the most beautiful plane

[JG52EvilMerlin]

Ye gods no. The Spitfire was UUGGGGLLLYYY

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

There actually has been 1 beautyfull Spit:

Just give it a Daimler Benz and Balkenkreuze and nobody will ever complain

[79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer]

hawker_biplanes.jpg

 

 

Fury.jpg

 

Oh yes! The Hart/Hind/Furry series of biplanes is among the most elegant ever built, no doubt!

 

Apart from the Spitfire being the by default most beautiful plane ever, I also quite like some of the Italian machines, which I feel share some of the elegance of the Hawker biplanes.

 

 

 

Savoia S.21, the "Porco Rosso"-plane

[unreasonable]

i thought everybody would agree spitfires curves makes her perfect, im surprised

 

I suppose because the Spitfire has been held up as the prettiest plane for so long everyone finds it a bit of a cliché.

 

Since non-WW2 planes are being shown I have to add the following, which I have always thought was the most amazing thing in the sky, although you really need the awesome deep rumbling sound to get the full terror of this thing coming to kill you.

 

[Mastermariner]

 

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! I am very disappointed with you. The candidate is obvious.

 

 

[unreasonable]

You would have thought that a Mastermariner would dislike a Tempest!

[Finkeren]

Has this devolved into a discussion about which plane looks the best? Great

 

To me there can be only one winner:

 

 

You just can't beat those lines. Pity the capabilities didn't really live up to the stunning looks.

[DD_bongodriver]

There is a reason Mig rhymes with Pig, if you want genuine USSR beauty then it's Yak.....at least in WWII terms.

[sallee]

But that rhymes with cack.

I'm confused.....

[indiaciki]

[DD_bongodriver]

But that rhymes with cack.

I'm confused.....

 

Don't be, just trust me, the Mig is fugly and the Yak sublime.

[sallee]

Don't be, just trust me, the Mig is fugly and the Yak sublime.

So mote it be....

[Solmyr]

She's the beauty queen IMHO :

[Han]

Emmmmmm.... No, this one

 

 

Most romantic and the same time powerfull metal bird ever 

It's like a great and laconic beautiful sword in the sky.

[Wulf]

No no no!!!!...That's just silly.  Where are the propellers for God's sake!  

 

 

This is most beautiful .........

 

[1./KG4_Blackwolf]

Not as slim and cleanly shaped as the 109 but I agree Yak-3 is looking good

Calling out a favourite is rather difficult indeed. There are many nice looking planes and many nice handling planes, most noticeable the ones being both.

 

So rather than focusing on one I'm pretty fascinated by several different aircraft in the same fashion. As for divebombers the Curtiss Helldiver is certainly one very beautyfull bird.

 

My Grandfather flew that plane from the carrier Franklin (CV-13) He told me it was hated by the crew, they called the SB2C the son of a b@tch 2nd class. The only way to bail out was to roll inverted and release the seat belt or the slipstream would pull you into the tail making you half the man you were. But I do like the looks of it and fly it a lot in IL2 1946.

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Interesting storry, always thiugh it had a rather well reputation...

 

Still among the most beautyfull dive bombers (and I'd totally love to fly it some day in a modern sim)

[unreasonable]

OK Wulf I will bite: what is that? Looks a bit like the big brother of the Westland Whirlwind I posted earlier with Merlins and an extended fuselage. Not sure what Cristopher Walken is doing in the cockpit though.

[DD_bongodriver]

what is that?

 

DeHavilland Hornet......actually it's a Sea Hornet as it seems to have the arrestor gear.

Edited November 2, 2014 by DD_bongodriver

[Finkeren]

OK Wulf I will bite: what is that? Looks a bit like the big brother of the Westland Whirlwind I posted earlier with Merlins and an extended fuselage. Not sure what Cristopher Walken is doing in the cockpit though.

 

The Hornet is actually more like a degenerated Mosquito.

[unreasonable]

Yes I see what you mean - much slimmer body, single seat Mosquito. Looks cool in the silver finish, but a bit hairdresserish. Mossie looks more serious.

[DD_bongodriver]

 

 

but a bit hairdresserish

 

[unreasonable]

You know, analagous to a hairdresser's car, like Lotus, not a real man's car like an Austin Healy 3000. The Hornet would probably look better in British Racing Green.

 

(I had forgotten how to spell analogous so I started to type the word into Google: amazing what came up before I was even half way through....)

[DD_bongodriver]

 

 

(I had forgotten how to spell analogous so I started to type the word into Google: amazing what came up before I was even half way through....)

 

potentially lots of Hairdressers I imagine

[DD_bongodriver]

 

 

The Hornet would probably look better in British Racing Green.

 

They wore cammo, finding a colour photo is like finding Bigfoot, heres a model.

 

[unreasonable]

Looks like an anorexic Mosquito that has been grounded by it's dad. Love the blue grass.

[DD_bongodriver]

 

 

Looks like an anorexic Mosquito that has been grounded by it's dad. Love the blue grass.

 

[Lusekofte]

The most beautifull aircraft is not even in the game yet.

 

+1  the prettiest of them all

[Lusekofte]

But this 2 have fascinated me most

 

Edited November 2, 2014 by LuseKofte

[unreasonable]

Only their mums could think either of those were beautiful.

[DD_bongodriver]

I sicked a little when I saw the pics.

[1./KG4_Blackwolf]

Interesting storry, always thiugh it had a rather well reputation...

 

Still among the most beautyfull dive bombers (and I'd totally love to fly it some day in a modern sim)

As modern day sim as we can get right now... IL2 '46 with HSFX and the Helldiver mod.

[Jaws2002]

Emmmmmm.... No, this one

 

 

Most romantic and the same time powerfull metal bird ever

It's like a great and laconic beautiful sword in the sky.

Had tons of fun with that one in fsx.

Really cool bird.

 

 

Edited November 2, 2014 by Jaws2002

[johncage]

sorry but the most beauifull plane ever and by far is IMHO:

 

 

and the 2. on my list is this plane:

 

the ugly brother of bf 110

[Obelix]

[Lusekofte]

Has this devolved into a discussion about which plane looks the best? Great

 

To me there can be only one winner:

 

 

 

You just can't beat those lines. Pity the capabilities didn't really live up to the stunning looks.

I agree and I wish this would be in this game, the MIG 3 did perform excellent in altitudes it was designed for, but in Russia even the Heinekens flew medium to low altitude

[Lusekofte]

But to me the most interesting planes in the war was not those who was in service, but the ones Germany in panic designed to counter the offensives from east and west

JU-287

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the new stuka

 

Edited November 6, 2014 by LuseKofte

[I./JG1_Baron]

For me most beautifull plane from WW2 are this:

 

[Yakdriver]

i am very fond of this bird...
at home in the alps and at sea.

[KaC_Furias]

Italian's planes 

 

 

regianne 2005 sagittario( archer) :

 

 

 

 

Machi 205 veltro ( greyhound)

 

 

 

fiat g-55 Centauro :