Ugliest vs. Prettiest Aircraft

[Jediteo]

I must say, the Dehavilland Vampire is one pretty piece of machinery as well.

[DD_Arthur]

Game over.

[Jabo]

The game never even got started for me m8;

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[DD_Arthur]

Mmmmmm...nice planform. 'Course, if your'e into Origami you can fold 'em any which way you want.............

[Jediteo]

The spitfire really is the equivalent of the beautiful girl with a smile to die for.

[Perfesser]

For me, form follows function.

It's pretty hard to beat Burt Rutan's series of aircraft. Nothing he's ever designed was constrained by convention, only physics.

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[Rattler]

You Canucks just knew that one of us would have to post this sooner or later....

[JensenPark]

thank you Pete...

certainly a beauty.

[Zooly]

The Arrow unfortunately went the same way as the TSR2.

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[Sweper]

Agree with Kimo. My father took me to Bromma airport in the 60´s and I´d watch those beauties for hours. Hurts to shoot down a C-47.

[erco]

There are so many beautiful airplanes...

That Arrow is a nice looking airplane, but if you're going to be serious about it, well, here's your baby:

[BSword]

[fruitbat]

wow, now that is ugly

[Kimosabi]

Well, if the Russians would invade the US during the cold war, the Ekranoplane would certainly be used.

Pancake anyone?