What is your favourite?

Has to be the boeing 747 classic or the 747-400. It was first made in 1969- the year we first went to the moon and still remains the biggest passenger airliner in service today (although not for long).

Does the Dragon Rapide count?

They still operate with Classic Wings in a paassenger carrying capacity so I feel they should.

A proud owner once took me for a bimble and it was an incredible experience. Sitting in the smart, leather, single seats. Legs stretched out to their fullest extent, watching the ground slip past at a leisurely 110 knots or so it was so redolent of a time when air travel was an adventure rather than an endurance event.

I’ll get back to historic now. 🙂

Moggy

If Moggys allowed that im going to put my vote in. For me its a tie between the Dragon Rapide (sheer beauty), Connie (elegant what with those huge undercarige) and the Dc3 (how many airliners are still being used 70 years after they first flew?) I cant see small airlines all over the world buying up many modern airliners.

New fav…JU-52

I realised the other day that it’s not just the 757-200 I love, give me any type of triple 7 also, although the A330 is a good looking bird, and 777 is just a beast!

So many types for so many reasons.

757-200 because it’s so sexy.
330-300 because it’s so pretty.
Shorts 360 because it’s so ugly.
737 because I love it to work on.
Trislander because flying on it makes me smile.

Images all taken from airliners.net

1L.

Although they were and still are noisy, smelly and smokey, nothing beats the view of a TU154 heading straight towards you! – with those anhedral wings, they look like a real mean son of a b***h!

Apart from the 747, ALL modern airliners look the same.

I agree, all modern airliners do look very similar and are very boring!

OK OK…..Graf Zeppelin WAS fairly attractive……..

Anyone who knows me will know my fave aircraft straight away…and for those of you who dont, the Airbus A330-200 is the hands down winner for me!

Definatly Boeing 757-200 just due to the look of it, and has to be the A330-200 and Boeing 747-400 in VS colours, looks gorgeous!

Jon

VC-10 all the time.

Superb sleek graceful lines. 😎

Apart from the 747, ALL modern airliners look the same.

Too ugly

How about R101?

changed my mind….its either Hindenburg or R-100. What a FANTASTIC way to fly!

Mines got to be the A340-600 although I love the A330 and 757.

Long Haul : A330, that wingspan is a pleasure to look at, and inside she is as comfortable as it can be

Short Haul : B737, another pleasure to look at, especially the Classics, you just can’t beat the stumpiness of the 735 😀

Regional : ERJ145, as its just like being on your own Biz Jet

But Overall its the A330-200 for me!

I think the 707-320 and 727-200 take (took?) some beating

Nice to have a thread where we can be subjective about things, and not get too bogged down in comparisons about performance, economics, whatever. Some of my best trips involved a Swiss RJ100 out of LCY, connecting nicely at Zurich with the Thai MD-11 to BKK, so I have a soft spot for both those types. Love the 747-400 too, and however much more efficient the A380 may be, I don’t think it comes close in pure aesthetics. Oh yes, and the Rapide I had a flip in at Duxford several years ago.

Has to be the 747 or 757 for me

For me its any Airbus but in particular the A330 as its just such a great looking aircraft.