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Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:57 am

retroaviation wrote: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:

Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:58 am

Swiss Mustangs wrote:Swiss built Pilatus SB-2 "Pelikan"


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Martin


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

Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:07 am

Northrop YC-125 Raider

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

Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:38 am

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.

Cheers,
Nate

Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:33 am

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.

Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:02 am

The X-32!

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

Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:21 am

Boneyard wrote: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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Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:25 am

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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Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:26 am

RickH wrote:Northrop YC-125 Raider

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


We HAVE a winner :lol:

Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:28 am

Boneyard wrote:The X-32!

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


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

Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:38 am

Connery wrote: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.

Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:05 am

Connery wrote:


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

Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:15 am

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...

Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:46 am

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

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

Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:58 am

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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