Ugliest plane of all time

I'd have to agree on the ME363 Gigant. That thing started life as a
cargo glider - then they decided to make an airplane out of it. Gotta
give 'em credit - it did actually fly.

The Phillips Multiplane is probably the thing that looked like a flying
venetian blind - and fell apart when they tried to fly it. A close
second.

David Johnson

BTW - The Dornier DO-X was actually kind of attractive, in it's own
way. To
me it looks as though it was built in a shipyard. It was constrained by
the
engine technology of the day. Might have been practical if they had
been able to hang a few turboprops on it. Dornier did exactly that not
long ago with one of their WWII era flying boats that they brought up
to modern standards.

David Johnson

In a previous article, said:
been able to hang a few turboprops on it. Dornier did exactly that not
long ago with one of their WWII era flying boats that they brought up
to modern standards.

YEah, it was at our airport a few weeks ago:
http://xcski.com/gallery/safety_pilot/DSCN0322
http://xcski.com/gallery/safety_pilot/DSCN0326


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"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, said:
been able to hang a few turboprops on it. Dornier did exactly that not
long ago with one of their WWII era flying boats that they brought up
to modern standards.

YEah, it was at our airport a few weeks ago:
http://xcski.com/gallery/safety_pilot/DSCN0322
http://xcski.com/gallery/safety_pilot/DSCN0326

I especially liked the little sextant navigation dome in the tail, between
the twin rudders.

It is barely visible in the far left of the first picture.
--
Jim in NC

Among those I have actually seen up close, my vote goes to Skyvan:

http://www.freefalladventures.com/images/skyvan.jpg

I even jumped out of it once tied to a skydiving instructor's belly (not a
pretty one either).

-- City Dweller


"Seth Masia" wrote in message
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How about the Transavia Airtruck?

To me, the ugliest plane ever built is the Cessna 172, closely followed
by the Piper PA 28.

Stefan

Stefan,

If you think the 172 is ugly, take a look at the copycats that were
built, such as the Aero Commander Lark.

Cessna's ugliest, in my opinion, was the Model 160. Fortunately, it
was never marketed.

All the best,
Rick

Stefan wrote:

To me, the ugliest plane ever built is the Cessna 172, closely followed
by the Piper PA 28.

Time to get new glasses then.

Matt

In a previous article, "Seth Masia" said:
How about the Transavia Airtruck?

Christmas Bullet. Only flew twice, killed the pilot both times.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.

Hey, Paul --

That's one ugly little airplane, but to be fair I think we should limit this
competition to planes that were actually produced, or at least that managed
a safe landing.

Under the latter category I nominate the Vought XF5U:

http://www.daveswarbirds.com/usplane...t/flapjack.htm

Seth

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, "Seth Masia" said:
How about the Transavia Airtruck?

Christmas Bullet. Only flew twice, killed the pilot both times.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.