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Offline Westy MOL

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« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2001, 08:42:00 AM »
The Swiss jets were always the best looking by far. I liked thiers a lot. But for me the F-104 would be the one I'd kill to have a ride in while the A4 Skyhawk is the one I'd love to have in my garage.

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Offline Hangtime

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« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2001, 09:07:00 AM »
I like Navy Jets.

The old Cutlass was interesting... and the Skyray too.

I've always been partial to Grumman.. The Panther and Korea, and the Intruder in Vietnam.

In the 50's The Vought company put up a heluva fighter with the F8F Crusader... was a superb carrier jet, called the "Last Gunfighter" in some places, and the pilots loved 'em.

I guess the jet that most clearly dominated the airpower scene from mid sixtys... The Phantom. That was one heluva potent Jet.. did everything it was aked to do.

With the 1970's the best carrier plane, arguably the best plane in the armerican arsenal period; was the Fleet Defender.. the Grumman F14 Tomcat. Still one heluva plane, almost 35 years after the first one got spit offa carrier.
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« Reply #17 on: October 24, 2001, 02:52:00 AM »
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The Swiss jets were always the best looking by far.

Not that I am totally sure about this one, but are you sure your not confusing the Swedes with the Swiss?  Saab Draken, Viggen and now the Grippen?
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« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2001, 03:35:00 AM »
F-111  :)

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« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2001, 11:40:00 AM »
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F9F Panther
Bridges at Toko Ri

'nuff said

Mathman
 

In the book, Math, they flew the Banshee (not quite as mean looking though   :) For me (rough deployment dates):

1940s: Vampire (Performance and unique looks)

1950s: F-86 or Hawker Hunter (early and late planes, with history and looks for the f-86 and performance and looks with the hunter)

1960s: F-104 or F-8 ("the missile with a man in it" and the navy Gunfighter of the era)

1970s: F-15 (Air Superiority when it was most eneded by NATO)

1980/90s: Grippen (sp?)(I just like the whole package. The truly affordable export aircraft for the rest of the world, IMO)

2000+: F-22 (Have to see if it lives up to the hype)

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« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2001, 04:55:00 PM »
1963:

Got to be the TSR-2. Better than anything in the world at the time, but was cancelled by a short-sited government. The TSR-2 was a Short Take off and Landing (STOL) aircraft, with all-weather, day and night capability. Unrefuelled range of the TSR-2 was several thousand miles on its massive internal capacity. Mach 2+ at altitude, with a Mach 1+ speed at low altitude.

I couldn't resist a few pictures:


     

With another favourite - the English Electric Lighting:

     

   

A testament to how good the British aircraft industry was, if only it had gotten into service...

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« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2001, 05:04:00 PM »
Dowding,

That is perhaps the ugliest jet I have ever seen.

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« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2001, 05:08:00 PM »
Which one? The lightning was pretty ugly too.  :D

I like the TSR - it looks deadly. They've got one at Duxford (static of course).
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« Reply #23 on: October 24, 2001, 08:36:00 PM »
electric lighting
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« Reply #24 on: October 24, 2001, 10:33:00 PM »
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Originally posted by AKDejaVu:
A-1 Skyraider.

I don't need no stinking jets!

AKDejaVu

What he said.

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« Reply #25 on: October 24, 2001, 11:17:00 PM »
Great replies folks. Gotta say, I forgot to mention the Mig17 as well. After all the F8Us needed something to dance with. I also loved the century series fighters. My fav there was the F105. Anyone read the Thud series of novels by Tom Wilson? Set in Vietnam/Thailand. Excellent books...

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« Reply #26 on: October 24, 2001, 11:21:00 PM »
TSR.2 is not pretty but it's macho.  Similar to F-111.  Low level supersonic terrain following nuclear bomber.
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« Reply #27 on: October 24, 2001, 11:37:00 PM »
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F9F Panther

Bridges at Toko Ri

'nuff said

ditto

Love that movie.  :)
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« Reply #28 on: October 24, 2001, 11:41:00 PM »
Dowding,

A guy I worked with was on the design team of the TSR.2.  Gotta agree that it is a great looking aircraft that had a lot of potential.  Pity that the British MoD thought manned aircraft were obsolete.  Such wisdom and foresight...
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« Reply #29 on: October 24, 2001, 11:55:00 PM »
F-101 Voodoo

Were based here, lots of guys flew them and one on static display at the base.  I keep telling myself that someday I'll win the lottery, find one in fly-able condition and fly it home  :-)
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