"Yann D" wrote:
Cub Driver wrote:

Piper Cub.

Does the Piper Cub and all of its avatars compete for being the most
beautiful thing ever ?
It's a legend and it's wonderful to fly (and a bit nasty to land), but I
wouldn't say it's beautiful !

Nothing beats a military jet fighter and it really doesn't matter
which type because they're all extremely beautiful machines.
But the problem is that only a small fraction of the human race
actually gets to fly a fighter. Even then, all good things must come
to an end and before they know it, the lucky *******s must
join the rest of us lowly humans stuck down here on terra firma.

Thus, when it comes to flying machines, I have to agree with Cub
Driver and in my view the "most beautiful thing ever" is whatever
I myself happens to be flying at the time!

Granted, a Cub (or in my case, a Trike) is nowhere near as impressive
looking as that neato warbird or the Concorde you see parked on the
ramp at some big fancy airshow. But Cubs, Trikes and other affordable,
fun little airplanes weren't designed for spectators and wannabes to
drool over while standing around with cameras in hand, wearing
sunglasses and lip balm to protect their noses from the hot sun.

Cubs, Trikes,T-Crafts, Luscombes, Lancairs etc. were designed for
active participants who wish to engage in some SERIOUS recreation.
Afterall, if you ain't flying it yourself, who gives a rat's ass about
that multi-million dollar F-16 screaming by overhead?

Now please excuse me...gotta' fly!