimes 03/28/2014 at 09:29

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Had the same exact idea