Ugly as hell vs beautiful (aircraft photos)

[Namenlos Ein]

MAI Thermoplane (USSR, 198*).

http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/thermoplane.html

 

Cyclogyro (USA, circa 1930)

http://rotoplan.narod.ru/history_e.htm

 

Pescara No.3 helicopter (1924). It resembles the Black Shark somehow, isn't it?

 

General Atomics Altair UAV

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/Photo/Altair_PredatorB/HTML/ED05-0082-03.html

 

Hughes XH-17 Sky Crane

 

SNCASO S.O.9000 Trident

 

Lockheed F-104S Starfighter

 

A beautiful gunship:

 

Edited December 15, 2009 by Namenlos Ein

[Mnemonic]

Hey! But F-104 Starfighter is very beautiful plane!

 

 

 

 

 

More here:

http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/f-104-mm6930-special-colour-999-or-9-99/

[davek1979]

9. Lockheed HC-130P Hercules

 

Am I the only one who sees in this aircraft direct inspiration for creating Ellen Ripleys alien daughter in Alien:Resurrection ? :-)

[Namenlos Ein]

Antonov An-71 (“Madcap”) Soviet AWACS aircraft

 

[A.S]

:megalol:

 

LOLz ... ducktales

[VMFA117_Poko]

Oh man. This looks like it was taken from some cartoon. :lol: A horsefly.

[Namenlos Ein]

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

 

 

The face of Cold War

 

 

Stealth fighter

 

Edited December 17, 2009 by Namenlos Ein

[sniffer]

Finally some beauty ;)

 

OK - if it comes at oldies but goldies:

 

Excellent shape IMO - Lavochkin La-9

 

 

 

[Feuerfalke]

Indeed - beautiful plane.

[topol-m]

Ugliness will prevail :D

 

1. Breguet 763 Provence

 

2. Dornier Do. 228

 

3. Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair

 

4. Waterman Aerobile

 

5. Babcock Vlchek X

[sniffer]

I'm not surprised that all the fun goes away when topol-m just shows up... :doh:

4. Waterman Aerobile

topol-m - I thought that here should be planes - not cars! :megalol: (J/K)

 

EDIT:

 

OK - find 10 differences with E.T.

 

Edited December 15, 2009 by sniffer

[topol-m]

topol-m - I thought that here should be planes - not cars! :megalol: (J/K)

 

But it is an aircraft - http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/03/flyingcars/source/6.htm :P I posted that picture, cause wingless it looks even more hideous.

Edited December 15, 2009 by topol-m

[Namenlos Ein]

Boeing 747 large (LCF Dreamlifter)…

 

… and short (747SP)

[sniffer]

Some kind of beautiful pipe ;)

 

 

 

[sniffer]

OK - 10 diffs again:

 

 

 

Ugly plane :noexpression:

[topol-m]

Too much beauty in this thread. I must interfere :D

 

1. The Aeronca C3 "Flying Bathtub" :doh:

 

2. Yakovlev yak-18

 

3. Grumman TBM-3W

 

4. Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune

 

5. Bloch MB-200

[Case]

It did not fly in the air, but it is both a beautiful and ugly craft:

[Namenlos Ein]

Disgusting Lockheed TR-1A/U-2S Dragon Lady

 

 

 

[topol-m]

Enjoy :D

 

1. Bujon-Croses B-EC 7

 

2. Budd RB-1 Conestoga

 

3. Albessard Tandem Monoplane

 

4. Il-20

 

5. Rocheville Artic Tern (another view at this monster originally posted by Namenlos Ein)

Edited December 23, 2009 by topol-m

[sniffer]

Harbin SH-5

 

[Tikkietegek]

 

Most beautiful(and the largest) cargo plane - An-225

 

 

A stunning british V bomber

 

And not that beautiful, but still a very impressive helicopter

[topol-m]

^^^ Nice sniffer :thumbup:

I haven`t posted in this thread for some time so it`s time for a lot of ugliness: :D

 

1. Esprit VF II-SC

 

2. Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

 

3. English Electric Canberra B6

 

4. Zlin Z-37A Cmelak

 

5. Boeing 757-200 Catfish

 

6. McDonnel Model 120

 

7. Sikorsky R-5

 

8. Piasecki PV-15 Transporter

 

9. Kaman HOK-1

[sniffer]

I knew it! That I'll wake up the topol-monster ;)

[topol-m]

I knew it! That I'll wake up the topol-monster ;)

 

:laugh: you did

[Lucas_From_Hell]

Oh, c'mon, the Catalina has its beauty.

 

But after seeing all your pictures, I think I won't be able to sleep today :fear: