Best Airplane Ever

[Brantford Beech Boy]

Most of the answers given so far are pretty good with the exception of the F-14 ... I mean really, Top Gun is your inspiration?

Sorry champ, but Top Gun got nuthin to do with my selection.
Been dreaming about that plane since long before '86.

[Brewguy]

I wasn't referring to you BBB

...Another interesting plane is the F-14, lots of noise, speed and excitement. It's in Top Gun, you can't go wrong with that...

[MichaelP]

What about two seats or more to be able to take crumpet flying???

[flycyhm]

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[MichaelP]

I created a flying club so that I could fly more aeroplanes
I've flown too many to have just one favourite.

[Old Dog Flying]

The first aircraft that I ever flew in was a SeaBee...the only reason that it got off of the water was because of the curvature of the earth!

Barney

[ScudRunner]

B58 Hustler!!

Or the XB70 Valkyrie
(I got to get up close to her at the Wright Patterson AFB US Airforce Museum Awesome. )

[Buschpielot]

How 'bout the C-46 or C-123?

[Hawkeye4077]

c-337 Skymaster baby!!!

[2.5milefinal]

Its not an 'AIRPLANE' but hey

[20DMEYYZ]

i'll go rumble around in the Bone .. B-1B !

anything swept wing : F14 ; F111 ; Tornado !

[Flaperons]

In its primary role? The A10 would be the best shit show you ever saw. Close air support at 200 AGL doing 350kts. How can you possibly beat it?

Besides that, the P51, ME109, SuperConnie or (hate to say it, and Cat please ignore this, but) the PBY looks pretty cool too.

Most fun in a hull I've flown: Twotter, but there was a whole lot of island lifestyle in the mix, so maybe a little skewed.

Jets are boring, overall.

[trampbike]

Never been in anything other than basic training aircrafts, BUT, from my "experience" playing aviation game "IL-2", I'd say that the japanese Ki-84 seemed pretty awesome.

[Chuck Ellsworth]

(hate to say it, and Cat please ignore this, but) the PBY looks pretty cool too.

Yeh it is a neat machine because you can use it to go fishing.


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And it also makes lots of noise and looks good as you start the take off.

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[N2]

Best airplane bar none is the one that someone else pays the bills on!

[snaproll20]

ktcanuck
The old in-laws lived over the ridge from Dunsfold. Kind of odd to be in a 500+ year old house while the Harriers went overhead on their first test flight. Suppose I might add the Harrier to my list.

[Liquid Charlie]

The one that brings you home

[MUSICMAAN]

Helio Stallion..... hands down the greatest aircraft ever built



175 knot cruise, and fully controlled at 37 knots...... oh the things I could do with that plane!
And I'm done havin' kids, so I'd give both my nuts to fly one!!

[MichaelP]

I'd give both my nuts to fly one!!

I'd have never learned to fly if I believed I'd have to be castrated to fly a particular aeroplane!

These are aeroplanes, you are not going to work in a Harem.

Just go out an fly one... Men need money, women need charm, and all is possible in aviation.

[iflyforpie]

As for the best of the ones I've flown, CF-SBX 'cause she just made soooo much money!!

c-337 Skymaster baby!!!

Two for the Skymaster! Never really considered it a 'best airplane ever', but it is fun to fly!




Since others are chosing more than one....

The Wooden Wonder.



The Grumman Goose.



And just to be different, the Long-Ez. I might build one of these someday...