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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby Hagar » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:27 am

I think the ugliest aircraft would probably be the Junkes G38. There is an observation compartment in the wings and only 2 were ever built. :o

http://members.fortunecity.com/phreke/cs/junkersg38.html

Unusual perhaps but ugly? - I don't think so. One of these giants was a regular visitor to Croydon Airport before WWII. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP6Qvvdb1io
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby mrjake2002 » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:26 pm

There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


Agreed. I can't think of any aircraft that I find ugly, just different or interesting...

...Apart from, that is, the F-35... complete with rotating anus.
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby ShaneG_old » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:24 am

The XB-51 I used this month! ;D Not pretty at all!
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby Isak922 » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:04 am

The Boeing X-32.


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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby AMDDDA » Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:39 pm

Probably Donald Trumps' 727, just freaking ugly.


That or the Airbus Beluga.
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby tcco94 » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:14 am

That or the Airbus Beluga.

She's an ugly beast... :o
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby AussiePilot » Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:30 am

This:
http://www.allaboutguppys.com/sg/sgtest1a.jpg
All i had to do was type in worlds ugliest airplane into google images, and this was the first thing that popped up.

Is that even real ;D


EEWWW... Yeah, unfortunatly, it does exist. Its the early Beluga. It is often known as the "pregnant guppy". :-/
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby Slotback » Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:40 am

There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


Agreed. I can't think of any aircraft that I find ugly, just different or interesting...

...Apart from, that is, the F-35... complete with rotating anus.
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby Ferrari308guy » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:15 pm

Not a fan of this one, even though it's rather new. Maybe not the ugliest thing I've ever seen...but

http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/archiv ... et_084.jpg
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby expat » Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:51 pm

I know I said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but that was before I read this Dream lifter at Oshkosh Now that IS ugly :o

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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby JLangholzJ » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:42 pm

There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


Agreed. I can't think of any aircraft that I find ugly, just different or interesting...

...Apart from, that is, the F-35... complete with rotating anus.
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby Rich H » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:22 pm

Changed my mind: the B-24.
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby Wii » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:02 am

This one is not a pretty sight...


http://www.schipholspotter.com/600400/2 ... truk-1.jpg

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Have a look at this page, too.

http://www.imafreightso.com/shorts.htm
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Re: What is the ugliest aircraft?

Postby machineman9 » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:00 am

CCCP 19172... What the heck!?! (aka Beriev Bartini VVA 14 according to Google)


Beluga, horrid
Dreamlifter, bad, but not as horrid
VVA14 is just pure 'what the?!'

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