007-vf1 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 YF-23 and P-38 on the next scale down -catalina -F-14 -concorde -spitfire -almost any sea biplane Quote
Jolly Rogers Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) Fell in love with the F-14 Tomcat ever since I saw them in The Final Countdown as a kid. Obviously Shoji Kawamori was inspired by these beauties as well. No F-14s, no Valks Edited October 22, 2003 by Jolly Rogers Quote
Commander McBride Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Fell in love with the F-14 Tomcat ever since I saw them in The Final Countdown as a kid. Obviously Shoji Kawamori was inspired by these beauties as well. No F-14s, no Valks Yeah, lol, we would have ended up with those hideous Breast Fighters! Quote
ewilen Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 For those wondering, the forums Cmd McBride mentions in the above post are at http://www.lo-mac.com/Interesting anecdote--I wonder how much is true! Hm. At least some is corroborated. Lots of reports that Speicher was the pilot of the Hornet downed by a MiG-25. Oh, hey, you're on the LO:MAC Forums? What's your SN? I think you may have replied to my thread way back, at least someone made a Macross remark in reference to my Shin Kudou handle. Nope, I just poked around and found the forum after you mentioned it. But now I might lurk there a bit. Quote
scand Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 F4U Corsair. I love the gullwing design. Plus, Black Sheep Squadron rocked! Quote
Noyhauser Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 I love the EADS Eurofighter. I do a lot of work on European Union and European Security, so the fighter appeals to me. I can't wait till they start doing some major upgrades. Classic pick has to be a Me 262A. I knew a guy who was in the luftwaffe, and flew 262s during the war. He said it was the most amazing thrill in his life. The ability to have nothing touch you. Quote
myk Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 I'd have to say the SR-71. I have to add however, that an F-117 flew over me today, a remnant of the airshow that just took place at Miramar a few days ago. The sight of that craft is enough to behold just being on the ground. Passing over your head however.........wow.......... Quote
91WhiskeyM6 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) WHAT FIGHTER HAS THE MOST KILLS THE LAST 20 YEARS? F-15 EAGLE! NUFF' SAID! sadly, the F-22 Raptor is my new favorite fighter! Heck, I like alot of fighters, Bombers, Attack, and specialized aircrafts. F-14,15,16,18,YF-23,Eurofighter, X-31, F-35,SU-37, Belkut, Tupolov Blackjack Bomber, B-1B Lancers, B2, FB-111's. A-10, AV-8B, AC-130H Spectre, C-17, E-2C Hawkeyes, Swedish lightweight export Griffen, etc. Edited October 22, 2003 by 91WhiskeyM6 Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) And just to add, according to the british, our nighthawks are detectable by THEIR radar. Bull****. I don't know what the validity of these claims are - though one British arms manufacturer was pleased with itself when its product picked up the B2 at an airshow a couple years back ( the USAF rightly replied that an airshow did not exactly count as operational conditions ) - but is should be borne in mind that not only is the F-117 now 25 year old technology, "stealth" is not the same as "completely invisible". I remember reading in New Scientist that a number of new technologies might make it easier to detect stealth aircraft in future, including one I think which relies on picking up refelected electromagnetic signals off of buildings or something... While speaking of favourite aircraft, theres one warbird I feel deserves a mention, largely because it never does get mentioned in lists like this - the Hawker Hurricane. During the Battle of Britain, there were over twice as many Hurricanes as Spitfires, they made 2/3rds of the kills during that period, pioneered the large-gunned "tank-buster" aircraft concept in the desert, fought in just about every theatre of the war - including Russia - were used for many experimental purposes, defended convoys out in the Atlantic before the concept of escort carriers was devised... ...and yet every German bomber would cry "Achtung! Spitfire!" as they were approached by Hurricanes... Edited October 22, 2003 by F-ZeroOne Quote
Capt Hungry Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 My favs are the A-1 Skyraider and the OV-10 Bronco. Both saw alot of action in Vietnam but the jets hog all of the glory. Ah......the venerable old Spad. My fav hands down is the F-14. A very close second is the A-4 Skyhawk. Quote
Mechwarrior Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 I always likes this helo thingy................ Quote
combined arms Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 If my avatar didn't give it away already, my #1 favorite is of course the A-10. It's a gun with wings! So ugly that it's beautiful. #2 is probably the p-51 mustang. Classic! Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 I always likes this helo thingy................ its a HIND, i think Quote
bsu legato Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 For me, it's a tie between the P-51D and the P-47M. Slightly OT, has anybody seen the new 1/32 F4U from Trumpeter? HLJ has some pics up in their coverage of the latest hobby show. Go check it out! Quote
Lightning Posted October 22, 2003 Author Posted October 22, 2003 yep, it a hind. CA: you're definately right bout the 'Hog, "a gun with wings" that's classic. Quote
Opus Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Quote
Weaseldancer Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 I've always been partial to P-40 Tomahawks the Flying Tigers flew in WWII. Quote
gerwalk25 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Me? It's gotta be a tie between the F-14b Tomcat and the Fa-18 Hornet. Speaking of which I saw pretty big diecast replicas of both fighters at Wal-Mart and their pretty close to scale with the Yammie 1/60's. I didn't buy them (yet) plus there pretty cheap too at $12usd. ~G25 Quote
ewilen Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Nope, Bush flew the F-102...when he felt like showing up, that is. Quote
Opus Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Nope, Bush flew the F-102...when he felt like showing up, that is. My bad. B) Quote
Uxi Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 1) F-14. All of the models are nice, though most advanced is better of course. Wish they had decided to upgrade. Ah well. 2) SR-71. Just bad ass fast. Honorble mention: 3)F-22, 4) MiG-29, 5) A-10, 6) F-15 Quote
KingNor Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Nope, Bush flew the F-102...when he felt like showing up, that is. because in the military you can just say "nah i dont' feel like showing up today" Quote
Vostok 7 Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 I always likes this helo thingy................ its a HIND, i think Yep, the MIL-24 Hind. My favorite helo. An Apache with troop carrying ability. Vostok 7 Quote
Warmaker Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 My favorite prop driven aircraft is the F-4U Corsair. Big, ugly, powerful. The Mustang would be my favorite but I lean towards Naval aircraft. As for jets, I absolutely love the F-14 Tomcat. Big, PRETTY, and powerful! Thinking of a carrier flight deck with only Hornets turns my bowels badly Quote
Sarensaas Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 SR-75 Penetrator, the replacement for the SR-71, with pulse engines. Mig-37 Quote
Warmaker Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Ah yes, the thing's also called the Maneater. Just look at the intake. Bad for a plane captain or the men at the cats... Quote
Agent ONE Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Nope, Bush flew the F-102...when he felt like showing up, that is. CROM laughs at your bad political humor! Quote
Commander McBride Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 I always likes this helo thingy................ its a HIND, i think Yep, the MIL-24 Hind. My favorite helo. An Apache with troop carrying ability. Vostok 7 Not quite. More like a cobra with troop carrying ability. Both the Mi-24 and the AH-1 are support helos, but the Apache is primarily a tankbuster. Quote
Opus Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Nope, Bush flew the F-102...when he felt like showing up, that is. CROM laughs at your bad political humor! Umm... that must mean it's funny if Crom laughed? Oh yeah, my god can beat up your god anyday. ALL HAIL THE GREAT CTHULU! Quote
Agent ONE Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 No love for the A7 Corsair II ? The plane George W. flew to protect Texas from the Viet-Cong. Nope, Bush flew the F-102...when he felt like showing up, that is. CROM laughs at your bad political humor! Umm... that must mean it's funny if Crom laughed? Oh yeah, my god can beat up your god anyday. ALL HAIL THE GREAT CTHULU! Quote
bsu legato Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Crom is obviously not up on his Lovecraft.... Quote
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