Most Beautiful Aircraft Ever Built

[Detego]

Bugatti 100, 1937
not air cooled
(Louis D. de Monge, aerodynamist for Ettore Bugatti)
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[SVSUSteve]

LOL I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Detego]

LOL I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

NO, that's not how this thread works; IF YOU have a better looking (built) Airplane then Post It.

Put up or shut up! >

 

[SVSUSteve]

Ah. I wasn't aware it was a contest. I just figured you were making a "statement of fact". LOL
So far as existing aircraft are considered, the Spitfire still is my hands down winner for most attractive.

 

[Detego]

Ah. I wasn't aware it was a contest. I just figured you were making a "statement of fact". LOL
So far as existing aircraft are considered, the Spitfire still is my hands down winner for most attractive.

The Spitfire is the only one I'd compare it with. Good Pick.

 

[litespeed]

It sure is a stunning looking aircraft, the design is so far advanced for its time of 1937. It is a beautiful metal sculpture, and would have blown the minds of the people back then.

At this stage it gets my vote.......................but like all objects of pure beauty- it is only skin deep.

But hell if it flew and I owned it-.............................I would never kick her out of bed for leaking.

 

[4trade]

George Pereira´s GP-5 is one extremely good looking plane.

 

[Don D]

Bugatti 100, 1937
not air cooled
(Louis D. de Monge, aerodynamist for Ettore Bugatti)

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What became of it? Were any produced besides the prototype?

 

[Detego]

What became of it? Were any produced besides the prototype?

The 1937 - Bugatti 100 is housed at the EAA Museum, and survived the German Invasion of Paris.

http://www.bugattiaircraft.com/images/cance2.jpg

 

[SVSUSteve]

What became of it? Were any produced besides the prototype?

Bugatti Model 100 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[SVSUSteve]

George Pereira´s GP-5 is one extremely good looking plane.
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Interesting design but I've never been particularly fond of the racers. I guess it just comes from not having much of an interest in watching or participating in a bunch of guys flying in circles at low altitude. You'd think with my love of high speed aircraft for point A to point B travel that I would have some crossover. LOL

 

[Richard Schubert]

Sorry, you're wrong.
It's this plane. Notice the most important thing. Its actually flying.

 

[dviglierchio]

George Pereira´s GP-5 is one extremely good looking plane.
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SURE IS!

Have always been impressed by these two also:

 

[autoreply]

That's easy:

 

[bmcj]

I see beauty in many of the old designs (vintage and early years of flight), but to throw a few at you that are more akin to the examples you have given so far...


Lockheed Constellation (Connie)



Lancair



Mustang (one of these photos is the one I maintained and flew)



Denny Polen's Special



Republic XF-12 Rainbow



Beech Staggerwing


Lockheed SR-71

 

[Inverted Vantage]

MiG-3:

Me-109, while I wouldn't say it's beautiful, it's definitely cool:

 

[topspeed100]

My pick !

 

[bmcj]

Oops, my Staggerwing or Blackbird pics wouldn't attach to the earlier post.

 

[Will Aldridge]

No contest, it's the Super Corsair.

 

[skeeter_ca]

To me, this is the most beautiful aircraft. Unique to the bone. Even though this is just a replica glider, the real thing would be awesome.