coolest "name" for aircraft

[mattmanB182]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Wow, I'm surprised no one has said F-86 SABRE!!!! Awesome name. And it's an awesome sound jet of the early years.

Not only was it a great figher....but I believe its the most beautiful aircraft ever made.

[mattd27]

Originally Posted by mattmanB182

Not only was it a great figher....but I believe its the most beautiful aircraft ever made.

Now that is for a whole other thread. I'd actually have to think about the question for a bit, but off hand I'd say the phantom is a pretty sweet looking plane.


....and hey, it's got a nice name too!

[Soviet Ace]

Phatom's an alright plane, but it's to big for me. P/F-80 is a sweet jet. P/F-80 Shooting Star. It was Americas answer to the German 262, if the war had lasted just a couple more years. Then we'd of had B-29s, and P-80s flying over German airspace!! Speaking of which, the P-59 Aircomet was a cool name. Sad the prototype didn't succeed in what it was supposed to. But hey, that's why we've got the P/F-80.


P/F-80 Shooting Star

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

The F-16 Fighting Falcon

Not WW2, but still a sick name

[PapaBoon]

F8F Bearcat...cool name!

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by mattd27

Now that is for a whole other thread. I'd actually have to think about the question for a bit, but off hand I'd say the phantom is a pretty sweet looking plane.


....and hey, it's got a nice name too!

The F4 Phantom is sweet looking? You ever seen one in person? In Vietnam it was known as "Big Ugly", the plane that "had it's aerodynamics decided by committee" and "Proof that with big enough engines a brick can fly" LoL. Technically the F4 is the "Phantom 2". The original Phantom entered service in 1947 and was the first jet to operate from US carriers. I'm certainly not trying to bash a great plane's war record, but imho, good looking the F4 aint.

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by flynlion

The F4 Phantom is sweet looking? You ever seen one in person? In Vietnam it was known as "Big Ugly", the plane that "had it's aerodynamics decided by committee" and "Proof that with big enough engines a brick can fly" LoL. Technically the F4 is the "Phantom 2". The original Phantom entered service in 1947 and was the first jet to operate from US carriers. I'm certainly not trying to bash a great plane's war record, but imho, good looking the F4 aint.

I disagree, its much like the Apache, Its so Ugly, its Beautiful

[Vulcan607]

The Foland Gnat.

[dazz1971]

oooh the gnat another childhood fav of mine the red arrows used to fly them i think before they upgraded to the hawk

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by dazz1971

oooh the gnat another childhood fav of mine the red arrows used to fly them i think before they upgraded to the hawk

They did indeed. Im a huge fan

Heres a pic of the Red arrows Gnat T1,(which was the first plane used by 'The Red Arrows' way back in 1965) next to the Current BAE Hawk





They only had 5 pilots when they first started out in the T1, until eventually recruiting more to become "The Diamond Nine"