Seperated at birth? You decide…
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They are all worthy choices. I’m sure theres some other shockers out there. Thanks (I think) for the input.
I TOTALY agree with you on that. in fact, on a ugliness scale lf 1-10, i would rate it 50!!! seriously. i was really disappointed in Boeing with coming up with such an ugly plane… no wonder it lost to Lockheed’s F-35…[;)]
The first thing that came to my mind was the GA Fleet Shadower, but since Blackwolf already listed it, I thought some more. The Hafner jeep/autogyros were the next that came to mind, then the BV 141 (if that’s the right designation for Blohm & Voss assymetric observer a/c). But finally I settled on the Beriev Be-12, and I usually love flying boats, but that one’s just stank looking.
Al
A couple more come to mind, definitely beaten with the proverbial Ugly Stick:
That hideous, yet fascinating, high-flying hybrid, the WB-57F and,
Now this is going to offend many of our readers from Great Britain, I’m afraid, but I must include their beloved Dragon Rapide.
Tom
I think the Fairey Gannet is kinda neat lookin… especially with the wings folded. Hawker made some target tugs that were… almost unspeakable. As for the E.E. Lightning, it’s just a bloated MiG-21. End of story.
i thinkt that crazy skyvan is just obscene
I wouldn’t call the BV141 ugly, different maybe, and indeed unique, but certainly not ugly.
Um, I used to have that kit of the WW I German “Floh,” whose manufacturer and designation I forget, but it look just like its namesake, a flea. A biplane with the fuselage about 18 inches wide and 9 feet tall at the cockpit. Somebody help me out here. I loved that little 1/48 kit, never got to build it, and it’s gone forever and almost certainly out of production. Butt ugly, it was. But cute, in its own way.
Can somebody refresh my memory and tell me what airplane I’m talking about? Oh, and who made the kit?
Tom
did you guys forget the Lysander? the I-16( yes a cheese barrel will fly) and the Huckebein?
The I-16, I just won’t hear it! I think it looks kind of cuddly!
Just look at my sig!
This might upset a few people but I really find the Corsair ugly, what with that huge prop, cockpit too far back, bent wings and stubby landing gear.
Give me a Grumman product any day!
Karl
Well, there are not ugly airplanes.
Simply, some airplanes are less beautiful than the others.
Just like girls…
Ciao,
Max
So they say, beauty – or in this case, ugliness – is in the eyes of the beholder… different strokes for different folks…
I’ll disagree that the Lysander, A-10 (looks better than the Su-25 IMHO), and F-4 are ugly – they’re something different and have their own appeal, specially the F-4. And I resent the B-1 being included here [BH]. I would vote though for the ff.:
- “Super Guppy” Transport Jet
- XF-32 – And I thought nothing could top the F-117; is there a design requirement to make stealth aircraft as ugly as possible???
- Su-34 Platypus – Reminds me of a stork or a duck.
Cheers,
onyan
I’m getting terrible with remembering type names and numbers – it’s that premature senility, and I fear I’m finally paying a price for the sins of my wild youth, what with all those dead brain cells.
But, can someone help me remember the name of that hideous ag plane (is it Australian, or do they just use it a lot down there?). It looks every bit like a crazed bullfrog with wings. It’s also used as a flying ambulance for people living in remote areas. Ugly doesn’t necessarily mean beautifully suited to its job. And I’m still trying to remember the type of that German Floh biplane, and the kit maker. It reall does look like a flea with four wings.Tom
Agreed! It looks like a Mig-21 that swallowed an extra engine and put its wings on upside down. [xx(]
It must have been tough for to refrain from shooting them down just to spare the pilots the embarrasment of flying them. [;)]
Regards,
Who said the A-10 was ugly?!? That’s just not right! [V] However I second, third, fourth, AND fifth that the Boeing X-32 JSF is one ugly [censored] airplane. You couldn’t drink enough alcohol to make that thing look good. I’m not too fond of the Airbus Beluga either. [yuck]
Cheers,
Albert
Departing from ugly a moment, Albert, that is one great looking Cobra. What kit is it from, and how did you do the markings? And, BTW, watching an A-10 operate down in the weeks, turning circles around the branch spread of a medium-size oak tree, is poetry in motion. And I don’t mean bad poetry in motion. I mean, like, T.S. Eliot, good poetry.
Oh, and has anyone mentioned the perfectly hideous, fat, formless F3D/F-10 Skynight? That flying tub of lard was called a FIGHTER, mind you. The crews that flew and worked on it didn’t call it the “DRUT” for nothing.
Tom
The B-36 is a nice plane if you want an ugly bomber look no farther than the Privateer (based on the B-24 if Im not mistaken and also ugly). When you say less beautiful dyna soar do you mean the 1 bag for her and 1 bag for you in case hers falls kind of airplane beauty?
As far as my choices it would French and Italian (hope my wife dont see that one) planes, I mean these countries are supposed to be full of arteeest’s arn’t they?
Talking about ugly aircraft, the Blenheim comes first to my mind, then there’s the B-10, the B-18.
Shark, I’ve seen the plane (yeah, I know what you mean) but don’t know anything about it. Does the “DRUT” stand for “TURD” in reverse? [:)]
Cheers,
onyan