What Are Your Favorite Airplanes And/Or Jets: Either Military Or Commercial; Of All Time? (jet, Air Force)

[motormaker]

Pitts, My FIL worked for North American Aviation and worked on the XB-70 and X-15 back in the day.

Because of his job, he would spend many a night and weekend at home pouring over blueprints working out manufacturing and engineering problems.

Somewhere in the house I have a 8 MM movie of the Maiden Flight of the XB-70.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by plwhit

Seems the Brits have a way when they design aircraft...

Indeed. Another British warbird that looks almost sculpted rather than designed, the Mosquito:



A wooden(!) light bomber faster than most fighters of its time, it also took on the role of night fighter, pathfinder (target marking) missions, pinpoint bombing raids (Gestapo headquarters, that sort of thing), anti-shipping patrols etc. Had the special distinction of getting right up a certain Herr Göring's nose.

[banger]

How's this for a varied list.

In no particular order....

B-58 Hustler

P-3 Orion

F-8 Crusader

P-51 Mustang

F-104 Starfighter

Mirage III

The order varies by mood, but each have a certain beauty to my eyes.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by motormaker

Pitts, My FIL worked for North American Aviation and worked on the XB-70 and X-15 back in the day.

Because of his job, he would spend many a night and weekend at home pouring over blueprints working out manufacturing and engineering problems.

Somewhere in the house I have a 8 MM movie of the Maiden Flight of the XB-70.

Great story motormaker..... I'd love to see the XB-70 footage.

Another of my favorites the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter>>>>>

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

F-35 Lightning II | Lockheed Martin

F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) - Air Force Technology

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter


YouTube - Carrier-based Joint Strike Fighter coming to the Marine Corps

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by Magnum Mike

Military aircraft, I like them all, especially the Lockheed Blackbird, and the SR-71 F-22 Raptor, commercial aircraft, I like all the Boeing jet aircraft, from their first 707, to the newest 787, and I like all the Airbuses, but I may have my reservations about the A-380. I also like some classic commercial aircraft, like the Douglas DC-6, and DC-7, and the Lockheed Constelation.

I also like many light single and twin engine aircraft, like the Cessna 172 and 182, the Beechcraft 58 Baron, along with the Beechcraft 1900.

I too like the 787 Dreamliner by Boeing>>>>>

Boeing 787 Dreamliner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

THE NEXT LINK HAS SOME GREAT PHOTOS>>>>>

Boeing's New Airplane - 787 Dreamliner

Boeing: Commercial Airplanes - 787 Dreamliner - Background


YouTube - Boeing 787 First Flight (FS2004)


http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff435/PITTSTON2SARASOTA/CITY%20DATA/800px-Boeing_787_first_flight.jpg (broken link)

[plwhit]

Another slick looking plane was the YF-23A Black Widow II:

[plwhit]

Not to get off post, but the UGLIEST plane was the Boeing X-32 (Flying Bathtub)

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by plwhit

Another slick looking plane was the YF-23A Black Widow II:

I love that design....that looks so sharp.....plus an ominous name too.

Here's the Rafale....France's newest multi role jet fighter.

Dassault Rafale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rafale Multirole Combat Fighter - Air Force Technology

Global Aircraft -- Dassault Rafale


YouTube - RAFALE

[d-boy-80]

Originally Posted by motormaker

Pitts, My FIL worked for North American Aviation and worked on the XB-70 and X-15 back in the day.

Because of his job, he would spend many a night and weekend at home pouring over blueprints working out manufacturing and engineering problems.

Somewhere in the house I have a 8 MM movie of the Maiden Flight of the XB-70.

Can you post the video here?

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by d-boy-80

Can you post the video here?

Wouldn't he have to somehow format it, so he could upload the video to his computer hard drive.....then upload the footage from his computer to a video sharing site like YouTube, before being able to post it here?.