I am setting a little competition of sorts, I would like your votes for the top 10 aircraft of all time, I will then attempt to build them for you.
I am setting a little competition of sorts, I would like your votes for the top 10 aircraft of all time, I will then attempt to build them for you.
@Skua @General360 @XVIindustries @SalemASaberhagen @CDUflappy @FullFruntall Well the wait is over I have finished the top 10 count down. Remember to like and comment.
@FullFruntall In the evenings I have a good few hours and I am working one day ahead so today I am building tomorrows aircraft that way if I have not finished it I can always work into the day.
@FredDeaneBritishReplicasCo There is no rush to build them, I prefer quality over speed and qauntity
@FredDeaneBritishReplicasCo solid looking list there, I'll be keeping an eye out
@FullFruntall that video was awesome. I think we have sort of achieved the manouevrability of birds, though - in small quadcopters, rather than big jets. Even those couldn't do what that hawk did, though.
Small anecdote, that video brought back a lot of good memories for me, because I was the hole at a falconry exhibition. They me hold my hand on hip with my elbow out, so that a peregrine could fly through the gap
I've seen red kites also, but unfortunately never a hen harrier, they are a winter migrant here so we don't usually get them, I've seen buzzards all kinds of Hawks and countless owls on night journeys and camping holidays, but never a hen harrier, or a golden eagle in the wild (cause I rarely ever go to Scotland) @FullFruntall
@XVIindustries I wouldn't know if I've seen a Hen harrier in real life although I know I've seen Red Kites.
True, I am a lover of birds as well, you may see bird like characteristics in my design shapes,I'm particularly fond of birds of prey, and water birds, you can probably see that I like cormorants by now lol, but yeah, birds are mother natures greatest creation, ever seen a hen harrier btw? U might have not as I don't suppose you live in the UK @FullFruntall
@XVIindustries @Skua Yes, because I always look to the original masters of the sky, which are birds. Most birds can pretty much take-off vertically with only a small number needing a running start. The pinnacle of aircraft design will be when we can design and build aircraft that are capable of maneuvering like the Goshawk
10 the Page Victor has now been released
@XVIindustries Oh nice, I have built a lanc and I have some moving gun turrets if you wanted any of that kind of thing although I am sure you are by far capable of such things. Thanks for saying I am a great builder, really I lack detail and accuracy but I appritiate the remark.
@FredDeane fret not for I am building all of the Brit bombers from 1930-1970 so look forward to Vulcans lancasters blenhiems and more! :) would like to see your take on the s6 and harrier tho! As ur a great builder!
Remembering I will try and build all of these, one every day for the next ten days.
Ok the final list, please do not murder me for using mainly British built aircraft that is purely my in built love for all things British being a brit and all also they are mostly classics I dont know why just go with it, there were many greats but I had to narrow it down to 10 and they are as follow:
@FredDeane will do
@XVIindustries Already built a hurricane
@Skua With your list, I have already built a JU-87 so it will not be on my final list, check it out if you havent already seen it.
@XVIindustries it was a tail dragging fighter jet for the navy...
FB1? @Spikerya
@Skua @Spikerya that is what makes the amazing Stuka sound,
When it dives towards the enemy, and they all know it's the end for something as its getting a 500ibs bomb in the face,
Alright everyone that will do for now, I will work out a list from everyones and then give them a build, just a note if yours is not on the final list that might not be that I dislike it I just have built one before
@XVIindustries was the FB.1 very effective?
10 Spad XIII Eddie Rickanbacker flew it
9 P-51 Mustang Manny variants, even got reproduced by piper,
8 P-38 Shot down Yamamoto, also Robin Olds' bird enough said
7 F-86 still regarded as the cleanest fighter ever built
6 F-8 last gunfighter
5 F-4, the only brick to go mach 2
4 F-14, the Top Gun
3 XB-70 Valckery, Hypersonic bomber
2 F-15, enough said
1 F-22 fast enough to melt the pain off. SSSHHH!!! You didn't here it from me!
Honerable mentions are the F2G super corsair, and the SR-72.
SGS Schweitzer 233
PW-6
SGS Schweitzer 126
Piper Pawnee
Taylorcraft BC-12
ASK-21
ASH-25
GROB 102
GROB 103
Piper Cub
@Spikerya I actually didn't! That's really interesting, it seems that I have some reading to do