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Not sure of your location Melrose, but the museum at East Fortune near Edinburgh has got loads of goodies, Concorde G-BOAA, Vulcan, Lightning, Harrier, Tornado, Canberra, F4 Phantom, Comet. British aircraft designs of the 1950s-60s were just brilliant.
Where do we draw the line? The talking flying donkey from Shrek?
Disqualified together with Peter Pan and Superman
YF-19 Valkyrie from Macross Plus. If you're going to pilot a plane/space fighter, you might as well have one that transforms into a mobile suit.
On a slightly more realistic note, but not by much, I'd love a go in an Apache or Comanche.
On a slightly more realistic note, but not by much, I'd love a go in an Apache or Comanche.
I am a bit of an armchair aircraft buff. Just watched The Battle of Britain last night, so I have to post a photo of a Hurricane.
And I've been flying around Alaska in this exact machine this summer:
Astar B3 (Eurocopter AS350 B3 to you Europeans). This is a unique helicopter, it's been specially lightened to perform high-altitude rescue on Denali (Mt McKinley). What a ride!
Just watched The Battle of Britain last night, so I have to post a photo of a Hurricane.
And I've been flying around Alaska in this exact machine this summer:
Astar B3 (Eurocopter AS350 B3 to you Europeans). This is a unique helicopter, it's been specially lightened to perform high-altitude rescue on Denali (Mt McKinley). What a ride!
I am a bit of an armchair aircraft buff.
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And I've been flying around Alaska in this exact machine this summer:
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Astar B3 (Eurocopter AS350 B3 to you Europeans). This is a unique helicopter, it's been specially lightened to perform high-altitude rescue on Denali (Mt McKinley). What a ride!
I like the look of that heli.
I like the look of that heli.
It's a wonderful ship, and the pilot was absolutely top-notch, even though we were flying in some potentially dangerous terrain. Being paid to fly in a helicopter is ace.
You said dream right?
In that case:
SR-71
Simply the best ever
But if I have to choose one that money can buy:
Bombardier C-Series (with a carbon fibre fuselage
), customized with all the options availble.
thinkinblue613 was thinking right up my alley when it comes to military planes:
Gramps flew the P-38, and as such it's my all time favorite - I'd love to fly one someday (not likely to happen, though):
For current military, the A-10 is my favorite:
For civilian airplanes, I've been partial to the 727 (I was born on July 27th, and have loved the plane since I was a little kid):
Gramps flew the P-38, and as such it's my all time favorite - I'd love to fly one someday (not likely to happen, though):
For current military, the A-10 is my favorite:
For civilian airplanes, I've been partial to the 727 (I was born on July 27th, and have loved the plane since I was a little kid):
Cessna Citation X (with winglets)
Definitely a sexy looking plane, although I was never a big fan of the cockpit. Clyde Cessna is rolling in his grave about the winglets, though.
Simply the best ever
But if I have to choose one that money can buy:
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Bombardier C-Series (with a carbon fibre fuselage
With enough money you could hire aircraft engineers and build the necessary facilities to make your own SR-71. Maybe not in the U.S. but I'm sure there is some country that would let you.
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Only fairly recently started doing lessons for a pilot's certificate.
Realistic: A Pipersport type thing (Or an Evektor Harmony LSA but the pic is of the Pipersport)
Getting a bit more unrealistic: I would also have a Carbon Cub SS (For when I want to land without a runway ie a beach)
Fairly unrealistic: A nice turbine Cessna 210
Realistic: A Pipersport type thing (Or an Evektor Harmony LSA but the pic is of the Pipersport)
Getting a bit more unrealistic: I would also have a Carbon Cub SS (For when I want to land without a runway ie a beach)
Fairly unrealistic: A nice turbine Cessna 210
I live in NY, but would love to fly over for a Simple Minds concert. If I ever get there I'll check it out.
Those winglets add several benefits to the plane, though. They're an ingenious addition.
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...how could I forget the B-2. I've loved the look of these ever since I saw that one blip of a
scene in Independence Day.
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.