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What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

Flieger

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Dixon Cannon said:
Correct me if I off base; but do you see the beginnings of the Messerschmitt Me-262 silhouette in DH design? I've always thought so!

-dixon cannon

Dixon: I guess you are reffering to this one?
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Yeah, as long as the 262 was sitting on its tail, there was some similarities... when it got a nose wheel - Not so much. :)

I'm amazed of how many of the DH-designs that became classics. :eek:

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Smithy

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Hi Flieger, I think that the similarity goes even further with the B-1 trainer and night fighter variants with the long faired in cockpit.

Talking of DH designs I had the pleasure of having a very good look over (including inside) of a Mossie FB.VI at Bod?? Luftfartsmuseum in April :D
 

Flieger

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Yes, Smithy. You have a point about the 262 trainers and NFs. *doh* Forgot about those. :eek:

Arghhh! The Bod?? museum! I've been planning to go there so many times but something always comes in between. Apart from the Mossie FB you have some real goodies there. *mental note to self: Plan trip to Bod??!) lol

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Smithy

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Hi Flieger,

I took a few photos last time I was there and suppose I could post them here in a thread if you and others are interested.

Bodø is not a bad place to live if you like aircraft, as well as the musuem, 331 Sqn with F-16s are based there. When we were living there in 2003 - 2004, my office window at work looked over to the airport and airbase runways so I had the pleasure of watching 331 take off and land on their morning and afternoon sorties. I also had the pleasure of visiting the base and being shown around the F-16s and filming take off as we had a Danish film maker over who wanted some footage.

Cheers,

Smithy.
 

Flieger

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Smithy said:
I took a few photos last time I was there and suppose I could post them here in a thread if you and others are interested.

PLEASE DO!!! :eek:

Modern "hairdryers" like the F-16 doesn't get my pulse racing for some reason. [huh] But being close enough to an military airfield to smell the fumes does. :D

I'm lucky enough to have a friend who is the curator of a small museum outside the city where I live. He's just finishing up a DH Vampire (FB.5) moving on to a P-51D that crashed in 1956... talk about big puzzles! :)

Cheers
/F
 

Smithy

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Flieger said:
Modern "hairdryers" like the F-16 doesn't get my pulse racing for some reason. [huh] But being close enough to an military airfield to smell the fumes does. :D

No I'm the same, piston engined aircraft are my first love by a long way. Although it was a joy to watch the F-16s everyday and be taken for a good look round them.

And I'll post some pics from the Museum later today ;)
 

Bertie Wooster

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I'd love to have flown the P-51 Mustang, or a Hawker Hurricane - classic, speedy airframes. In terms of aesthetics I love the Vulcan bomber - beautiful aircraft, ugly purpose.
 

KilroyCD

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The Spitfire, of course!

As one could probably guess by my avatar, the Spitfire is my favourite aeroplane. The Mk.VIII is one I had the pleasure of photographing air-to-air at Oshkosh back in the 90s, when I was doing a lot of aviation photography. Below is a larger version of that pic.
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However, my favourite Spitfire is the Mk.XIV (the Mk.Ia follows a close second), and here's a Mk.XIVe I shot on the flightline at Duxford in September 2000.
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Spitfire

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Nice shots KilroyCD - as you can guesse by my name, it's also my favourit aircraft. With the Hawker Hurricane closing in as number two.

As in this great painting by Alex Hamilton
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Jerekson

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Diamondback said:
Indeed. I was there when they rolled her out from her restoration. Too bad they can't raise and restore one of the sunken 314 Clippers the same way...

Ah, the Clipper. :arated:
 

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