What's Your Favourite Aircraft?

[mohgui]

Was watching Discovery Channel last night about the Top 10 Best fighters in the world...Here goes:

These planes were judge by cost of production, kill ratio, performance, fear factor... etc

1) P51D Mustang
1) F15C Eagle
3) F-4E Phantom
4) F-86 Sabre and MiG-15
5) Cant remember... :embrass:
6) Me 262
7) Spitfire
8) Sopwith Camel
9) BAE Harrier
10) F-22 Raptor

there's no number 5 as both the F-86 and MiG-15 are joint fourth. however, my favourite plane is the F/A-18. unfortunately, it's in position 11th on the list. damn...

 

[Hewland]

there's no number 5 as both the F-86 and MiG-15 are joint fourth. however, my favourite plane is the F/A-18. unfortunately, it's in position 11th on the list. damn...

F-86 Sabre. Cool man when firing those six-fifties.

 

[Hewland]

My fav plane is the A330 (my last flight into the now-defunct Kai Tak Airport in HKG was on a Cathay A330) and the A340-200 or -300 se (the ones with the CFM56 "hairdryer" engines, which took me all the way from HKG to Toronto nonstop, again on Cathay).

 

[mohgui]

i'd say the Airbus planes look nicer compared to the Boeings. however, the 787 Dreamliner is a beauty... but i never like the looks of the 747s.

 

[Hewland]

i'd say the Airbus planes look nicer compared to the Boeings. however, the 787 Dreamliner is a beauty... but i never like the looks of the 747s.

Have you noticed the middle landing gear (of the main ldg gear) on a certain model of the A340 is short when the gear is down for landing. It doesn't touch the ground unlike the 2 outer gears. Or does it fully extend only under certain conditions?

 

[Adrian]

i'd say the Airbus planes look nicer compared to the Boeings. however, the 787 Dreamliner is a beauty... but i never like the looks of the 747s.

Indeed Airbus looks better then Boeing. However in terms of handling characteristic, 747 is a much stable platform. Till date, even second hand 747s is still much expensive than 777s

 

[mohgui]

Have you noticed the middle landing gear (of the main ldg gear) on a certain model of the A340 is short when the gear is down for landing. It doesn't touch the ground unlike the 2 outer gears. Or does it fully extend only under certain conditions?

probably as a backup when the primary fails.

sideline a bit... some road trailers if you noticed, their wheels do not touch the road where the others do.

 

[monokydni]

Indeed Airbus looks better then Boeing. However in terms of handling characteristic, 747 is a much stable platform. Till date, even second hand 747s is still much expensive than 777s

That's my man! The Jumbo will always be the Queen of the Sky.

 

[Hewland]

probably as a backup when the primary fails.

sideline a bit... some road trailers if you noticed, their wheels do not touch the road where the others do.

Oh ya that's right.

 

[Hewland]

That's my man! The Jumbo will always be the Queen of the Sky.

Which is King of the Sky then?

 

[Halfmoon]

Which is King of the Sky then?

The new Air Bus JUMBO???? Not sure the code... A 3XX is it??? ;p

 

[Halfmoon]

I loved the cool looking F 14 Tomcat..... especially in shows, and you see the wings open and close in the air, and when they land on the carrier......

Commercial jet, I like those DC 9.... is it DC 9/10.... those smaller planes with 2 engine at the back ones...... Should be out of production.... even service......

I am not as hard core as the rest, but I enjoy reading all your discussion and it is interesting...... A 10, the tank killer look cool too......

Newer planes, I think the Rafale look nice....

 

[Big Kahuna]

The airplane that I like most is the Harrier that Arnold ride in the True Lies :lovegrin:

 

[Voigtlander]

Junker Ju-52! :thumbsup:

 

[Hewland]

The new Air Bus JUMBO???? Not sure the code... A 3XX is it??? ;p

The A380.

 

[Halfmoon]

The A380.

Ok, thanks.......

 

[harmony]

Ba ba Black Sheep... Vought F4U Corsair

http://www.acepilots.com/planes/main.htm

 

[Hommie]

Airbus Super Transporter, look like a flying whale! Massive!

 

[Hommie]

Boeing Sonic Cruiser concept

 

[hanoman]

A-10 Warthog :heart:
Not the prettiest of planes, but i just love its garang design.

Hey man we have the same likeness of the plane. I luv it, because its an Attacker and fully loaded with weapon.