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General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: casper on December 06, 2005, 09:31:47 PM

Title: Best plane of all time?
Post by: casper on December 06, 2005, 09:31:47 PM

Was asked today what the best airplane in the world was? I replied that it really depended on what they meant by 'best' and what role the aircraft did.

So what are you top 3 fighter/interceptor, ground attack, bomber, helicopter gunship?



Still compiling my list and will post soon.

Title: Best plane of all time?
Post by: Tomcatboy48237 on December 07, 2005, 02:58:09 AM

There are just so many possibilities that a certain 3 can't be names, although the F-14 and F-22 would be up there.



Gorund attack, I'm sure the A-10 would be near the top.



Bomber, B-2 for sure, B-52 and B-1 aren't bad.



Helo Gunship:  AH-64D would prbably be first or second.



I know that all of mine are American, but that's because I see them so often.  I've never seen a modern MIG or Sukhoi or anything to compare them too.

Title: Best plane of all time?
Post by: casper on December 07, 2005, 08:55:20 AM

Think mine would have to be:

Fighters/Interceptors

 - F-15 Eagle

 - F-14 Tomcat

 - Tornado F3



Ground Attack

 - Tornado

 - Jaguar

 - Harrier



Bomber

 - B-52

 - B-1

 - Vulcan



Helicopter gunship

 - Apache

 - Cobra

 - Commanche (I know it didn't go into production but if it did I think it would have been one of the best)

Title: Best plane of all time?
Post by: alert5 on December 08, 2005, 11:19:31 AM

Thought about this one and some of mine go back a bit further



Fighters

1 - Spifire

2 - Mustang

3 - F-15 or F-16



Ground Attack

1 - A-10

2 - Typhoon (WWII)

3 - Douglas Skyraider



Bomber

1 - Lancaster

2 - B-52

3 - Mosquito



Gunship

1 - AH-64

2 - Cobra

3 - Can't think of a third :)

Title: Best plane of all time?
Post by: Chris G on December 10, 2005, 09:14:55 PM

Fighters

1- Spitfire

2- Mig-15

3- F-15 Eagle



Ground Attack

1- Typhoon

2- A-10

3- IL-2 Sturmovak



Bomber

1- B-29 Superfortress

2- B-52 Stratofortress

3- Avro Lancaster



Gunship

1- AH-64 Apache

2- Mil Mi-24 Hind

3- AH-1 Cobra

Title: Best plane of all time?
Post by: alert5 on December 10, 2005, 10:13:03 PM

As Homer Simpson would say - Doh. Forgot about the Hind.

Title: Re: Best plane of all time?
Post by: hassan on January 03, 2007, 02:15:39 PM

--fighters n Ground Attack.
1.F-14 just mind blowing thing.
2.my Lovely F-16
3.SU-30 ---------lovely plane in airshows.
--Bomber
 only one baby B-52H
--Gunship
1.Comanche
2.Apache
3.Hind

Title: Re: Best plane of all time?
Post by: casper on January 03, 2007, 02:18:19 PM

Quote

F-14 just mind blowing thing.

Couldn't agree more.
Of the 7 you have listed I have only seen one in the 'flesh' - F-16
Would love to have seen the Tomcat and the BUFF