Here’s a nice bit of summertime fun:
http://hushkit.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/hush-kit-top-ten-the-ten-best-looking-british-aircraft/
By: Steve T - 10th July 2012 at 05:43
Hm, that Hawker jet looks like a Sea Hawk and a Grumman Cougar got busy down in the hangar deck…nice looking machine.
My British faves:
Hawker Sea Fury
Supermarine Spitfire F.VIII/PR.XI (purest iteration of the design IMO)
deHavilland D.H.91 Albatross
Folland S.E.4 (two-row engine, 4-blade prop, monocoque fuselage and bubble canopy…in summer 1914!)
Napier-Heston racer
deHavilland D.H.98 Mosquito
deHavilland D.H.103 Hornet
Airspeed Ambassador
Hawker Fury/Nimrod series (biplanes)
Fairey Scout/Fantome/Feroce
S.
(Couple honourable mentions…DH Comets–both the prop racer and the jetliner; Hawker Hunter; Mk 4-6 Fairey Firefly monoplanes and all the Firefly biplanes. Another list could be “coolest Brit aircraft”, which would include more of my favourites such as the HP Victor, the Beaufighter and the Westland Wyvern…unconventional beauties.)
By: Stan Smith - 9th July 2012 at 22:58
Looked better as the Sea Hawk
By: Lightningspirit - 9th July 2012 at 15:33
In my humble opinion it has to be the Hawker P1081
No other aircraft as sweet as this
By: spiteful21k - 8th July 2012 at 14:04
My choices
DeHavilland Hornet/Sea Hornet
DeHavilland Mosquito
Supermarine Spiteful/Seafang
Hawker Hunter
Martin-Baker MB-5
DeHavilland Swallow (Deadly but pretty)
Hawker Seafury
Hawker Hind/Hart/Audax/Hartbees/Demon
Hawker Fury/Nimrod
Hawker Tempest
By: pagen01 - 8th July 2012 at 10:28
Sorry, the Hunter is nice looking, but rather generic (IMHO). It looks like a dictionary drawing of what a jet fighter is supposed to look like.
I kind of agree with that, to me the Swift was the a far purer looking design, with its clean uncluttered fuselage, low mounted wings and tail assemblies, all fitted directly to the fuselage.
The Hunter looks more compromised wth the intakes breaking up both the cleaness of the fuselage and wings, the dorsal spine, and the added on bullet fairings, non flush airbrake, and link collector bulges didn’t help.
Also agree with your early Vixen choice, the original DH.110 was beautiful, and menacing looking at the same time.
By: Dan Johnson - 8th July 2012 at 07:13
Spitfire I, XII
Seafire LIII
Single seat Hunter
Comet
Mosquito
Hornet
Beaufighter VI
Lancaster
Late model Firefly
By: Garyw - 8th July 2012 at 00:50
DeHaviland Mosquito
Spitfire
Vulcan
Harrier
BAe Hawk
BAe 146
Airspeed Ambassador
By: Stan Smith - 8th July 2012 at 00:38
This is obviously a biased opinion :-
Fairey Phantome
Hawker Fury
DH Comet (Take your pick either the Racer or the transport version)
DH Rapide
DH Albatross (see Matty’s piccie on post #8 – Wonderful!!)
DH Dragonfly (Ugly catagory goes to the Dragon – bless her)
DH Moth Minor
Airspeed Ambassador
Hawker Hurricane
DH Hornet
By: J Boyle - 8th July 2012 at 00:09
Spitfire
Comet (jet)
Firefly
Bulldog (biplane)
Mossie
Albatross
Rapide and family
Vulcan
Sea Vixen (early)
Basset (my dog made me pick that)
Sorry, the Hunter is nice looking, but rather generic (IMHO). It looks like a dictionary drawing of what a jet fighter is supposed to look like.
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th July 2012 at 23:37
My top 10
1 Spitfire MkI
2 Spitfire MkII
3 Spitfire MkIII
4 Spitfire MkIV
5 Spitfire MKV
6 Spitfire MkVII
7 Spitfire MKIX
8 Spitfire MkX
9 Spitfire MkXX
10 Spitfire Mk22
How unimaginitive……..!!
Planemike
By: Paul - 7th July 2012 at 23:34
Shoulda gone to specsavers :);):D
I don’t know what you mean.
Shes a beaut!
No Lanc could look this good! (I know its a MkIX but looks damn good in all ali).
By: bazv - 7th July 2012 at 19:56
Halifax Mk3. In my opinion a much better looking aircraft than a Lanc
Shoulda gone to specsavers :);):D
By: Duggy - 7th July 2012 at 18:59
It always seems that we forget our early aircraft.
This should be in the list !
Or even in the “Cancelled Best Fighters List” !!
I would also add the SE5A.
Regards Duggy
By: j_jza80 - 7th July 2012 at 18:38
Suprised no one has mentioned the PR.19 Spitfire 🙁
It has a certain simplistic purity that other Spit’s lack, helped in no small part by the basic colour schemes they wear (although my favourite iteration is PM631s old ‘invasion stripe’ scheme)
It’s also a tuned up, high performance version of one of the greatest of all aircraft, which in itself is quite something 😎
By: Reckless Rat - 7th July 2012 at 17:20
My top 10
I’m detecting a theme there, John! 😀
Westland Whirlwind, anyone?
Regards,
Jeff
By: D1566 - 7th July 2012 at 16:54
Tempest II, Lincoln, Welkin, Singapore, Blenheim I, Beaufighter VI, Scimitar, Javelin, VC10
That was only 9 …. OK VC10 again! 😀
By: PanzerJohn - 7th July 2012 at 16:28
My top 10
1 Spitfire MkI
2 Spitfire MkII
3 Spitfire MkIII
4 Spitfire MkIV
5 Spitfire MKV
6 Spitfire MkVII
7 Spitfire MKIX
8 Spitfire MkX
9 Spitfire MkXX
10 Spitfire Mk22
By: cometguymk1 - 7th July 2012 at 16:17
Glad to see the Comet 1 in there, but i think for jet has to be the Hunter. Piston id go for the DH Albatross, such nice lines and curves.
By: inkworm - 7th July 2012 at 15:38
SHar1, real shame when they tried to upgrade them, spoilt all the nice lines with that big nose
By: Jester1979 - 7th July 2012 at 14:29
Halifax Mk3. In my opinion a much better looking aircraft than a Lanc
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