OK, then what's the PRETTIEST military aircraft (non-Viper)

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 16 Oct 2005, 22:10

A classic. Even on the ground it looks brute, like a bulldog when you stand in front of it...

RyanCollins · by **RyanCollins** » 16 Oct 2005, 22:18

Well... what about this???

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 16 Oct 2005, 22:29

Yep, somewhere earlier in this thread I mentioned the Flying Tennis Court... Another classic that is about to finish up its third career is theis one. A tribute to Sir Sydney Camm...

RyanCollins · by **RyanCollins** » 16 Oct 2005, 22:36

That's a good one, but I like this desing of Sir Sydney Camm... the Supermarine Spitfire.

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 16 Oct 2005, 22:59

Yeah the Spit. We keep one flying in the Netherlands. But I hate to correct you on his one: Sydney Camm of Hawkers did not design the Spit, Reginald Mitchell did and he never saw it flying, he died of cancer shortly before the Spit proto making its maiden flight.

boff180 · by **boff180** » 17 Oct 2005, 15:56

Sydney Camm came up with some of the best fighters ever....

Hawker Hart

Hawker Hurricane

Hawker Typhoon

Hawker Tempest

Hawker Fury/Sea Fure - the most powerful and deadly piston engined fighter EVER made anywhere

Hawker Hunter

Hawker Sea Hawk

Hawker Harrier - Not chief designer but had an input

MRCA - Now known more infamously as the Tornado... like the harrier he had an input

Just to name a few

Andy

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 17 Oct 2005, 19:38

Hi Andy

You forgot the Hawk trainer. But Camm's influence ended with the first Harrier version, the P.1127. MRCA was from the outset a tri-national (at first even five-national) project, evolving after Camm's death... But all the other Camm designs, I totally agree with you...

boff180 · by **boff180** » 17 Oct 2005, 20:54

i did say just a few

Actually its little known but the MRCA (before it was officially called that) was deeply related to a UK project that began in 1965... Camm was involved in the Initial designs before he died in 1966 which the other countries entering the project and it became the MRCA in 1968 .

Andy

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 17 Oct 2005, 21:52

OK...

RyanCollins · by **RyanCollins** » 18 Oct 2005, 19:55

PetervanStigt wrote:Yeah the Spit. We keep one flying in the Netherlands. But I hate to correct you on his one: Sydney Camm of Hawkers did not design the Spit, Reginald Mitchell did and he never saw it flying, he died of cancer shortly before the Spit proto making its maiden flight.

Sorry, I was mistaken when thinking that the "Spitfire" was a design of Sir Sydney Camm. The problem was that I confused the "Hurricane" with the "Spitfire" :oops:

Anyway, the Hurricane and the Spitfire are great fighters , and I like both of them...

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 18 Oct 2005, 20:04

And the Hurry bore the brunt of the Battle of Britain. There were more Hurries than Spits. The latter was publicity wise more sexy...

Bwadwey · by **Bwadwey** » 18 Oct 2005, 20:05

Why's the Eagle called the Tennis court? I'm guessing cuz of it's huge flat surface on the wing and fuselage. My fave planes are Super hornet, Tomcat and Eagle. All are very sexy planes lol

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 18 Oct 2005, 20:17

Yeap, the huge wing surface of the F/15 is responible for the nickname Flying Tennis Court.

RyanCollins · by **RyanCollins** » 27 Oct 2005, 21:15

I think this is one pretty aircraft...

PetervanStigt · by **PetervanStigt** » 29 Oct 2005, 12:12

Yep! I do too, a nice break from the (beautiful) Mirage deltas. Although the Argentinians just had a few Exocets and Etandards, they made use of them quite effectively in 1982...