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Offline SunKing

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« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2004, 10:42:29 AM »
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Offline DYGCaps

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« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2004, 10:45:13 AM »
For fighter, the P-51
For Medium, A-26 Invader
For Heavy, B-17s are ugly, B-24's rule :)

Offline Sway

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« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2004, 10:51:31 AM »
Grun which model 109 was that?

Offline Killjoy2

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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2004, 10:58:15 AM »
Heavy bomber category:


Offline Furball

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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2004, 12:31:47 PM »
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Grun which model 109 was that?


109G-2 'Black 6', currently in the Milestones of flight building, RAF museum, Hendon ;)







This one is there too




As For best looking aircraft:-

Fighter: Spitfire, hands down
Light bomber: Blenheim
Medium Bomber : Mossie
Heavy : B17F
Ground Attack : Typhoon (never appreciated it til i saw one for real)
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Offline Sway

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« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2004, 01:18:19 PM »
Its beautiful! :D

Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2004, 02:34:14 PM »
The Messerschmitt Me210/410 "Hornisse"





   Me210  Me410 "Hornisse"  
Wingspan  16.4m (53'9.5")
Length  11.2m (36'9")  12.4m (40'8.25")  
Weights:  Empty 5,455kg (12,000 lb) 6,164kg (13,650 lb)
Max Loaded 8,117kg (17,857lb) 10,674kg (23,483lb)
Engines  2x 1,100hp Daimler-Benz DB601A 2x 1,750hp Daimler-Benz DB603A
Max. Speed 385mph (620 km/h) 387.5mph (624km/h)
Service Ceiling 10,370m
Range  2,400km (1,491 miles) 2,330km (1,448 miles)
Military Load  2x 7.92mm MG17 machine guns, 2x 20mm MG151 cannon.  2x 7.92mm MG17 machine guns, 2x MG131 machine guns, 4x 20mm MG151 cannon.




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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2004, 02:41:57 PM »
Dunno I think the teeth look pretty good on the Vader  too
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Offline 2stony

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« Reply #23 on: January 29, 2004, 02:46:49 PM »
B-25

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Offline Grimm

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« Reply #24 on: January 29, 2004, 02:50:21 PM »
One plane that seems to catch everyones imagination for some reason is the PBY Catalina.   I would think that might be in the transport class/flying boat.    I dont know that it would be useful in AH but It would be on my neat to see list.

Offline Delirium

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« Reply #25 on: January 29, 2004, 03:27:25 PM »
P38 is great, but the lines and curves on the XP38 was superb. Built and streamlined like a race-car...

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Offline Pooh21

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« Reply #26 on: January 29, 2004, 03:54:12 PM »
early spits look good

but the rest age like streetwalkers.


hurri is sweet,
B-17 is beautiful
Ju-88 is wunderschon


German aircraft look menacing and warlike from Do-18 and Fw-200 to fighters.

American and Soviet are functionally beautiful

Japanese are funky looking.but the paint jobs make em look good.

English build em 1 of 4 ways. Slow,Ugly, Slow and Ugly,and WTF?

ex.
1 Hurri Slow but Purty
Ugly Tempest,anticipating Boeings strangled fish look by 50 years
Slow and Ugly, any bomber
WTF? Boulten Paul Defiant, Fairy Battle, Vickers Wellesley
Bis endlich der Fiend am Boden liegt.
Bis Bishland bis Bishland bis Bishland wird besiegt!

Offline g00b

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« Reply #27 on: January 29, 2004, 04:51:21 PM »
In the jet (or any) category:

Horten 229


Offline Wadke

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« Reply #28 on: January 29, 2004, 08:37:20 PM »

(P-40N with teeth :D)

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« Reply #29 on: January 29, 2004, 08:55:18 PM »
Vought F4U-5 "Corsair"   - - Korean War 1950-1953



Goodyear F2G-2 "Super Corsair" WWII 1945

I cant copy the picture but here the link what should F2G-2 look like
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