Quite possibly the ugliest plane ever...

[skim]

Here's another: The Lun Ekranoplan, aka The Caspian Sea Monster


(It really didn't fly above ground effect.)

I heard about that on some TV show and it was designed to be a low flying ship rather then an actual airplane.

 

[Super Hornet 88]

This one was hideous looking...

 

[FLYMARINES]

This one was hideous looking...

I second that one, thank God that it didn't win the JSF contest. Just looking at it once a year is enough.

 

[Shakey]

Nasty!

 

[pdx]

This one was hideous looking...

:crazy_125 :sick_125:

 

[phrogdriver]

This is probably up there on the list for ugliest aircraft.

That bird is a thing of beauty.

Showing a folded picture is like showing a picture of a supermodel taking a dump: only pretty if you're into that kind of thing. Not the most flattering view.

Anyway, she's competing against helicopters in the looks department. I love helos, but pretty aircraft they are not. The 22 is pretty sexy by comparison.

 

[gunfighter77]

How does that Kool-aid taste? Are you going to change your username to ospreydriver?

 

[phrogdriver]

Kool-aid's okay if you mix in some vodka. Rum would probably work too.

I flew phrogs before Ospreys, and I signed up for AW way back then. Changing my handle now would just confuse.

You don't need kool-aid to like the Osprey--I can blow past a 46 with nacelles not even at 45-deg.

 

[Zilch]

That bird is a thing of beauty.

Showing a folded picture is like showing a picture of a supermodel taking a dump: only pretty if you're into that kind of thing. Not the most flattering view.

Anyway, she's competing against helicopters in the looks department. I love helos, but pretty aircraft they are not. The 22 is pretty sexy by comparison.

F that! The Cobra is a sexy beast.