Steve
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By modern i mean anything post 1960.
Mine is
Panavia Tornado
Awesome plane and get them flying overhead regularly from Hereford.
A close second would be
Hawker Buccaneer
[Edited on 24-03-2010 by Steve]
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ed
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Cirrus SR22 G3 Turbo
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Steve
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pics, or it doesnt exist
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Daimo B
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F14
F22
Anitov 225
Hawk - Best training aircraft ever
Hercules. Mondeo of the plane world.
B1B Rockwell
B52 Stratofortress
Harrier, best VTOL aircraft ever.
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Ben J
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Whichever one happens to take me on holiday.
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Jambo
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F16 purely based on looks.
A10 would be near the top for awesome tank shredding capabilities
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Ojc
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The one they never made, TRS something or other.
Jr knows the one.
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ryzer
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f22 raptor
done.
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C2RL R
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i agree with ryzer, F22's are awesome planes
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3CorsaMeal
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F18 interceptor
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Ojc
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My favourite flight sim of all time.
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Leighton
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SR-71 Blackbird
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Harrier, best VTOL aircraft ever.
You been watching the James MAy programmes too then? 
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Daimo B
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Nope, just always loved military aircraft.
harrier does have huge flaws, like a single turbine and 1 large scoop. any large birds = downed harrier.
But its attack capabilities are superb. By far its not the quickest or best handling, but nothing else can sit behined a ridge waiting for the enemy fto fly over the top and lock BINGO JESTERS DEAD.
Same as the F22, superb aircraft. Watched the development of this from the mid 1980's (thats how long ago it was designed!!), but its taken America that long to perfect its flying, and its still not as good as other aircraft like the Mig29, F16, F15 etc.
F14 is pure sex.
The others are the barges of the flying world. Whilst the 747 is an impressive passanger aicraft, the 225, C5 totally overshadow it. And the Hercules is just an all round reliable aircraft.
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by Leighton
SR-71 Blackbird
omg forgot about that! Luuuuurv that plane. Soo small. I couldnt believe how tiny they are
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leon.
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they aint that small?
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Daimo B
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Was going to say, an SR-71 is actually quite a big plane. A lot bigger than all the fighter aircraft mentioned.
I hear Duxford has an SR-71. Think im gonna take a daytrip there this summer. Not been since I was about 8 years old.
Still got the original concord testplane too.
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Daimo B
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Concord!!!!
How could we forget her
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ryzer
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Was going to say, an SR-71 is actually quite a big plane. A lot bigger than all the fighter aircraft mentioned.
I hear Duxford has an SR-71. Think im gonna take a daytrip there this summer. Not been since I was about 8 years old.
Still got the original concord testplane too.
yes VXR duxford is awesome, went there last year, was sooooo good, so much metal there, and you can go into the hangers to see the airworthy ones being worked on, the SR-71 is a big bird , they even have a B52 there, now that is a big plane. rumour has it that XH558 will go there when her airframe time has expired.
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jr
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Bucaneer, which was made by blackburn and not hawker
daimo, SR-71 is Tiny
[Edited on 24-03-2010 by jr]
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
The one they never made, TRS something or other.
Jr knows the one.
TSR2, one at duxford, one at cosford, 20years+ ahead of its time
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Daimo B
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james, the SR71 isn't small. Its bigger than a Tornado, much longer (well a few metres).
Its not a "ig" plane, but its certainly no Hawk size either.
Duxford is a good day out indeed. They had that B52 there when I was a boy. Its was the first time I saw it. Sunning plane.
Wing span is larger than the fusalage. 8 engines, mega devisation machine 
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jr
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ok when i stood next to it i must have been confused...........
i had the impression from all pcitures/videos its much bigger than it actully was
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Daimo B
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It is suprising someone so small can think it looks tiny too Prod.......
Whatever its size, worthy of being in the the list 
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Leighton
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SR-71 is a big plane
in I am Legand Wil Smith is standing on the wing of one playing golf
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