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Posted: 3/13/2016 7:29:22 AM EDT

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http://www.jetcharters.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Hughes-H-1-Racer.png
I think the Hughes H1 racer is the most beautiful aircraft of all time. Had the pleasure of seeing the replica fly, and always stop to spend several minutes looking at the original at the Smithsonian

Posted: 3/13/2016 7:31:10 AM EDT

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I'm lucky to have a cloth napkin signed by Col Tibbets. I always liked his interviews regarding dropping the big one.

Posted: 3/13/2016 8:07:44 AM EDT

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Always a good pic thread. Even better when my son comes up to me while I'm scrolling through and says "Wow, cool planes!" and proceeds to climb in my lap to view the thread also

Posted: 3/13/2016 8:12:19 AM EDT

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A bunch of the multi-engine aircraft of that era are like that.

A-26 & B-25, etc.

Would be extra sporty in the 262 with the swept wing I would guess.

In the Encore+ I can still be on the runway, loose one and and climb away at Vr accelerating through V2

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Me-262 until I found out there's a 20 kt. gap between unstick and Vmc. Nope...nope...nope...nope...

Typhoon. Mosquito. Ta-152.

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A bunch of the multi-engine aircraft of that era are like that.

A-26 & B-25, etc.

Would be extra sporty in the 262 with the swept wing I would guess.

In the Encore+ I can still be on the runway, loose one and and climb away at Vr accelerating through V2

There's a lot to be said for that! It allows you to enjoy flying the plane a lot more. 4-5 kts. between Vr and V2 in the MD80. Not enough to matter. But, those numbers were generated with a new airplane and a test pilot 35 years ago so...

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Posted: 3/13/2016 8:42:24 AM EDT

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The non-obvious choice: F8F Bearcat

Posted: 3/13/2016 8:52:40 AM EDT

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Definitely...If I could fly one aircraft from that period...

Posted: 3/13/2016 9:04:41 AM EDT

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P-38

Posted: 3/13/2016 9:11:53 AM EDT

[#8]

After seeing the F4F Wildcat demo, the F4F

Posted: 3/13/2016 9:16:29 AM EDT

[#9]

Vought Corsair followed by the under sung P47 Razorback/Thunderbolts. I like radial engines.

Posted: 3/13/2016 9:29:25 AM EDT

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The venerable C-47 Dakota.

No single aircraft served more roles in more theaters.

The are C-47s credited with air-to-air kills.

Posted: 3/13/2016 9:30:36 AM EDT

[#11]

Corsair

Posted: 3/13/2016 9:31:24 AM EDT

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http://www.warbirddepot.com/dbimages/146/146-a-1280.jpg
My favorite radial aircraft. Introduced so late in the war, it didn't have time to make an impact. My Grandfather flew them extensively post war, commanding an aerial gunnery school in the Navy. Bearcat and Corsair are on the "must fly" bucket list. Corsair is doable from what I can tell, but Bearcat will be quite a challenge I think

Posted: 3/13/2016 9:44:57 AM EDT

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B-17 and P-51

Posted: 3/13/2016 10:04:06 AM EDT

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When I was at VMFA112 there was a guy that flew a corsair and he would park on the flight line next to our F4's.

That plane had flown with 112 during ww2.

Posted: 3/13/2016 10:10:41 AM EDT

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P-38
Spitfire
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All these, but add in the FW-190D

Posted: 3/13/2016 11:15:45 AM EDT

[#16]

The Stringbag

Posted: 3/13/2016 11:18:56 AM EDT

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Question for pilots, if you flew one of these aircraft for the first time, how many hours would you need getting checked out before you felt comfortable solo?

Posted: 3/13/2016 11:25:03 AM EDT

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Question for pilots, if you flew one of these aircraft for the first time, how many hours would you need getting checked out before you felt comfortable solo?

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That would depend on your flying background and experience. In my case, I flew in the Navy for 8 years before buying into a partnership in an old T-6G. Being able to comfortably fly/land the T-6/SNJ from the back cockpit is the common stepping stone for jumping into a Mustang or other WWII fighter. I'm fortunate to have a few fiends that let me fly their Mustang occasionally, as it's very expensive now. Roughly $3,000+ per hour for a Mustang all told.

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:05:37 PM EDT

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I like my Warbirds in civilian colors.

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:11:16 PM EDT

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[#21]

doubletap

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:17:06 PM EDT

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Posted: 3/13/2016 2:31:26 PM EDT

[#24]

Ki-84

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:40:13 PM EDT

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I like my Warbirds in civilian colors.

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Posted: 3/13/2016 2:41:47 PM EDT

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Hard to pick there was so many beautiful aircraft created in ww2 , with that said the lockheeds p38 gives me a boner harder than any other.

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:43:22 PM EDT

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as for the axis Axis I always thought the Italian Macchi C205V Veltro(in desert camo positively sleek and sinister) and the Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61(Tony to Allies) were really good looking aircraft.

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:48:12 PM EDT

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+1

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:51:40 PM EDT

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For me is a 3-way tossup between the Supermarine Spitfire, the North American P-51D Mustang and the Vought F-4U Corsair.

Posted: 3/13/2016 2:58:43 PM EDT

[#30]

The B-24 Liberator

They were war winners, but never Hollywood favorites.

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:01:08 PM EDT

[#31]

Catalina PBY

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:03:19 PM EDT

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Posted: 3/13/2016 3:23:31 PM EDT

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F4U Corsair. That gull wing profile is dead nuts sexy. After that would be a Spitfire or a P-38 Lightning.

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:28:58 PM EDT

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Being introduced to WWII planes at an early age I naturally migrated towards the P-38 (partly due to my Swedish heritage aligning with the great Kelly Johnson) and F4U's but always had some weird bias against the P-51.
As the years went on I couldn't ignore the allure of the P-51D Mustang, it is the perfect embodiment of a WWII fighter plane.

Consider the odd shapes of both the P-38 and F4U to achieve their performance, the simple sleek lines of the Mustang underly it's performance.

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:31:06 PM EDT

[#35]

WWII was the golden era of propeller aircraft, as well as the introduction of jet aircraft with the ME-262. Some of my favorites -

Axis:

Junkers Ju-87 Stuka Dive Bomber

Messerschmitt BF-109

Messerschmitt ME-262

Allies:

Supermarine Spitfire

P-51 Mustang

F4-U "Bentwing" Corsair

B-25 Mitchell Bomber

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:35:49 PM EDT

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Catalina PBY
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Catalina is a unique and neat aircraft... handsome in it's own way

They have(or had?) an incredible collection of WW2 aircraft in Tillamook Oregon... there was a Catalina in the collection... when seeing it up close was kinda mind blowing that such a large and complex machine was designed and built in the 30's.... really cool plane.

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:43:42 PM EDT

[#37]

Ilyushin Il-2.

AKA the flying tank.

A kraut killin' machine.

Stalin said it best when he admonished the head of the factory that made them:

They are as essential to the Red Army as air and bread. I demand more machines. This is my final warning!

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:54:06 PM EDT

[#38]

A-26

A-20

Posted: 3/13/2016 3:57:47 PM EDT

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Catalina is a unique and neat aircraft... handsome in it's own way

They have(or had?) an incredible collection of WW2 aircraft in Tillamook Oregon... there was a Catalina in the collection... when seeing it up close was kinda mind blowing that such a large and complex machine was designed and built in the 30's.... really cool plane.

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Catalina PBY
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Catalina is a unique and neat aircraft... handsome in it's own way

They have(or had?) an incredible collection of WW2 aircraft in Tillamook Oregon... there was a Catalina in the collection... when seeing it up close was kinda mind blowing that such a large and complex machine was designed and built in the 30's.... really cool plane.

A friend in Miami had a PBY-5A and a C-47. Spent many days helping him wok on them in the hot sun, cheap beer and flight time was my reward. Good times.

Posted: 3/13/2016 4:01:28 PM EDT

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awesome... was thinking when I was down there I wished I lived closer to that museum... would love to volunteer just to be around them/work on them.

they had a p-39 that was all in pieces they were working on(like total restoration required).... that was a cool plane with all it's unusual features.

Posted: 3/13/2016 4:03:52 PM EDT

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The P-61 was designed to murder. Not hunt. That implies sport, and sport implies fairness.

The P-61 existed to stalk the blind in the dead of night and end them.

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Copy this!

Posted: 3/13/2016 4:04:25 PM EDT

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Good vids of the Corsair. Love the wings folding down while in a taxi. Looks like Angel of Death preparing for flight. Thing gets up and scoots with that huge prop taking massive bites of air, but I'd give my nuts to fly in any WW2 fighter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQxb-V-rZqA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBUKiKvl29Q