In message , Mitchell Holman
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Peter Twydell wrote in
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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),


The Victor wasn't in my Ugly Airplanes collection.



Sorry, it must have been somebody else. It's sometimes difficult to
remember who posted what. One of my brain cells is feeling lonely
because the other one's asleep.

I don't think the Gannet's ugly, either. OTOH, the TT versions of the
Mosquito and Sturgeon are, whereas the aircraft they're based on aren't.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!