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Terminus -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:30:04 AM)

Spitfire is the most beautiful warplane ever built, bar absolutely none.



AW1Steve -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:33:48 AM)

I could not agree more. Except , make that airplane, instead of warplane.



Terminus -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:39:34 AM)

Maybe, although I'd rank Concorde pretty close if we take civilian aircraft in as well...



Onime No Kyo -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:41:51 AM)


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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Almost beautiful? [X(]


As compared to, say, a woman. [:'(]



USSAmerica -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 3:53:09 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Spitfire is the most beautiful warplane ever built, bar absolutely none.


I tend to agree. We have a small creek that runs behind our house, where a couple of red tail hawks nest. Every time I see them flying, with their wide, rounded end wings, I'm immediately reminded of a Spitfire.



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 5:11:07 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Spitfire is the most beautiful warplane ever built, bar absolutely none.


I am partial to the Mosquito, but I still have a hard time disputing your statement.



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 5:12:46 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Maybe, although I'd rank Concorde pretty close if we take civilian aircraft in as well...


I did not care for the Concorde's looks. That thing is a beautiful piece of engineering, however.



TOMLABEL -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 6:33:18 AM)

Now you all know that, hands down, the Corsair is THE most beautiful war plane ever built! Come on! You have to know that![;)]




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TOMLABEL -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 6:35:12 AM)






[:)]EHTIT[:)]




TOMLABEL -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 8:34:13 AM)

Another late night ehtit.[:)]



TOMLABEL -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 8:34:49 AM)

I've got to start gettin to bed earlier...[:(]




[>:][>:][>:]



gladiatt -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 9:51:18 AM)


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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve


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ORIGINAL: TOMLABEL

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Wow, polish squadron, hard guys....Nice picture ! love this plane, find it almost beautiful


Almost beautiful? [X(]


SORRY [&o][&o][&o]
You're right: REALLY beautiful !



gladiatt -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 9:56:33 AM)


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ORIGINAL: TOMLABEL

Now you all know that, hands down, the Corsair is THE most beautiful war plane ever built! Come on! You have to know that![;)]




[image]local://upfiles/19527/9676CB36F5774FC28EFE32D72D331CA2.jpg[/image]


I won't say it this way. This plane look fine. But in fact, it "feel" powerful. When you see it, you can't imagine something else of power and speed.
That remind me of P-47 Thunderbolt: this plane is not nice (nor ugly), but you can really "feel" it's power.
But for the grace, the agility, the beauty, nothing match the Spitfire, even now !



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 1:38:12 PM)

The corsair is a brute. A very good brute but not good looking in my opinion. The spitfire is one good looking airplane.



AW1Steve -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:20:50 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo


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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Almost beautiful? [X(]


As compared to, say, a woman. [:'(]


Would that not depend on the woman? I know some that look more like Lancaster or even a Swordfish than a Spitfire.....



AW1Steve -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:21:58 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Maybe, although I'd rank Concorde pretty close if we take civilian aircraft in as well...


Maybe a Concorde with reconstructive surgery...say a nose job, and a bottom tuck...[:D]



rtrapasso -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:28:27 PM)

i'd go for SR-71, perhaps... although for a prop plane, the XP-38 was gorgeous...

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rtrapasso -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:31:47 PM)

SR-71

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AW1Steve -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:38:32 PM)

I would certainly consider both of these planes in the top five. (Ironically , I mentioned the discussion to my wife , who is definately not an airplane person , and she named the SR-71). To this list I'd add the Rainbow. F-12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XF-12_Rainbow




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BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:40:09 PM)


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i'd go for SR-71, perhaps... although for a prop plane, the XP-38 was gorgeous...




I had forgotten about the XP-38



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:43:57 PM)

For jets, the B-58 Hustler is right up there. I cannot find the photo I took at the Lonestar Air Museum.



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:50:22 PM)

Here is a photo I found:



[image]local://upfiles/12663/984E0401A8DE48CDA2A8361E0BA4BC72.jpg[/image]



rtrapasso -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:53:32 PM)


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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

For jets, the B-58 Hustler is right up there. I cannot find the photo I took at the Lonestar Air Museum.

Yeah, that one was on my list as well, though i think SR-71 is cooler/better looking...



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 2:56:42 PM)

You gotta love an airplane that leaks fuel all over the ground because the skin is not hot enough yet to seal the fuel tanks[:D]



rtrapasso -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 3:02:28 PM)


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You gotta love an airplane that leaks fuel all over the ground because the skin is not hot enough yet to seal the fuel tanks[:D]

Sounds like a car i had once... [8|]



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 3:07:59 PM)


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ORIGINAL: rtrapasso


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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

You gotta love an airplane that leaks fuel all over the ground because the skin is not hot enough yet to seal the fuel tanks[:D]

Sounds like a car i had once... [8|]


I had a car with a leaking fuel line, now I did not know this. The leak was right over the exhaust manifold. The fire department put out the fire when the engine caught fire in the parking lot of a certain superstore.[X(][X(]

No one was in the car. The episode is humorous now but was not at the time.



Terminus -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 3:14:39 PM)

Didn't care for the Hustler. All those engines and other garbage hung underneath ruined it.



BrucePowers -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 3:17:09 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Didn't care for the Hustler. All those engines and other garbage hung underneath ruined it.


It was also very expensive to maintain from what I understand.



AW1Steve -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 7:30:21 PM)


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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

You gotta love an airplane that leaks fuel all over the ground because the skin is not hot enough yet to seal the fuel tanks[:D]


Like the SR-71? It had the opposite problem. As the skin cooled , it leaked . I recall seeing one land at Mildenhall. I thought the plane was leaking , but was told by a maintainer , "no that's normal". Scarey. Especially since they had a tendency to "drive it right into the hanger". [X(]



rtrapasso -> RE: !!!!!! DAERHT - ITNA EHT (5/23/2008 7:33:02 PM)


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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve


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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

You gotta love an airplane that leaks fuel all over the ground because the skin is not hot enough yet to seal the fuel tanks[:D]


Like the SR-71? It had the opposite problem. As the skin cooled , it leaked . I recall seeing one land at Mildenhall. I thought the plane was leaking , but was told by a maintainer , "no that's normal". Scarey. Especially since they had a tendency to "drive it right into the hanger". [X(]

Same problem - it needed to be very hot to keep a seal on the tanks... leaked when on the ground... waiting to take off, or (from your story) on landing.

iirc, i don't think it was regular jet fuel - it had a higher flash point so it wasn't as dangerous.



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