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Miloch wrote:
Mitchell Holman wrote:
I am always amazed that the country that
made the beautiful Spitfire could also make
planes as ugly and this and the Blackburn II
Many countries have made ugly aircraft, not least the U.S.
I've always wondered if it's a matter of budget and being practical or
one of aeronautical design skills.
It almost seems like lack of streamlining is part of British aeronautical DNA.
For designers of military aircraft the look of the thing is unimportant.
Military aeroplanes are designed to do a job, not to look pretty. Form
follows function.
And your needle is stuck.
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