Mizzy Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well I thought I would ask this because I like to know other peoples business ........I mean views on why they have a favorite aircraft. For example some like the F14, F4 and F104 as their favorite airframes because............. that's the bit I am interested in ;) Please don't infest the thread with 'I wish ED would do this or that' sort of thing. It's just for curiosity and fun thats all. Ok there the rules so here we go: 1. F105 because it was such a powerful and tragic aircraft that made 'Thud Ridge' a memorial to so many brave US Pilots. Not the most attractive aircraft but wonderful character and had the brute force of a true gentleman. 2. Mig 25, almost for the same reasons as the F105, loads of lovely power and strenght. 3. I must admit I had to think real hard here because there are so many wonderful airframes but my third choice is.... da da... F104 which I believe was sometimes called the 'Widow maker' ! I may be wrong. What a wonderful aircraft this is and so many records broken by it, it has to be my third choice. Ok anyone else like to add their peneth worth? Regards Mizzy. PS ED any chance we can see some screenies of the new Mig 31 model???? Please :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S77thFever Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I'm assuming you mean modern jet aircraft??? F14, F15, A10.. they are/were the best aircraft for what they were designed to do when introduced. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S77th-GOYA Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 P-38 SR-71 X-15 Too much to type in saying why. Let's just say the coolness factor is huge for these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
355th_Paulie Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 A-7 Corsair II, Just because it looks cool A-10, the finest CAS a trooper can whish for The Jaguar, I often spent weekends at Brúggen airbase in Germany, gazing at these fine jets ( the Vulcan, Buccaneer, Bae Lightning, Phantom, OV10.....why only 3? :biggrin: ) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscode Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 -Galeb G2 -MiG-21 -B727 ;) Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tflash Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hello Mizzy, I'm sorry but lets begin with the least original list possible :) 1. F4 Phantom II The beast. Brute force, great all-rounder, smokes & drinks like a real ... The natural born strike fighter 2. F-14 Tomcat OK, even I have been a kid, what is there to say? 3. F/A-18 Hornet The first computer jet! Beautiful looks, anyload anyplace anytime! In my humble view, MODERN air combat starts with its cockpit! PS you're right about the Starfighter: one of the most awesome aircraft ever to fly! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester_159th Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Supermarine Spitfire (Mk.s I to IX especially). Possibly the most iconic fighter ever produced by Britain (if not the world). It's a unique design and just plain beautiful to watch fly (and in it's day as deadly as they came). Not to mention the sound of that merlin engine. I know it's not a modern (or even a jet) aircraft, but is always has...and always will be....my absolute favorite aircraft. If I ever get the chance to fly in one I would die a happy, happy man. Hawker-Siddeley Harrier. I can't put the reasons for this one into words. I've just always liked it. Avro Vulcan It's just got a "WOW" factor I don't see in other modern aircraft. (BTW...The F-16, F-4 and F-86 would be in there without a doubt if you'd asked for top ten rather than top three) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diveplane Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 my fav aircraft =mig29 fulcrum imo best aircraft ever built, fly very high =f16 another superb aircraft , great performance for a single engine jet =multirole lots off weapons it can carry.... =f15c another fine jet.... great turning performance for a big jet... https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaelu Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Su-34, if only it would have 4 seats. :p P51, coolest profile Bf109... the beast [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] I5 4670k, 32GB, GTX 1070, Thrustmaster TFRP, G940 Throttle extremely modded with Bodnar 0836X and Bu0836A, Warthog Joystick with F-18 grip, Oculus Rift S - Almost all is made from gifts from friends, the most expensive parts at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 1. J-22 Orao 2. Galeb G2 3. Su-25(T). Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwingKid Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Cessna 150 - the most economical, safe, easy-to-fly - great for recon and training MiG-17 - the pinnacle of gun combat. Every missile that shoots this down is a net cost to the country that made the missile. Easy to maintain, reliable, good range and endurance, good for air-to-air and air-to-ground work. C-130 Hercules - as above, but for those occassions when a bus is more efficient than a car. Hauling your army forward to capture assets, keeping the logistical supply lines open, or even dropping Daisy Cutters as a bomber. Fantastically versatile. Give me an Air Force of these three with as many as the USAF budget can buy, and we'll conquer an equally-funded USAF equipped with F-22s in no time. ;) -SK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walternowi Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 1. Su-33: Beautiful looking carrier plane, and a joy to fly in FC. 2. Me-262: The first operational jet, beautiful machine and the ride of my favorite pilot (see my avatar). 3. FW-190: A beast of a fighter, fast, heavily armed and also the ride in which my favorite pilot achieve 200+ kills. Nowi Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 ASUS Sabertooth X79 4 x 4GB Crucial Ballistix VLP PC3-12800 ASUS Cerberus GTX 1070 Ti 8 Gb Seasonic Platinum 860W Thrustmaster Cougar Uber II Nxt CH Products PT/TQ/MFP Slaw Pedals TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VapoR Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 1. A-4 Skyhawk. Sexy small jet, single-seater (which I've always thought was cooler than dual-seaters), fast for a ground-attack aircraft, extremely nimble, carrier capable. My dad was going to fly one in the Navy during the Vietnam war era, but flight school was so backed up he went into a beach jumper role. 2. Sepecat Jaguar. Such a sleek yet wicked a2g platform. Gotta love those above the wing mounted heaters too!! 3. A-10. The world's best CAS aircraft, what else needs to be said? Man, I wish I could have had 4 choices though so I could include the OV-10 Bronco!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
355th_Paulie Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Man, I wish I could have had 4 choices though so I could include the OV-10 Bronco!! VapoR, I love you man, I thought I was the only eediot..:icon_weed 1 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VapoR Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 VapoR, I love you man, I thought I was the only eediot..:icon_weed LOL!! My dream sim is a mid-1980's scenario over central europe with each of the aircraft I mentioned as flyable (plus alot more of course!). How cool would it be to loiter over a hot target area in an OV-10 marking targets for the fast-movers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F l a n k e r Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well, I love especially the aesthetic of an aircraft, so I love: MiG-21 (it's too beautiful, it's metal), MiG-23, FIAT G-56, Vought A-7 Corsair II, Eurofighter Typhoon, Macchi MC-202-205, MiG-15-17-19-23-31... so much and so beautiful. PS: yes, I forgive the Flankers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk-Flying Tigers Vought F4U Corsair Hawker Harrier / AV-8B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TucksonSonny Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 1) Mig-29 (from A to K/smt) 2) Su-27/30/33/34/35/37 3) F-16A MLU BTW, my commercial top 3: 1) Concorde 2) Concorde 3) Concorde :icon_supe DELL Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 940 2,93 GHz @3 GHz, 8 MB cache | 8.192 MB 1.067 MHz Tri Channel DDR3 | 512 MB ATI® Radeon™ 4850 | 500 GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA | Samsung SM 2693 HM 25.5 " | HOTAS Cougar Thrustmaster | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR27 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 1. F-15 A/B/C/D/E/I The most beautiful plane ever! 2. Boeing 747 The bigest and amazing commercial plane! 3. SU-27/30/33/35 A beautiful plane and a great dancer of the sky! :icon_supe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotasso Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 My number 1 is F-16, and FYI it was already my fav long before it made part of my countries arsenal. Because its dependable, lightly wight but with a mighty punch, love the handling and doesnt complain much about maintenance. Its legendary for its combat record. Realy hard to sort the others out but I would put F-15/F-18 next. Harrier, F-14 next. For the harriers way to stay operational anywhere the imagination can concieve denying the enemy total supremacy. F-14 for my fantasy of puting multiple enemies on defensive at 50 miles and blowing them up at 10 LOL. Mirage 2000 Su-30 next. Mirage 2000 for its Multirrole capability and top speed at altitude and the Su-30MKKI for its modern russian hardware and manuever capabilty. Both of hem also for the looks. So the list is: 1)F-16 2)F-15/18 3)Harrier/F-14 4)Mirage 2000 Su-30MKKI [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic4448_29.gif[/sigpic] My PC specs below:Case: Corsair 400C PSU: SEASONIC SS-760XP2 760W Platinum CPU: AMD RYZEN 3900X (12C/24T) RAM: 32 GB 4266Mhz (two 2x8 kits) of trident Z RGB @3600Mhz CL 14 CR=1T MOBO: ASUS CROSSHAIR HERO VI AM4 GFX: GTX 1080Ti MSI Gaming X Cooler: NXZT Kraken X62 280mm AIO Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB M.2+6GB WD 6Gb red HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog + CH pro pedals Monitor: Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD Freesync HDR400 1440P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force_Feedback Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 1) Su-27KUB; It has everything, a beautiful nose shape (looks like an alien from the front), TVC for your aerobatics, K-36DM 3.5 seats :p, and it can land on carriers. 2) A-5 Vigilante; Sleek design, looks fast, powerful and the size of that thing, wow! And it can land on carriers. 3) Mirage 2000; Multirole, fast, very manoeuvrable, it outperforms them non-tvc Migs and Sukhois, not to mention the boring F-16 displays. In fact, it's the only jet without thrust vectoring that flies like one with. And there's the 10.5G limit, and high AoA without disabling any on-board FSC, it can even do 11.5Gs in emergencies! This one can't land on carriers :p Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Tornado, Tomcat, Apache Longbow. At least those are the ones I would like most to see in a flightsim. "For aviators like us, the sky is not the limit - it's our home!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudd Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 1) CH-53: Does 200+ KIAS and can lift twice its weight internally and equal to its weight externally. 2) F-14: Anyone growing up in the early eighties loves this bird.. enough said. 3) SR-71: Still holds the world record from L.A. to New York! :icon_supe The code is probaly in Russian anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S77th-konkussion Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 B-52: Bitch-slapping tinhorn dictators since 1955. F-16: Hard to find another non-stealth plane that is so dangerous in so many ways. A-10: Sick. It's just so sick. No way I could keep this to just 3... Supermarine Spitfire, Flanker, C130 Herc, F-15, F/A-18... [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=43337&d=1287169113[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 based on what we have in lomac: Su-25T Su-27 Flanker A-10 WHISPR | Intel I7 5930K | Nvidia GTX980 4GB GDDR5 | 16GB DDR4 | Intel 730 series 512GB SSD | Thrustmaster WARTHOG | CH Pro Pedals | TrackIR4 pro | |A-10C|BS2 |CA|P-51 MUSTANG|UH-1H HUEY|MI-8 MTV2 |FC3|F5E|M2000C|AJS-37|FW190|BF 109K|Mig21|A-10:SSC,EWC|L-39|NEVADA| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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