ITT: Planefags. Post your favourite planes.
Mitsubishi A5m prototype. Beatiful.
/thread
>>698250858
Focke Wulf A8
The Yak-9T is awesome.
>>698250858
Japs had good taste for designs to rip off.
Avro Lancaster, my great grandpa was a navigator in ww2, they flew over 25 missions from London over Germany, they got their gunner shot and killed, he had crazy stories
>>698252162
This one
>>698254112
That's a big plane.
>>698250858
b-17 my nigga
I don't have a favorite. I like all types and sizes of planes.
Mother of fuck, I miss Tomcats.
This shit clocks 420 mph, minimum, at all times
Sr-71
Love a good pair of big Jugs
tu-22
*Jericho trumpets intensify*
bear
>>698255904
Hearing this thing in person is so unreal.
Dem props are loud
>>698255063
The Blackbird Killer.
>>698256200
The last time I lived in Las Vegas, my house was about 300 yards from the Nellis fence. Whenever they'd bring the B-52s out and spin up the engines, we'd feel the ground rumble like an earthquake before we'd hear the sound. Wickedly impressive power.
where to start
how about the queen?
>>698254359
this anon has the right idea
>>698250858
heres a plane
:^)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The IL-2 is beatiful.
>>698257072
>thismakesmemoist.jpg
Lockheed SR-71
Sure is War Thunder in here
>>698257422
>BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT
>>698255700
Indeed a nice plane.
Of the WW2 machines, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 is my favorite plane, due to the fantastic badass engine sound.
The SR-71 Blackbird is the most beautiful and fascinating plane of all time.
>>698253758
> U mad when their designs was better
It's okay you got your revenge with hunger games
All these plebs in here, worshipping inferior travel methods. Rigid airships ftw
F-5 Tiger
more for what it could do than how it looked
these bitches were awesome
>>698257911
Whatever you say, Yuki.
The Martin Mars used in ww2 for supply drops, tanks, jeeps etc. Still used retrofit to scoop water and drop on fires.
>>698258153
>MiG-28
su-35
The Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden (震電, "Magnificent Lightning")
Here the Martin dropping water
>>698258150
Are you fucking crazy!
>>698257806
I like Ki-61 more.
Generally planes with inline engines are prettiest.
>>698253758
Thanks Corsair for saving USN from those horrible looking Grummans.
I took this pic of an F-15 parked infront of my shop a few months back.
>>698257806
109s do sound badass, imagine hearing that shit fly over in WWII
The Money Pit.
Southwest 737
>>698256293
Yes yes a thousand times yes
>>698258889
My negroid compatriot.
>>698254359
My nigga.
B-17, B-29 and P-51 were all ahead of their time. I'll give props to the A6M Zero as well considering how behind in aviation technology Japan was when they designed it.
I'll pick the often-overlooked B-70 Valkyrie. The technical specs on this thing are just incredible, especially considering it was designed in the 60s. Shame it never went into production due to budget constraints.
>>698253190
>The Yak-9T is awesome.
German pilots had orders to avoid engaging those.
the new Boeing 787 Dreamliners are being built at the airport I work by. Saw this thingy from take its maiden flight
>>698254227
F 4U Corsair
>>698250858
Bockscar
>>698259459
>B-29
B-29 was the prototype of all modern commercial airliners. And the engines designed for it I think are still in service.
Sabre
>>698259459
The introduction of the first Soviet surface-to-air missiles in the late 1950s put the near-invulnerability of the B-70 in doubt. In response, the US Air Force (USAF) began flying its missions at low level, where the missile radar's line of sight was limited by local terrain. In this low-level penetration role, the B-70 offered little additional performance over the B-52 it was meant to replace. It was, however, far more expensive and had shorter range. Other alternate missions were proposed, but these were of limited scope
>>698259991
Not to mention it was the world's first long-range high-altitude strategic bomber.
>>698260182
Number One recommended Commie blood spiller. Fucking brilliant.
Got lots of favourites so here's one of them
>>698260415
>Best known for failing utterly
>>698258998
ugly piece of expensive worthless shit
Gulfstream G550, cleanest wing design, small but big.
>>698257144
C-47, DC-3 or Spooky gunship? What's your favorite?
>>698260256
You copy and pasted that from Wikipedia.
In any case, I never said it would have been useful at that phase of the Cold War. But it had the ability to cruise at Mach 3, at more than 60,000 feet altitude over a range of more than 6,000 miles while carrying a payload of 50,000 lbs. No other aircraft in history, including present day, can match that, despite the fact that it's 50 years old.
>>698260618
Better then the F-22
>>698258266
Nice dubs Tim
Lockheed Hudson.
There was one in St. Paul at the U of M lightning research center. I use to go down and play in it when I was a kid, until it was shipped off to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton Ohio.
>>698260649
>>698260838
Damn file....
>>698260781
You better take that back you whore. The F-22 is the best in the world at what it does
Boeing 737
>>698260686
You mentioned that it was cancelled for budget reasons, I copied that from wiki to show that the design became obsolete for what it was designed for.
>>698260781
*than you pleb
>>698260618
>better sensors than any other fighter in the world
>better electronic countermeasures than any fighter except the EA-18 Growler
>better combat radius on internal fuel than any other fighter
>better stealth than any fighter except the F-22 Raptor
>better weapons payload and at least 40% cheaper than the F-22
Definitely worthless shit.
>>698260781
At least the F-22 looks cool
Who doesn't love the Catalina
>>698261264
>beat by F-15 in simulated dogfights
Worthless.
>>698261177
You're barking up a tree. I never disagreed with that.
>ITT tiny ass planes
>>698261106
The amazeballs thing about the 737 is how successful it is. it's the F-150 of jetliners.
Any rotary wing love?
>>698257072
P-51 so noice
>>698261686
You see, Sergey, if entire army fit in single plane, annexing of Crimea is simple.
>>698261395
Everything I rad is those were a bitch to fly and their crews loved them. Not to mention all the sailors and pilots they rescued.
Fairly certain my blood was somewhere in the wheelwell of every east coast A6E by the time I left the Navy.
Pic is an actual aircraft that I worked on. Probably right before I started working on it, though.
>>698261413
Source needed.
I've got a source right here that says the F-35 kicked the F-15's ass.
https://theaviationist.com/2016/06/27/f-15e-strike-eagles-unable-to-shoot-down-the-f-35s-in-8-dogfights-during-simulated-deployment/
>>698261733
Fuck outta here with that whirlybird bullshit
>>698261330
It doesn't its so ugly
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
might not look good but its a fucking beast
>>698257072
The hero
My grandfather flew this..im forever envious
>>698250858
Best plane
>>698262099
no it looks good
>>698258857
>Thanks Corsair for saving USN from those horrible looking Grummans.
And you can fuck right off.
>>698257422
when they shoot the front gun the fucking plane shakes KEK
>>698262196
This plane was overkill on so many levels
>>698261968
Only intruder you want close to you
>>698257773
kek
>>698261968
These things are loud as shit, I've seen quite a few commute through where I'm stationed.
>>698262301
>>698262235
+1 to both
>>698262196
The B-36 looks cool, but it's outclassed in every aspect by the B-52.
>>698262453
>tfw you only know this plane because of ace combat 2
>>698262553
I've always wondered how those chopstick wings endured stress
>>698262573
Nope. I built two models of it when I was in middle school in the late '80s. Put USAF livery on one and USN on the other.
>>698262099
>>698262009
Rekt
big planes for little boys
>>698250858
Any tips for beginning the journey of becoming a commercial pilot?
>>698262754
Good engineers, my friend. Good engineers.
>>698262071
THICC
>>698262457
One reason I have hearing loss.
Try working on one with the engines turning. Even with all protective gear on, your ears buzzed afterwards.
Often overshadowed by its Sukhoi sibling, the Flanker, I've always found the Fulcrum quite attractive in its ruggedness, always been a fan of MiG's designs. Close second or even tied is the MiG-21, so wonderful looking!
>>698262985
BONE
>>698256754
>>698256882
Claire Lee Chennault got it right.
Corsair, and spitfire were really pretty but the P40 was a flying tank.
>>698262841
was referring to myself but cool
Always will be this
>>698255053
Shut the fuck up pleb, got me rustled
>>698263151
Only decent US aircraft in decades.
And getting scrapped
lol/10
JAS 39 Gripen Swedish engineering
This sexy bitch.
>yfw your planefu cant vtol
Depends.
Favourite of all time? F-104 Starfighter. That slick rocket aesthetic, goes like a hot shit, and it is the plane my grandpa had the most time in because they got moved to air guard duties.
Favourite aesthetic? B-1 Lancer. Fuck they are just so damn sexy.
Tomcats are pretty cool because I feel a need for speed.
Su-25 Frogfoot for that flying tank aesthetic. A-10 can fuck right off.
F7F Tigercat for that late WW2 swag.
>>698263026
>MIG-29 with german camo
I've never been harder before
>>698263144
Ahh...gotcha. Man I wanted them to buy that thing so bad.
Buggatti 100p
Sexiest aircraft ever?
>>698263446
>>698263283
and it was designed by someone from a commie country also known as Georgia. 10/10
>>698263528
>>698263336
>>698263283
"the A-10 is not survivable in high-end conflict against Russia, China, or Iran. It does not possess adequate defenses against modern surface-to-air missiles."
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/its-time-retire-the-10-warthog-17161
>>698263134
Meh, any aircraft with an in-line engine was inherently frailer that one with a radial just because one bullet could ruin the cooling system.
This plane had two cylinders shot out by 20mm and still made it back to England.
>>698263298
F4 phantom A.K.A. Gookbuster
>>698254359
My grandfather was lead navigator for a squadron of ~100 of these works of art.
One of the first missions he flew he decided not to wear his flak jacket (didn't see the point) and sat on it instead. She'll exploded under his plane, took out the ball turret operator and peppered the plane with holes. When he got up there was a piece of flak that made it through the plane, through his chair, and stopped at the jacket.
>>698262009
Kek
Ooo burn!
>>698263639
That's what Chair Force faggots tell Congress so they can dump the A-10 for some overpriced bullshit. The Army will field it for another 20 years if they get their way.
>>698263446
one time i woke up in a new Buggatti
>>698263819
>>698263665
P-47 all the way
>>698263819
Not really, posting a pic of some civilian people-hauling bullshit. Just a goddamn glorified school bus.
Death machine
>>698263639
I don't disagree with that at all, however in the wars we are in right now it still serves its purpose well.
No one posting this
Irish Concorde
lo and behold
>>698264176
fuck aerodynamics and shit
>>698263367
They gave all their MiGs to Poland for €1 but here's another ;)
>>698264167
Best plane in Strike Commander.
>>698256882
Henggg,,,
>>698264332
Most expensive car in history
No love for the Herc?
>>698264181
Work at the airbus factory (UK, not actually with airbus tho). Literally land and takeoff at work 1-2 times a day.
Amazing.
It is a new kind of aircraft, similar lines to the super guppy, but with more thought in it. This aircraft functions by being so ugly, the ground actually repels it. It's the only explanation for flight.
The Spad.
Give me some time over target.
Best
>>698263864
>The Army will field it for another 20 years if they get their way
The Army doesn't operate the A-10. It never has and it never will. The Air Force operates it. The problem is that it's a one-mission aircraft that's only effective in a specific type of situation against a specific type of target. It's far too slow, and far too short a range and lack any sort of stealth, high-altitude or electronic countermeasures to enable it to penetrate A2/AD environments, which severely limits its usefulness. As if that weren't bad enough, it operating costs are exploding due to its age. Newer aircraft can fill the same role with far greater versatility and survivability.
>>698250965
My first thought
>>698264511
A400m really shits on it (though i think 130 has shorter landing/takeoff?) and is like 1.10th of price
>>698264181
Found the guy with the BBW fetish
This motherfucker!
>>698264564
Spit XI?
Fag. All spits inferior to glorious huirricane, but Spit MK1 & 2 also pretty damn glorious
A close second for me
This is a great thread. Like seriously.
Fugghetaboutit
>>698264544
ugly?
boi this piece of ass is a beauty like no other
>>698263336
f104 holds record for fastest low alt flight yeah?
>>698258246
If I was PM, we'd be flying these again
10/10 for what they are. Modern avionics (and engines) would make these the shit.
Plus >>698256293
sexy, incredible handling, decent payload, alright range, good stealth (via low level flying and relatively small RCS)
War winner here.
>>698264167
Underappreciated masterpiece.
>>698257072
>>698265068
Forgot picture.
>>698264332
it really looks like a bloated F22
>>698264782
>>698262985
World will never know glory of TSR-2 because of this pile of junk.
Waste of money and time.
Corporate & Governmental corruption at the highest transatlantic level.
Because I'm gay
>>698250858
Western planes worst nightmare
>>698255705
heil
>>698265199
The YF23 and the F22 were competing designs from Northrop and Lockheed respectively for the same specification. the F22 won the competition.
The YF23 was the better looking plane and faster, but I can't remember what the drawback was compared to the F22 though.
>>698265046
prob my fav pacific theater plane
B1 was a sexy bitch
>>698265251
>Combat radius: 750 nmi
That's shit for a bomber. The B-1b has a combat radius of 3,000 miles.
>>698263151
i would drag my dick over a mile of broken glass just to hear the wiley warthog fart through a walkie talkie
>>698265476
most likely maneuverability
Dont really have a favorite
>>698263298
>filename
kek
>>698265251
Another example of 'we don't make 'em like we used to'.
>>698265513
Only bone to give me a boner
>>698265748
post asses
>>698265476
Mostly cost. The F-23 was about 20-30% more expensive than the F-22 (which was already pretty dam expensive).
F-14 Tomcat, Mitsubishi F-2, and Sukhoi SU-53 are the best
what do you guys think about pak-fa
>>698265913
Pile of shit.
That has a history of destroying US in wargames. And generally being better than anything else in the sky.
I hate it. But only because i love it so.
>>698263665
Which is why I said Claire Lee Chennault got it right.
P40's were outmatched by the Zero. It was not as fast, could not climb as well and could not turn as well....
...but they could out dive the fuck outta some Zero's. The metal wing allowed for 480 mph dive speeds and were readily available to the AVG before the war even started for the US.
>>698266067
cool. Sweet paintjob too.
>>698252162
sexy...
>>698266067
Decent. If it is cheap when they finally start producing alot, this will be the shit.
Some may argue some western planes are better, but not doubly as good. and this has the potential to be well under 1/2 price of competitors
Kyushu J7W Shinden
>>698254742
Is this the Caspian Sea Monster?
>>698266067
Great speed and maneuverability, but it's not as stealthy as either the F-22 or F-35 and doesn't have as good of sensors or electronic countermeasures. Not sure about its range or weapons payload. That might still be classified.
more experimental aircrafts guys
>>698255705
Stuka on the picture actually doesnt have a jericho trumpet, its one of the later versions. D maybe?
>>698265896
Also payload and fuel consumption if I remember right
10 points if you can name this one
>>698266439
I think so.
You will feel the sting of the Goblin!
>>698266507
Maybe payload, but not fuel consumption. The F-23 actually has a longer combat radius than the F-22 (800 mi for F-23 vs 600 mi for F-22).
post flankers
>>698258150
One word. Hindenburg.
>>698266718
su 37 super flanker b0ss
>>698266497
Just a variant, but still pretty damn sexy.
retiring these was idiocy
>>698266718
Super flanker isn't it?
>>698266830
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
>>698266912
that black-white camo looks amazing
>>698266718
>>698267073
Those are much bigger in person than I had expected
>>698266951
Albatros D.V, I actually glued together a model of it lately. Still need to paint it, but I probably be unsatisfied with it anyway, since I fucked up it many times. It is really small in 1/72 scale. I should have bought the one in 1/48.
>>698266962
vtol is really useful for navy, can't agree more
This plane gives me wood.
>>698250858
Three:
North American P-51D mustang
messerschmitt ME 262
Antonov AN 225
>>698266153
Just means he maximized his tactics. I'd bet if someone offered to trade him P-38s straight up he would have jumped at the chance.
But P-40s was all the US was willing to give so he dealt with it.
Also, the AVG mostly tussled with the JAAF and not the IJN, so they didn't see Zeros much.
>>698267043
If you want to commit a spectacular suicide, sure, fly one of those cigars, go on.
>>698265262
Bypassing British radar beyond 30km. This beautiful piece German engineering could've turn tides, if it wasn't so God damn late in the war.
>>698267150
su 35 doesn't have the third pair of wings like su 37
>>698266962
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