Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R44?
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Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4
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Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4
I'll shift this away from focussing on ugly, to unattractive. The nose on this series of airplane, to me, is unattractive. Throw in the Challenger series as well:


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Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4
Do you think it looks better with a 'nose' job?bmc wrote:I'll shift this away from focussing on ugly, to unattractive. The nose on this series of airplane, to me, is unattractive. Throw in the Challenger series as well:


Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
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Those Dornier products are a tad unsightly


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Composites allow you to make an airplane in nearly any shape you can imagine. Who imagined this... thing?

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LOL Katana's are beautiful both to look at and to fly.
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I've always quite liked the nose of Dash 8s and RJs...bmc wrote:I'll shift this away from focussing on ugly, to unattractive. The nose on this series of airplane, to me, is unattractive. Throw in the Challenger series as well:
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Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4
My favorite description is a hardboiled egg on a spoon.lownslow wrote:Composites allow you to make an airplane in nearly any shape you can imagine. Who imagined this... thing?
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Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4
The Grob G520T Egret is some ugly machine imo.


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Man I am so glad you posted the Grob, I saw it go through Keflavik a while back and I had no clue what the heck it was, it was killing me.
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Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4
I don't know what it is about single-engine turboprops that can make them be so ugly.....
Though the Fairy Gannet has already been posted, it has not been appreciated how ugly it is...

The trainer version is even uglier... (note the 'periscope' for the instructor pilot).

Then the Breguet Alize...

The Douglas Skyshark....

The Westland Wyvern...

Of course, we couldn't have the Russians feeling left out, so they came up with Tu-91

All of those make a Turbo Swine look like Spitfire in comparison...
Though the Fairy Gannet has already been posted, it has not been appreciated how ugly it is...

The trainer version is even uglier... (note the 'periscope' for the instructor pilot).

Then the Breguet Alize...

The Douglas Skyshark....

The Westland Wyvern...

Of course, we couldn't have the Russians feeling left out, so they came up with Tu-91

All of those make a Turbo Swine look like Spitfire in comparison...
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I see your Fairey Gannet and raise you a Short Seamew!

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All pretty ugly, but none as much as the Ekranoplan, aka "Caspian Sea Monster"






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Sticking with helo's...... the Hotelicopter.
( do they have to be real ?? )

( do they have to be real ?? )


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That website drove me nuts... The plural of aircraft is AIRCRAFT....not AIRCRAFTS....rant overphotofly wrote:This page has some pretty strong contenders:
http://www.techxilla.com/2010/08/19/20- ... igns-ever/
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Ugly and awesome all at the same time, the Dornier Do. X


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Wow, I'm sure getting an education here, I haven't seen 1/2 of these aircraft before. Great photos. Sure glad he didn't ask who had the uglier girlfriend. 

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Not all the people on the Internet have their English as a first language. As a foreigner, I'm sorry for all other ones who dare to write in it just for getting wider audience. Is that OK?flyinggreasemonkey wrote: That website drove me nuts... The plural of aircraft is AIRCRAFT....not AIRCRAFTS....rant over
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The Du Pont Aerospace DP-2 VTOL

Russina K7 bomber




Russina K7 bomber



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I can't tell if it's coming or going
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Whichever it is I'm pretty sure it shit the bed. WTF!!fish4life wrote:I can't tell if it's coming or going
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Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4
Had the Allies been a bit slower we might have had the pleasure of seeing this hideous being come to life:
Messerschmitt M 1109

Messerschmitt M 1109

This project number is not entirely certain, as the original document is damaged and barely readable. This was a further development of Dr. Vogt's work on the BV P.202 dated July 15, 1944, and was similar in that the sweep of the wings could be varied to improve low-speed flight characteristics. There were two variable-sweep wings, one above and one below the fuselage. Two He S 011 turbojets were mounted in nacelles and were located on each side of the fuselage. Apparently, this design was the subject of some further development after the war, according to some sketches discovered in France, but it is not known whether this was done by Messerschmitt or some other firm