the sexiest aircraft

impossible to answer, i mean, impossible to say "this is THE most sexy aircraft" but... when you asked, and i ran it through my memory banks, what i thought of was a small picture i saw once in Sport Aviation magazine. it was a one-off italian all wood, i think mid engine rear prop low wing monoplane. i can't remember the name (if it had a name) and i haven't yet looked through my entire stack of Sport Aviation magazines to find the picture, but... (and it's impossible to deny most of the planes mentioned so far don't rate right up there on the top of the list) i thought this one was the most sexy because it had such smooth flowing lines AND because it was SUCH an early design. i can't remember now the exact date but it was early thirties when planes still looked clunky and blocky. i was awed they came up with this design so early. i figured it must be pretty much undeniable the italians can come up with pretty stylish and sexy designs. oh, maybe i should add, i think it had cooling problems (being mid-engine) so, maybe i should say, sleek design but maybe not entirely practical (but, maybe that's part of the definition of "sexy"?)

b.w.

whoa! i just had a faint memory tingle that it was a "bugatti" and did a google search ("bugatti airplane"), that was it. holy s*it (!!!) this plane is MUCH more incredible than i ever remember it looking (the picture i saw was before restoration) i revise my opinion, this IS the most sexy airplane ever (er, i mean, ESPECIALLY how early it was.)

Little?

Easy. Whichever one you're flying in _right now_ !

-- Jeff R.

...and this rates as just about one of the *funniest*:

-- Jeff R.

Littler than the T-72's they crack open like tin cans

With a GAU-8 30mm cannon firing at 4200 rounds/minute. I'm sure the Iraqi's that encountered these in combat said "Boy, now I'm really fuc*ed"

Mike E.

"Pete C." wrote:

NASA flys the SR's now - over poles for hole measurements... One or all are based in San Jose - at the NASA site there.

When I was living on Kwajalein - mid pacific - we had a U2 land in a fast way. The place was under security - after I talked to the pilot!

He was on a run and caught in the side of a Typhoon. He thought it might happen and had several possible landings. Only problem - one time shot and 1000 miles apart. He was a good pilot! He went out on a C-24 bumble bee wings off and down the throat of the plane.

Martin

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Dave Ly>>

Satellites orbit or 'sit' in the wrong spot. They are hampered by clouds and sun spots.

There are times when man needs to be there with eyes, camera and with Radar.

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Brent Phili>

X-1 and the Pogo Stick

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Lew Hartswick wrote:

Not sexy? A big honkin' gun with two big balls at the base designed to do nothing but f*ck...up whatever it's pointed at?

Pete C.

Old planes -

I liked the B-36 pusher myself. Props and turbo jets.

Martin Martin Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH & Endowment Member NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder

Tom wrote:

What was it - Treaty - that has been an issue world wide (almost).

Treaty this treaty that.... Salt's put all of the work my dad did in the trash

- or the reason - the main units of his design are owned by NASA. But now we need what we had. Such is life.

Martin Martin Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH & Endowment Member NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder

Boris Mohar wrote:

This is troll bait, but I can't resist.

You fellows are philistines, with your big jets.

AH-56 Cheyenne- a pretty aircraft with a mean streak.

DeHavilind Vampire- for lovers of the exotic

OV-1 Mohawk- now _there's_ a piece of tail. Widowmaker, of course, but captivating.

Grumman Widgeon- You have to love a beach babe.

I have to face it. I'm aeronautically promiscuous.

Kevin Gallimore

not by a long shot, pilgrim.

no, but the next one maybe?

Hughes H-1

ok lighter?