<VV> B-58A - no Corvair

[Tony Underwood]

At 07:46 PM 1/30/2007, John Beck wrote:
>Since you're asking to be asked...  --J.B.
>
>AeroNed at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Sorry Mike, IMO the B-58 is not even in my top 10 best looking  airplanes.
> >
> > Ned


(crossposted to VV-talk which is where the thread should go)

Ahh...  opinions...   now you've gotten me started.

Not in any particular order:


The F-104  Starfighter

...wasn't half-bad looking... world speed record holder for a while, 
the "missile with a man in it".   Could climb vertical at mach-1+.
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Aircraft/Fighters/F104s.jpg

Supermarine Spit   (later variants)

I'm partial to the later vintage Spitfires...  great looking airplane 
and with the Griffin they were real 
performers.    http://www.militaryairshows.net/legends03/img_7498.jpg

Lockheed Constellation

What can you say about lines like that?    Beautiful to look at, 
especially in the air in a fly-by.    Arguably THE best looking 
airliner to ever fly.   http://www.zyeuter.com/data/big/51861.jpg

Douglas DC-3

It's aesthetically simply perfect... function and form together, and 
it's such a sweet sound on take-off.    You can always ID a DC-3 when 
it flies overhead because almost nothing else sounds like 
that.     First airliner I ever set foot in was a Piedmont Air 
DC-3. 
http://www.thewallpapers.org/airplanes/images/piedmont-dc3_N25621.jpg

FW-190C "Storm Bird"

It just looks right.   A glance at it and you get the impression of 
pure danger in the sky.   It had aggressive looks and performance to 
match and it was extraordinarily capable.    Graceful in the air, and 
the big radial let you know it had 
horsepower.     http://www.nnavirex.com/shotpierre/Fw190F-2_5.SchG1.jpg

Convair F-106 Dart

Sleek, graceful, fast.   Like an arrowhead in the sky.    It looked 
like it was going Mach-2 just parked on the tarmack.    Scary fast, 
almost 1600 mph, lightning quick even by today's 
standards. 
http://www.strategic-air-command.com/aircraft/fighter/images/f106_delta_dart.jpg

Staggerwing Beech-17

If you ever saw one you'll know what I mean.    Epitome of 
bipes.   http://airteamimages.com/imageFiles/uploads/31947_800.jpg

Aero/Shrike Commander

I know, it's just a civil aviation twin but it's so nice to look 
at.    http://www.flightsimonline.com/Shrike/Image274.jpg

Beech-18

I never knew why the wingtips were like that, but the rest is just 
handsome.    GREAT noisemaker as it flies over, pure radial 
clatter.    One of my very favorite 
airplanes. 
http://www.orbitexperience.com/Photo_Gallery/Meet_Jay/Pilot/Takeoff.jpg

Martin B-26 Marauder

Who'd a thunk that a WW-II bomber could ever be graceful and sleek 
and pleasing to look at?    http://avions.legendaires.free.fr/Images/Gb26-2.jpg

DeHavilland DHC-7

Scarce, obscure, beautiful, graceful.   Four props makes it look 
impressive.    http://www.wetwing.com/civil/chalks/chalksfoto/dhc7.jpg


I have other "favorites" but I don't wanna clutter...


tony..