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mlmp08 posted:But does it even drift? They took an amphibian from the 30s and upgraded it with turboprops and it looks amazing  http://www.do-24.com/index.php?home
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Delta-winged aircraft are so good looking, they just look fast as gently caress all the time. I mean look at the F-106: And my vote for the prettiest jet fighter of all time, the Mirage (in all its delta-winged guides):     Come to think of it, Dassault cranks nothing but lookers no matter what they do: 
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Ola posted:
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So that isn't a Chinese RC model based loosely on the B-29?
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MrChips posted:Come to think of it, Dassault cranks nothing but lookers no matter what they do: Old Man Dassault used to say that "a beautiful plane is a plane that flies well". That said, here's probably Dassault's most obscure jet:  A narrowbody airliner that failed to sell beyond its launch customer.
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Some kind of incident with a business jet at KBDU. Can't see much but looks like it slid off the north side of runway 8 aaaallllllllllll the way down at the very end. Jet looks intact and everyone is ok which is good. Every fire truck and police car in town raced out there pretty quickly so I'm not sure if they declared an emergency in the air or if the biffed the landing.
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Cat Mattress posted:Old Man Dassault used to say that "a beautiful plane is a plane that flies well". Sad. That's a pretty plane.
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LostCosmonaut posted:Nope. That's a definite plus.
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The F-12's stellar performance was predicated largely on the availability of the variable discharge turbine R-4360, which never happened unfortunately. Cat Mattress posted:Old Man Dassault used to say that "a beautiful plane is a plane that flies well". Yeah the Mercure was very pretty, but ill-considered in nearly every conceivable way. It had a max-payload range of something like 650 miles, and a maximum ferry range of like 1700, which was way less than either the 737 or the DC-9. While the Mercure was more efficient than both, the lack of range severely hampered its usability. Dassault did propose a Mercure 200, with a fuselage stretch, greatly expanded fuel capacity and CFM56 engines, but that went basically nowhere, even though it was basically an A320 a decade before that airplane first flew. MrChips fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Apr 7, 2017 |
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Vitamin J posted:Some kind of incident with a business jet at KBDU. Can't see much but looks like it slid off the north side of runway 8 aaaallllllllllll the way down at the very end. Jet looks intact and everyone is ok which is good. Every fire truck and police car in town raced out there pretty quickly so I'm not sure if they declared an emergency in the air or if the biffed the landing. I saw a jet coming in to land earlier today when I was walking on Foothills, and they seemed to be landing really long, and I didn't hear much noise. Sometimes Pilatus uses Boulder to show off planes to customers, but it didn't seem to be anything like that. Are you at BDU? It's been years since I posted, but I have a Citabria there, and my garage is full of things that might one day be a Pitts S1 
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Ground pounders      Why yes, that is a rocket with a nuclear warhead being lobbed ballistically. Water bomber  Shock waves  Fake planes http://i.imgur.com/PpGkE3T.gifv 
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Hnnnng.  I love the V Bombers so much. Vulcan XL426 is near me and I've driven past it a few times.
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I like how it took someone claiming the 380 was better looking than a 74 to get this thread posting pics again.
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Though the Valkyrie is my jam I've always been partial to the Vigilante too.
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TTerrible posted:Hnnnng.    
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The Vigilante is one of those planes that is really cool, but I constantly forget that it ever existed.
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Everybody knows that the F-4 is a good looking plane, but I was stunned to learn that the prototype was a fantastic looking plane: Also, there's no airplane that's quite as beautiful as your own: 
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 that man sheeshMy air force would be equipped with B2s, B70s, B58s, defended with F12s, F23s and Concorde VIP transports if I couldn't make the B70 in a VIP variant in my hypothetical wonder-world.
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Comrade Gorbash posted:V Bombers are certainly nice, but I prefer vee struts. Welp. Gonna fire up rise of flight tonight.
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charliemonster42 posted:Everybody knows that the F-4 is a good looking plane, but I was stunned to learn that the prototype was a fantastic looking plane: Call me crazy, but I actually prefer the version with canted wings. It looks cooler.
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I've been a fan of the F-5 Tigers and Tiger II's since I got to see them dance as the USMC aggressor flight down at Miramar a few years ago, they are loving TINY compared to modern fighters, but that just adds to their charm.   
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pthighs posted:Call me crazy, but I actually prefer the version with canted wings. It looks cooler.
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:...the gently caress is this? Speed brakes https://www.flickr.com/photos/29288836@N00/8157377019/in/photolist-sn9iWM-J9knct-HKt89T-dqQFZn-6hG32b-fhZVSD-7X3ARB-yyGhH1
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"My rear end splits like a Sand Worm mouth do not be alarmed."
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You might think it's a bit derpy, but my first solo was in one, so I'll always love the AA-5 Actual best plane, with actual best tailflash:  Proof as long as it doesn't have loving conformal tanks
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charliemonster42 posted:Everybody knows that the F-4 is a good looking plane, but I was stunned to learn that the prototype was a fantastic looking plane: And totes agreed on unarmed prototypes looking better than combat hardware. The original Rafale development airframe looks stunning.
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CBJamo posted:Actual best plane, with actual best tailflash:  
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All the euro-canards are pretty cool though, if inferior to the F-16. But that tail is too garish for me, cool, but not as cool as the lobo. I may be slightly biased by the fact that I'm from Sioux Falls, where the Lobo's are based... maybe. Fake edit: Bring out all the crazy tail flashes.
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Sagebrush posted:Also gonna state my controversial opinion that all military airplanes look better with nothing hanging off their wings.  =  Boo! Show me in all your battle gear!
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The F-5 looks exactly like a jet fighter should. It's a shame the F-20 didn't work out.
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PhotoKirk posted:
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pthighs posted:Call me crazy, but I actually prefer the version with canted wings. It looks cooler. Canted wings+ sharktooth leading edge. Also that prototype doesn't have the dihedral on the tail, which I always thought was really cool.
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Dannywilson posted:I've been a fan of the F-5 Tigers and Tiger II's since I got to see them dance as the USMC aggressor flight down at Miramar a few years ago, they are loving TINY compared to modern fighters, but that just adds to their charm. Solid answer. I'm at MCAS Yuma now. The approach end of one of the runways is right over the highway outside base. Nothing cooler than seeing a section of F-5s in wacky paint schemes come over at like 50 feet. Awesome few pages everyone.
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