tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5863505917716616991..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Bi(polar)planesTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10143461057910378852014-07-03T23:00:36.066-04:002014-07-03T23:00:36.066-04:00I love the Gannet. And the Wyvern. Ugly Brit pla...I love the Gannet. And the Wyvern. Ugly Brit planes rule!Joe Barnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64987572412147891582014-07-02T14:17:14.739-04:002014-07-02T14:17:14.739-04:00Wot, no A-4 Skyhawk?
Wot, no A-4 Skyhawk?<br />Maxwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49419367390509036492014-07-01T21:37:43.828-04:002014-07-01T21:37:43.828-04:00For all interested, there will be a Gannet flying ...For all interested, there will be a Gannet flying at EAA Airventure this year.Dan Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1997903347761774142014-07-01T15:22:31.394-04:002014-07-01T15:22:31.394-04:00+3 on the F-86. *That's* the archetypal image...+3 on the F-86. *That's* the archetypal image that pops into my head when someone says "jet fighter".<br /><br />Also, I'm pretty sure the BV-141 inspired several of the weirder fighter spacecraft in <i>Star Wars</i>...rocinante2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8371027082440845602014-07-01T14:14:00.422-04:002014-07-01T14:14:00.422-04:00I've noticed that it's the Fleet Air Arm t...I've noticed that it's the Fleet Air Arm that seems to make with the grotesque.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13910277529629478392014-07-01T12:19:36.478-04:002014-07-01T12:19:36.478-04:00The award for "Mad Max Aviation" has to ...The award for "Mad Max Aviation" has to go to the Bennett PL-11 Airtruck - I mean c'mon, it was designed out of spare parts from the get-go!<br /><br />The Germans made some rather bizarre-looking airplanes (BV141) but the one thing they all seemed to have in common was the design aesthetic that <i>it should look like it's about to @$%# you up</i>.<br /><br />They were good at <i>that</i> part.<br /><br />gvi<br />global village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30157874195845194432014-07-01T11:28:22.852-04:002014-07-01T11:28:22.852-04:00The only E-type Jaguar that looks good is the conv...The only E-type Jaguar that looks good is the convertible model. The hatchback looks like Gelsey Kirkland with an expedition-sized backpack on.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59883318373916637902014-07-01T07:51:43.203-04:002014-07-01T07:51:43.203-04:00E-2D Hawkeye. Its predecessor. and the predecessor...E-2D Hawkeye. Its predecessor. and the predecessor to that.<br /><br />Bulging excrescences. Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45191904731943041462014-07-01T06:27:54.275-04:002014-07-01T06:27:54.275-04:001)I know, and 2) I don't agree. ;)1)I know, and 2) I don't agree. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22153543259986812562014-07-01T04:49:19.593-04:002014-07-01T04:49:19.593-04:00That's actually the AEW version of the Gannet ...That's actually the AEW version of the Gannet btw. That lump on the belly is the radar. The antisubmarine version looked rather nice (imo).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39517763422352152702014-07-01T02:39:16.015-04:002014-07-01T02:39:16.015-04:00When it comes to warplanes,sometimes ugly has a un...When it comes to warplanes,sometimes ugly has a unique beauty of it's own, i.e., the A10, the F4.<br />OTOH, the beautiful designs are classic: P51D, F86. <br /><br />Kinda surprised the McKellan <i>Richard III</i> didn't show up in various tank geek posts.... Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36424458981059242802014-06-30T23:22:55.940-04:002014-06-30T23:22:55.940-04:00I was assigned to a new aircraft program, and one ...I was assigned to a new aircraft program, and one of the standard security questions is 'what do you think it looks like?' to see how much has already leaked out.<br /><br />I like my ideas better than the planes I have worked on, and I have worked on some odd birds.<br />Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85417064000703324912014-06-30T20:52:14.865-04:002014-06-30T20:52:14.865-04:00The Fairey Gannett looks like something designed f...The Fairey Gannett looks like something designed for one of the Mad Max films. Or what Bob in Houston said; So much for the legend of love children (what an antiquated phrase) always being beautiful.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80470366177935555052014-06-30T19:47:44.553-04:002014-06-30T19:47:44.553-04:00Wow, what can one say about the Fairey Gannett?, i...Wow, what can one say about the Fairey Gannett?, its like an F-85 Goblin and an X-87 Flapjack got drunk at a party and made an even uglier plane baby.Bob in Houstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28293523715813566102014-06-30T19:37:29.435-04:002014-06-30T19:37:29.435-04:00The Hawker Hunter is pretty, but it doesn't lo...The Hawker Hunter is <i>pretty</i>, but it doesn't look like a <i>fighter</i>.<br /><br />The prettiest fighter ever made was the F-4 Phantom -- so ugly it was drop dead gorgeous. And it looked like Speeding Death, sitting on the tarmac with all teh access panels open, much less contaminating the atmosphere with about a ton of unburned kerosene and soot every hour. . . <br /><br /><b>JonB @ 1:46 PM, June 30, 2014</b><br /><br />I agree with you on teh Electric Lightning -- a butt-ugly plane, but it looked vicious.Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328915597574377444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66733165856860286652014-06-30T19:13:39.417-04:002014-06-30T19:13:39.417-04:00The three most beautiful things to come from the B...The three most beautiful things to come from the British Isles:<br />1) the Spitfire aircraft<br />2) the E-type Jaguar <br />3) Dianna RiggStretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15562748859805336732014-06-30T18:51:59.962-04:002014-06-30T18:51:59.962-04:00I'll just leave this here: Westland Lysander.I'll just leave this here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lysander" rel="nofollow">Westland Lysander</a>.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64224334873470249922014-06-30T16:53:21.264-04:002014-06-30T16:53:21.264-04:00British aircraft, British women. When they're...British aircraft, British women. When they're good, they're very good. Otherwise, you get something that would make a plastic surgeon or Kelly Johnson walk away in tears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77169899574730843802014-06-30T16:38:01.145-04:002014-06-30T16:38:01.145-04:00Short has a history, lord knows. I suspect the des...Short has a history, lord knows. I suspect the design center of Short is in Hogwarts basement, how else could they strap a wing on a Winnebago and make it actually fly without magic? it explains a good deal about Brigid's magical personality as well. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54970243881858147572014-06-30T15:38:42.969-04:002014-06-30T15:38:42.969-04:00Sheesh - you didn't touch on the V-Series Brit...Sheesh - you didn't touch on the V-Series British bombers. Anything that ugly should be a helicopter. Charlie Foxtrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585447523050711767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21444033163521920112014-06-30T15:03:36.492-04:002014-06-30T15:03:36.492-04:00The Seamew is a PROFOUNDLY unintimidating airplane...The Seamew is a PROFOUNDLY unintimidating airplane. I don't care if it's got rockets, depth charges and torpedoes - it's impossible to take the ungainly thing seriously.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14405286388124424342014-06-30T14:43:24.952-04:002014-06-30T14:43:24.952-04:00My grade-school friend Peter's dad had been a ...My grade-school friend Peter's dad had been a mosquito pilot during The Battle. He smoked Camel non-filters like a chimney one after the other.<br />But the Seamew - like a damselfly - makes me think, "I'm a little Seamew, and my guns go Pew! pew! pew!"...NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12633722378626416152014-06-30T14:28:42.817-04:002014-06-30T14:28:42.817-04:00The Hunter is almost as pretty as the F-86 Sabre.The Hunter is almost as pretty as the F-86 Sabre.marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71533003891154778012014-06-30T14:27:50.484-04:002014-06-30T14:27:50.484-04:00The Gannett was the product of a committee alright...The Gannett was the product of a committee alright. The Royal Navy wanted contra-rotating props to prevent torque-steer and it all had to fit on the existing carriers with their small elevators and hangars. It had so much power that one engine could be shutdown in cruise flight and the corresponding prop feathered. <br /><br />I think Dehavilland's prettiest airplane is the DH.88 Comet (the air racer not the jetliner). <br /><br />Al_in_Ottawa<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17864921582394046072014-06-30T13:53:05.060-04:002014-06-30T13:53:05.060-04:00I vote for the F-8 Crusader as the most beautiful ...I vote for the F-8 Crusader as the most beautiful jet ever, mostly because it saved my personal bacon....<br /><br />MerleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com