You are not alone . . . our Air Force brethren called it the SLUF (Short Little Ugly F***er) Very capable weapons delivery platform, though.
Favorite Aircraft
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Isn't that one of the aircraft that was a real son of a gun to try to land, and basically you had to come in very hot because it didn't have very nice stall characteristics?
I would like to spend a couple of hours at the controls of the DC-3.
I thought the A-10 was ugly until I saw a flight of A-6s in operation at Crow Valley range in the PI. I had thought they only flew at night for survivability, but then I realized it was actually for esthetics. Seeing 3 of them I threw up in my mouth a little bit. I was very thankful the Air Force got the F-4, the A-4 and A-7 from the Navy, but not the A-6.
Aerodynamically speaking Delta Wings are virtually impossible to stall because of Vortex Lift...
Vortex lift works by capturing vortices generated from the sharply
swept leading edge of the wing. The vortex, formed roughly parallel to
the leading edge of the wing, is trapped by the airflow and remains
fixed to the upper surface of the wing. As the air flows around the
leading edge, it flows over the trapped vortex and is pulled in and
down to generate the lift at high AOA that would stall non delta wings...
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A tough choice indeed, but i will opt for the Avro Vulcan. Reminds me of the Airshows of the 70s when i was a Boy. The howl from those four Bristol Olympus engines still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. A wonderful aircraft.
The razor back wasn't bad looking, but the bubble canopy version is far and away the better looking plane...
Prior to the CF-18, Canada had a fleet of CF-101’s which were retired 40 years ago. Enjoy.
SR-71 is my overall favorite because of its extreme performance but I am biased towards the 3 I worked during my USAF tenure because they are great aircraft: F-16, B-1b, and C-130
First hours in DC-3, Pops was AAF B25 jock flying dropping bombs in South Pacific, went to Hawaiian. Got to fly during "milk runs" Honolulu to Hilo.
Time in Lear 25 with brother, towing targets for Navy to shoot off San Diego.
Owned Champ, bought as basket case after ground loop for $1500, fixed tail with approval from friend A&P. 8ohp Contintental, best fun during spins of all aircraft I flew.
Many others but for various reasons these were my faves.
Time in Lear 25 with brother, towing targets for Navy to shoot off San Diego.
Owned Champ, bought as basket case after ground loop for $1500, fixed tail with approval from friend A&P. 8ohp Contintental, best fun during spins of all aircraft I flew.
Many others but for various reasons these were my faves.
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When I was a hobby modelist building balsa wood flying aircraft my favorites had to be the French Spad and the Stearman biplane. I just love biplanes.
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