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

str · by **str** » 03 Mar 2016, 16:54

Mirage G

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jetblast16 · by **jetblast16** » 04 Mar 2016, 15:29

str nice!

I just saw this gem in the news today. Russia's new SR-10 trainer. She's a beaut in my opinion! I love it!

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charlielima223 · by **charlielima223** » 04 Mar 2016, 22:21

jetblast16 wrote:str nice!

I just saw this gem in the news today. Russia's new SR-10 trainer. She's a beaut in my opinion! I love it!

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forward swept wings... very interesting. I haven't seen that feature since the X-29 and the Berkut.

edpop · by **edpop** » 05 Mar 2016, 08:27

The CF-105 Avro Arrow from Canada back in the 50's and 60's was pretty sweet!

jetblast16 · by **jetblast16** » 05 Mar 2016, 19:00

CF-105 Avro Arrow - AWESOME. I love those high speed interceptors from the 50s and 60s. I also really like the F-108.
Sick plane man. See below.

count_to_10 · by **count_to_10** » 05 Mar 2016, 23:02

charlielima223 wrote:
jetblast16 wrote:str nice!

I just saw this gem in the news today. Russia's new SR-10 trainer. She's a beaut in my opinion! I love it!

FmebdwsP3To.jpg

forward swept wings... very interesting. I haven't seen that feature since the X-29 and the Berkut.

I thought that forward swept wings were intended to reduce induced drag in turns, but didn't work as well as expected. What's the point on a trainer?

charlielima223 · by **charlielima223** » 06 Mar 2016, 01:26

count_to_10 wrote:I thought that forward swept wings were intended to reduce induced drag in turns, but didn't work as well as expected. What's the point on a trainer?

From my understanding the forward swept wing design was supposed to help keep airflow over control surfaces during high AoAs.

It is also my understanding that forward swept wings actually produce "more drag" than conventional swept back designs. Forward swept wings would always have slower top speeds when compared to swept back wing. Northrop Grumman tried to get around this with the Switchback concept. You'll see that concept in fictional aircraft in video games and movies.

speaking of concept or experimental aircraft. This one is just too damn sexy in my eyes.

jetblast16 · by **jetblast16** » 06 Mar 2016, 01:38

From Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/militar ... ard-wings/

'According to UPI, the manufacturer claims this gives the plane better stability at slower speeds and "enhanced takeoff and landing performance."'

Scorpion82 · by **Scorpion82** » 01 Apr 2016, 17:29

jetblast16 wrote:From Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/militar ... ard-wings/

'According to UPI, the manufacturer claims this gives the plane better stability at slower speeds and "enhanced takeoff and landing performance."'

Looks completely out of proportion to me, like an F/A-18 front fuselage being mated to something undefinable.

snypa777 · by **snypa777** » 04 Apr 2016, 17:04

Scorpion82 wrote:
jetblast16 wrote:From Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/militar ... ard-wings/

'According to UPI, the manufacturer claims this gives the plane better stability at slower speeds and "enhanced takeoff and landing performance."'

Looks completely out of proportion to me, like an F/A-18 front fuselage being mated to something undefinable.

Yeah it looks like a mish mash of a lot of everybody else`s ideas.

snypa777 · by **snypa777** » 04 Apr 2016, 17:05

str wrote:Mirage G
g8.jpg

man that's a beauty.

jetblast16 · by **jetblast16** » 07 Apr 2016, 15:26

If looks could kill... The Raptor looks like a UFO or something from certain angles. Wicked looking :twisted:

nutshell · by **nutshell** » 18 Aug 2016, 00:00

PAK for me hands down is the prettiest thing ever ^^

uclass · by **uclass** » 05 Sep 2016, 16:26

I know it's a prop, but MiG-31 Firefox.

durahawk · by **durahawk** » 06 Sep 2016, 15:45

For bombers, I'm hard pressed to find an airplane more elegant than the B-47:

For fighters, I think the Dassault Rafale has some of the sexiest curves around: