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Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:35 pm
by Clipper
It's official. There was great interest in the "Heavies" category, substantiated by the large number of us that voted. The result was what I had suspected right from the start...The Antonov 225 was the winner by a fairly comfortable margin. One of the more interesting statistics in this round was the fact that KDSM's "wicked witch ex-wife on her broom" actually garnered more votes than the C-17.... ;D
So there we have it, the beautiful mammoth they call Antonov 225 is Sim'v's choice as the "Best Of The Best"


Antonov 225


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Want to know more about this Gargantua? click here...
http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/An-225

Next up...Oddities and Experimentals

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:04 pm
by chomp_rock
Doesn't suprise me a bit, only right for the biggest *(successful) aircraft to win the favourite heavies comp...

First: AN-225
Second: MD-11, A380 (tie)
Third: VC-10 (Now that suprised me, the VC-10 isn't even that big!)
Fourth: 747

*I don't consider the Spruce Goose successful, it only flew once and never got out of ground effect, a failure IMO.

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:30 pm
by simonmd
Yay, another European (almost) winner! ;) I thought the MD11 deserved it more mind, if you're talking about looks, surely the best. Good to see such support for the old VC10, not that big by today's standards but at the time was one of the largest airliners flying and certainly the fastest. (pre 747 of course)

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:11 am
by Tweek
Yes, I think you can count the VC10 as a heavy. It's not exactly a small aircraft either!

Though I'm glad the 225 got more votes than the A380! The 225 actually looks slender in comparison!

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:57 am
by Hai Perso Coyone?
The AN225 is insanely large...but as for commercial flying...one must admit, the MD-11 is beautiful ;) ;D

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:02 am
by cspyro21
Ah, just as I thought. ;)

Can't wait for "air oddities"! :D

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:24 am
by F3Hadlow
Nice to see the correct winner this time! :P ;D

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:39 am
by Fitter
This aircraft is already a winner even before the pool starts....I take my hat for the Antonov Design Bureau 8)

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:00 am
by krigl
No surprises there, and 2 beautiful shots :o

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:33 am
by The_Joker_Flyer
A true winner!!!!  ;D

though i voted for the MD11... *cough* *cough* ;D ;D ;D

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:42 pm
by A/SGT.Mav316
Ah, just as I thought. ;)

Can't wait for "air oddities"! :D


I would give my vote to the Super Shylph for its bizarre design.

Re: Best Of The Best: Heavies...Winner!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:34 pm
by Clipper

I would give my vote to the Super Shylph for its bizarre design.


It'll be up against some stiff competition Mav.. :)

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Everyone, please note the upcoming category is now "Oddities And Experimentals"