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Posted: 8/26/2018 1:53:32 PM EDT
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I always thought the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 'Jack' was a nice looking aircraft... very sleek
here's a better picture.. 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:00:27 PM EDT
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The connie is a beautiful plane for sure...but my heart belongs to the mighty Herk: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yUxln0QAk_I/maxresdefault.jpg 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:01:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:09:19 PM EDT
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Convair 880. Still holds the absolute speed record across the US for airliners.
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:13:03 PM EDT
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This thread is incomplete without mentioning the Curtiss Hawk. http://img07.deviantart.net/fd76/i/2015/284/b/9/curtiss_p_36_hawk_ii_by_airshowdave-d9csmz3.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Curtiss_P-36C_Hawk_%2820579652622%29.jpg http://img14.deviantart.net/b010/i/2016/102/6/a/curtiss_p_36c_hawk_by_daniel_wales_images-d9yqehc.jpg |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:15:50 PM EDT
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Lesser known WWII fighters:
Fiat G-55 
Ki-84 Tony(answer to the Hellcat, could not build enough of them to make a difference due to permanent aluminum overcast): 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:16:05 PM EDT
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Another favorite
How about some Italian love? Macchi C.205, performance was on par with the P-40. 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:16:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:22:53 PM EDT
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I'm partial to this one. After a few weeks in the backcountry, this is a beautiful sight.
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:24:55 PM EDT
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SR-71
B-2 B-1B In that order... |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:32:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:37:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:43:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:47:58 PM EDT
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the is actually IMO the most aesthetically pleasing WW2 fighter... Macchi C.202 Folgore... it's aggressive and elegant... got that short ass/long hood profile kinda like a Corsair or air racer.. prolly has something to do with those dead sexy Italian desert camo paint jobs too..
 it was a formidable fighter. 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:52:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:55:52 PM EDT
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Vulcan should be considered alsohttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/481461/2892D3AE-2691-451A-B918-2721E9369D4E-651833.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/481461/1E7D5A8B-CEAA-4004-A358-881CBAD3B594-651834.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/481461/7FF535FE-7A8D-4F42-929C-757173269161-651835.JPG Nothing is as graceful in the sky. Notching sounds like it ( the howl) to see one take off in a short space and turn seeing the full shape is awesome |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 2:59:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:01:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryRight with that is the Me-262 and...  Attached FileTC |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:03:26 PM EDT
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/225497/download__1_-652009.JPG Sexiest GA plane on the ramp! Only problem is getting it out of the shop. |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:05:28 PM EDT
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The L1011 has much cleaner lines, and is just prettier, IMO. I got to fly from Dallas to Frankfurt and back in an L1011, it was a very nice ride. I was F/E on it and (unless it was #11007 which was burned up by the IAM in BOS during a labor dispute) crewed the one pictured a few times. TC |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:11:02 PM EDT
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Sheesh, you guys. Gentlemen, I give you the most graceful aircraft of all time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTnnXhcmSgY |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:11:34 PM EDT
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Courtesy of Howard Hughes |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:18:44 PM EDT
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Dumb question, but any reason why they start the same side engines as opposed to counter side each startup? Engines are numbered 1-2 then 3-4 going from left to right. In normal start up and shut down, you go 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 ... Also, Ground Crew equipment for starts. Sometimes a battery cart or other starting needed equipment. Also usually a fire cart with extinguishers nearby for engine starts. Keeps from having to ground equipment from L side to all the way over to R side then to back to L side then back over to R side. |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:20:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:37:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There it is. A Ryan STA gives it a run for the money in looks. https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6073/6146792014_420b924b28_b.jpg It’s even more of a looker with a tonneau cover over the passenger cockpit. 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:45:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:47:51 PM EDT
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Most beautiful military aircraft--gotta be the B58 Hustler.
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:48:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryGot to see Sentimental Journey last year, what a beautiful aircraft.
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:51:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:57:46 PM EDT
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Pretty sure I saw that C-130 a couple days ago. That or some other white C-130. Not any type of military paint scheme I have ever seen. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Pretty sure I saw that C-130 a couple days ago. That or some other white C-130. Not any type of military paint scheme I have ever seen. |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 3:59:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI will second the Skyraider. But to understand you had to be there. They have a sound unlike any other prop driven aircraft ever. Makes one sort of warm and fuzzy just thinking about it. 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:05:26 PM EDT
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Beautiful lines of a thoroughbred:
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:23:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:42:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:42:21 PM EDT
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F-22 Raptor and SR-71 Blackbird, thread...
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:43:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:47:06 PM EDT
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As a .mil brat, I’ve seen most all the beauties posted.
Though one of my all time favorites is still the; 
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:52:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:53:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:53:58 PM EDT
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Most beautiful military aircraft--gotta be the B58 Hustler. Ed |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:58:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 4:59:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:01:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:02:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Friend of mine was B-58 Pilot over Nam. Use to bring in guncamera footage of bombing runs at lunch time for us to watch. Ed TC |
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:12:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:14:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:15:05 PM EDT
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A-6 Intruder
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:16:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:26:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/26/2018 5:42:09 PM EDT
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