In message , Mitchell Holman
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Even the landing gear's beautiful - look at that nose wheel hub!



Easy to see why it won............

Absolutely! In my books, it's the most beautiful aircraft of all -
followed in a distant second place by the Boeing 727 - the wing on that
aircraft is aeronautical perfection.


The Mystic is the closest second in my book, maybe
tied with the Handley-Page 42.

But nothing beats a Connie...........



Although I don't agree with some of your ideas of ugly (especially the
HP Victor and the Bucc), there's no doubt in my mind that the Connie is
by far the best-looking piston-engined airliner.

First saw Connies at Heathrow in the fifties, and remember being amazed
at the angle the nose leg and wheel took when the aircraft turned.

Let's hope we'll see at least one on the UK air show circuit this year.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!