What is the rarest aircraft youve seen?

[eniranjanrao]

DC - 3
IL -14
Canberra English Electric
Faichild Packet
I hope the above are considered old enough.

[Tom.]

Probably an RC-135 but i have also seen the Curtiss Hawk

[DaveSims]

Well let's see.  I work at airports so I see a lot of planes.  Here is a short list

AN-124 (A regular visitor at my old airport, KHSA)
Beech D-18 (We have two rotting away at my current airport KMCW)
F4U Corsair
T-6/SNJ
P-51 (We have a couple of CAF guys at MCW)

[Rifleman]

Interesting. May I ask where you saw the FD2?

When I was a young lad and all that flew overhead was prop driven, it would be very hard to mistake the shape and sound of a jet powered Delta even in the eyes of a 6-7 yr old boy......especially since the setting of a world speed record had just been recently done........my mother still mentions it from time to time when I get her going about planes.....my interest stems from her taking the family to watch cadets land gliders on a nearby local field........we could hear them on the radio as they passed very low over the roadway just before touching down........

I was living in South Shields at the time......mouth of the Tyne.

[Hagar]

my interest stems from her taking the family to watch cadets land gliders on a nearby local field........we could hear them on the radio as they passed very low over the roadway just before touching down........

LOL When I did my gliding courses we had no radio or intercom for that matter. Anyone on the airfield & in the local village could plainly hear the instructors shouting at their students without it*. It could get very entertaining at times.

I was living in South Sheilds at the time......mouth of the Tyne.

You mean South Shields.

*PS. The students weren't allowed to shout back.

[Ivan]

OK heres my list

In-flight:
[*]DC-3 PH-DDZ
[*]a flying Ju52 in Potsdam
[*]TU-154M on approach to EHAM (not a rare type but knowing that Pulkovo flies a B735 now...)
[*]Panavia Tornado @ 20 m height

Not-so-rare
Load of Il-76s at EBOS... you can see these if you use the coast road.

[Tweek]

[*]Panavia Tornado @ 20 m height

Not exactly rare, though, is it?

[Rifleman]

You mean South Shields.

Damn finger glitch !  ::)........its the "left hand-right hand" thing getting me again.......

[Ivan]

Not exactly rare, though, is it?

In holland it is...

[Ecko]

Come to think of it, I forgot my best flight ever! - The day I got a ride in an Auster.


I don't know how "rare" the Auster is, probably not very rare, but I think a flight in one could be considered somewhat rare? Rare or not, it's a lovely plane!

[Hagar]

As I mentioned earlier, rarity is relevant to you & where you are. If you've never seen one before I suppose it could be classed as rare.

Come to think of it, I forgot my best flight ever! - The day I got a ride in an Auster.

I don't know how "rare" the Auster is, probably not very rare, but I think a flight in one could be considered somewhat rare? Rare or not, it's a lovely plane!

It would depend on the type. Some Austers are rarer than others but there's still quite a few around. You were lucky to get a flight in one though.

PS. My idea of a rare aircraft is where there is only a limited number in existence. I've been lucky enough to see quite a few where only a very small number were ever built. Not only that but seen them in the air where they belong.

[Ecko]

It would depend on the type. Some Austers are rarer than others but there's still quite a few around. You were lucky to get a flight in one though.

I'll check it out, I don't think there are too many flying Austers in Denmark so a quick google should do it.

[Ecko]

Here it is!

OY-EFU - Beagle-Auster A.61 Terrier 2


This little beauty!

[Hagar]

Here it is!

OY-EFU - Beagle-Auster A.61 Terrier 2

This little beauty!

Ah, that's very smart indeed. We had a brand new Terrier at the club when I worked there back in the 1960s. Had a couple of lessons in it but I must admit I didn't like it as much as the good old Tiger Moth.

[an-225]

As I mentioned earlier, rarity is relevant to you & where you are. If you've never seen one before I suppose it could be classed as rare.

It would depend on the type. Some Austers are rarer than others but there's still quite a few around. You were lucky to get a flight in one though.

PS. My idea of a rare aircraft is where there is only a limited number in existence. I've been lucky enough to see quite a few where only a very small number were ever built. Not only that but seen them in the air where they belong.

yep this is what I meant by "rare" when I started this thread.