We have Ugly, How about Beauty?

[C]

I'm going to say (for a tube...) the 787. So curvy

Yet another idea Boeing copied from the Vickers VC10.

[Splinter562]

Some honorable mentions that have not been brought up so far (in semi-chronological order):

Ryan STA
Piper J-3 Cub
Beech 18
Howard 500
Lockheed F-104
North American X-15
Northrop B-2

[C]

North American X-15
Northrop B-2

!

Should've gone to Specsavers...

[expat]

I'm going to say (for a tube...) the 787. So curvy

Yet another idea Boeing copied from the Vickers VC10.

With the nose of a De Havilland Comet

Matt

[C]

I'm going to say (for a tube...) the 787. So curvy

Yet another idea Boeing copied from the Vickers VC10.

With the nose of a De Havilland Comet

Matt

Thats called the Vickers V-1000; a 787 minus podded engines.



http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/news/VickersArmstrongs_V1000_news_200480.html

[ShaneG_old]

I gotta add the B-58 Hustler to my list, and not just for it's name.

[skoker]

[color=#0000ff][b][size=14]MD-11!

[fighter25]

I love the looks of the Dassault Rafale M. Especially in it's prototype black paint.  8-)
Oh, and the Aermacchi M-346 looks pretty cool too...

[brettt777]

Well, whoever voted for the Russian planes I have to disagree. Those are the ugliest warbirds ever IMO. My vote goes for the P-51D. Nothing beats those lines then and now. Also a big fan of the F-5E/F...love that long swoopy nose. The F-22, F18, F-16 and of course the F-14 are all beautiful aircraft. As are the Gripen, Rafale and Typhoon (something so very sexy and cool about those canards).

[Mictheslik]

A couple of executives that haven't been mentioned.....

Piaggio P180
Cessna CitationX



.mic

[ShaneG_old]

Well, whoever voted for the Russian planes I have to disagree. Those are the ugliest warbirds ever IMO.

:-? (planes before the Mig-25, I agree, all planes after, I must protest. )

...love that long swoopy nose. (something so very sexy and cool about those canards).

That's why I like the Russian birds, all curvy and swoopy, and don't forget the canards on the more recent 'prettier' planes from our Russian companions.

American planes look like they were built to beat the air into submission, the (modern) Russian birds, and the latter EU planes you mentioned, all look as though they are intended to work with the air, and slip through without disturbing it. Very graceful. 8-)

[The-Black-Sheep]

Dassault Falcon 7X
Boeing 777
Avro Vulcan

8-)

Alec

[Travis]

The Bugatti P-100 has always been one of my favorites.
And of course, my contribution to the sim world: The Angel 44
Can't forget the Rockwell Aero Commander series!  (Watch Bob Hoover doing sunts in a Shrike!)

[beaky]

:-?
You guys have seen an F-86, right? And what about the P-38?
And no gliders? Come on... ever seen a Bowlus BA-100?

[Brett_Henderson]

This almost has to be broken down into "types"..  Like; GENERAL AVIATION / TRANSPORT / MILITARY

From there:

Cessna 310..  Nothing quite like it  :)

DC-8..           It looks like it hates being on the ground  8-)

B-52..            If you've ever seen on takeoff, you'd agree  :o