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  1. red27

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    #26 red27, May 8, 2012
    Ah! Hawker Fury, what a gorgeous machine. I forgot Me262 as well...So many lovely aeroplanes in the last 100 years...
     
  2. Wade

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  3. ralfabco

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    #28 ralfabco, May 8, 2012
    Mig-15bis

    I forgot that airplane :D
     
  4. GuyIncognito

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    #29 GuyIncognito, May 8, 2012
    same here.

    lots of great choices though :)
     
  5. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    #30 BMW.SauberF1Team, May 8, 2012
    F14 for me, but the Spitfire is one of my favorites as well...
     
  6. JeremyJon

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    #31 JeremyJon, May 8, 2012
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    as far as strike fighters go, the f14s and mig 29s are very strong designs, but aesthetically i always found the f16 falcon a more elegant design overall IMO :)
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  7. Bob Parks

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    #32 Bob Parks, May 8, 2012
    Beautiful machines wether they are man made or natural are evidence of the rule: Form follows function.
     
  8. JeremyJon

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    #33 JeremyJon, May 8, 2012
    that's certainly one perspective on beauty, many machines i love for thier appeal of form and function......aesthetics, being more a purely artistic perspective, balance of form, proportions, etc :)
     
  9. JeremyJon

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    #34 JeremyJon, May 9, 2012
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  10. ralfabco

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    #35 ralfabco, May 9, 2012
    A great fan-boy thread.


    When are the on-line ordering guides being released, for the Enzo replacement ?

    What colors, shall we order the car with ? :D
     
  11. Wade

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    #36 Wade, May 9, 2012
    Ah... the closest aircraft to a Ferrari would be the F-104. Nothing came acter that. ;)

    But I'd definately get a PPI for this one...

    http://digilander.libero.it/air10/f104/ferrari.htm
     
  12. Ney

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    #37 Ney, May 9, 2012
    Developed out of Macchi Castoldi 202 and MC 205 platform but with a different tail. Fiat G55 also had a similar profile.
     
  13. Tcar

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    #38 Tcar, May 9, 2012
    If it looks familar, it's because it used the Bf-109 as a model... even used the same DB engine (modified - some actually built by DB, others licensed by Fiat). Only a few were ever manufactured.

    The similar Fiat G55 (same engine) was more widely used (as Ney said.)
     
  14. Gatorrari

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    #39 Gatorrari, May 9, 2012
    It had nothing to do with the Macchis except a similar look. It was developed from the Re 2000, 2001 and 2002.

    The wing planform of all is similar to the P-47, since the original Re 2000 was inspired by the P-35, which was the forebear of the P-47.
     
  15. Ney

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    #40 Ney, May 9, 2012
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    As far as I understand, Italy developed a common platform design, the series 5 fighter and had Macchi (202 and 205), Fiat (G55 and G56) and Regia aeronautica (Re2005) all build them. Yes, each company developed them out of their own earlier models, but they are related and look similar due to the common platform. My comment of "developed out of" was not accurate. Developed in conjunction with might have been more accurate.
     
  16. JeremyJon

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    #41 JeremyJon, May 9, 2012
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    hey, found there's a wiki page on it too....at the bottom is a pic of this fellow with the plane, says he is "mechanic bruno ferrari" :) so there's at least a little ferrari in there :D :D
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  17. Auraraptor

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    #42 Auraraptor, May 10, 2012
    A5 vigilante

    forgotten gem of a plane....
     
  18. TRScotty

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    #43 TRScotty, May 10, 2012
    + 1 billion :D
     
  19. JeremyJon

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    #45 Flea, May 10, 2012
    Already been mentioned a time or two, but I'll say it again.

    F16. looks sleek and agile. very clean lines, well proportioned and just plain sexy.
     
  21. dancmos

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    #46 dancmos, May 10, 2012
    My favorite is the YF-23 "Widow Maker II" built by Northrup Grumman for the advanced fighter fly-off. The F-22 won.

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  22. spirot

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    #47 spirot, May 10, 2012
    My favorites:

    1. F-4 Phantom
    2. Messerchmit BF109
    3. Me 262
    4. P47 Thunderbolt - clear canopy
    5. Hawker Typhoon
     
  23. tbakowsky

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    #48 tbakowsky, May 10, 2012
    For me..The Spitfire, P-51, and the CF105- Avro Arrow.
     
  24. JeremyJon

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    #49 JeremyJon, May 10, 2012
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    there's one of the CF-104 (canadian forces version of the F-104) on display at the canadian warplane heritage museum ....looks appropriate pointed up like a rocket launching :)
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  25. Wade

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    #50 Wade, May 11, 2012
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    Yes, the Starfighter is in my Top Ten!

    We have these locally...

    http://www.starfighters.net/#!
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