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12 January 2005, 05:22 AM
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Scout Pilot
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Survey: Most Pleasing WWI Aircraft
Greetings fellow Forumites:
I'd just like to satisfy my curiosity..... what do you consider the most aestectically pleasing WWI aircraft, and why? Is it cleaness of line? The aerodynamics? Colorfullness? Just curious..... I'm kind of partial to the Nieuports and Spad VII, XII, and XIII. I think they're cool 
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12 January 2005, 06:29 AM
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Forum Ace
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Georges, welcome to the forum!
As for aesthetically pleasing airplanes; Wow, there are so many! I really like the lines of the Spad 13 and the Nieuport 28. The Albatros D.V and Bristol F2.b also get a nod for looking really good. Believe it or not, I think the Caudron G.4 twin-engined bomber looks very gracesful too.  Regards,
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12 January 2005, 07:02 AM
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Pinko Peacenik
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I'm with Drew on the Caudrons, but the G.3 is my favorite. I like the compact lines and streamlined cowling of the Sopwith Tabloid and the drawn-out angularity of the Hansa-Brandenburg B.I. The Sikorsky S-XVI also has an almost quaint charm to it.
Top honors for looks, though, go to the Morane-Saulnier AF and AI, hands down. |
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12 January 2005, 07:49 AM
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Hello,
Nieuport 11, 16, 17 and 23 for the various markings and the many nations that used them. But my preference go to the Otto Doppeldecker for its unusual shape and its amount of rigging. Best regards from Belgium. Philippe |
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12 January 2005, 09:51 AM
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Two-seater Pilot
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Arrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhgggggggggggggg!
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 Hands Down Nieuport 28!
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12 January 2005, 10:00 AM
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Scout Pilot
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No,no ,no !
It has to be the SE5a! Now thats what a biplane should look like
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12 January 2005, 10:17 AM
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For me it's any of the British Pushers.
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