PiedDroit Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 While I think there are way more hideous examples to be shown among the aircraft, I can't help but also think that among above 3 only Lightning is just barely passable as far as looks go =P. Buccaneer definitely has long been in my ugly list :). Still, they just can't hold a candle to this : https://www.google.com.tr/search?q=Leduc+010&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CBkQsARqFQoTCJX7odHG_scCFYkNLAodt3wHxA That just might be the most hideous thing that was taken to the skies, at least in my eyes. Mmmm the Leduc is quite good looking IMO, ugliness is quite subjective. Maybe we should start similar thread, with the most good looking planes :)
WinterH Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Seriously now, good looking? :D But yeah, beauty is in the eye of beholder as the saying goes. I think most beautiful aircraft thread would be reduntant since, majority of the aircraft tend to look beautiful in one way or other. It is the exceptions, the oddballs that inspire threads like these. Here's another oddball : Well, this one may be said to have some degree of beauty may be, but a weird one for sure. Apparently it is called "Sud-Est S.E.2410 Grognard", can't write that without copy/paste... Wishlist: F-4E Block 53 +, MiG-27K, Su-17M3 or M4, AH-1F or W circa 80s or early 90s, J35 Draken, Kfir C7, Mirage III/V DCS-Dismounts Script
PiedDroit Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Seriously now, good looking? :D .. Odd, yes, but certainly not the ugliest jet ever built. The lines are sleek, its symetrical.
Lucas_From_Hell Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 A lot boils down to taste. That being said, one of my least favourite designs has to be the Yak-15. The Yak-17 fixed it a little bit, but the 15... It might have been revolutionary, and a ridiculously light and compact fighter for its time, but those looks, the tail wheel and particularly considering that it 'ruined' a sleek plane like the Yak-3 kill it for me. And here it is before botox-gone-wrong:
Griffon26 Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Dont blame me. This is a ugly jet IMO. Dont like those Engines... And that [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Never parachute into an area you've just bombed You never have too much fuel, unless you burn.
Python Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 You guys are just trolling now, admit it ;) Dont blame me. This is a ugly jet IMO. Dont like those Engines... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Snoopy Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 X-32 A-9 v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website
Laurius Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 It seems that every country has produced ugly planes at the begining of jet era ! :lol: The X-32 looks very happy and the canopy of the A-9 makes me think of the A-10 one ! To me, the Mig I-320 in post #41 looks very like this ! Here is the father of Il-102, the Il-40 ;) Asus P8Z68 Deluxe, Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4 GHz), Corsair Vengeance 2x4096 Mo DDR3 1866 MHz, SSD 120 Go Vertex 2, EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4Go (04G-P4-2978-KR), TM HOTAS Warthog #03797 (MB replaced), Saitek Combat Pro Rudder, TrackIR 5, TM Cougar MFDs with Lilliput 8" UM 80
Sporg Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Well, how about the SNECMA C.450-01 Coléoptère: One weird bird. :) It was one of the early attempts at VTOL. System specs: Gigabyte Aorus Master, i7 9700K@std, GTX 1080TI OC, 32 GB 3000 MHz RAM, NVMe M.2 SSD, Oculus Quest VR (2x1600x1440) Warthog HOTAS w/150mm extension, Slaw pedals, Gametrix Jetseat, TrackIR for monitor use
PiedDroit Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Haha this one never made it to horizontal flight :D It looks badass though
Griffon26 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 You guys are just trolling now, admit it ;) Im not trolling :smartass: But really I dont like the look of the Meteor sry :D Ok im pretty sure my taste is well pretty special in this case: I love the look of the HE 162 A-2 and Me 163 :doh: Regards Griffon26 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Never parachute into an area you've just bombed You never have too much fuel, unless you burn.
WinterH Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I concur that both He-162 and Me-163 are beauties :) However, can't quite agree on Meteor being ugly, it is rather pretty in my opinion. Wishlist: F-4E Block 53 +, MiG-27K, Su-17M3 or M4, AH-1F or W circa 80s or early 90s, J35 Draken, Kfir C7, Mirage III/V DCS-Dismounts Script
Griffon26 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) I concur that both He-162 and Me-163 are beauties :) However, can't quite agree on Meteor being ugly, it is rather pretty in my opinion. Haha well thank God that Tastes are unique :P I dont know why I dont like the Meteor. Its the proportion of the Plane. A real nice fuselage and sharp and well designed Wings. Till here all is good but than there the Engines DA DA DAAAA! :D They dont fit right IMO theyre too big. Now bakc to topic: Another "ugly" one imo SAAB J21R: Regards Griffon26 Edited September 18, 2015 by Griffon26 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Never parachute into an area you've just bombed You never have too much fuel, unless you burn.
Random Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I dont know why I dont like the Meteor. Its the proportion of the Plane. A real nice fuselage and sharp and well designed Wings. Till here all is good but than there the Engines DA DA DAAAA! :D They dont fit right IMO theyre too big. Wait, what? An engine can be too big?
Griffon26 Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Wait, what? An engine can be too big? Yea they could! :P When an Engine doesnt really fit to the rest of the Plane, in this case they are a way too big, it looks pretty silly to me... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Never parachute into an area you've just bombed You never have too much fuel, unless you burn.
BronzeYardNo11 Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 How can you call the X-32 ugly? It's like, the world's happiest fighter jet, man. ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give OH-6 ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
PiedDroit Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) Sacrilege ! Ugliness-wise it's on par with the YA-9, that's what I meant. I don't find it pretty or ugly, just average. How can you call the X-32 ugly? It's like, the world's happiest fighter jet, man. Well, you can be ugly and happy at the same time :lol: Edited September 19, 2015 by PiedDroit
kontiuka Posted September 19, 2015 Author Posted September 19, 2015 you can be ugly and happy at the same time :lol:my mom's told me that my whole life.:D
Laurius Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Well, you can be ugly and happy at the same time :lol: You're right and I would add that in this case, you are beautiful ! Personally, I have decided not to call a jet fighter, plane or whatever, ugly anymore. Instead, I would rather employ one of the following terms : weird, bizare, unusual, original. ...To be fair though, we ought to discount experimental or prototype aircraft. I completly agree but from what I've said above, I can't help showing those two ones whose shape and looking are more than weird :D The Tacit Blue, an experimental aircraft to demonstrate stealth capabilities. Unveilled in April 1996. And the Northrop XP-79, which was first flown as early as in september 1945 and retired right after. It was one of the first concept of a flying wing. They are just weird and surpising aicrafts demonstrating the inventive ability of engineers to go beyond what was the current trend in their respective eras. Regards Laurus Asus P8Z68 Deluxe, Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4 GHz), Corsair Vengeance 2x4096 Mo DDR3 1866 MHz, SSD 120 Go Vertex 2, EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4Go (04G-P4-2978-KR), TM HOTAS Warthog #03797 (MB replaced), Saitek Combat Pro Rudder, TrackIR 5, TM Cougar MFDs with Lilliput 8" UM 80
Akatsuki Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 The "Tacit Blue" deserves an award for sure. :)
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