What is the ugliest aircraft?

[Matt275]

Just wondering what everyones idea of the ugliest aircraft is?

for me its the piperjet. :-/

[Anxyous]

Airbus Beluga... ugh...

[Rich H]

Fokker 614 http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=fok ... a=N&tab=wi

[Sean_TK]

I would have to go with either of these:

Stipa Coproni
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contribut ... l/4389.jpg

Transavia Airtruck
http://aerovideos.com/images/photosPage/transavia.jpg

[Dr.bob7]

I learned this one from rotty the Caproni CA60

http://vintage-aviation.hp.infoseek.co. ... 0_1921.jpg

[NitroPower]

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.

[Hagar]

This subject crops up from time to time. I'm always surprised to see other people's ideas. It all depends on your definition of ugliness I suppose. I've seen a lot of aircraft of all shapes & sizes over the years but can't say I would call any of them ugly. Interesting or unusual might be better descriptions. There is usually a very good reason for the way they look. Something that appears ugly at first sight will often become attractive or even beautiful the more you see of it. I thought the Boeing 747 looked very odd the first time I saw one.

Here's one example of an aircraft only a mother or designer could love. The Farman F-4X Jabiru. This is the only photo I've ever seen of it. I can only suppose that there is an open cockpit on top of the fuselage. http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/113684.jpg

The Jabiru could carry 6 passengers. Four examples were built & actually entered service in 1925.

[NitroPower]

This subject crops up from time to time. I'm always surprised to see other people's ideas. It all depends on your definition of ugliness I suppose. I've seen a lot of aircraft of all shapes & sizes over the years but can't say I would call any of them ugly. Interesting or unusual might be better descriptions. There is usually a very good reason for the way they look. Something that appears ugly at first sight will often become attractive or even beautiful the more you see of it. I thought the Boeing 747 looked very odd the first time I saw one.

Here's one example of an aircraft only a mother or designer could love. The Farman F-4X Jabiru. This is the only photo I've ever seen of it. I can only suppose that there is an open cockpit on top of the fuselage. http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/113684.jpg

The Jabiru could carry 6 passengers. Four examples were built & actually entered service in 1925.

That is horrible.

[expat]

There are no ugly aircraft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...........and that is backed up each time I have to look at the wife of a particular co-worker

Matt

[specter177]

The Boeing X-32.

[beaky]

A rather odd list of choices there...

There are some aircraft that just make my heart beat faster, but I don't mind boxy, bulgy, slow-looking, etc... as a pilot, the only way an airplane will make me cringe is if it looks like it would not fly well.

That Caproni looks like- and was- a disaster waiting to happen. It doesn't even get points in my book for sheer audacity- it's horrible.
Pretty nifty7 houseboat, though...

But that Farman definitely lacks harmony, I guess... probably looks better with a pilot's head sticking out the top- helmet and goggles, and a greasy scarf...

[tcco94]

Fokker 614 http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=fok ... a=N&tab=wi

Wow..
I agree with this one!
Worst built airplane im my mind

[tcco94]

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

[Mictheslik]

I rather like the beauty of the Fokker 614.......

.mic

[Mitch.]

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.

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

Transavia Airtruck
http://aerovideos.com/images/photosPage/transavia.jpg

Unfortunetly that was built in Australia.