Post a picture of your dream aircraft.

[avro707]

Concorde-B will do me fine. No noisy reheats - and better performance.

SR-71 would be great too - except I know I wouldn't like wearing the pressure-suit, along with all the other special things that go along with it (like eating certain foods before flights in order to avoid 'discomfort').

I've heard about some of the other less than glorious things that go along with that pressure suit too. Even things like sneezing, an itchy nose, etc. And then things in flying like unstarts or errant weather balloons. The unstarts sound particularly violent and nasty.

 

[heehee]

Falcon 7x. I had the pleasure of flying in one across the world. My boss has one personally, cost him $57 million, $4500/hour to operate plus landing fees.

 

[dmr727]

If I were going to be realistic about something I'd actually own someday, I think I'd go with two machines:

A Husky for fun:

And to travel around with the wife, probably a piston twin. Here is one very sexy, but completely impractical option - the Beech Duke:

More reasonable would be something like a 55 Baron:

Both would be kept in a hangar stocked with plenty of beer - to be consumed once the flying is done for the day. Oh, and no friggin' glass in any of these planes. *Maybe* I'll entertain the idea of a handheld, but that's it.

 

[Hook'Em2006]

I am partial to the Cessna Citation Family. I love the Citation II. I actually work on all the Cessna model 500 aircraft. Its actually the airplane I work on.

 

[jake.f]

Oh, and no friggin' glass in any of these planes. *Maybe* I'll entertain the idea of a handheld, but that's it.

You don't like glass either? I'm not a fan too.... In the aircraft I am learning in there is a small glass panel which can function as an ASI, VSI, AI, altimeter etc however usually it is left on the engine info page and flying is done with the use of the analogue ASI and Altimeter, slip-ball and nothing else. I much prefer it this way... If I ever purchased a plane I would have a full set of analogue instruments, with a small screen for the engine info and such.

 

[TPadden]

I mostly ride motorcycles now but in the past:

2000 hours in T-28's (instructor)

800 hours AH-1's

1500 hours CH-46

 

[Melrose]

Oh I agree - the comment was tongue and cheek, based on Cessna's prior reluctance to use winglets in their designs. They even used to brag about it.

Gotcha. I read a very interesting article about that jet in an airplane magazine. I'd never have guessed winglets had such profound effects like that.

 

[Hallivand]

One can dream...

Massive fan of the Туполев Ту-160

Plus I love the Tu-144, even if its a rip of the Concord. Just has more... character to it I reckon. So futuristic... plus it was faster and held more people

Can't say much about the range though...

 

[bradl]

I'm game.

I'd rather go for the Lineage 1000 or E175 over the E170, but the Ejets series is just absolutely sleek jets.

BL.

 

[kamuix]

the sdf-1. big whole mobile battleship that can transform and shoot a mega cannon beam. houses homes and mobile fighters. can't loose with that

 

[LostSoul80]

 

[ChristianVirtual]

I'm game.

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I'd rather go for the Lineage 1000 or E175 over the E170, but the Ejets series is just absolutely sleek jets.

BL.

I worked once for Fairchild Dornier. Our 728 didn't made it. Few days after roll-out we run under Capter 11.
I really miss the time working for them ...

 

[Bigtree]

 

[Lagmonster]

the sdf-1. big whole mobile battleship that can transform and shoot a mega cannon beam. houses homes and mobile fighters. can't loose with that

Ahh ya beat me to it. But since this is dream aircraft, we better go with this form:

 

[John Jacob]

It seems I'm the first to post something like...

Fairly realistic, and I think it would a lot more fun than some of the high-powered equipment that some folks are posting on this thread.

 

[skunk]

 

[InuNacho]

Flying around in an A-10 would be totally badass even if you aren't flying around dropping bombs on stuff.