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The 13 Ugliest Airplanes

تم الإرسال منذ 13 سنوات

Some of these mutts flew just fine. Others barely made it into the air. But aviation would be the poorer if it didn't have engineers willing to take such risks. (www.historynet.com) المزيد...

Tom Kearney

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Peter Allum منذ 12 سنوات 0

have you seen pictures of the Blohm und Voss BV141 ? Even it's mother would disown it !! How did that ever get off the ground ?

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klimchuk منذ 12 سنوات 0

Those airplanes are not ugly

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kdsg منذ 13 سنوات 0

I remember the deux-ponts in the hangar at orly field, paris when i was a child. my dad was pax service director for twa at that time in the 50's.

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Ralph Wigzell منذ 13 سنوات 0

@Joao Melo you are right, the only ugly craft occur in fiction.

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Joao Melo منذ 13 سنوات 0

There is no ugly airplane. Each one has its proper charm.
Very good article!

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AviatorLEO منذ 13 سنوات 0

One could also add the OV-10 Bronco to the list ...

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Ralph Wigzell منذ 13 سنوات 0

On the other side of the coin, the Boeing 707-727-737 pointed end shape is probably the best looking front end shape around

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dgorrell منذ 13 سنوات 0

...and how about the Carvair ??

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David Daugherty منذ 13 سنوات 0

No Super Guppy or OV-1 Mohawk!? I'll admit, those listed were pretty fugly.

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AviatorLEO منذ 13 سنوات 0

The Super Guppy should be added to the list. While exceptionally practical, it falls far short of the 'attractive' category.

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Joe Daileda منذ 13 سنوات 0

I gotta say the A380 needs to be on the list. Maybe there should be a "Really Big and Ugly" list.

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Doug Barry منذ 13 سنوات 0

Ah... reminds me of the aircraft recognition maxim...
If it's ugly, it is British
If it's wierd, it is French
If it's both ugly and wierd, it is Russian.

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toolguy105 منذ 13 سنوات 0

The A388 as far as looks go. while it ain't the best looking plane I've seen, I'll give it a 6 out of 10. I would like Boeing to take another stab at the nose of the 787. To me it is reminiscent of the old convair 880 and an old British plane. To me it just does not have that Boeing look.

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toolguy105 منذ 13 سنوات 0

What is amazing is that these planes actually flew. The are dynamics of some are to say the least not the best; this was way before computers helped planes fly that shouldn't.

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