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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #36 on: December 18, 2009, 09:47:31 AM »
Welcome Johnnie.
Why the Tupolev?
How about 4 more?

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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #37 on: December 25, 2009, 10:53:27 AM »
Hello all,

Here my shortlist of a very long list  >:D

1) F-14 Tomcat
2) A-10 Thunderbolt
3) P-38 Lightning
4) F4U Corsair
5) F-105 Thunderchief

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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #38 on: May 07, 2010, 12:22:45 AM »
In no particular order:

B-1B (naturally!)
F-4 (any variant, any country)
MiG 21
F/A-18
FW 190

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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #39 on: May 08, 2010, 05:47:02 PM »
It's not the same as my top 5, but definately great planes you listed, in my opinion as well. There's some variants of the F-4 I don't like though, the QF-4 ones ;)
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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #40 on: May 18, 2010, 01:47:04 PM »
seem like the good old Skyhawk (A-4) disappeared to the Great void of history hm..... still flies here in Israel
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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #41 on: July 01, 2010, 05:49:09 PM »
Well, attack planes always get less love than fighters. But A-4 is wonderful, looks (mostly) good, said to fly well, was cheap, carried a big load for such a small aircraft. Rightfully called a hot-rod. But, I don't like the look of the early versions, and I don't like what Israel did (see picture). That's just ugly. It isn't really big, fast, fascinating or powerful. That's why it's not in my top 5, but if I would have an aircraft museum, I'd definately get one and give it a good spot...
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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #42 on: September 24, 2010, 10:25:23 PM »
For me it goes something like this:

1. Dassault Rafale
2. Dassault Mirage 2000
3. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
4.Grumman F-14 Tomcat
5.McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2011, 10:26:38 AM »
F-15E/K/SG
F/A-18F Super Hornet
AV-8B
Rafale
F-111D/F
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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #44 on: February 07, 2011, 04:29:25 AM »
Welcome Wolfhound,

Why the F-111D/F specifically?
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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #45 on: February 07, 2011, 05:29:50 AM »
Yeah. I can understand the 'F' model but the 'FB/G' has superior avionics and more thrust than the 'D' and the 'C' model had the same engines as the 'D' yet was Pave Tack equipped whereas the 'D' was not. Just kind of strange you would single out just the the 'F' and the 'D'. (Sorry, I get a little 'touchy' on the subject :D)
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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #46 on: February 08, 2011, 02:55:01 PM »
I suppose you're even more touchy lately, with the RAAF having retired them recently. Moreover the G models are getting cut up.
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Re: What are your five favourite aircraft in history?
« Reply #47 on: February 08, 2011, 03:07:08 PM »
Yep, sad time for me. Unfortunately they're obligated to cut up the 'G' models in accordance with agreements made during the 'Cold War' (SALT and all that stuff) due to their Nuclear capabilities so we won't see any on a pole over there. It still boggles my mind to do that to perfectly flying aircraft, especially the 'G' as they had relatively low airframe hours for a 40 year old jet.
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