Aeronautical Insanity: switching to secondary tolerances

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david_a: Apr 24, 2010; Megamarm

Ola posted:

The Fairey Gannet is arguably a jet and definitely of the jet age. Still...

Oh snap, I didn�t check whether the Gannet was a turboprop. Oops.

I don�t think the Roc is really particularly ugly looking, other than whatever is going on with the tail. It was of course a complete dud but that shouldn�t factor in, otherwise the Christmas Bullet would win every ugly plane competition by virtue of not being able to fly.

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 04:10

Itzena: Aug 2, 2006; Nothing will improve the way things currently are.; Slime TrainerS

Speaking of British airliners, 40 years ago today/yesterday (depending on what timezone you're in) a certain plane starting flying the Heathrow-JFK route commercially.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7mt6AKKhq4

# ? Nov 23, 2017 01:22

vessbot: Jun 17, 2005; I don't like you because you're dangerous

Kinda cool and disappointing at the same time, whenever I hear Speedbird One at JFK... operated by an A320

# ? Nov 23, 2017 01:51

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

vessbot posted:

Kinda cool and disappointing at the same time, whenever I hear Speedbird One at JFK... operated by an A320

Worse, an a318.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 02:13

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

hobbesmaster posted:

Worse, an a318.

Every time I see an A318, all I can hear is Eddie Deezen�s voice.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 02:51

vessbot: Jun 17, 2005; I don't like you because you're dangerous

hobbesmaster posted:

Worse, an a318.

Whatever

# ? Nov 23, 2017 05:08

Tsuru: May 12, 2008

Itzena posted:

Speaking of British airliners, 40 years ago today/yesterday (depending on what timezone you're in) a certain plane starting flying the Heathrow-JFK route commercially.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7mt6AKKhq4

God damnit stop reminding me we can't have cool poo poo like this anymore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPhY6V2dLQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdHZnuSetPA

# ? Nov 23, 2017 09:56

MikeCrotch: Nov 5, 2011; I AM UNJUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF MY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

YES, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE DISH

NO, IT IS NOT NORMAL TO USE A PEPPERAMI INSTEAD OF MINCED MEAT

YES, THERE IS TOO MUCH SALT IN MY RECIPE

NO, I WON'T STOP SHARING IT

more like BOLLOCKnese

I can't work out if the Lightning is an aesthetically pleasing British jet or not

# ? Nov 23, 2017 10:09

Ola: Jul 19, 2004

MikeCrotch posted:

I can't work out if the Lightning is an aesthetically pleasing British jet or not

It's complicated. It has a certain stocky brutishness about it, plus it was a superstar. It's like how British football players get supermodel girlfriends even though they look like bouncers who has lost half the fights at the door.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 10:18

mlmp08: Jul 11, 2004; Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration; Nap Ghost

# ? Nov 23, 2017 10:23

Duke Chin: Jan 11, 2002; _{^{Roger That:}}
MILK CRATES INBOUND

_{_{^{- FUCK THE HABS -}}}

mlmp08 posted:

Uggo just like the Comet.

Connies are cool though.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 10:35

mlmp08: Jul 11, 2004; Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration; Nap Ghost

# ? Nov 23, 2017 10:40

dupersaurus: Aug 1, 2012; Futurism was an art movement where dudes were all 'CARS ARE COOL AND THE PAST IS FOR CHUMPS. LET'S DRAW SOME CARS.'

Best looking British plane

fite me

dupersaurus fucked around with this message at 12:01 on Nov 23, 2017

# ? Nov 23, 2017 11:40

Ola: Jul 19, 2004

dupersaurus posted:

Best looking British plane

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fite me

Well played.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 11:43

dupersaurus: Aug 1, 2012; Futurism was an art movement where dudes were all 'CARS ARE COOL AND THE PAST IS FOR CHUMPS. LET'S DRAW SOME CARS.'

Ola posted:

Well played.

Whoops

# ? Nov 23, 2017 12:03

NightGyr: Mar 7, 2005; I � Unicode

In the theme of this thread, I'm at the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen today, which has full scale replicas of chunks of the Hindenburg, as well as a number of artifacts from historical airships and scale models.

Here's a random selection to start:
https://imgur.com/a/V2L4w

# ? Nov 23, 2017 12:10

Cat Mattress: Jul 14, 2012; by Cyrano4747

MikeCrotch posted:

I can't work out if the Lightning is an aesthetically pleasing British jet or not

Well, if you compare it to its successor in name, it becomes gorgeous.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 13:02

MikeCrotch: Nov 5, 2011; I AM UNJUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF MY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

YES, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE DISH

NO, IT IS NOT NORMAL TO USE A PEPPERAMI INSTEAD OF MINCED MEAT

YES, THERE IS TOO MUCH SALT IN MY RECIPE

NO, I WON'T STOP SHARING IT

more like BOLLOCKnese

mlmp08 posted:

Well this photo has taught me that overwing fuel tanks are a dealbreaker

# ? Nov 23, 2017 13:04

monkeytennis: Apr 26, 2007; Toilet Rascal

MikeCrotch posted:

Well this photo has taught me that overwing fuel tanks are a dealbreaker

The Lighting is a triumph of design, that�s just an unflattering pic of a later model with more lumps and bumps. She does look better from behind esp. with burners lit but I�m on my phone and can�t attach the pic I want to prove whoever said it was uggo wrong with.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 14:52

Nostalgia4Infinity: Feb 27, 2007; 10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

monkeytennis posted:

The Lighting is a triumph of design, that�s just an unflattering pic of a later model with more lumps and bumps. She does look better from behind esp. with burners lit but I�m on my phone and can�t attach the pic I want to prove whoever said it was uggo wrong with.

Imgur app my friend.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 14:53

Carth Dookie: Jan 28, 2013

I like the lightning. It's like a twin engine English take on the Mig 21. I'd love it if they could make one for DCS world and duke it out.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 15:00

Tsuru: May 12, 2008

monkeytennis posted:

The Lighting is a triumph of design, that�s just an unflattering pic of a later model with more lumps and bumps. She does look better from behind esp. with burners lit but I�m on my phone and can�t attach the pic I want to prove whoever said it was uggo wrong with.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 16:07

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

dupersaurus posted:

Best looking British plane

fite me

# ? Nov 23, 2017 16:12

Nebakenezzer: Sep 13, 2005; The Mote in God's Eye

NightGyr posted:

In the theme of this thread, I'm at the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen today, which has full scale replicas of chunks of the Hindenburg, as well as a number of artifacts from historical airships and scale models.

Here's a random selection to start:
https://imgur.com/a/V2L4w

# ? Nov 23, 2017 16:23

mekilljoydammit: Jan 28, 2016; Me have motors that scream to 10,000rpm. Me have more cars than Pick and Pull

Unf, piston engine de Havilland twins.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 17:11

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

I�m an unabashed Lightning fanboy, I think it looks peak cold war as heck. The wing silhouette is especially cool how it�s almost a delta.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 18:40

mlmp08: Jul 11, 2004; Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration; Nap Ghost

The wing silhouette is cool and the double engine stack in the back is cool, but that guppy belly, man. That guppy belly.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 18:45

R-Type: Oct 10, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

mekilljoydammit posted:

Unf, piston engine de Havilland twins.

And they run off testosterone and the finest scotch

# ? Nov 23, 2017 20:33

Duke Chin: Jan 11, 2002; _{^{Roger That:}}
MILK CRATES INBOUND

_{_{^{- FUCK THE HABS -}}}

monkeytennis posted:

The Lighting is a triumph of design, that’s just an unflattering pic of a later model with more lumps and bumps. She does look better from behind esp. with burners lit but I’m on my phone and can’t attach the pic I want to prove whoever said it was uggo wrong with.

Tsuru posted:

Who turned the shotgun sideways?

That plane seriously only looks good going and even that's not enough to save it

# ? Nov 23, 2017 20:35

e.pilot: Nov 20, 2011; sometimes maybe good
sometimes maybe shit

Just lol at British planes that aren�t a Spitfire, Comet, or Concorde.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 21:10

mlmp08: Jul 11, 2004; Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration; Nap Ghost

e.pilot posted:

Just lol at British planes that aren�t a Spitfire, Comet, or Concorde.

I think Mossies and Brigands and various twin-booms look nice.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 21:16

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

I still think the Handley Page Victor is one of the scariest looking planes possibly ever.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 21:24

mlmp08: Jul 11, 2004; Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration; Nap Ghost

priznat posted:

I still think the Handley Page Victor is one of the scariest looking planes possibly ever.

That too. Cathedral of death is right.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 21:34

Ardeem: Sep 16, 2010; There is no problem that cannot be solved through sufficient application of lasers and friendship.

mekilljoydammit posted:

Unf, piston engine de Havilland twins.

Here is a goon of taste.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 21:55

Duke Chin: Jan 11, 2002; _{^{Roger That:}}
MILK CRATES INBOUND

_{_{^{- FUCK THE HABS -}}}

priznat posted:

I still think the Handley Page Victor is one of the scariest looking planes possibly ever.

That plane... At some angles it looks badass and aggressive as gently caress and some angles it looks super schlubby and derpy.

It's like when you see a face shot in a dating profile and think "oh she's hot" vs when you finally see a body shot :rimshot:

# ? Nov 23, 2017 21:56

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

Duke Chin posted:

That plane... At some angles it looks badass and aggressive as gently caress and some angles it looks super schlubby and derpy.

It's like when you see a face shot in a dating profile and think "oh she's hot" vs when you finally see a body shot

This is true, also the later modified versions look more aggro with all the extra bumps and fuel tanks and beige paint job.

# ? Nov 23, 2017 22:04

BalloonFish: Jun 30, 2013; Fun Shoe

We Brits may have made some ugly military jets but we did turn out good-looking civils (mostly off the de Havilland drawing board): The Comet, the V-1000, the Trident, the HS-125, the VC-10, plus work on Concorde Even the 146 is well-proportioned with a good nose. The exception is the BAC 1-11, which is too fat and has the engines mounted too low (the F28 is much prettier).

# ? Nov 23, 2017 22:33