Your top 10’s!

[Jedi Delio]

Hello all, based on the below 10 categories, pick your number 1 for each.

I have broken the Fighter section into 2 to cover props and jets accordingly.

This is just me being curious as to what you all put as your favourites as I have with mine below!

This is also just a list thing. It’s not meant to be a forum punchup in any way, just a bit of fun.
I wont be able to produce any sort of table for this as

1:  time consuming to do so

2:  no lappie or pc to compile it on even if I had the time to do so!

3: no set timeline to end this!

 

All the best and as always, May the Force be with you!

 

Fighters

1/ Prop

2/ Jet

3/ Bombers/Ground attack

4/ Trainer

5/ Transport/Utility

6/ Helicopter

7/ Airliner

8/ Civil

9/ Aerobat

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator

(not produced)

 

Here is mine!

Spitfire mk 5

F-16c

Vulcan b2

BAe Hawk t1

C-130J Hercules

AH-1 Super Cobra

Concorde

Hawker 800

Sukhoi SU-31

BAC TSR-2

 

 

[Lord Riot]

Shackleton 

Buccaneer

Victor B.2

Jet Provost

Hercules C.1

Wessex

VC-10

DH Dove

*no idea!*

YF-23

 

 

[Karearea]

Tricky list- there are some categories I struggled to fill, and some I struggled to whittle down. Ask me tomorrow and I’d give most a different answer too.
 

1/ Spitfire Mk. VIII

2/ Dassault Rafale

3/ Hawker Typhoon (Ground attack)

4/ Folland Gnat

5/ C-17

6/ Augusta 109

7/ Concorde

8/ Dassault Falcon 900 and evolutionary variants thereof

9/ Sukhoi 35 (Greatest aerobatic display I’ve ever seen first-hand)

10/ XB-70

Edited June 9 by Karearea
Specified which branch of the Falcon family I referred to.

[dov]

Hallo

 

A very different view:

 

1/ Fw-190 A-6

2/ Me 262 A-1a 

3/ Ju-87 B-2

4/ De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth

5/ C-47

6/ Focke-Achgelis Fa 223

7/ Lockheed Super Constellation

8/ DC-6

9/ Bücker Bü 133

10/ Northrop YB-35

 

Happy modelling

[GiampieroSilvestri]

1.Fiat G59 4A

2.Sukhoi Su 27/30/33/34/35

3.Savoia Marchetti SM79

4.Fiat G59 4B

5.Piaggio P.108C

6.Mil-24/35

7.Caravelle

8.Savoia Marchett SF260 Falco

9.Sukhoi Su-35

10.Piaggio P.119

11.Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut

 

Saluti

 

Giampiero

 

 

Edited June 10 by GiampieroSilvestri

[riffraff]

1. P-51 Mustang

2.CF-101 Voodoo

3.FB-111

4.T-38 Talon

5.C- 141B Starlifter

6.CH-113 Labrador

7.Concorde

8.DC-6

9. MX2

10.Avro Arrow 

 

[Adam Poultney]

1. Bf109

2. Me262

3. Vulcan

4. Grob 103a Twin II Acro/Viking T1 (glider)

5. A400m

6. Chinook

7. Tu144 (best in a museum though)

8. Grob Astir (another glider, because I fly an Astir)

9. ASK21 (opinion may change if I get a chance to fly a better aerobatic glider!)

10. So many to choose from!

[FatFlyHalf]

Fighters

1/ Prop - Mosquito NF II

2/ Jet - Me 262

3/ Bombers/Ground attack - Mosquito B IV

4/ Trainer - DH Chipmunk

5/ Transport/Utility - Dakota

6/ Helicopter - Sea King

7/ Airliner -747

8/ Civil - Comet 4B

9/ Aerobat - Dunno ?

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator - TSR 2

Edited June 10 by FatFlyHalf
Finger trouble

[dnl42]

1/ Prop fighter: P-51

2/ Jet: F-14

3/ Bombers/Ground attack: A-6

4/ Trainer: Tiger Moth

5/ Transport/Utility: C-47

6/ Helicopter: UH-1 and all variants

7/ Airliner: B 707

8/ Civil: Learjet 23

9/ Aerobatic: Pitts Special

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator: F11F-1F Super Tiger

[exdraken]

Fighters

1/ Prop Casa Buchon (Bf109 with Merlin)

2/ Jet Mirage 2000

3/ Bombers/Ground attack Su-17/22

4/ Trainer Saab 105

5/ Transport/Utility Ju 52

6/ Helicopter Mi-24

7/ Airliner Concorde

8/ Civil Falcon 50

9/ Aerobat Blanik Sailplane?

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator

(not produced) Mirage 4000

[Jedi Delio]

Guys, I’m so glad I got this going. I am loving the different views from you all. Absolutely fascinating to say the least. Hope more get added as the days go on! 

[canberraman]

1/ Prop Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star

2/ Jet EE Canberra

3/ Bombers/Ground attack Avro Vulcan 

4/ Trainer DHC Chipmunk 

5/ Transport/Utility  AW Argosy

6/ Helicopter Westland Wessex

7/ Airliner VC10 (of course!)

8/ Civil DH Dove

9/ Aerobat Pitts Special

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator BAC TSR2

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Ok my top three faves in each category. 
 

Prop: F4U Corsair, P-39 cobra, P-47 T-bolt,

Jet: F-86H(og),F-84F, F-105D/F

Bomber/G.Attack: B-52D/E, A-7, A-1

Trainer: T-28, T-37, T-34

Transport/Utility: C-130, C-47, C-17

Helo: AH-1 Cobra, OH-6, CH-53

Airliner: L-1049, Boeing 377, DC-6/7

Civil: Beech Baron, Cessna 185, Cessna 337

Aerobatic: Pitts Special, Christen Eagle, Extra 330

Prototype: FG-2, F-23, F-16XL

Edited June 16 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[Black Knight]

I'll play too

Prop: Fokker Dr.1 / F.1

Jet: Lockheed F-104 C/G

Bomber/G.Attack: Hawker Typhoon

Trainer: BAe Hawk T.1A

Transport/Utility: Douglas C-47

Helo: Bell UH-1B 'Huey'

Airliner: Vickers VC-10 

Civil: Beech Bonanza (V- tail)

Aerobatic: Pitts Special

Prototype: Shorts SC.1

[Danny]

I'll play along. Might have one or two different aircraft to the rest 😊

 

1/ Fighter - Prop - Hurricane

2/ Jet - Harrier

3/ Bombers/Ground attack - the mighty Avro Lancaster

4/ Trainer - DH Chipmunk

5/ Transport/Utility - not sure. Either the Dakota, Avro Lancastrian or Hercules

6/ Helicopter - Sea King

7/ Airliner - I'll move the Dakota from "Transport" to here 😇

8/ Civil - err... do civil registered Hurricanes / Spitfires count? 😊

9/ Aerobat - Blue Angles F-18 Hornet. Just nudges out a Red Arrows Hawk because the Hornet looks better in my opinion.

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator - TSR 2, with an honourable mention to the Fairey Rotodyne. 

(not produced)

Edited June 19 by Danny
Corrected spelling.

[Rando]

Ok, this is perfect for someone who loves to dork out over favorites. For some I’m going to list my top 2-3.

Fighters

1/ Prop - P-38 or F6F Hellcat

2/ Jet - F-8 Crusader, runner up F-101 Voodoo. HM F-4 Phantom, Draken, Viggen

3/ Bombers/Ground attack - jet: Vulcan B.2, prop: B-26 Marauder

4/ Trainer - T-38 Talon

5/ Transport/Utility - C-119 (mainly b/c of the AC-119 Stinger variant)

6/ Helicopter - RAH-66 Comanche. Or if only production aircraft, V-22 Osprey. I also like the Mi-24

7/ Airliner - Concorde, probably

8/ Civil - does the CL-415 count? 

9/ Aerobat - Black Arrows Hawker Hunters. Looks so great in formations especially 

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator

(not produced) - YF-23 Black Widow or the RAH-66 Comanche

Edited June 19 by Rando

[ajwebb]

I go by exterior design only, the history of a certain aircraft has no part in my list. If I wanted to build any of these below, it's because of their design, not so much of their history.

 

1/ Prop Fighter: North American P-51A or B Mustang; for me the framed canopy is cooler than the bubble, although the pilots might disagree.

2/ Jet Fighter: Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor; thrust vectoring, iconic stealth design, 2-tone grey camo, what more could you want?

3/ Bombers/Ground attack: Boeing B-50 Superfortress; just because of obscurity, the less well known younger brother of the B-29, but it still has that iconic nose design.

4/ Trainer: Nanchang CJ-6; my mechanic owns one of these, and there is a Yak-52 at my airport, but I think the CJ-6 has a better design.

5/ Transport/Utility: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (not the Super Galaxy); do I really need an explanation of the largest transporter in USAF history? Preferably with Vietnam-era camo.

6/ Helicopter: Mil Mi-24; the front view, IMO, looks scary (cool kind of scary) loaded out with rocket pods.

7/ Airliner: Boeing 707; I just love how much bare metal is on the engine cowlings back then!

8/ Civil: Lockheed JetStar; a 4-engined business jet!? Sign me up!

9/ Aerobat: Extra EA-300; uhh, how many g's can this thing pull...

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator: Vought V-173; otherwise known as the "Flying Pancake". Ever even heard of this?

[IanC]

Fighters

1/ Prop - P-61 Black Widow

2/ Jet - Me 262

3/ Bombers - Avro Lancaster

4/ Trainer - Harvard

5/ Transport/Utility - Me 323 Gigant

6/ Helicopter - Chinook

7/ Airliner - Airbus A380

8/ Civil - Piper PA-28 Warrior

9/ Aerobat - no selection 

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator - TSR2

[Sabrejet]

On 09/06/2024 at 11:58, dov said:

Hallo

 

A very different view:

9/ Bücker Bü 133

 

 

YES!!!! I watched a Jungmeister display years ago, which commenced with a VERY swift flick-roll on takeoff. It left a very deep impression.

[Jedi Delio]

Keep em coming guys but remember, its 1 of each category listed at the start! Choosing 3 per category is not what this was about! (1per)
Fighters get 2 as prop & jet.

Aerobats can not include f16/18 etc as they are actual fighters that do shows as aerobatic displays! On that, we are talking like Extra 300’s etc!

I am proper loving this particular forum as stated before, just gives an insight to what we as model makers and aviation fans think are great planes from either an historic or aesthetic angle!

 

MTFBWY!

[Jedi Delio]

Also to finish off, there have been some on your lists I hadn't considered, that in itself would have made a couple of my choices different, but either way I am happy with and stand by my top 10!

 

MTFBWY

[kiseca]

This is harder than I thought!

 

For the record "best" for me has been translated as "favourite" 

 

I suspect many of these lists will show a regional influence, and mine certainly falls in that group. There are no Russian / Soviet aircraft in my list for example, but they'd be in 2nd or 3rd place in a lot of categories.

 

Fighters

1/ Prop - Spitfire mk IX

2/ Jet - Tornado F3

3/ Bombers/Ground attack - Mosquito

4/ Trainer - Alpha Jet

5/ Transport/Utility - DC 3

6/ Helicopter - Airwolf

7/ Airliner - Concorde (just beats out the 747)

8/ Civil - Lear Jet

9/ Aerobat - Pitts Special

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator - F-16XL

[Eric Mc]

1/ Prop - Spitfire XIV

2/ Jet - Hawker Hunter

3/ Bombers/Ground attack - Avro Vulcan B1

4/ Trainer - DH82 Tiger Moth

5/ Transport/Utility - Dougl;as DC-3/C-47/R4D

6/ Helicopter - Westland Whirlwind/Sikorsky S55

7/ Airliner - Vickers VC10

8/ Civil - Beech 35 Bonanza

9/ Aerobat - Champion Citabria

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator - North AMerican X-15

(not produced)

 

If I did the list again in 30 minutes it woul;d probably be completely different.

[exdraken]

On 7/3/2024 at 1:33 PM, Eric Mc said:

10/ Prototype/Demonstrator - North AMerican X-15

(not produced)

Interesting things you put!

But the X-15 would classify as research item. Not as a prototype or demonstrator I'd say, ad it never was intended for large scale production. 

[Eric Mc]

There was no category for experimental aircraft in the list of suggestions but I thought experimental aircraft should not be excluded as some people find them were very interesting.

Three X-15s were actually built, so it was “produced” - in a limited way suppose.