How Many think this is fake

[RyanJames170]

747 how many of you think this is real?

[orionll]

Isn't that a Boeing 747SP?

[Piglet]

Even for a 747SP, it still looks a little too short. You can tell by the flaps, but you can't see 'em:isadizzy:

[SpaceWeevil]

Don't see many of those about now, but real as real can be.. http://www.747sp.com/

[Kiwikat]

The 747 SP is the single ugliest aircraft EVER conceived. Period.

[AussieMan]

That was until the Airbus A-380 came along.

Cheers
Pat

[RyanJames170]

The 747 SP is the single ugliest aircraft EVER conceived. Period.

well i think its kinda cute in a way lol

[Holger Sandmann]

Hi guys,

I flew on the Baby Flying Springbok - http://www.airliners.net/photo/South-African-Airways/Boeing-747SP-44/1508000/L/ - a couple of times Frankfurt-Capetown-Frankfurt way back when. I always thought it was a pretty cool ride.

Cheers, Holger

[warchild]

That was until the Airbus A-380 came along.

Cheers
Pat

The airbus 380 is a BEAUTIFUL plane ( to a cross eyed fish )

[IanP]

The B747SP, A318 and B737-500/600 all look a bit cartoonish to me, with normal sized wings and little stubby fuselages, but I wouldn't describe any of them as ugly.

The A380 on the other hand...? Impressive, but it has a bigger forehead than me and that really isn't an attractive feature! :d

[Kiwikat]

That was until the Airbus A-380 came along.

It is still better than the SP. I've seen so many thousands of aircraft at EAA and other airshows, and who knows how many pictures of planes online, and I have yet to see ANYTHING that is as ugly as the SP. :toilet:

[dougal]

Guess it's all about that old 'in the eye of the beholder' thing....

'cos I think it's a great looking bird:jump:

But then, what do i know - i think Pilatus Porter is also a stunner:mixedsmi:

[jmig]

Guess it's all about that old 'in the eye of the beholder' thing....

'cos I think it's a great looking bird:jump:

But then, what do i know - i think Pilatus Porter is also a stunner:mixedsmi:

:icon_lol:

Hey, if it ain't got afterburners....pfffft

;)

[arrowmaker]

The 747 SP is the single ugliest aircraft EVER conceived. Period.

Quite possibly! However there's always:

http://priyahita.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/airbus-beluga.jpg

[2Low]

Quite possibly! However there's always:



Ewwwwwwww, now that's fugly!

[Tweek]

I'll agree that the A380 is an ugly beast, but the 747SP isn't that bad. Certainly not the ugliest ever.

I quite like the Beluga in a strange kind of way too. Not pretty, but in the same way as an A-10, its looks make it a more interesting aircraft!

There are some hideous contraptions from the inter-war period though. I'd take a world of everything mentioned in this thread than a lot of the stomach churning stuff they came up with back then!

[d0mokun]

Forget ugly or beautiful designs, here's a cute one. Not sure on range nor capacity estimates though.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z3609hIyeYw/SJ2iTY3IdkI/AAAAAAAAAF4/gyV2zI8jqNY/s400/aeroplane.jpg

[arrowmaker]

Forget ugly or beautiful designs, here's a cute one. Not sure on range nor capacity estimates though.

I recognise him. Isn't that "boy's own hero" and pilot extraordinaire Beagles. :icon_lol:

[Ferry_vO]

This 747 version isn't exactly pretty either, makes the SP look good; the Dreamlifter:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Vliegtuigen/Dreamlifter.jpg

:kilroy:

[HundertzehnGustav]

That pic cannot be fake - loook at the reflection of the Tow Tug under the nose - that reflection would never have been painted by a painter on a FS aircraft, where the textures are painted to be used in flight...

and that FSX can reflect the tow tug THAT GOOD i do not believe.

Ah!
The MC.200 italian fighter is uglier i think.

[kilo delta]

Ugly aircraft?....Boeing Super Guppy!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Super_Guppy_N941_NASA_landing.jpg

/thread
:icon_lol:

PS. It kinda reminds me of this...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_56uq77msz_g/SfbYVk2cPvI/AAAAAAAAATQ/i9iEXR9yWRo/s400/mars2-16-09.jpg

[Hanimichal]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Super_Guppy_N941_NASA_landing.jpg



VERY ugly
:toilet:

[cheezyflier]

Forget ugly or beautiful designs, here's a cute one. Not sure on range nor capacity estimates though.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z3609hIyeYw/SJ2iTY3IdkI/AAAAAAAAAF4/gyV2zI8jqNY/s400/aeroplane.jpg


dude! that's luckydog! he posts here all the time! :applause:

[Tom Clayton]

Forget ugly or beautiful designs, here's a cute one. Not sure on range nor capacity estimates though.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z3609hIyeYw/SJ2iTY3IdkI/AAAAAAAAAF4/gyV2zI8jqNY/s400/aeroplane.jpg
Fill with water for use in aerial firefighting.
Fill with kibble for non-lethal yet very demoralizing "bomb" runs over enemy camps!

[Naki]

You want ugly.............

[Ferry_vO]

Looks real enough to me:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/fsscr111.jpg

:d

[CrisGer]

looks like they forgot some of the parts when they were making the SP...

ucko

[PRB]

Versatile beastie, no? 1) Shape Shuttle Hauler, 2) Giant Flying Telescope, and 3) Big Frikken Laser Beams on it's Head. In any case, not ugly.

[Piglet]

The 747 SP is my fave version of the 747 series. But then again I'm called a Piglet!:ernae:

[Paul K]

I think you'll find this is the ugliest aircraft ever built..

http://www.strangemilitary.com/images/content/113684.jpg

[Quixoticish]

A lot of people tell me the X-32 was ugly but I just think it looks slightly tubby and happy.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/USAF_X32B_250.jpg/800px-USAF_X32B_250.jpg

[Hanimichal]

http://i.imagehost.org/0440/25_feio_2.jpg

[VCN-1]

NASA uses a 747SP now.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/12/24/336550/nasa-all-is-well-on-boeing-747sp-open-door-front.html


VCN-1

[Brian_Gladden]

I used to see Prat & Whitney's 747SP testbed all the time back when I worked at BTV. The bird is based across the lake at PBG (The old Platsburgh AFB) you think one stock looks wierd, try seeing it with three normal engines and one honking huge engine off a 777 hanging off the wing...

http://www.747sp.com/viewphoto.asp?845


Brian

[Matt Wynn]

ugly? need i mention the Linke-Hoffman R1?

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/r1-2.jpg
http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/r1.jpg

looks like something Dick Dastardly would use :icon_lol:

[Bjoern]

The 747 SP is the single ugliest aircraft EVER conceived. Period.

Who cares about the looks if you can have this:


Maximum speed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_speeds#Vno): 0.92 Mach (591 knots, 1,095 km/h)
Cruise speed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_speeds#Vc): .88 Mach (535 knots, 990 km/h)
Range (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_%28aircraft%29): 6,650 nm (7,650 mi, 12,325 km) with 276 passengers


You want ugly?
Look at a Do328-300.

[Matt Wynn]

i like the D0328 :icon_lol: it has a charm to it :jump:

[Bjoern]

i like the D0328 :icon_lol: it has a charm to it :jump:

I was being a bit self-ironic. I love the 328, but I've seen it from every angle, so believe me, this thing can look *really* ugly.

[Matt Wynn]

yeah i've seen a few they're not too bad looking, although yes from low on the front it's like a flying humpbacked whale :icon_lol:

some people call this ugly.... but i like the ole' girl...
http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/heston.jpg

designed as an AOP with a single Gypsy Major 33 as powerplant :kilroy:

[Bobcat]

Ah!.. That triple engined monster earlier (F-AHAF) is a Farman 4X I believe, or possibly known as the F.120.

This is not only ugly, but for some reason I also find it extremely scary - a bit like some infernal machine - I can't believe people actually paid money to fly on this expecting to reach their destination!

As for the B747SP, beauty is in the eye of the beholder I suppose, but I quite like them as they made excellent subjects for photography during the 80's-90's at London Heathrow. Lots of airlines used them into that airport with some pretty good liveries, but the best thing was that due to the proportions of the aircraft they framed just nicely for the typical 4:3 shot. They were like having a normal 747 squeezed-up at the ends to fit nicely in the photo! He! He!

[Wing_Z]

The SP has a bigger tailfin than the standard 747, to counter the shorter lever arm of the fuselage.
That makes it look even more like a comic character.
But ugly?
Search for the Air Truk - I can't be bothered :d.

[Naki]

Airtruck....This is the NZ version which only one or two were built...the Aussie version (which had a longer production run) didn't have the radial engine amongst other changes.