The Ugliest Aircraft!!

[Mushroom_Farmer]

Just the sound of it, and the sound of that beast of a cannon firing, is enough  

You mean whooosh followed by faaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrt

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[quote] You mean whooosh followed by faaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrt

[Ravang]

Any aircraft compared to a Spitfire is ugly 8-), but for the ugliest of the ugly it has to be Russian Transports. I have the right to free speech  

[Jakemaster]

The spitfire...










JUST KIDDING MARK! PUT AWAY THE MARMALADE!

No seriously, I can't pick just one ugly plane.  As others have said, all aircraft are beautiful.  Some are odd and not exactly sensually pleasing, but they are still planes.  I personally think that from certain angles almost any aircraft can be ugly (except the DC-3, it's beautiful no matter how you look at it), and I also tink that the A-380 is one of the ugliest out there now.

[expat]

A 10 Warthog

Matt

Grrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll


You'll learn to love the 'Hog if you've seen that sweet, sweet machine of death and destruction in action (Mmmmmmmm... GAU-8).

Just the sound of it, and the sound of that beast of a cannon firing, is enough  ;D

Bearing in mind I am over twice your age, I may have seen a thing or two more than your think  ;)

Matt

[ATI_7500]

Spitfire, Lancaster, P-80, MiG-15/17, MiG-21F series, A-6,...


Just to name  a few...

[F3Hadlow]

I have to go along with the X32 too.

[TheletterR]

I was reading about this in a book about airplanes, da da da da! The amazing 377SG 'Super Guppy' http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/machines/super_guppy.html

[Boomtown Rat]

ATL-98 Carvair. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvair

[Ivan]

PZL M-15 and Transavia Airtruk

[expat]

Spitfire, Lancaster, P-80, MiG-15/17, MiG-21F series, A-6,...


Just to name  a few...

Spitfire....................Are just trying it bate Ozzy?

Matt

[an-225]

Well...personally, I agree with Hagar and Tweek. The Super Connies are the most beautiful propliners around ESPECIALLY the long nose (radar) types. I love the An-225 and the Il-76 too. If you happen to say any of these (eh, you can make fun of the Il-76) are ugly...I keeeell you.  :) So, ugliest aircraft...hmmm...the Spitfire for sure. Vickers Valiant. P-80. F-86 Sabre. MiG 15/17/19/21. YB-52. B-47. Lisunov Li-2. Tornado F3. P-47 Thunderbolt. F-15A/C (E and ACTIVE are alright though). F/A-18E Super Hornet (C is alright). F-100 Super Sabre. F-17. E-1 Tracer. E-3A Sentry (Later versions are alright though, if they don't use CFM engines). MD-11. DC-10 (KC-10 is alright). 737 (Wedgetail and C-40 are alright). 717. 767. 777. 787. Antonov's flying tank. Tu-22A. And the Spitfire.

There that should cover all.  ;)

[Tweek]

So, ugliest aircraft...hmmm...the Spitfire for sure. Vickers Valiant. P-80. F-86 Sabre. MiG 15/17/19/21. YB-52. B-47. Lisunov Li-2. Tornado F3. P-47 Thunderbolt. F-15A/C (E and ACTIVE are alright though). F/A-18E Super Hornet (C is alright). F-100 Super Sabre. F-17. E-1 Tracer. E-3A Sentry (Later versions are alright though, if they don't use CFM engines). MD-11. DC-10 (KC-10 is alright). 737 (Wedgetail and C-40 are alright). 717. 767. 777. 787. Antonov's flying tank. Tu-22A. And the Spitfire.

What on earth is wrong with that lot?!

[an-225]

Tweek, this means war. You did not accept my peace offering (not listing the SEPECAT Jaguar). Just joking!  ;D

Reasons as follows for not liking aircraft that I listed:

Spitfire: To annoy Ozzy.
Vickers Valiant: Not streamlined.
P-80: Not streamlined.
F-86 Sabre: Not streamlined. Also has a hole in its nose. Why don't we just call it the F-86 Bundt Cake?
MiG-15/17/19/21: Same as F-86 Bundt Cake.
YB-52: Has a hideous bubble canopy. XB-52 is alright however.
B-47: See YB-52.
Lisunov Li-2: Piece of crap copy of the DC-3!!! There is only one DC-3. That is the DC-3.
Tornado F3: Streamlined. However its too streamlined. I prefer the bulky GR.4.
P-47: What...the...you are asking why this one is ugly? Lets rename the B-47 (jet) to B-47 II and this one to FB-47. The FB stands for flying bathtub.
F-15A/C: Well...its streamlined. The overall shape appeals to me. However the A & C are too small, so instead I opt for the E or ACTIVE.
F/A-18E Super Hornet: Eh, I hate those box intakes. I love the C's round ones.
F-100 Super Sabre: See F-86 Bundt Cake.
F-17: O...K...lots of things are wrong with this one. The shape is too radical compared to our present F-18's.
E-1 Tracer: Basically an E-2C Hawkeye. Which I like. However, the radar radome is WOAH! BIG!
E-3A Sentry: Eh, I like most current AWAC aircraft. However the flir and radar on the sides of the airframe spoil its looks and it doesn't look as streamlined as, say an E-3C Sentry.
MD-11: Its a tube with wings. 'Nuff said.
DC-10: This has a bit more character than the MD-11. It is not all automated. However it is still a tube with wings. KC-10 simply looks better because of the boom...and the Gunship Grey scheme.
737: Tube with wings. Wedgetail and C-40 are accepted due to radar equipment.
717: It is a lifeless, non-streamlined tube with wings.
767: Say good bye to the "airplanes with character" era.
777: See 767.
787: See 777 and 767.
Antonov Flying Tank: It is a tank that glides.
Tu-22A: Eh, I prefer the later version. The one with the name that escapes me. The Tu-22A just looks strange with two engines on the tail.

Well. There you go. The master list of reasons why these planes look ugly.

[Tweek]

Ooh, detailed answer.

Yes I agree with some of them, mainly the 'tubes with wings'! But I'm not sure how an Li-2 can be ugly, and a DC-3 can be not, seeing as they look exactly the same!

I happen to like the Valiant, F-86, MiG-15/17/21, Tornado (F3 and GR4), F-15, F/A-18 (yes, I prefer the A/C to the E), F-100, E-3A (in fact I think the E-3A looks better than the E-3D, nice smoky engines too!)... and that's probably about it.

The Tu-22A is the 'Blinder' and the Tu-22M3 is the 'Backfire'. The Tu-22M3 is one awesome aircraft. 8-)