Favorite aircraft

[freeflight]

I was wondering what people's favorite aircraft are. For me it's the B-17G Block 40, followed by the F4U-4.

[CadetProgramGuy]

WWII

P-51, B-17

Modern Aircraft

L-39, T-38, F-18, F-16, T6A Texan II

[DC]

Early - P-51D

Modern, Military - F-16C

GA - Mooney Ovation

[arajca]

I'm kinda partial to the A-10 and SR-71.

The commercial airliners are merely buses with wings. Nothing really draws my interest.

[IceNine]

I too have always been a big fan of SR-71 for military. 

For GA Olde school, put me down for the Stearman.

And if I was going to buy an aircraft today for my personal use assuming a fairly limited budget.  It would hands down be a Malibu.

[bosshawk]

WWII- B-17
Korea, F-86
Vietnam: F-4 and OV-1
Gulf Wars, A-10

GA-33 model Bonanza(I own one)
Airliners: 707 and DC-3

Aerobatic Planes: Extra 300

[SarDragon]

WWII: Grumman F8F Bearcat
Korea: F-82
Vietnam: F-4 and OV-10
Gulf Wars: A-10

GA: Mooney anything
Airliners: DC-3 and Constellation

[Pumbaa]

A-10.. That's why I have the Nic Pumbaa.  Also SR-71, U2, C-5  Kinda nice working for the company that created them!

[Trung Si Ma]

King Katmai

[NC Hokie]

WWII: P-51 and B-25 (one grandfather was a B-25 radioman and the other was crew aboard one of the escort ships for the Doolittle raid)
'Nam: F-4
Cold War: F-14
Current: F-22

[flyerthom]

WWI :Spad Curtis Jenny
WWII : T6 Texan, Hurricane , P51 D, P47  D, Hawker Typhoon.
Korea: F 86 D, H-13 Sioux  (Bell 47)
Vietnam era:  F 5, UH-1, AH-1, F-104, F-100, T-37 (and A 37 variant)
Post Vietnam; F-14, F-16 C, A-10
Modern F/A18, F-35, JAS-39, Eurofighter Typhoon

GA: my PA 28 140    Socata TB9, Stinson Voyager, Piper Tri pacer, Commander 114.
King Air 200, Agusta Westland 119 Koala.
And to demonstrate my absolute level of insanity I like the PA38 Trauma ah tomahawk

[JoeTomasone]

I'm kinda partial to the A-10 and SR-71.

The commercial airliners are merely buses with wings. Nothing really draws my interest.

Ditto.

http://www.ab2m.net/pics/sr71

[MSgt Van]

WW II - P-38
My era - F-111F

[ol'fido]

Curtis P-6E(in Arctic Hawk colors like the EAA Musuem version)
Messerschmitt Me-108
Republic P-47D
North American F-86F
Cessna O-1 Birddog

[drcomm]

My favorites are:

PT-17 Stearman
Cessna 195
Douglas DC-3
North American P-51 Mustang
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
Boeing 727

[BuckeyeDEJ]

Anything that stays in the air until the pilot intends to put it on the ground. And any plane I don't have to jump out of.

That said, the Mustang (D model and later), B-1, F-16, C-130, any UPS or FedEx plane that I have a package aboard and any airliner that takes me where I want to go or brings my loved ones to me.

How's those last two for selfish? 

[PA Guy]

Hmmm,

B-24/PB4Y
A1D Skyraider
A-6

[Flying Pig]

AH-1 Zulu.  Nuff said

OK..and then the MD-530/MH6

And maybe an old school shout out for the Huey!

[pixelwonk]

To heck with dial-up. This thread without pictures = fail. 

Now
F 35 Lightning II


HH-65 Dolphin


A special GA shout out to the Eclipse Concept Jet



Then
Alt-F4


MiG 21 Fishbed



Way back then
Spitfire


F4-U Corsair

[Flying Pig]

Id like to thank Tedda for recognizing the Dolphin.  :clap: The rest of the posts........there is obviously no hope in salvaging you.

[JROB]

1st- UH-60 Black Hawk
2nd- UH-1  Iroquois
3rd- C-5 Galaxy

[PHall]

Favorite aircraft of all time? 
Toss up between the Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX and the North American P-51D Mustang.
With the De Haviland Mosquito FB.XXXIII a close second.
(You may notice that all of these aircraft are powered by the mighty Rolls-Royce Merlin engine!)

Favorite aircraft that I have flown in?
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker with the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter a close second.
Both of them are built like a truck and neither one of them killed me. (Through the 'lifter did try.)

[Bear Walling]

The Convair B-58 "Hustler"





The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 supersonic flight. The aircraft was developed for the United States Air Force for service in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the late 1950s. Originally intended to fly at high altitudes and speeds to avoid Soviet fighters, the introduction of highly accurate Soviet surface-to-air missiles forced the B-58 into a low-level penetration role that severely limited its range and strategic value. This led to a brief operational career between 1960 and 1969.

[afgeo4]

I'm completely hung up on:

WW2: P-38 Lightning
Vietnam: F-4J Phantom
Cold War: A/O-10 Warthog
Modern: Su-30MK Flanker-C
Civilian: BA-609 tilt-rotor
Rotary: S-76D twin

[bricktonfire]

P-51, F-16 B52 Megaforcetise(from Dale Brown books) and the A-10 and the little bird and blackhawk

[PORed]

F-4 Phantom II, A-1 Skyraider, A-10 Thunderbolt, pretty much anything that flew or flys Wild Wessel.

[linerfan]

Has to be the F-4 Phantom in any and all variants, also like the F-18 and the F-16 somewhat. A-6, A-4 and  A-1 have always been some defenite favs. For the overseas ones I'd have to say the Fishbed and Flanker. Basically everything that flew in 'Nam, and no, I didn't fight in it. I agree with the B-58 Hustler, that thing's awesome, and the Vulcan.

[JAFO78]

It has to be the P 51 Mustang. We have Crazy Horse here in Kissimmee. Love hearing her fly by.   

My second choice any airliner, as that has been part of my other life, OK 737's

Third choice any military plane. Saw "FiFi' once OMG. 

[Stonewall]

All time favorite:   F4 Phantom (this one is from VF-74, assigned to my dad's old carrrier)


A close 2nd place:  A7 Corsair


And 3rd place:  A1 Skyraider


Favorite Rotary Wing:   MH53 Pave Low

[N Harmon]

My favorites include:

Grumman F-14 Tomcat


Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

This is my photo, which I've published under a free-use license. Click on photo for more info.

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde


Boeing 747


Douglas DC-3

[Climbnsink]

1. Pretty much any sailplane.
2. Pretty much any helicopter.
3. Airplanes eh not so much.

[Timbo]

A neighbor built an "aerocopter" from PVC pipe and radioshack parts last summer.  He flew it into the side of the elementary school from the soccer field where he attempted to take off.  So, he still gets that "behind the back" laugh at the grocery store, which is kind of sad.

He is attempting to build an "aeroglider" this winter in his garage, and I stopped by a few weeks ago to see his progress.  I have got to say these homebuilt aircraft are far more awesome than anything commercially built.

BTW....he is going to have is maiden take off when we have the block party/ street carnival this summer.  It will be awesome, around 200 hundred people, half drunk all watching this guy try to lift out of the soccer field while trying to clear the elementary school. 

He bought the plans on line, has no knowledge of anything aerospace related, and still loves it.  I might try what he is doing someday.

[♠SARKID♠]

If you do, I have three words for you - "Ballistic Recovery System"

[Rob Sherlin]

  I've seen a lot of "kit aircraft" that are pretty cool. But, to hop in anything short of a simulator with no flight experience whatsoever, is almost suicidal.

Favorites........

     Fokker Dr.1
     Sopwith Camel
     Mustang
     Spitfire
     Hellcat
     Lightning
     Phantom
     Falcon
     Raptor

[PHall]

If you do, I have three words for you - "Ballistic Recovery System"

We've had a fair number of Cirrus Aircraft with the "Ballistic Recovery System" go down here in California in the past couple of years.
Not one of them had the chute deployed....

[DNall]

P51 Mustang
A1 Skyraider
A10 Warthog

AH-64

hmm... kinda tends toward attack huh. Wounder if that relates to my job in any way.

[tarheel gumby]

Here's mine just one of those unique aircraft that I saw in 1976 when the HMS Ark Royal made a port call to Mayport NS.
Fairy Gannett AEW the Royal Navy's answer to the Hawkeye
I also like the Blackhawk

[JAFO78]

I forget a couple. I wish I could post a photo of each, but I don't know how to do it.

Me 262 WW 2 German Jet Fighter

North American F-86 Sabre. 

[hatentx]

P51 Mustang
A1 Skyraider
A10 Warthog

AH-64

hmm... kinda tends toward attack huh. Wounder if that relates to my job in any way.

Finally someone saying the Apache...

The rest of those pilots in helos like to hold hands.   Got to have a mans helicopter...  then again when you get shot at in any helicopter it is scary and I held the guy next to me a few times as the pilots got us the heck out of there

[Hawk200]

I like the UH-60L BlackHawk. (Might be because I work on them  )

The LUH-72 Lakota might be an additional, depends on what it's like.

Fixed wing:
O-2B, (yes, the Psy War model, maybe I just want to play my music for everybody), and the Cessna 337 civilian model

Cessna 172 (I like the Sky Sentinel STC, probably because of it's rarety and most people never even heard of them)

De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver

Stinson 108

L-19 "Bird Dogs"

C-17

Might develop some interest in the C-27. Will have to see them.

Piper Pacers

Piper Cubs, especially Super Cubs.

My overall favorite, simply for the remarkable STOL characteristics in the Wren STOL. Originally, a 182 STC, I believe complete birds are now produced by a company other than Cessna. May consider owning one if I can ever afford it.

[CAPLAW]

F-16
MIG-29
F-14
B-52
T-38

[Senior]

F4U Corsair
A1 Skyraider
C-46 Commando
B-36
Parasite Fighter, stored in the bombay of the B-36 also known as the Wobbly Gobblin, maybe P-82, F-82
B-49 (?) Flying Wing
U-2
SR-71 Blackbird
AC-130
OV-10 Bronco (They could deliver special people, to special places)
A-10 Warthog (If you have ever seen that gun fire downrange it is scary
                         cool, and not good for the bad guy)
MC-130 (The one with the whiskers for Skyhook balloon retrieval)
MH-60
Predator (They make it tough on the bad guy)

[maverik]

A-10 Warthog (all you hear from that gun is wooooooooooooomp)