Wolf Buddee Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 I have to agree with Hubert on this one. After the Concorde, the Connie, and for it’s day, the 262. Without a doubt the B-58 has a place here too. I’ll never forget my flight on Concorde in 1986. Pure magic. Cheers, Wolf 3
smitty44 Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/25/2019 at 11:55 PM, Wolf Buddee said: I have to agree with Hubert on this one. After the Concorde, the Connie, and for it’s day, the 262. Without a doubt the B-58 has a place here too. I’ll never forget my flight on Concorde in 1986. Pure magic. Cheers, Wolf Expand Hi Wolf!! 3
harv Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 ah yes, the Connie ! I do love the looks of her.....harv 2
Wolf Buddee Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 12:03 AM, smitty44 said: Hi Wolf!! Expand Hey Smitty, how goes it? Having a blessed Christmas I hope! Cheers, Wolf 2
Wolf Buddee Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 12:10 AM, harv said: ah yes, the Connie ! I do love the looks of her.....harv Expand Absolutely Harv, extremely elegant lines for a prop liner. From the tip of the nose, the arched fuselage, to the triple tail vertical stabs, she was one sharp lookin’ lady! Cheers, Wolf 3
smitty44 Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 12:14 AM, Wolf Buddee said: Hey Smitty, how goes it? Having a blessed Christmas I hope! Cheers, Wolf Expand So blessed, Wolf! Merry Christmas! Glad you stopped by! 4
IainMackayDall Posted December 29, 2019 Posted December 29, 2019 You either hate it, or love this one, for me it's the latter, even after they added all those refuelling pods and Küchemann carrot bulges on the wings. 6 1
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted December 29, 2019 Author Posted December 29, 2019 Do you guys ever watch the old British Pathe airshows? Some of those old British aircraft are pretty funky. I could have bought the Airfix 1/72 kit the other day for 30 bucks reduced from $100.00. I showed great restraint. On 12/29/2019 at 5:03 PM, harv said: Always loved this one.......harv Expand 2
DocRob Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/29/2019 at 10:05 AM, IainMackayDall said: You either hate it, or love this one, for me it's the latter, even after they added all those refuelling pods and Küchemann carrot bulges on the wings. Expand Taste differs , but I have to say, that the air intakes are a piece of art, the rest, ... Cheers Rob 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 2, 2020 Administrators Posted January 2, 2020 I do have some odd tastes in aircraft, but I doubt many will argue my choices. The first is easily one of the most elegant designs ever to take flight, and the second is the most beautiful subsonic airliner ever to take flight. Like a VC-10, but just a bit more balanced. I’d also mention the Mug-29, but Martin beat me to it. 2
1to1scale Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 1. F-104 Starfighter 2. SR-71 Blackbird 3. F-5 Freedom Fighter 3
IainMackayDall Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 On 1/1/2020 at 1:36 PM, DocRob said: Taste differs , but I have to say, that the air intakes are a piece of art, the rest, ... Cheers Rob Expand Yes wing root intakes, must be a pain to build, but they look so streamlined and still futuristic. There are some on Facebook making 1/48 3d laser print builds of various V-Bombers, and showing their work at https://www.facebook.com/groups/vulcanvictorvaliant/ Rikki Wolfe 3
IainMackayDall Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) On 1/2/2020 at 11:53 AM, IainMackayDall said: Yes wing root intakes, must be a pain to build, but they look so streamlined and still futuristic. There are some on Facebook making 1/48 3d laser print builds of various V-Bombers, and showing their work at https://www.facebook.com/groups/vulcanvictorvaliant/ Rikki Wolfe Expand If anyone is into 3d printing I have a great model I commissioned from Milviz https://milviz.com/flight/index.php it was not built for any flight sim, we could not get anyone into a cockpit back in 2010, and the model did get used in a 2011 publication front cover by Andrew Brookes. (The 3D model copy I have is in .FBX, .max, .DAE .c4d ) Edited January 2, 2020 by IainMackayDall adjustment to content 2
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 2, 2020 Administrators Posted January 2, 2020 The forgotten V Bomber 3
IainMackayDall Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 12:23 PM, Clunkmeister said: The forgotten V Bomber Expand Here you go, not forgotten, but the accents are almost unrecognisable now. Regards Iain Moustaches combed √ Pipe tobacco check √ Tea and biccies √ Russian phrase book if shot down √ 3 1
HubertB Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 I have to say there was something uniquely sleek in the design of the Victor Mk 1 and Vulcan Mk 1. It got worse with the Mk 2 versions of both. Hubert 3
biggtim Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 On 1/1/2020 at 5:04 PM, biggtim said: XP-38. Expand Oops, my prop bias is showing.... 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 2, 2020 Administrators Posted January 2, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 5:47 PM, biggtim said: Oops, my prop bias is showing.... Expand 2
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 2, 2020 Administrators Posted January 2, 2020 I AM a traditionalist, and I truly love the look of the big Valiant. It's one seriously gorgeous design that just looks right. Of course, all the V Bombers looked "right", there wasn't an ugly bone in any of them. 3
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