5 Favorite Aircraft?

Im a huge aircraft guru.
So I was wondering what are some of your favorite military aircraft?

Here are mine from 1st favorite to last.


OV-10 Bronco:
http://www.scaleworkshop.com/worksho...-10D_UU-01.jpg

http://www.stevenfenner.com/Aviation...y/OV-10D_8.jpg

A10:
http://img88.exs.cx/img88/7146/fighters_a10_0014.jpg

F18:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f18-abcd0002.jpg

http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/jjhs/T...18%204.jpg

Russian Su-27:
http://www.suchoj.com/ab1953/Su-27/riss/Su-27_05.jpg

http://www.aviation.ru/Su/27/Su-27_j.jpg

Chinese J-8/F-8 (doesnt look like much, but it actually outpreforms the F16):
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/j-8-2_11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5..._8_Fighter.jpg


F-4 Phantom (Vietnam Era)
http://aeronautics.ru/archive/dougla...hantom_008.jpg

http://aeronautics.ru/archive/dougla...hantom_051.jpg

I wanna play.

A-10
BONE (Thats B-one, Bomber)
AC-130 Gunship
F-15 (I'd say F-22, but that seems unfair to any "classic")
A-10 (yes again!, and trying to replace it with the JSF is pure paper-warrior absurdity!)

Sorry no pics.

P51 Mustang
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...V_361st_fg.jpg


B17 Flying Fortress

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...n_bomb_run.jpg

Huey Super Cobra

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...AH-1_Cobra.jpg



The AC130 Spectre. When you need to kill evverything in one square kilometer in one pass.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...-9999J-028.jpg

You can't: Not love the Mustang, out gun the B17 (ok the Ac-130 Spectre does), and if you've called in Marine Corps CAS, you can't not love Cobras blowing the heck out of an Iraqi armored coulumn.

**Edit, you said 5, ad the FA18 to my list, dang those swabbies can get in close...But I still prefer the Marine Corps Aviators.


Also, while the A10 is pretty dang cool, we in the armored community hate seeing them overhead, they have more friendly kills than any other plane.

Well,

A-10
P-38
F-4 Corsair
AC-130
Cobra

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Originally Posted by jdlv4_0

P51 Mustang

Also, while the A10 is pretty dang cool, we in the armored community hate seeing them overhead, they have more friendly kills than any other plane.

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No kidding, I didnt know that.
I alwasy though seeing an A10 rip through the sky towards the enemy hold up in a fighting postions would be heaven sent.

But, what you say makes sense.
Im sure that cannon on the nose isnt as accurate as many think.

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Originally Posted by Sig229

But, what you say makes sense.
Im sure that cannon on the nose isnt as accurate as many think.

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It's not that, it's that enemy BMPs and US/Allied Bradleys, LAVs, and Strykers look awful alike at speed. Same deal with tanks.

Also, alot of A10 pilots are reservists and I think alot of them would fail an aerial armor ID test.

Not knocking reservists but...stuff happens.


And the A10s are very accurate, if you ever go up to Fort Indian Town Gap, they do A10 runs up there, that Vulcan gun makes quite the racket.

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Originally Posted by jdlv4_0

Also, while the A10 is pretty dang cool, we in the armored community hate seeing them overhead, they have more friendly kills than any other plane.

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I didn't know that. I have always wondered why ground vehicles don't get an IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) getup. I know there would few issues with that, but nothing I can think of that we couldn't work around.

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Originally Posted by LBrombach

I didn't know that. I have always wondered why ground vehicles don't get an IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) getup. I know there would few issues with that, but nothing I can think of that we couldn't work around.

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Well going electronic would add to thier "signiture" (especially with forward deployed armored recon units) that can be picked up by the ememy, we used IR strobes that worked pretty good.


Standard is basicly just a vinyl panel that you tie on top, but as stated, at a speed of "X" and the starting distance of a gun run, it's kind of hard to tell who's who.

That's why I prefer to have rotary wing on station, you always have two guy in the cockpit, they go slower and in general coordinate better with the FACs on the ground.

Also if you look at "who does what" really well, the Air Force is mainly for bombing / air to air combat and does a really good job, but when you start talking close air support (CAS) with troops on the ground your better off with Navy / USMC fighter/bombers and Army/USMC choppers. They just train more in CAS.

Getting way off topic here, back to the top 5...

Lockheed P-38 Lightning

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...2158502p38.jpg

Vought F4U Corsair

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...airturning.jpg

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...-Blackbird.jpg

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...96f104a-15.jpg

Boeing (North American Rockwell) B-1B Lancer (if only for this photo)

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...158508B-B1.jpg

Here is one that doesn't quite fit since it was never accepted into service.

Northrop F-20 Tigershark

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...158524F-20.jpg

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Originally Posted by dr_cmg

Lockheed P-38 Lightning

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...2158502p38.jpg

Vought F4U Corsair

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...airturning.jpg

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...-Blackbird.jpg

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...96f104a-15.jpg

Boeing (North American Rockwell) B-1B Lancer (if only for this photo)

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...158508B-B1.jpg

Here is one that doesn't quite fit since it was never accepted into service.

Northrop F-20 Tigershark

http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/...158524F-20.jpg

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Very good choices! I can't believe I over looked the B1B and the SR71. My brother was in Marine Aviation, his unit VMFA 251 was originall comprised of F4U Corsairs, we once had one fly over a parade we were doing, really cool!

F4U Corsair
P-47 Thunderbolt
F-4 Phantom
F-18 Hornet
SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber

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Originally Posted by pgrass101

F4U Corsair
P-47 Thunderbolt
F-4 Phantom
F-18 Hornet
SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber

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I considered the Jug, but decided that two WWII planes were all I could afford.

Just in case anyone is interested we have 2 SR-71s in Alabama. One in Huntsville at the Space Center and one in Mobile at the USS Alabama Battleship Park. The other aircraft at the Alabama site are fun to look at and through. Battleship Memorial Park

MH-53J Pave Low
MH-53M PAve Low
AC-130U Spooky
MC-130H Combat Talon II
MC-130P Combat Shadow

USAFSOC!!!!!!!!!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ve_Low_III.jpg

prop:
F4U Corsair
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-38 Lightning

jet:
F14 Tomcat

rotary:
MH-53
Bell 222 (Airwolf)

One of my best flying aircraft. Cessna 195

also...
Pitts Special
Pitts 12
P-47
FW 190A