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Is the P-51 Mustang the best looking aircraft of all time?
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:32 pm
Looks like it’s about to kick your arse
F-14 is second place imo
F-14 is second place imo
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:35 pm to DavidTheGnome
It’s certainly at the the top end of the list I’d not the top.
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:35 pm to Deactived
Cousin of mine used to fly them.
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:35 pm to DavidTheGnome
Also one of the best sounding. That thing will get you 6 to midnight
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:36 pm to DavidTheGnome
Love the P-51
But I've always had a thing for F-86's
But I've always had a thing for F-86's
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:36 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Is the P-51 Mustang the best looking aircraft of all time?
No.
The P-38 Lockheed Lightning
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:41 pm to DavidTheGnome
For real? What year?
I think it's one of the most interesting military hidden stories
I think it's one of the most interesting military hidden stories
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:42 pm to DavidTheGnome
It's close with another American design from that same war - the F4U Corsair -
I think the Corsair looks a little more elegant, but I also prefer the Mustang's overall aesthetics as you obviously do.
There were A LOT of good looking fighter planes in that war. The Germans had the Me-109 and the FW-190. The Brits had the beautiful Spitfire. Even the Japanese Zero had a certain charm to it.
American fighters, with few exceptions (*cough* P-47 *cough*) were fairly good looking aircraft.
I think the Corsair looks a little more elegant, but I also prefer the Mustang's overall aesthetics as you obviously do.
There were A LOT of good looking fighter planes in that war. The Germans had the Me-109 and the FW-190. The Brits had the beautiful Spitfire. Even the Japanese Zero had a certain charm to it.
American fighters, with few exceptions (*cough* P-47 *cough*) were fairly good looking aircraft.
This post was edited on 11/11/18 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:43 pm to Deactived
Yep not sure what year. He went from that to the space shuttle.
ETA I think second cousin, never even met the guy that I know of.
ETA I think second cousin, never even met the guy that I know of.
This post was edited on 11/11/18 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:43 pm to DavidTheGnome
F-4 Phantom
When I was a kid in early 80s, I thought this plane was the coolest ever.
I still love it's lines.
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Looks like it’s about to kick your arse
When I was a kid in early 80s, I thought this plane was the coolest ever.
I still love it's lines.
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:44 pm to DavidTheGnome
No love for the Stipa Caproni?
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:45 pm to cattus
Damn. I need to know more about this...
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:45 pm to DavidTheGnome
I don’t know about “best looking” but my dad told me a P-51 saved his life during the Battle of the Bulge.
He and his squad were pinned down by a German machine gun and a P-51 came out of nowhere and made a strafing pass. The machine gun didn’t fire again.
Several of the soldiers in Dad’s squad didn’t survive that encounter and Dad told me it was the only time during his time on the frontlines in WW II that he thought he was about to die.
The Greatest Generation.
He and his squad were pinned down by a German machine gun and a P-51 came out of nowhere and made a strafing pass. The machine gun didn’t fire again.
Several of the soldiers in Dad’s squad didn’t survive that encounter and Dad told me it was the only time during his time on the frontlines in WW II that he thought he was about to die.
The Greatest Generation.
This post was edited on 11/11/18 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:46 pm to DavidTheGnome
This beauty has saved countless lives.
Posted on 11/11/18 at 10:53 pm to Ace Midnight
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American fighters, with few exceptions (*cough* P-47 *cough*) were fairly good looking aircraft.
I know you ain't callin' my Pappy ugly...
Posted on 11/11/18 at 11:03 pm to Ace Midnight
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It's close with another American design from that same war - the F4U Corsair -
I've asked my 97 year old father about it before. He was an aviation metalsmith on the USS Enterprise CV6 during WWII. He worked on all the planes aboard the Enterprise during 1943 to 1945. The plane he liked the most was the F4U Corsair. He said they were the most reliable and best built. He liked the styling as well. Just his humble opinion.
Posted on 11/11/18 at 11:11 pm to DavidTheGnome
The mustang looks “American”
The Corsair looks smooth like a junk left handed pitcher
The A10 is just a badass flying tank
The Corsair looks smooth like a junk left handed pitcher
The A10 is just a badass flying tank
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