Favorite type of aircraft

[an annoyed writer]

I'm very much a fan of VTOL-capable planes, like the V-22 Osprey, pictured here:

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I just find the concept of a vehicle that has both the VTOL capabilities of a Helicopter and the speed of a Plane available in one package to be simply amazing.

 

[Nickolai77]

I really like the Eurofighter Typhoon, really beautiful aircraft and the product of European collaboration.

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I also like the Saab Gripen, aesthetically similar to the eurofighter but a bit more badass.

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And finally also the Avro Vulcan, a huge old RAF nuclear bomber. Looks like a giant moth in the sky, and the engines sound awesome but i don't think you can quite capture their howl on a video:

 

[ReadyAmyFire]

I'm going to go with the D.VII, which gave the Allies such a hard time it was specifically mentioned in the Armistice that Germany had to hand them all over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZZ82xiWP7w

Honorable mention would go to the Bf 109F, before it started getting all fat, and the Sukhoi's, both the flanker and the SU-32, because it has a toilet.

 

[PurpLemons]

Can't believe no one said this beauty yet

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Mig-21 "Fishbed"
It was a cheap piece of shit. but it was a dependable cheap piece of shit that works and is still used today.

 

[Cptn_Ab]

i always thought the SR-71 blackbird was a sexy aircraft, as well as the a10 of course

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[Muspelheim]

Chalk up another Vulcan! I just love the futuristic look of it, it's like something out of Thunderbirds. Minus the ubiquitous deathtrap design flaw, hopefully.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/XH558Display.jpeg

And a line of dragons, for good measure. I don't know, it's something about the simplicity to them that I like. Although judging from the numbers, most of the force seems to be off on holiday somewhere, possibly in that Wii Sports Resort dogfighting game.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Saab_J_35A-01.jpg

 

[Private Custard]

And finally also the Avro Vulcan, a huge old RAF nuclear bomber. Looks like a giant moth in the sky, and the engines sound awesome but i don't think you can quite capture their howl on a video:

Sure you can, you just need to subscribe to the right people!

Wonkabar007 is awesome!


EDIT: Must be something about old school British engineers, the Hawker hunter howls. Well, only some of them do....they call it the blue note!

 

[Ieyke]

A-10 Warthog and SR-71 Blackbird.

Easy.

 

[Sealpower]

I'll be the weird and boring guy and say that while I like military planes I have a special place in my heart for civilian single engine props. Especially rugged bush planes from the from the middle of the last century.

For example the DeHavilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver:

Just look at that beautiful beast!

 

[N3squ1ck]

Well, for some reason I like UDSSR-tech (and with that Russian Tech), don't ask why, I don't know either.
So:
the Mig-29: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Slovak_Air_Force_MiG-29AS.JPG

and

the Mig-31: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Russian_Air_Force_MiG-31_inflight_Pichugin.jpg

 

[Fenra]

Y'know see a lot of military aircraft here and that's understandable, some fantastic aircraft but for me, I'll always have a soft spot for these... and yes you can call me boring! haha

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[TheEvilGenius]

Said before, but its badass cannot be over stated. The SR-71 Blackbird. That plane was way ahead of its time. It could cruise on full afterburner in excess of mach 3. Plus it just looks evil.

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When it got detected by enemy radar, it's standard evasive maneuver was hit the gas.

 

[Saregon]

Oh, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is by far my favorite of modern aircraft, I mean just look at the thing:

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Beautiful.

Of older things, the de Havilland Mosquito.

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Looks great, and was like the swiss army knife of the sky. I mean, this plane could be, and was, used as a bomber, fighter, recon aircraft and more. In a time when most aircraft were made for one thing and one thing only (bombing, fighter-escort etc.).

 

[Laughing Man]

Another for the SR 71 Blackbird

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Any aircraft who's standard approach to anti aircraft defence is to outrun whatever is fired at it has to earn respect.

That or one of these two British born babies

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The Tornado GR7

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The Harrier

 

[WouldYouKindly]

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I've always had a soft spot for the P-38. Blazingly fast, well armed especially the later models, fairly durable, more maneuverable than you'd think, and carries a pretty big payload. An early multirole plane due to it's great climb performance and twin engine design, and it's just so pwetty!

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Big, powerful, with just such a cool and unique look to it. I love the Phantom II.

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Finally, I don't know why, but I've always liked the MiG-29 more than the F-15, even though they are very similar planes visually.