Most Gorgeous/Ugly/Weird aircraft

zswobbie1

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Just for fun, as this is supposed to be the fun part of the year, let's celebrate our 21 year old sim by sharing what we think are the most Gorgeous and/or the most Ugliest planes we have.

I'll kick off with the 2 most stunning aircraft I have, the Tupolev TU-160 'Blackjack' or 'White Swan' 1735308381897.png

& the XB-70 Valkyrie. :very_drunk:
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Ill throw this into the ring, been flying this a lot, ive got an airfield on the go where these operated from, and im taxing around trying not to hit anything
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Surprisingly easy to fly, but i often recreate this classic photo while trying to land



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Meanwhile..
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"You, ahh, might want to hold onto something..tight."

Tower view from UKFF. On final, (believe it or not) on glideslope, maybe a skoash too fast? :rolleyes:
Power settings on the Blinder take some getting used to. Its like you touch the throttles which mails in a request for a power change. :ROFLMAO:
This would be a better tower view at night. The burners would look like they were sending Morse code, just really really slow.

I did get the nose up before touchdown, I also floated it to the mid point of the runway before it bounced then re-settled and got it stopped at the end of the runway. THAT was landing #3, BTW. :ernaehrung004:
 
Personally I always considered the Phantom a very good looking aircraft. (Although I wouldn't want to call it "most gorgeous".)

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But to be honest there are far more ugly aircraft. What a bout this one?

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Or a Blackburn Beverley, SAAB 29 Tunnan, or have you ever looked good at a Thunderstreak? To be honest the number of nomanies for the title "most ugly" is way to big to make a choice.

Cheers,
Huub
 
ViperPilot2 said:
Which is the better Stratofortress; the GMAX or the Alphasim? :)
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Hands down, the Alphasim flight dynamics. :loyal:
But, you'll need to invest some time to learn how to fly it.
It's worth it but there are times when you'll just need to log the hours.

Which set looks better?
Just like with plastic models, a lot of people think they know what a Buff looks like but they still get it wrong.
I like the Alpha 3DO and VC but they only modelled the G and H versions. Plus, the KBT GMAX set has a correct G model with the "strakelets" between the leading edge of the wing and the Fuse.
The KBT GMAX set has a much better natural metal finish.
 
Huub, its time to play Spot The Differences. :unsure:
Same textures from some old European guy.
But something's different...

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Don't focus on the ground textures, I have some kind of haze layer in my weather that makes it look like there's a DXT problem (there isn't).

:wiggle:
 
Sbob said:
Hands down, the Alphasim flight dynamics. :loyal:
But, you'll need to invest some time to learn how to fly it.
It's worth it but there are times when you'll just need to log the hours.

Which set looks better?
Just like with plastic models, a lot of people think they know what a Buff looks like but they still get it wrong.
I like the Alpha 3DO and VC but they only modelled the G and H versions. Plus, the KBT GMAX set has a correct G model with the "strakelets" between the leading edge of the wing and the Fuse.
The KBT GMAX set has a much better natural metal finish.
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Many Thanks for the Reply! I have both, so I'll play around with both of them! :)

Any Flying Tips you could pass along like what you did for the B-47 would be quite welcome... :encouragement:
 
ViperPilot2 said:
Many Thanks for the Reply! I have both, so I'll play around with both of them! :)

Any Flying Tips you could pass along like what you did for the B-47 would be quite welcome... :encouragement:
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Well, sure.
Just get ready to drink from the fire hose. :loyal:

You have to develop a "seat of the pants" feel to fly the BUFF.
Early on, you'll understand why the gross weight is so important.

If you really want to do it right, start your training at Castle AFB in a G model.
Just learning how to taxi (calm winds and "realweather" winds) will take some hours.
Plan on a typical training flight/mission lasting.. 8 to 10 hours (real time).
You really need to commit to this plane to get good at it.
I can also walk you thru the mods I've done to add a "Hey Nav?" GPS (ACS-GPS) and a speed call-out (older B-47 package).

If you REALLY want to get realistic, its even better to start out in a T-43 (early 737) at Mather AFB.
You really want to get your "stuff" in one sock in terms of navigating, flight planning, and hitting your waypoints with better than two minute tolerances (more like +/- 20 seconds on a consistent basis).
You can even do some "ground school". Two books I highly recommend are Flying from the Black Hole by Robert O. Harder
and WHEN PENGUINS FLEW AND WATER BURNED by Jim Clonts. You should be able to find them on Amazon or EBay. Both books are written
from the perspective of B-52 navigators, so its less hand positions and more hard facts as told by Crew Dogs.
Like I said, it feels a lot like drinking from a fire hose if you want to do it right. :ernaehrung004:
Then again, it's some of the most demanding time in FS and you'll feel like you did something special every time you shut down the engines and open the hatch.

If you're still interested, I'll start a new topic and we can get going. :violent-smiley-031:
I can provide info and actual files for stuff like airports, repaints, flight plans, gauges, etc.
 
Ah geez, you guys are going to make me work at this..

:wiggle:

OK, be here Monday and we'll get started. Don't forget your blue socks and Ray Bans.
I don't want this to turn into "Virtual SAC" unless one of you wants to run it.
Pacing will be on YOUR schedule, just try to stick to the order that I present it.
I learned this stuff the hard way so you don't have to.

DIS-Missed..
 
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OK, be here Monday and we'll get started. Don't forget your blue socks and Ray Bans.
I don't want this to turn into "Virtual SAC" unless one of you wants to run it.
Pacing will be on YOUR schedule, just try to stick to the order that I present it.
I learned this stuff the hard way so you don't have to.

DIS-Missed..

Can you do this with a new thread posting please, this thread is about pretty & ugly planes.
You are welcome to start a new 'Virtual SAC' thread.
 
huub vink said:
Personally I always considered the Phantom a very good looking aircraft. (Although I wouldn't want to call it "most gorgeous".)

JGa5ohV.jpg


But to be honest there are far more ugly aircraft. What a bout this one?

JZRUg97.jpg


Or a Blackburn Beverley, SAAB 29 Tunnan, or have you ever looked good at a Thunderstreak? To be honest the number of nomanies for the title "most ugly" is way to big to make a choice.

Cheers,
Huub
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One of the Phantom's nicknames was "double ugly." Another was the "rhino," a critter never thought to be pretty.
 
Sbob said:
Well, sure.
Just get ready to drink from the fire hose. :loyal:

You have to develop a "seat of the pants" feel to fly the BUFF.
Early on, you'll understand why the gross weight is so important.

If you really want to do it right, start your training at Castle AFB in a G model.
Just learning how to taxi (calm winds and "realweather" winds) will take some hours.
Plan on a typical training flight/mission lasting.. 8 to 10 hours (real time).
You really need to commit to this plane to get good at it.
I can also walk you thru the mods I've done to add a "Hey Nav?" GPS (ACS-GPS) and a speed call-out (older B-47 package).

If you REALLY want to get realistic, its even better to start out in a T-43 (early 737) at Mather AFB.
You really want to get your "stuff" in one sock in terms of navigating, flight planning, and hitting your waypoints with better than two minute tolerances (more like +/- 20 seconds on a consistent basis).
You can even do some "ground school". Two books I highly recommend are Flying from the Black Hole by Robert O. Harder
and WHEN PENGUINS FLEW AND WATER BURNED by Jim Clonts. You should be able to find them on Amazon or EBay. Both books are written
from the perspective of B-52 navigators, so its less hand positions and more hard facts as told by Crew Dogs.
Like I said, it feels a lot like drinking from a fire hose if you want to do it right. :ernaehrung004:
Then again, it's some of the most demanding time in FS and you'll feel like you did something special every time you shut down the engines and open the hatch.

If you're still interested, I'll start a new topic and we can get going. :violent-smiley-031:
I can provide info and actual files for stuff like airports, repaints, flight plans, gauges, etc.
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Sure... why not? I'm game! :)
 
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