What is your 3 favorite aircraft.... and why :)

[Mizzy]

Well I thought I would ask this because I like to know other peoples business ........I mean views on why they have a favorite aircraft. For example some like the F14, F4 and F104 as their favorite airframes because............. that's the bit I am interested in ;)

 

Please don't infest the thread with 'I wish ED would do this or that' sort of thing. It's just for curiosity and fun thats all.

 

Ok there the rules so here we go:

 

1. F105 because it was such a powerful and tragic aircraft that made 'Thud Ridge' a memorial to so many brave US Pilots. Not the most attractive aircraft but wonderful character and had the brute force of a true gentleman.

 

2. Mig 25, almost for the same reasons as the F105, loads of lovely power and strenght.

 

3. I must admit I had to think real hard here because there are so many wonderful airframes but my third choice is.... da da... F104 which I believe was sometimes called the 'Widow maker' ! I may be wrong. What a wonderful aircraft this is and so many records broken by it, it has to be my third choice.

 

Ok anyone else like to add their peneth worth?

 

Regards

 

Mizzy.

 

PS ED any chance we can see some screenies of the new Mig 31 model???? Please :)

[S77thFever]

I'm assuming you mean modern jet aircraft???

 

F14, F15, A10.. they are/were the best aircraft for what they were designed to do when introduced.

[S77th-GOYA]

P-38

 

SR-71

 

X-15

 

Too much to type in saying why. Let's just say the coolness factor is huge for these.

[355th_Paulie]

A-7 Corsair II, Just because it looks cool

 

A-10, the finest CAS a trooper can whish for

 

The Jaguar, I often spent weekends at Brúggen airbase in Germany, gazing at these fine jets

 

 

( the Vulcan, Buccaneer, Bae Lightning, Phantom, OV10.....why only 3? :biggrin: )

[nscode]

-Galeb G2

-MiG-21

-B727 ;)

[tflash]

Hello Mizzy, I'm sorry but lets begin with the least original list possible :)

 

1. F4 Phantom II

 

The beast. Brute force, great all-rounder, smokes & drinks like a real ... The natural born strike fighter

 

2. F-14 Tomcat

 

OK, even I have been a kid, what is there to say?

 

3. F/A-18 Hornet

 

The first computer jet! Beautiful looks, anyload anyplace anytime! In my humble view, MODERN air combat starts with its cockpit!

 

PS you're right about the Starfighter: one of the most awesome aircraft ever to fly!

[Jester_159th]

Supermarine Spitfire (Mk.s I to IX especially).

 

Possibly the most iconic fighter ever produced by Britain (if not the world). It's a unique design and just plain beautiful to watch fly (and in it's day as deadly as they came). Not to mention the sound of that merlin engine. I know it's not a modern (or even a jet) aircraft, but is always has...and always will be....my absolute favorite aircraft. If I ever get the chance to fly in one I would die a happy, happy man.

 

Hawker-Siddeley Harrier.

 

I can't put the reasons for this one into words. I've just always liked it.

 

Avro Vulcan

 

It's just got a "WOW" factor I don't see in other modern aircraft.

 

(BTW...The F-16, F-4 and F-86 would be in there without a doubt if you'd asked for top ten rather than top three)

[diveplane]

my fav aircraft

 

=mig29 fulcrum imo best aircraft ever built, fly very high

 

 

=f16 another superb aircraft , great performance for a single engine jet =multirole

lots off weapons it can carry....

 

=f15c another fine jet.... great turning performance for a big jet...

[zaelu]

Su-34, if only it would have 4 seats. :p

 

P51, coolest profile

 

Bf109... the beast

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

1. J-22 Orao

2. Galeb G2

3. Su-25(T).

[SwingKid]

Cessna 150 - the most economical, safe, easy-to-fly - great for recon and training

MiG-17 - the pinnacle of gun combat. Every missile that shoots this down is a net cost to the country that made the missile. Easy to maintain, reliable, good range and endurance, good for air-to-air and air-to-ground work.

C-130 Hercules - as above, but for those occassions when a bus is more efficient than a car. Hauling your army forward to capture assets, keeping the logistical supply lines open, or even dropping Daisy Cutters as a bomber. Fantastically versatile.

 

Give me an Air Force of these three with as many as the USAF budget can buy, and we'll conquer an equally-funded USAF equipped with F-22s in no time.

 

;)

-SK

[walternowi]

1. Su-33: Beautiful looking carrier plane, and a joy to fly in FC.

2. Me-262: The first operational jet, beautiful machine and the ride of my favorite pilot (see my avatar).

3. FW-190: A beast of a fighter, fast, heavily armed and also the ride in which my favorite pilot achieve 200+ kills.

 

Nowi

[VapoR]

1. A-4 Skyhawk. Sexy small jet, single-seater (which I've always thought was cooler than dual-seaters), fast for a ground-attack aircraft, extremely nimble, carrier capable. My dad was going to fly one in the Navy during the Vietnam war era, but flight school was so backed up he went into a beach jumper role.

 

2. Sepecat Jaguar. Such a sleek yet wicked a2g platform. Gotta love those above the wing mounted heaters too!!

 

3. A-10. The world's best CAS aircraft, what else needs to be said?

 

Man, I wish I could have had 4 choices though so I could include the OV-10 Bronco!!

[355th_Paulie]

 

Man, I wish I could have had 4 choices though so I could include the OV-10 Bronco!!

 

VapoR, I love you man, I thought I was the only eediot..:icon_weed

[VapoR]

VapoR, I love you man, I thought I was the only eediot..:icon_weed

 

LOL!! My dream sim is a mid-1980's scenario over central europe with each of the aircraft I mentioned as flyable (plus alot more of course!). How cool would it be to loiter over a hot target area in an OV-10 marking targets for the fast-movers!!

[F l a n k e r]

Well, I love especially the aesthetic of an aircraft, so I love: MiG-21 (it's too beautiful, it's metal), MiG-23, FIAT G-56, Vought A-7 Corsair II, Eurofighter Typhoon, Macchi MC-202-205, MiG-15-17-19-23-31... so much and so beautiful.

 

PS: yes, I forgive the Flankers...

[hitman]

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk-Flying Tigers

Vought F4U Corsair

Hawker Harrier / AV-8B

[TucksonSonny]

1) Mig-29 (from A to K/smt)

2) Su-27/30/33/34/35/37

3) F-16A MLU

BTW, my commercial top 3:

1) Concorde

2) Concorde

3) Concorde

:icon_supe

[GR27]

1. F-15 A/B/C/D/E/I The most beautiful plane ever!

2. Boeing 747 The bigest and amazing commercial plane!

3. SU-27/30/33/35 A beautiful plane and a great dancer of the sky!

 

:icon_supe

[Pilotasso]

My number 1 is F-16, and FYI it was already my fav long before it made part of my countries arsenal. Because its dependable, lightly wight but with a mighty punch, love the handling and doesnt complain much about maintenance. Its legendary for its combat record.

 

Realy hard to sort the others out but I would put F-15/F-18 next.

Harrier, F-14 next. For the harriers way to stay operational anywhere the imagination can concieve denying the enemy total supremacy. F-14 for my fantasy of puting multiple enemies on defensive at 50 miles and blowing them up at 10 LOL.

 

Mirage 2000 Su-30 next.

Mirage 2000 for its Multirrole capability and top speed at altitude and the Su-30MKKI for its modern russian hardware and manuever capabilty. Both of hem also for the looks.

 

So the list is:

1)F-16

2)F-15/18

3)Harrier/F-14

4)Mirage 2000 Su-30MKKI

[Force_Feedback]

1) Su-27KUB; It has everything, a beautiful nose shape (looks like an alien from the front), TVC for your aerobatics, K-36DM 3.5 seats :p, and it can land on carriers.

 

2) A-5 Vigilante; Sleek design, looks fast, powerful and the size of that thing, wow! And it can land on carriers.

 

3) Mirage 2000; Multirole, fast, very manoeuvrable, it outperforms them non-tvc Migs and Sukhois, not to mention the boring F-16 displays. In fact, it's the only jet without thrust vectoring that flies like one with. And there's the 10.5G limit, and high AoA without disabling any on-board FSC, it can even do 11.5Gs in emergencies! This one can't land on carriers :p

[Woodstock]

Tornado,

Tomcat,

Apache Longbow.

 

At least those are the ones I would like most to see in a flightsim.

[Fudd]

1) CH-53: Does 200+ KIAS and can lift twice its weight internally and equal to its weight externally.

 

2) F-14: Anyone growing up in the early eighties loves this bird.. enough said.

 

3) SR-71: Still holds the world record from L.A. to New York! :icon_supe

[S77th-konkussion]

B-52: Bitch-slapping tinhorn dictators since 1955.

 

F-16: Hard to find another non-stealth plane that is so dangerous in so many ways.

 

A-10: Sick. It's just so sick.

 

No way I could keep this to just 3... Supermarine Spitfire, Flanker, C130 Herc, F-15, F/A-18...

[Witchking]

based on what we have in lomac:

 

Su-25T

Su-27 Flanker

A-10