Author Topic: Poll: ugliest plane ever built (Read 6568 times)

frank3 · « **Reply #30 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:31:12 PM »

Vickers Fb27 Vimy ambulance

Howitzer · « **Reply #31 on:** April 28, 2005, 03:42:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
Boeing submission for the JSF X-32

This one I agree with. I have a couple family members who are engineers for boeing, and they both thought this thing was ugly. The best one I heard was that this plane "resembles an upside down frog with its mouth open"

frank3 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 28, 2005, 03:49:19 PM »

said 'nuff

Gianlupo · « **Reply #33 on:** April 28, 2005, 04:38:18 PM »

Ty for posting, Frank3!

The Vimy ambulance is really ugly, so as the Boeing is (btw, howitzer, I liked very much the frog thing!).... but Spitfires! I can't agree with you about this!

However, de gustibus non disputandum est, as Romans said (in english we can say: there is no accounting for tastes)

Here you have other candidates:

Modified Boeing Stratocruiser:

Super Guppy

Pregnant Guppy

If you want to learn more about them, check All about Guppys

And look at this:

Stipa Caproni, the original model (1932)

and the 3/5 replica (2001)

The story of this replica is worth reading, you may find it here

DaddyAck · « **Reply #34 on:** April 28, 2005, 04:39:01 PM »

This depends on if it is a regular spit or the uber stip-coptor

straffo · « **Reply #35 on:** April 28, 2005, 04:41:09 PM »

Not really ugly but somewhat surprising

Have you seen this one Gianlupo :

http://www.aerei-italiani.net/PEGNAPC7.htm

Just because you're italian Gianlupo

Gianlupo · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2005, 05:17:37 PM »

Yes, Straffo, I knew it. IIRC, it was designed for the Schneider Trophy, but it couldn't be ready before UK won it. (it's midnight, too late to dig among my papers and find the info I need!

)

Anyway, I don't know if it may be considered ugly... let people judge it!

it took off from water, as you can see

and here is a drawing

P.S. I didn't mean to offend, posting all these french planes' photos!

Tails · « **Reply #37 on:** April 28, 2005, 08:37:13 PM »

Was that thing supposed to use the water-prop to hydroplane, in order to get the front prop out of the water?

Tails · « **Reply #38 on:** April 28, 2005, 09:22:18 PM »

I cant believe people started an ugly plane thread without mentioning the 'Hog, and the 'Frog...

Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot (AKA Rook)

Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II (AKA Warthog)

And here are some helicopter honorable mentions:

Heretik · « **Reply #39 on:** April 28, 2005, 09:37:09 PM »

straffo · « **Reply #40 on:** April 29, 2005, 01:38:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Gianlupo
P.S. I didn't mean to offend, posting all these french planes' photos!

I'm not offended

even completly drunk I won't say anything other than : those planes are ugly

Gianlupo · « **Reply #41 on:** April 29, 2005, 01:48:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Tails

Was that thing supposed to use the water-prop to hydroplane, in order to get the front prop out of the water?

Exactly. It was supposed to do so, but the project was really advanced for its times, so it couldn't be ready for the last race of Schneder Trophy. They had mechanical problems with the water prop/front prop friction, and cavitation problems with the front fins (I hope I explained it well, I'm not very good with englishtechnical terms

)
It was dubbed "Pinocchio", after its long nose.

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I cant believe people started an ugly plane thread without mentioning the 'Hog, and the 'Frog...

Personally, I don't think they are ugliest, there were built uglier planes than these two... anyway, your candidates are welcome!

Helicopters are excluded from this poll, sorry!!

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Originally posted by Straffo

even completly drunk I won't say anything other than : those planes are ugly

Indeed, they are!

The Farman 120 became one of my favourite (Farman himself shouldn't have had good taste, looking at his planes

)

However, we too did our share of ugly planes:

Breda Ba.88 Lince (Lynx)

Breda Ba.65

(in the last two pictures it is a plastic model, not the actual plane, but it was so well done....)

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 29, 2005, 02:23:15 PM »

Vickers Viscount

"This Viscount is used by Pratt & Whitney of Canada for flight-testing PW124 turbo engine with six-bladed Hamilton Standard advanced propellor to power the British Aerospace ATP."

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #43 on:** April 29, 2005, 02:28:33 PM »

Amateur built plane "Quickie" by some crazy Canadian. It flys believe it or not.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #44 on:** April 29, 2005, 02:35:00 PM »

Republic "Seabee"