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Okay, one of my votes goes to the Avro Shackleton. I gotta look at that ugly pig every day......and that's coming from a guy who's workin' on a big, brown, B-24 for cryin' out loud. :lol:

At Midland.....
http://users.bigpond.net.au/Shackleton/ ... age004.jpg

An artist's rendition.....
http://www.caricatureaircraftpictures.c ... SLT001.jpg

Or one with a training wheel.....
http://www.rob.clubkawasaki.com/arl168.jpg


HEY! I think the Shackleton looks cool! :lol:

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Heck, if it had retractable gear it would be sorta cool looking

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Northrop YC-125 Raider

http://www.pimaair.org/Acftdatapics/Northrop%20YC-125A.htm
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How about this...Those poor fellows at Midway..scrapping with Zero's


The Buffalo's down fall at Midway was largely due to inexperianced pilots and poor tactics.

A good example of the Brewster Buffalo being used successfully is by Finland.

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Nathan wrote:
The Buffalo's down fall at Midway was largely due to inexperianced pilots and poor tactics.

A good example of the Brewster Buffalo being used successfully is by Finland.


Yeah I second to this...finns also suffered a heavy blow during the Winter War 1939 when soviets I-16s suprised a mixed squad of Gloster Gladiators and Fokker D XXIs while they were scrambling and taking off.
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The X-32!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boei ... tuxent.jpg
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The X-32!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boei ... tuxent.jpg


I think it looks no uglier than the competitor X-35, in fact more personality in it IMHO.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:X-32 ... sc_004.jpg

I think several planes that have faced with VTOL capabilities did not come out pretty:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ryan_X-13.jpg

Like that Ryan X-13


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Check out this site... I think this should pretty much cover it! :D

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/

Check out the CA-60...
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... and Caproni Stipa
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RickH wrote:
Northrop YC-125 Raider

http://www.pimaair.org/Acftdatapics/Northrop%20YC-125A.htm


We HAVE a winner :lol:
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Boneyard wrote:
The X-32!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boei ... tuxent.jpg


Hey!! That's an extremely cool looking aircraft :D
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We HAVE a winner :lol:


I vote for Stipa:

Read the comments here below :D

http://www.seqair.com/Hangar/Zuccoli/Le ... gends.html


If that is not ugly enough...then these certainly are:

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/r1.html

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/fa ... villi.html


Latter looks like those masterpieces of so-called deconstructivist architecture.
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Connery wrote:
Boneyard wrote:
The X-32!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boei ... tuxent.jpg


Hey!! That's an extremely cool looking aircraft :D


Yeah, it looks good from all angles! :twisted:

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/usa/b ... 627-30.jpg

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/usa/b ... 12-924.jpg

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/usa/b ... 621-19.jpg
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PhantomAce08 wrote:
Check out this site... I think this should pretty much cover it! :D

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/

Check out the CA-60...
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A Flying Apartment Building! :shock:

As far as my vote I'd have to agree w/ the Bv-141. U-g-l-y...

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Unfortunately, both entries from Caproni are disqualified as neither can be categorized as a warbird.

The Stipa sure is a babe magnet, though! :wink:

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I wonder what happened during the design phase of that r1-2..that is a nightmare !

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/r1.html

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