Max Headroom Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Looking at the latest Air International and noticed India's upcoming Embraer EMB-145 based AEW&C aircraft. http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&am...mp;bih=158#i=11 It may be a very capable platform but is it also the ugliest 'thing' flying today? What do you think and do you have any rivals to compete? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I think it could be described as "functional"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Oh goodness, scabbed on this & tacked on that, it looks revolting. here Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHull Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) sadly not in service, but this looks pretty terrible (more ridiculous than ugly perhaps) http://www.airliners.net/photo/Aeroflot-(A...n-71/1400914/L/ plus dont forget the ec-18b http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/B...a73033b1489217e seems to be an AEW theme here..!! Edited May 22, 2012 by JohnHull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) sadly not in service, but this looks pretty terrible (more ridiculous than ugly perhaps)http://www.airliners.net/photo/Aeroflot-(A...n-71/1400914/L/ seems to be an AEW theme here..!! I would say that they are svelt and lovely aircraft compared to the retinal cosh that the Indians are about to have. I wonder, did the brief include lack of mpg as a factor?! Trevor the aesthetically offended Edited May 22, 2012 by Max Headroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkkeeper Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Looking at the latest Air International and noticed India's upcoming Embraer EMB-145 based AEW&C aircraft. http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&am...mp;bih=158#i=11 It may be a very capable platform but is it also the ugliest 'thing' flying today? What do you think and do you have any rivals to compete? Trevor link no worky http://frontierindia.net/album/embraer-emb...t-for-drdo-aewc the nimrod AEW3 wasn't a pretty a/c either with big bulbous radomes on each end. Edited May 22, 2012 by Hawkkeeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Looks pretty standard for India. Take 1 elephant, strap a basket on top, then stick a parasol on top of that, add some rifles.....1 tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I think Thunder & Lightnings said it best: "In what appeared to be a competition to produce the ugliest aircraft of all time, the Blackburn [YA.7] and Fairey [Gannet] types had now been joined by the Shorts SB.3 - an aircraft of such ugliness that the very air surrounding it recoiled in horror, and thus it had serious problems staying airborne." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'm sorry, but is there anything more ugly than a Trislander? Odd, when you consider what a looker the Islander is! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) What about: I rooted for this back in '02! Edited May 22, 2012 by Mike Esposito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Any takers for the Short Seamew... Happy modelling Christian the Married Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I think Thunder & Lightnings said it best: "In what appeared to be a competition to produce the ugliest aircraft of all time, the Blackburn [YA.7] and Fairey [Gannet] types had now been joined by the Shorts SB.3 - an aircraft of such ugliness that the very air surrounding it recoiled in horror, and thus it had serious problems staying airborne." I think the Sturgeon looked pretty nice in it's original form. It was when they added the ASW radar that things went very badly awry: David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 It was when they added the ASW radar that things went very badly awry: David Hmm, but it was still pretending to be aerodynamic even if it only had looks its designer could love............... Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 F-35 hands-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Nimrod AEW! Lysander P12 GA Fleet Shadower PLZ M-15 Phalcon 707 Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 link no worky http://frontierindia.net/album/embraer-emb...t-for-drdo-aewc the nimrod AEW3 wasn't a pretty a/c either with big bulbous radomes on each end. "We built a plane from the parts other insurers don't cover!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I always thought this was pretty bad but compared to the above you wouldn't kick it out of bed, would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Looking at the latest Air International and noticed India's upcoming Embraer EMB-145 based AEW&C aircraft. http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&am...mp;bih=158#i=11 It may be a very capable platform but is it also the ugliest 'thing' flying today? What do you think and do you have any rivals to compete? Trevor First thing I thought when I saw it was one of these: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_48...26009AB0X5e.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Surely... http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/xplane/vva14/vva14-3.jpg I was always under the impression that it was just an ekranoplan but this thing actually flew up there, in the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish fairey Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Surely this must come near the top of the list...Mig I-320....Makes you shudder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripehound Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Surely...http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/xplane/vva14/vva14-3.jpg I was always under the impression that it was just an ekranoplan but this thing actually flew up there, in the air! Is that a still from a Gerry Anderson show??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynski Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 You k ow what they say "go ugly early or go home alone". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Is that a still from a Gerry Anderson show??? No, ekranoplans exist, and they're amazing creatures. For a real Gerry Anderson job you want the Alexeyev KM. If that's not Zero-X for real, I don't know what is. I can't believe more hasn't been made of these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) I did see an interesting documentary some years ago on the WIG/ Ekranoplans machines from Russia. There was an enormous one being built but all came to an end because of cash flow problems I recall. But elsewhere and in the states I think, someone was doing one about the size of a small speedboat/seaplane working quite well. Re the EMB 145 AEW, I saw one doing circuits at Souda Bay on Crete last summer just after we disembarked the Monarch A330. It was a very weird sight and something I didn't know existed!! Edited May 23, 2012 by Paul J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 No, ekranoplans exist, and they're amazing creatures. For a real Gerry Anderson job you want the Alexeyev KM. If that's not Zero-X for real, I don't know what is. I can't believe more hasn't been made of these things. Dude, just how much crack were they smoking when they came up with that? It's about as aerodynamic as an office block! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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