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

F-16ADF · by **F-16ADF** » 29 Jun 2017, 21:46

Wow, the F-19!!!!!

I think that was probably around 1986ish??? I liked it, but never built it. That pic brings back memories though-

botsing · by **botsing** » 29 Jun 2017, 22:12

SpudmanWP wrote:
mixelflick wrote:The "F-19" pictured here was hardly the only one! Testor's had a model in the late 80's of the "F-19" Stealth Fighter. Was pretty bad a$$ too. Can someone post a picture?

I bought/made one...

Testor

Ha, that brings back memories of playing this game a lot while skipping school. :twisted:

laos · by **laos** » 29 Jun 2017, 23:06

So slim and neat...
A-5 Vigilante

mixelflick · by **mixelflick** » 29 Jul 2017, 22:54

botsing wrote:
SpudmanWP wrote:
mixelflick wrote:The "F-19" pictured here was hardly the only one! Testor's had a model in the late 80's of the "F-19" Stealth Fighter. Was pretty bad a$$ too. Can someone post a picture?

I bought/made one...

Testor

Ha, that brings back memories of playing this game a lot while skipping school.

F19.JPG

Never knew there was a game! But man, that Testor's model. I was convinced they nailed it! It's still an enticing design IMO, though I have no idea if it would have ever flown, LOL

charlielima223 · by **charlielima223** » 06 Aug 2017, 04:36

One is slow the other is fast

I don't know what it was about the A-6 but it always looked good to me.

madrat · by **madrat** » 09 Aug 2018, 01:59

Not my favorite, but kind of cool

mixelflick · by **mixelflick** » 28 Aug 2018, 20:03

lrrpf52 wrote:

The YF-23A was the sleekest, most futuristic fighter ever made IMO. It looked meaner and faster than an F-14, and that's really saying something. It was as fast or faster vs. anything else flying, had better stealth and room to grow. The legs on it (including supercruise) would have been phenomenal, even with the two prototype engines it was flying with.... in 1990!!!

They say much of this made it into the F-22. You can certainly see that in its reported super-cruise numbers (mach 1.5 spec, 1.8 in reported operational service). But on sheer looks alone, it's hard to beat the black widow. I hope the rumors are true that its still flying, in one form or another..

popcorn · by **popcorn** » 29 Aug 2018, 00:39

Beautiful beast

foxhound_31 · by **foxhound_31** » 29 Sep 2018, 17:36

Can't beat the Berkut :

I saw it once in the news as a teenager, and fell in love immediately ; I didn't have the internet back then, and most books about planes I could find back then were rather old and didn't have any info about it, but I was gradually able to find more and more data about the plane, and now it is, every now and then, my computer's background screen.

hythelday · by **hythelday** » 29 Sep 2018, 19:17

Why not Foxhound?

F-16ADF · by **F-16ADF** » 30 Sep 2018, 18:30

......The YF-17 Cobra. Truly a beautiful/remarkable jet.

sinusoiddelta · by **sinusoiddelta** » 30 Sep 2018, 18:47

The F-15K sans CFT’s (and paint) :inlove:

jetblast16 · by **jetblast16** » 30 Sep 2018, 22:53

^ Nice!

hkultala · by **hkultala** » 01 Oct 2018, 21:33

B-1B

Spitfire

Sea Fury

Lockheed A-12 (the SR-71's second canopy makes it uglier than this)

Me-262

De Havilland Mosquito

vilters · by **vilters** » 01 Oct 2018, 23:20

The wooden wonder was a technical masterpiece.

But all out, I'd go for the F-104 or A-5 Vigilante.
But I have a sweet spot for the Mirage 2000 series. (But they drink fuel. Always wondered what a Mirage 2000 with a P&W or GE engine might be like.)