Now people use to think that the 747 Dreamlifter was ugly,



but I think that it has been topped by the Airbus Beluga.



Though as they say, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

Cheers.

It's just amazing to me those things get off the ground, much less stay in the air.

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It's just amazing to me those things get off the ground, much less stay in the air.

I've got to agree with you there Gordon, but I guess that they're the human built version of the bumble bee. ;-)

Cheers.

It's just amazing to me those things get off the ground, much less stay in the air.

I've got to agree with you there Gordon, but I guess that they're the human built version of the bumble bee. ;-)

Cheers.

Never thought of it that way, but to answer your question, I vote ugly duckling. I always liked the Concorde design; kind of reminded me of the Delorean car.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

It's just amazing to me those things get off the ground, much less stay in the air.

Looks about as aerodynamic as a brick :)

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.

Remember the Guppy aircraft that NASA used to transport rocket parts back in the 60s - 80s? These are their offspring.....

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

I find the current catch, or is it shoal? of these super size carriers have a functional beauty.


(The collective noun must be one used for fish as most of them are (nick)named after aquatic beings)

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

The name is apt.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

It's just amazing to me those things get off the ground, much less stay in the air.

Looks about as aerodynamic as a brick :)

From what I understand, they don't fly as well as the original aircraft. Every aircraft has limits as to what you can do with them and when they change the body that much, they have to change the maximum speed, takeoff speed, G load and degrees of banking to keep them in safe limits. Somebody who flew the craft before it was altered needs to be retrained to handle it after modifications.

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*Looking at thread title* Inside joke:)))

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rOZZ
Music
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French-Canadian Airbus?

hee hee

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ROFLMAO!!!

OMG, San-taco, LMAO

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It's just amazing to me those things get off the ground, much less stay in the air.

Looks about as aerodynamic as a brick :)

From what I understand, they don't fly as well as the original aircraft. Every aircraft has limits as to what you can do with them and when they change the body that much, they have to change the maximum speed, takeoff speed, G load and degrees of banking to keep them in safe limits. Somebody who flew the craft before it was altered needs to be retrained to handle it after modifications.

I watched a video a few months ago of a cargo plane that fell out of the sky and it was theorized the contents shifted around during flight and that obviously affected the ability to control and maintain altitude.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

It's just amazing to me those things get off the ground, much less stay in the air.

Looks about as aerodynamic as a brick :)

From what I understand, they don't fly as well as the original aircraft. Every aircraft has limits as to what you can do with them and when they change the body that much, they have to change the maximum speed, takeoff speed, G load and degrees of banking to keep them in safe limits. Somebody who flew the craft before it was altered needs to be retrained to handle it after modifications.

I watched a video a few months ago of a cargo plane that fell out of the sky and it was theorized the contents shifted around during flight and that obviously affected the ability to control and maintain altitude.

Yes, center of gravity is extremely important to keeping an aircraft controllable in flight.

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I watched a video a few months ago of a cargo plane that fell out of the sky and it was theorized the contents shifted around during flight and that obviously affected the ability to control and maintain altitude.

Yes, center of gravity is extremely important to keeping an aircraft controllable in flight.

Yes that was National Airlines Flight 102 (a 747 cargo jet) taking off from Afghanistan in April of last year, I remember that well.

Cheers.

Eh, RCAF Air Transport Command!
Serving Canada's Air Transport demands!

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Airplanes are kind of like kids. The one you work on is the most beautiful airplane in the world - to you.

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Spruce Goose might be thought of as one {pun fully intended}

Spruce Goose

I am not quite certain that one ever flew outside of ground effect.

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