Top 3 Aircraft

[CobolMan]

So many favourites, so few allowed.

In no particular order I have:

EE Lightning
Bristol Beaufighter
Chance Vought Corsair

[Eric Mc]

They weren't that rare in 1970.

[Stickers]

Eric Mc said:

They weren't that rare in 1970.

One things for sure - you certainly know all about hijacking a thread

[cpufreak]

amateurs.

you all got your choices wrong.


I mean some got 1/3 right, but thats still 66.66% wrong.

Top 3 air craft of all time.

1)

2)

3)

[SVX]

So many great aircraft... Top 3:

English Electric Lightning - what performance!
Avro Vulcan - just looks so right, and performed when asked...
Tupolev Tu-160 - just look at the thing!

[Ayahuasca]

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Why not?

Can get a bit annoying.
You're not in the wrong but still.

Edited by Tomlev40 on Monday 6th July 17:39

Not half as annoying as posting a picture of what is obviously a land-based aircraft and claiming it as the best carrier-based aircraft, or (completely unforgiveable) posting a picture of a Zero Type 52 and claiming it as the best fighter in the early part of the war.

Everyone knows that the Type 52 came out late in the war as an (inadequaate) response to the Hellcats and Corsairs. The Zero pictured was built around October 1943, from the markings I would say it served in New Guinea, probably based at one of the five LAND airfields at Rabaul (not a carrier in sight) Jeez.









Isn't the internet great? Apparently the green Zero was just abandoned on the airstrip at the end of the war, was recovered in 1974 and took twenty years of work to restore to her current condition.

[tvrforever]

SR-71, EuroFighter & Vulcan all in the top 3 just can't decide the order

[Lord Pikey]

1. Eurofighter - It just looks cool when it goes on a mission to headbutt the sun

2. Tornado - Lovely place for a nap in the intakes

3. Harrier - tt to work on but i popped my electrical cherry on one so it will always be a favorite


Not at all biased awnsers

[Eric Mc]

Ayahuasca said:

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Why not?

Can get a bit annoying.
You're not in the wrong but still.

Edited by Tomlev40 on Monday 6th July 17:39

Not half as annoying as posting a picture of what is obviously a land-based aircraft and claiming it as the best carrier-based aircraft, or (completely unforgiveable) posting a picture of a Zero Type 52 and claiming it as the best fighter in the early part of the war.

Everyone knows that the Type 52 came out late in the war as an (inadequaate) response to the Hellcats and Corsairs. The Zero pictured was built around October 1943, from the markings I would say it served in New Guinea, probably based at one of the five LAND airfields at Rabaul (not a carrier in sight) Jeez.









Isn't the internet great? Apparently the green Zero was just abandoned on the airstrip at the end of the war, was recovered in 1974 and took twenty years of work to restore to her current condition.

I wish that there was a smiley for a "high five".

[Tomlev40]

Eric Mc said:

Ayahuasca said:

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Why not?

Can get a bit annoying.
You're not in the wrong but still.

Edited by Tomlev40 on Monday 6th July 17:39

Not half as annoying as posting a picture of what is obviously a land-based aircraft and claiming it as the best carrier-based aircraft, or (completely unforgiveable) posting a picture of a Zero Type 52 and claiming it as the best fighter in the early part of the war.

Everyone knows that the Type 52 came out late in the war as an (inadequaate) response to the Hellcats and Corsairs. The Zero pictured was built around October 1943, from the markings I would say it served in New Guinea, probably based at one of the five LAND airfields at Rabaul (not a carrier in sight) Jeez.
Isn't the internet great? Apparently the green Zero was just abandoned on the airstrip at the end of the war, was recovered in 1974 and took twenty years of work to restore to her current condition.

I wish that there was a smiley for a "high five".

Hey! I specialise in WW2's Western Front 1944 to 1945, not the Pacific or the Air war!

[Ayahuasca]

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Ayahuasca said:

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Why not?

Can get a bit annoying.
You're not in the wrong but still.

Edited by Tomlev40 on Monday 6th July 17:39

Not half as annoying as posting a picture of what is obviously a land-based aircraft and claiming it as the best carrier-based aircraft, or (completely unforgiveable) posting a picture of a Zero Type 52 and claiming it as the best fighter in the early part of the war.

Everyone knows that the Type 52 came out late in the war as an (inadequaate) response to the Hellcats and Corsairs. The Zero pictured was built around October 1943, from the markings I would say it served in New Guinea, probably based at one of the five LAND airfields at Rabaul (not a carrier in sight) Jeez.
Isn't the internet great? Apparently the green Zero was just abandoned on the airstrip at the end of the war, was recovered in 1974 and took twenty years of work to restore to her current condition.

I wish that there was a smiley for a "high five".

Hey! I specialise in WW2's Western Front 1944 to 1945, not the Pacific or the Air war!

OK, this one's for you then:

[Eric Mc]

Even nicer in colour.

[Tomlev40]

Eric Mc said:

Even nicer in colour.

I GIVE UP!
Stop annoying me!

[Oily Nails]

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Even nicer in colour.

I GIVE UP!
Stop annoying me!

:engage6yearoldmode: "he knows a paint scheme that'll get on yeh nerves, get on yeh nerves, get on yeh nerves......he knows a.." :disengage6yearoldmode:

[Tomlev40]

Oily Nails said:

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Even nicer in colour.

I GIVE UP!
Stop annoying me!

:engage6yearoldmode: "he knows a paint scheme that'll get on yeh nerves, get on yeh nerves, get on yeh nerves......he knows a.." :disengage6yearoldmode:

[EricMc on] You deserve a medal [EricMc off]

[dr_gn]

Ayahuasca said:

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Why not?

Can get a bit annoying.
You're not in the wrong but still.

Edited by Tomlev40 on Monday 6th July 17:39

Not half as annoying as posting a picture of what is obviously a land-based aircraft and claiming it as the best carrier-based aircraft, or (completely unforgiveable) posting a picture of a Zero Type 52 and claiming it as the best fighter in the early part of the war.

Everyone knows that the Type 52 came out late in the war as an (inadequaate) response to the Hellcats and Corsairs. The Zero pictured was built around October 1943, from the markings I would say it served in New Guinea, probably based at one of the five LAND airfields at Rabaul (not a carrier in sight) Jeez.

Isn't the internet great? Apparently the green Zero was just abandoned on the airstrip at the end of the war, was recovered in 1974 and took twenty years of work to restore to her current condition.

• OFF TOPIC WARNING*

Not sure if you're an 'expert' or just taking the piss, but I've got a shed load of WW2 stereo pair photographs that were my Grandads. He was in the Far East interpreting photo-recon images from the RAF. I've got a few of an airstrip with what look like Zero's (dark camofluage!!) on dispersal and a couple of twin engined bombers, also some with capsized ships in a large river. Looking at them through stereo glasses is incredible. Fancy a go at identifying the locations?

BTW there was one sequence of images of a large city - turned out to be Bankok. God bless him!

[Eric Mc]

Tomlev40 said:

Oily Nails said:

Tomlev40 said:

Eric Mc said:

Even nicer in colour.

I GIVE UP!
Stop annoying me!

:engage6yearoldmode: "he knows a paint scheme that'll get on yeh nerves, get on yeh nerves, get on yeh nerves......he knows a.." :disengage6yearoldmode:

[EricMc on] You deserve a medal [EricMc off]

What am I suppose to have done?

I just thought that it would be nice to show you all a nice, WW2 era colour shot of an operational Typhoon.

Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 8th July 06:47

[Stickers]

Eric Mc - just post your top 3 then fk off, you're ruining the thread!

[TimJMS]

Judged on aesthetics alone:

VC10

XB70

And the biggest bird in the sky:

224

[Eric Mc]

Stickers said:

Eric Mc - just post your top 3 then fk off, you're ruining the thread!

Hmmm - first time I've been accused of RUINING an aviation themed thread.

Oh well, there's a first time for everything.

(And I already did post an opinion about my "Top 3").