Ugly aircraft

[Spring Ford]

Something ugly, at Carlisle

Here's a variant, guess the guy inside was claustrophobic?

 

[Velocity173]

Eh, not many of the early jets were that attractive. Not sure I’d label the Meteor as ugly though. Bottom one tested the effects of G forces in the prone position.

 

[AKBill]

It is ugly..

 

[Zeldman]

I was ugly before it was cool....

 

[Bobanna]

Are you saying you haven't slept with worse?

 

[Velocity173]

Ugly is it’s middle name.

 

[Zeldman]

I would love to have one of these....

 

[Bill]

 

[GRG55]

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Looks like an MCAS bumper.

 

[GRG55]

The Brits always had a talent for producing effective, but occasionally ugly, airplanes.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

The Brits always had a talent for producing effective, but occasionally ugly, airplanes.

Very extensive modification of the Comet.

 

[Brad Smith]

 

[azblackbird]

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That was an aircraft that was solely designed for ground effect flying.

 

[asicer]

The Brits always had a talent for producing effective, but occasionally ugly, airplanes.

It's almost as if British planes were the French cars of aviation.

 

[Stingray Don]

 

[Busflyer]

The Brits always had a talent for producing effective, but occasionally ugly, airplanes.

Occasionally? Almost always. Spitfire excluded.

 

[Eric Stoltz]

Ugh, it's like you guys aren't even trying

 

[azblackbird]

^^^^
Further proof that you can throw a wing and a power plant on just about anything and make it fly.

 

[Pilawt]

Well, maybe not ugly ... Homely yes, ugly no. Emigh A-2 Trojan:




Waco (yes, that Waco) Model W Aristocraft:




Northrop YC-125 Raider:

 

[Heftiger]

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A nose only a mother can love.

 

[GRG55]

Occasionally? Almost always. Spitfire excluded.

Now, now. Let's see if we can maybe change your mind on that:

de Havilland DH 103 Hornet:

Hawker Hunter F.58:

de Havilland DH.88 Comet Racer (remember, this was 1934!):

de Havilland Vampire:

The Mossie:

Hawker Sea Fury:

Vickers VC10 (On a 6 hour connection at Heathrow in 1965, I remember as a 10 year old watching these launch and immediately disappear up into the low cloud on a grey London day):

Avro Vulcan:

And, of course, Concorde:

 

[PilotRPI]

Now, now. Let's see if we can maybe change your mind on that:

de Havilland DH 103 Hornet:

Hawker Hunter F.58:

de Havilland DH.88 Comet Racer (remember, this was 1934!):

de Havilland Vampire:

The Mossie:

Hawker Sea Fury:

Vickers VC10 (On a 6 hour connection at Heathrow in 1965, I remember as a 10 year old watching these launch and immediately disappear up into the low cloud on a grey London day):

Avro Vulcan:

And, of course, Concorde:

I’m pretty sure I married my wife because her grandfather was a Mosquito pilot. He wished he’d had a chance to fly the Hornet. And the Comet racer is one of my favorite planes of all time.

 

[Pilawt]

It even sounds ugly. Turn up the volume.

 

[Piperonca]

And, of course, Concorde:

That ain't ugly -- it's beautiful. Saw one land at DFW one time and fell in love with it.

 

[Stephen Poole]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...volutionary-celera-500l-aircraft-may-fly-soon

As usual, still in development, has fantastic specs (over 400knots at 65,000 feet -- prop driven) and etc. Uglier than home made sin.

 

[cgrab]

I fly a Cardinal so everything else is ugly.

 

[AKBill]

As usual, still in development, has fantastic specs (over 400knots at 65,000 feet -- prop driven) and etc. Uglier than home made sin.

That's impressive V-12 powered, water cooled, turbo charged, piston engine. You got to love that...

 

[Stephen Poole]

That's impressive V-12 powered, water cooled, turbo charged, piston engine. You got to love that...

I don't know enough to say. Is there enough air at 65000 for a prop to "bite?" I know some military planes can do it, but aren't all of them turbofans/jets?

 

[Bobanna]

I would love to have one of these....

Is that just so you can seduce women?

 

[Tantalum]

My favorite ugly plane has always been the Edgley Optica

 

[Timbeck2]

I'll play.

flame on!

 

[donjohnston]

I don't know enough to say. Is there enough air at 65000 for a prop to "bite?" I know some military planes can do it, but aren't all of them turbofans/jets?

That was my thought as well. The C130 has a service ceiling of 33,000'. P3 is 28,000'. Seems improbable that a piston powered prop could get up to 65,000'.

 

[skier]

I would love to have one of these....

Me too. Those things look awesome. I'd settle for just seeing one fly in person.

 

[Stingray Don]

 

[steingar]

If it’s ugly, it’s British
If it’s weird, it’s French,
If it’s ugly and weird, it’s Russian

 

[GRG55]

...As usual, still in development, has fantastic specs (over 400knots at 65,000 feet -- prop driven) and etc. Uglier than home made sin.

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Somebody has fantastic specs confused with fantasy specs...

 

[Stephen Poole]

Somebody has fantastic specs confused with fantasy specs...

Heh. Not me. I meant it in the original sense of "fantastic" -- as in, "fantasy-like."

 

[GRG55]

Heh. Not me. I meant it in the original sense of "fantastic" -- as in, "fantasy-like."

I was referring to the promoters.

 

[Stephen Poole]

I was referring to the promoters.

I figured that. I guess I should have used the word "fantasticAL."

Y'all've been doing this a lot longer than me. I'm still getting used to all of the small companies that announce a new plane design, publish fantasticAL specs for it (including an unbelievable price) .. .. ... and then they go bankrupt.

 

[UngaWunga]

How could y'all leave this one out?