Chantry Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 With just me as a pilot: Fairey Swordfish. Historically significant, almost absurdly easy to fly and reliable With a co-pilot: PBY-5A Catalina. Another reliable aircraft, easy aircraft to fly and imagine all the places you could go in an amphibian aircraft with a 2500 mile range On edit: For purposes of discussion money is not and never will be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 P-51 or P-38, my Mom was a WASP and those were her two favorites. She did say the P-51 would kill you faster than any other airplane she ever flew. She was also a P-51 instructor pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Whichever one I could easily trade for something cool on 2 or 4 wheels. I used to fantasize about owning a plane and flying until I had coworkers that did and I learned that BOAT means “Break Out Another Thousand”. Plane means BOAT is kid stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 A P-47. The tank of the skies. I guess that since I could afford the plane, I could afford to feed those 8 - .50 machine guns in the wings also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 SR71. Go fast! Fly high!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 A biplane, like a Waco!! Or maybe an old Taylorcraft. A J3 cub would be cool too! Flying an Ultralight has been on my bucket list for decades, but I think that one will never happen either!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Boats are bad, planes are awful. The required checks for airworthiness become increasingly expensive, so much so that at the final level, it is so expensive that planes are often scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Ever since the TV show Baa Baa Blacksheep, I have always had a hankering for a Corsair F4U... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Love the F4U , The SR71 would be cool , and would a F18 and always liked the AV8 Harrier However my vote goes to the A10 why because miniguns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Velocity. Single or Twin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Erocoupe in a mono. A Beech Stagger wing if a bi-plane. Dad had a Super Cub before he had a car and had a Spitfire in the backyard. In Mother's garden! They were married 68 years, so she must have loved him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: P-51 or P-38, my Mom was a WASP and those were her two favorites. She did say the P-51 would kill you faster than any other airplane she ever flew. She was also a P-51 instructor pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I would love to fly any of the above. But to own and fly frequently? That's a little harder. I've flown a lot of civilian aircraft but a few stand out for overall utility and cost of operation. I'm partial to single engine Single engine: Beech A-36 Bonanza. Still sexy after 70 years and sweet handling Cessna 206 Stationair. Sweet handling and a great SUV Twins: Beech Baron: Like a Bonanza with two engines Cessna 310: Sexy, plus Sky King flew one. 'Nuff said Cool Factor: Dehavilland Beaver. Old school SUV. Just wow! Beech 18: Gots round engines and can land anywhere. North American T-28 Trojan. Just because... Bucket list ride & fly: Boeing Stearman Curtis Jenny Arghhh! Too many choices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 50 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Velocity. Single or Twin. I like your style! Kinky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Beech D-17 Stagger Wing. Had a friend of a friend in California who owned one. Rode in it many times and love it. Just elegant and classy. Doesn't even have to fly because I'm too old to learn to fly it and can't afford the operating costs any more. I'd put it on a concrete pad in my back yard and just sit in it and grin a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedley Lamarr, SASS #14478 Life Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Boeing 314 Clipper (aka Pan-Am Clipper) Live in it and fly most anywhere there is water. Plus, it's gorgeous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_314_Clipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 only one plane I would want to own after flying one many times in the past. A B17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, PowderRiverCowboy said: Love the F4U , The SR71 would be cool , and would a F18 and always liked the AV8 Harrier However my vote goes to the A10 why because miniguns Not to be pedantic, but the GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon ain’t no minigun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Wish I could fly. For me it would be a J3 piper cub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 5 minutes ago, DocWard said: Not to be pedantic, but the GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon ain’t no minigun. I know ,But same concept , Meant for for joke but loose that in print Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gus, SASS# 66666 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 AN-2 Colt https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAntonov_An-2&psig=AOvVaw0u61R3o4hu83bSCLe_F6js&ust=1683308812857000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCIjgi46c3P4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Beech D-17 Stagger Wing. Had a friend of a friend in California who owned one. Rode in it many times and love it. Just elegant and classy. Doesn't even have to fly because I'm too old to learn to fly it and can't afford the operating costs any more. I'd put it on a concrete pad in my back yard and just sit in it and grin a lot. You'd need to be able to at least start it and listen to it run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 That’s a difficult question to answer for me. There are so many aircraft I like. But if push came to shove, I’d go with the following: Warbird: P-38 Lightning, always has been my favorite warbird. Civil Aviation: Either a Grumman American Tiger or Cessna Skymaster. if I had been able to fly for the Air Force, I would have wanted to fly Warthogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 23 minutes ago, Big Gus, SASS# 66666 said: AN-2 Colt https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAntonov_An-2&psig=AOvVaw0u61R3o4hu83bSCLe_F6js&ust=1683308812857000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCIjgi46c3P4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Yep. That right there. Wouldn't turn down a Jug or a Dakota either. If you are going to include rotary wing, either an Iroquois or a Bell 409. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 P61 "Black Widow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 34 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Yep. That right there. Wouldn't turn down a Jug or a Dakota either. If you are going to include rotary wing, either an Iroquois or a Bell 409. If I were going to have an aircraft with a copilot, a C-47 would be my choice. Rotary wing is a no-brainer. Gimme a Huey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Ultralite, fixed wing Canard, with an emergency chute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 F-4 Phantom P-51 Mustang F 4U Corsair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Gun Jimmy Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 A-10 warthog if the munitions are intact. SR-71 Blackbird if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, Big Gus, SASS# 66666 said: AN-2 Colt https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAntonov_An-2&psig=AOvVaw0u61R3o4hu83bSCLe_F6js&ust=1683308812857000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCIjgi46c3P4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD A real workhorse, but bu-tugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, Big Gus, SASS# 66666 said: AN-2 Colt https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAntonov_An-2&psig=AOvVaw0u61R3o4hu83bSCLe_F6js&ust=1683308812857000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCIjgi46c3P4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Another of those very few aircraft designs that will be flying for the foreseeable future.* Short of some major technological break through, I expect the DC-3/C-47, AN-2 and the C-130 to fly for decades to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 SR71 loaded with nukes and flying west over the Pacific!!!!!!! I know they never had nukes, just spy wear stuff, but it would be nice just once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Spruce Goose Scale comparison to a DC3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I just love STOL aircraft (short take-off and landing). Any of these would be ultra cool... Fieseler Storch - Takes off in under 200 ft, lands at 25 mph in 50 ft. Saw one landing at a local airport a few years back. I was awestruck. Pitcairn Gyrocopter or Kellet Autogyro - pure nostalgia. A Kellet can be seen in the movie, It Happened One Night. Helio Courier - Also lands in 50 ft, has a range of 950 miles carrying 5 people! Pilatus PC-6 - Can be seen in the movie Air America Rockwell OV-10 Bronco - One of my friends flew these Vietnam as a FAC. Said the power to weight ratio was incredible. Grumman OV-1 Mohawk weird looking - like a dragonfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, DocWard said: Civil Aviation: Either a Grumman American Tiger or Cessna Skymaster. I have some time logged in a Tiger. Sporty and speedy little thing. Sorta like a Mazda Miata, but with 2+2 seating. Had a castering nose wheel so you turn it inside its own wingspan like a tail dragger when taxiing. The roll back canopy was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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