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Offline titanic3

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What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« on: June 15, 2008, 08:21:11 PM »
   I've been dieing to know the answer to this question? What is the worst aircraft ever made? And please do not compare a Sopwith Camel to a F-22... The worst aircraft that was in its time?

1. Worst Aircraft of World War 1
2. Worst Aircraft of World War 2
3. Worst Aircraft of the Korean War
4. Worst Aircraft of the Vietnam War
5. Worst Aircraft of the First Gulf War (1991)
6. Worst Aircraft of the Present Day

   As I said, I'm dieing to know the answer, and I'm sure others are too. If anyone can find the answer, I'll sit and roll over!!  :pray
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Offline DiabloTX

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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2008, 08:31:07 PM »
You need to define "worst" first.
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Offline james

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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2008, 08:38:21 PM »
Spruce goose?
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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2008, 08:39:31 PM »
wost plane of ww2 the P51  :lol
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Offline Masherbrum

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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2008, 09:13:30 PM »
There is no "correct answer", that is about as close to the truth as you'll get.   
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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2008, 09:37:17 PM »
Just like there is something always bigger/faster/stronger, there was not a plane that was the slowest AND worst menouverable AND had little or no firepower all wrapped up into one package for its time.

 
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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2008, 10:16:36 PM »
The plane that most failed its intended targets, or had the worst track record one way or another, maybe?
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Offline Motherland

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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2008, 11:06:50 PM »
Boulton Paul Defiant?
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Offline Saxman

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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2008, 11:39:23 PM »
The Defiant may have had a better history had they put some forward guns on the thing.

This can be a very complicated topic just because of how different nations viewed an aircraft.

For the Americans, the F2A Buffalo was one of their worst fighters of WWII. However the Finns loved her.
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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2008, 01:54:23 AM »
fairey battle
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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2008, 02:54:23 AM »
TBD Devestator? WW2s?
WW1's was I think some american made plane...
I think that's all I can come up with now.
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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2008, 03:15:23 AM »
The Defiant was pretty effective as a night fighter.

First World War the BE2C was pretty unpopular.  Slow, terrible stall, unsafe design. It was very stable for photo recon work (which was the most important job back then) probably why it was kept in service.  There were so many crazy designs that didn't make service that it would be hard to pick.

Second World War i would say Ba–349 Natter, it didn't make service but it was a death trap to test pilots.

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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2008, 03:19:38 AM »
WWI? BE-2 perhaps.....
WW2? Fairey Battle was completely obsolete in 1939...
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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2008, 07:41:42 AM »
The Battles were slaughtered mainly because they were sent out in small numbers at low altitude to bomb heavily defended enemy troop columns and bridges. They usually had little or no fighter cover and faced masses of flak and enemy fighters. The point is that any similar single engined bomber of the time would have been slaughtered in the same circumstances.

The Defiant was designed to take out unescorted German bombers flying from Germany, losing France put paid to that idea. It might have done OK hitting unescorted bombers too, attacking from outside their defensive fire arcs. However a Hurri or Spit would still have done a better job for less money and aircrew.

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Re: What was the worst plane that was ever made?
« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2008, 09:14:37 AM »
well, The Me 210 was a failure.
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