Kingswear1 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Gloster Meteor, especially the T Mk. 7 and the De Havilland Rapide. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Nope 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 9:54 AM, NAVY870 said: Nope .....Yeah! Those Aermacchi 326s are quite nice 🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy with a Beer Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Can't really single out any particular one, but there are a few that come to mind for various reasons. 1: F-14 Tomcat - I think I can blame this one on watching Top Gun as a kid. A 1/48 scale version was also my first ever model kit as a kid, which probably plays a part too. Back in those days my parents banned me from using paints and the aircraft got flown around the house fighting the kits the came after it and became a bit beat up over the years. 2: F/A-18 Hornet - First modern jet I remember seeing at an airshow sometime in the early 90's. Growing up in Oz, generally it has been a diet of F/A-18 and F-111 displays. 3. F-111 Aardvark - Second jet I remember seeing (same day as first). I used to love the dump and burn they'd do with it at the end of many airshows, the F1GP, and any other excuse they could find. I recall they did it at night over Melbourne one year and some people started panicking because they thought we were under attack. (shortly before the end of the Cold War) 4: P-51 Mustang - Another of those in the category of seen "it a lot of times." 5: Bf-109 - Stems back to playing the Il-2 flight sim. The Bf-109 became my ride of choice as I shot up Bolsheviks. 6: La-7 - See above, but change Bolsheviks for Nazis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 8:10 PM, fightersweep said: .....Yeah! Those Aermacchi 326s are quite nice 🤩 Dont make me come over there 😎 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 3 hours ago, NAVY870 said: Dont make me come over there 😎 I do apologise. I didn't spot the Skyhawk in the background. 🤣 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 9:54 AM, NAVY870 said: Nope Is the smoke the reason they call it a Coffman starter ?HAHAHAHA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 3 hours ago, cocky05d said: Is the smoke the reason they call it a Coffman starter ?HAHAHAHA It certainly must be! 🤣 I never realised that it was a requirement that all Australian military aircraft come equipped with a BBQ. Fascinating! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 hours ago, cocky05d said: Is the smoke the reason they call it a Coffman starter ?HAHAHAHA 2 hours ago, fightersweep said: It certainly must be! 🤣 I never realised that it was a requirement that all Australian military aircraft come equipped with a BBQ. Fascinating! You funny guys, you make me rarf long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert_Wang Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Despite my profile pic, if I had to pick one it would probably be the Sukhoi flanker, just because it cemented my interest (I'll say love actually!) of aircraft. It was my first trip to Fairford as a teenager in the 90s. At that point I hadn't seen much of the fast jet stuff (perhaps the odd Tornado or Harrier coming overhead) and I think most of the aircraft that had flown before at that point in the display had been fairly prosaic. Suddenly, an ear-splitting roar, and the Flanker came past - no gradual ascent or 45-degree angle followed by a roll as the aircraft lost speed, the pilot literally just pointed it straight up and kept going until the aircraft was a dot overhead. It was just such a raw expression of power there was no way a teenage kid wasn't going to be absolutely blown off their feet by it (and actually still find it impressive today! ) Back then I think, despite the fall of the Soviet Union (and possibly because of my age) there was still that mystique to the Russian stuff - as an 'other side' and more alien aspect to their aircraft and the pilots. I think that combined with just how damned cool the aircraft looked (and that tail slide!) meant it was an absolute favourite - I'm still looking forward to seeing the Flanker fly again at Fairford this year, it's still a tremendously impressive beast! Edited July 3, 2019 by Filbert_Wang 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo88 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Anything British and post WW2 for me, especially those types that offer a multitude of versions and colour schemes. Meteor, Hunter, Lightning and Canberra never fail to captivate me with their bright squadron markings and silver or green/grey camouflage schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 For me not so much an aircraft but the sound of a Merlin engine, single or multiple. If the airframe is attached to a Merlin I love it. Graeme 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Mirages maybe? All of them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, exdraken said: Mirages maybe? All of them! Excellent choice !!!! 😉 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Vulcan!! Best aircraft ever to fly 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 The Il-2 Shturmovik. I am so obsessed I wrote a book about it. Just this past week I received most of the instrument panel from one. My clever plan is to rebuild one piece by piece. At this rate, I should be finished in about 300 years, which by a strange coincidence is about the same time it takes me to complete a plastic scale model. Best Regards, Jason 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberleutnant Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Mine are fairly normal but they are ones I end of buying. Spitfire. They're just so beautiful, iconic, and have a lot of different varients to consider. Bf109. The Spitfires nemesis and an iconic fighter of WW2 and battle of Britain which took place right over where I live. Particular bonus is the mass of different 109 paint schemes which means many different kits can be built which are different. My small stash consists of: 4 x Spitfire 2 x 109 1 x JU88 1 x F15 1 x Phantom 1 x HMS Warspite 1 x Zero 1 x Cromwell tank 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 23 minutes ago, Oberleutnant said: 1 x HMS Warspite Never heard of that paticular plane ....... How much runway do you need to get it airbourn ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Now that you mention it, yes I am fond of one particular aircraft. Cheers Dennis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 18 hours ago, Oberleutnant said: Mine are fairly normal but they are ones I end of buying. Spitfire. They're just so beautiful, iconic, and have a lot of different varients to consider. Bf109. The Spitfires nemesis and an iconic fighter of WW2 and battle of Britain which took place right over where I live. Particular bonus is the mass of different 109 paint schemes which means many different kits can be built which are different. My small stash consists of: 4 x Spitfire 2 x 109 1 x JU88 1 x F15 1 x Phantom 1 x HMS Warspite 1 x Zero 1 x Cromwell tank Spitfires and 109s, both beautiful aircraft. The Messerspit hybrid was simply amazing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdauben Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 12/2/2018 at 9:32 AM, Mancunian airman said: I know most of us have a favourite aircraft but what would be the reasoning behind that choice ?? I think the closest thing to an "obsession" I have would bee the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. I have a general interest in early jet fighters, like the US Century series, but the F-104 is a particular favorite. I think much of it is the "purity" of the design. Its a plane made to go fast. The whole design and appearance are based on the need for speed. Plus, that they had accomplished so much in that regard with the relatively immature technology of the time. Just an amazing airplane. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Wow! What a thread! I have a soft spot for WW2 and Cold War aircraft, especially jets in wraparound camo but my real obsession is the Queen of the skies. I have a 747-400, a 747-600, a 747-400Y and 2 747-8i's in progress (yeah, I know I should do a WIP). I just love the 'Queen' and I am really fascinated by all the variants that never left the drawing board. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Abandoned Project said: a 747-600, very Interested in this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I think this is carrying things a bit too far. People can be very strange. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, Graeme H said: very Interested in this one It was offered to the world in 1996 alongside the 747-500 and the 747-700 at Farnborough. It is a serious stretch of the -400 measuring 279x250 feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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