Your favorite plane

[The 1]

Whats your favorite plane and airline mine would be the a340-600 and aerlingus

[scott757]

Ooooooh got the be the 757-200 (and the -300) ;)

For airline, I'm not too sure, I quite like Emirates... not part of my obsession I really thought about :P

[Gandalf]

Has to be concorde-excellent in in terms of manufacturing complexity, speed, altitude.
Looks beautiful too.

Did you know it was the first fly by wire commercial passenger aircraft all be it analogue/mechanical?

[xChrisVx]

Defo Concorde. Most beautiful and elegant plane to have graced the skies.
As for airline... I dunno. I've never flown in my life so judging by the adverts, I'd say either qatar or singapore airlines

[Smeagol]

I like the Cessna Skyhawk, because I know how to fly it :D

[Malcolm Tucker]

Oh dear - the Airbus A320. Amazing feat of engineering, beautiful timeless and under-appreciated.

Plus it looks good in Aer Lingus colours :P

[ikhasgkfjh]

Boeing 757 all the way. Props I would have to go Cessna 182.

[CrashingWaves]

Concorde all the way, too bad I will probably never get to be a passenger on one of her supersonic transatlantic voyages. For airline either British Airways or Delta.

[scott757]

Oh dear - the Airbus A320. Amazing feat of engineering, beautiful timeless and under-appreciated.


You gain even more appreciation for it when you see them in the hangar with parts missing, or you get to see in the cockpit in London Heathrow :D That was epic!

Both were BA

(Okay the one in the hangar was an A319 and the one at Heathrow was an A321 but they're all the same, just longer and shorter) :P

[smithjohn2]

C172
B738
and B773.

[Navi]

"Plane" is too broad :P

Commercial: I'll take a 757-2 or a MD-88.

Corporate: How about a Hawker 750.

Private/Props: I'd be happy with a regular old C172.

Private Helicopter: EC-135. Hands down.

Military Fighter: F-15E Strike Eagle

Military Cargo/Transport- KC-10, E-4B, C-130, C-5, or... a... C-17. All of them are kickass.

Military Helicopter: HH-60G Pave Hawk.

(yeah, i have a pretty big list.) :P

[SGTM]

Prop: Cessna 172
Civil: Airbus A380
Military: CF-18 Hornet
Helicopter: Sisorky S-76A (love watching these things when they landed on nearby hospital rooftop helipads until they replaced them with AW139's for the Air Ambulance.

[Φρανκομβριτ]

http://images.theage.com.au/2009/04/09/468401/400Concorde-British-Airway.jpg
http://www.djibnet.com/photo/2631812503-british-airways-747-136-g-awnf.jpg
747-100

[scott757]

image (http://images.theage.com.au/2009/04/09/468401/400Concorde-British-Airway.jpg)


Beautiful :yeah:

[mach3.3]

Military: SR-71 (see my username). One of mankind's greatest feats of engineering. Kelly Johnson was a genius.

Private: I've been really interested in Lancairs lately. Fast, high-flying, and useful (though impossibly expensive). There are also a bunch of other nice kitplanes on the market.

Vintage/Warbird: Tie between the P-51 and the P-38.

Commercial: I've been liking the 787 lately.

Choosing favorites is hard, though. I tend to stick to the philosophy of "it's an airplane, and is therefore cool".

[spaz]

im kind of in favor of the recent f-35. its the superior plane in means of air to ground combat, and is superior to the harrier =]

[Wallingtonboy]

Either the b-25 mitchell or the b-2 spirit bomber.

[Steve Jobs]

I'd take an A340 or a 777-300ER. Too many problems with the 380 to convert one of that into a mobile air lounge/home.

[Fariko Draw]

Plane - Concorde, Airline - Virgin Atlantic

[DJT1]

F1-11 no doubt about it, it brought tears to my eyes when the RAAF took them out of service. My favourite airline is defiantly Qantas

[PubertyQuestions]

has to be the 747

[libra210]

Airbus A380!

[sparkyguy]

It has to be any Spitfire up to mark nine. Possibly the most beautiful vehicle ever to have been made.

[MisterSix]

Sukhoi Superjet-100
I hope Air NZ replace its fleet with these

[British Royale]

I like the Cessna Skyhawk, because I know how to fly it :D

Do you have a pilots license?

I Love the Fockor Eindecker. Practically all WW1 planes

[kitzz]

AIrbus A380 :D

[Croatian.7]

Croatia Airlines A319!

[andrethaiss]

Sukhoi Su 30
Or MIG 21 XD

[Cognizant]

Either the A380, A350, or Boeing 787, even though I've never flied on either of them :(

However, of the planes i've flied on, I like the 757's a lot

[Awesome]

Favorite
Passenger Airplane - Boeing 747
Cargo Airplane - C5 Galaxy
Military Fighter - F22 Raptor
Military Bomber - B2A Spirit

All are amazing works of arts. I'm glad to be part of the human race,

[Ginganinja]

Either the b-25 mitchell or the b-2 spirit bomber.

the b-25 is an amazing aircraft. have you ever been up in one. i did this summer it was the most amazing thing ever :D

[Gandalf]

Either the A380, A350, or Boeing 787, even though I've never flied on either of them :(

However, of the planes i've flied on, I like the 757's a lot

I was expecting you to say BART, :P


It was very hard to pick one plane for me, as so many are brilliant in so many ways, yet I managed to choose if anyone saw my post :D


EDIT: Yes I know BART is a rapid transport system and not an aeroplane. That is partly the irony.

[cgk101]

Super hornet

[shani]

A 380 and British airways

[TotalDbag]

Commercial: Boeing 747 or Airbus 380

Private/Props: Avanti II (Ferrari Plane)

Private Helicopter: Sikorsky S76C

Military Fighter: F-22

Military Cargo/Transport- C-130

Military Helicopter: V22 Osprey........Does that count?.....HELL YEA IT DOES!!!!!

Vintage Warbird: Easy....The Lockheed P38. There is no cooler looking plane IMHO

[Cognizant]

I like the DC-10's a lot... The triple 7's, A330's, and 747 are also some favorites. Favorite Airline has to be United, Virgin America, or Lufthansa (they seem cool :P).

[Danny_boi 16]

cessna 182 skylane cuz i'm learning to fly it.

[AllSwaggedUp]

Plane - Concord Airline - Virgin Australia

[StorageWars101]

A380 or the new Boeing 747-8I I for Intercontinental

[shani]

A380 and British Airways

[Mikedamaniak]

f 18 and Westjet

[ramgoat647]

My favourite plane would have to be the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Great plane. As far as airlines go, I just don't like Sunwing because of past family experiences.

[Beckblue]

For Jets, I would take the 757 for Boeing and A330 for Airbus
Props: Probably the Cessna 182
Airline: United or BA

[nino51300]

Boeing 737-800/Boeing 717-200

[Alex-R]

757 !

[Dusty112]

C'mon, airliners are soooooooo boring. I'm shocked that no one has brought up the gorgeous
SF.260 or the timeless Piper J-3. Who doesn't love the cute yellow airplane with it's cylinders poking out.http://www.vg-photo.com/airshow/kcma2010/marchetti/DSC_0220.jpg

[billybigfish]

loclhead a/10 thunderbolt!! hands downmy favourite

[musicboy97]

747-400 :d

[Harry Smith]

Nimrod Spy plane, great beast of a plane and I've been in the cockpit

[Jack1609]

Favourite plane: Airbus A380, A340 Boeing 747 (400), 757, 767
Favourite airline: Virgin Atlantic

[WWFDCorrie]

SR-71 Blackbird.

Or the F-117

[Penguinism]

I'd choose either the Concorde or the Boeing 787. As for airlines, I'd probably choose Air New Zealand.

[MrDaniel2K13]

F-22 Raptor or the Euro Fighter Typhoon

[Jen Jones]

I cant tell the differences between them

[Seattle-WA-Roxx]

My Favorite(s) are Boeing 747. (I like Boeing becuz Boeing started and was established in/around Seattle WA) and i like The Airbus A830. I CANNOT STAND BOEING 737-800! THEY SUCK. As far as Airlines go, I like United-Continental, Virgin America, And Alaska Air. (Alaska Airlines HQ is in Seattle Wa, where i live)

[AuthorX303720]

You are asking me a broad question ---- I like the AC-130 Spectre, AC-130 Hercules, The C-17 Globemaster, F-35, A-10, B-52, B-2, B-1, Predator Drone, 727. . I think that is it besides the Airbus A-380 ":)

[Lost in the Echo]

I think the World War planes look cool as fuck.
I don't know the name of any of those planes though. :(

[AuthorX303720]

@Boce do you like bombers, fighters, or expermental WWII planes

[project_icarus]

I do take quite a liking to the Piper Cub, Cessna Skywagon, F100 and B712 for the smaller AC... More of the commercial AC? I'd have to say the B738, B777, A320 and A330... That's all I can think of and be bothered listing right now.

[Swagg]

Gotta be Etihad's A340-600. Best I've flew on. Etihad in general is pretty awesome :)

[Steve Jobs]

Cessna 172! It's so nice and cosy inside, pretty easy to fly and a nice baby toy that fits in my garage :P

I'd probably pick an A380 just for sheer size and luxury. Screw bombers, I'm for world peace and plenty of room for friends and women :P

[Pipo]

this one

[Avenida105]

It would be the Airbus A330-200 and it would be the one that is part of the Star Alliance livery of TACA, their plane is pretty new, its really comfortable, and the way they treat the passengers is outstanding.

[joeyboy24]

well i did like the concorde but since thats gone now it would have to be the boeing 747-400 and british airways only cus my dad is a pilot and pilots a 747-400 and works for ba. he also piloted the concorde when it was in operation

[Polski101]

This is so hard. I can't make this simple enough so I'm a massive 757 series fan, love the a320, can't wait to get back on a TU154 (the russian king of flying - they are great) or an IL-86 (best widebody I think). I also love my hops in a BN-2B Islander or A cessna Caravan (or a winair DHC-6 Twin Otter - that's one holiday in Netherland Antillies I will never forget :D (SABA)) and A little Cessna 172 for a little flight over my residents whenever I get a chance.

[nino51300]

Edit: Lol double post in same thread, forgot what I did in october...

[TheBigUnit]

b777, f22, a 10 thunderbolt, C-5 Galaxy, b747, sr71, B-2 Spirit :)

[NudistKid]

a boeing 747 they are awesome

[Solvez18]

If I were to say jet, then an F-22 Raptor, Airliner? A380, used to be known as A3XX

[CBS_Dude]

Boeing 747-8 and QANTAS

[JustAnotherGay]

Its got to be the Boeing 747 and Virgin Atlantic!

[Harry Smith]

Supermarine Spitfire, true classic.

[acepathetic]

77W Air New Zealand

[transportphile]

The British Airways 747. A truly iconic design and aircraft. Especially wrapped in the BA livery

[Thedritterboy]

I'm a Boeing kinda guy haha and I'm gonna say the 777. It's a truly remarkable aircraft. I'm hoping that the 787 will return soon to show its true colors

[PoodleLover]

Because I love quite a bit of big birds :plane:
I would classify them this way:

CIVIL:
- Airbus A380
- Airbus A340
- Airbus Military A400M
-Cessna Citation X
- Cessna Grand Caravan
- Cessna Skycatcher
- Money Bravo
- Boeing 737 (all variations, including BBJ)

MILITARY
- Boeing F-15 Eagle
- Boeing F-22 Raptor
- Mig -21
- Vickers Vimmy

[StorageWars101]

Aircraft: Boeing 717
Airline: Lufthansa

[tundravortex]

i would have to pick the c-130 and b-66 rolling thunder

[CharlieHorse]

the ferarri plane!~~
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=292007&stc=1&d=1315377526

or this one :P5248

[MAD0325]

I am deff. In love with the Concorde, but the b "triple 7" comes in a close second. As for liveries, I love the BA livery

[jack787]

Favorite plane: Boeing 787 or Boeing 757
Favorite Livery: Had to choose my favorite

[sparkles]

Triple 7 or 7-6. Both are roomier than the comparable airbus and made in America not France (and throughout Europe).

[ChanChan976]

Its between the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A380.

[Cognizant]

The Virgin Atlantic 747, the United Airlines 787, and the American 777-300ER/new livery.

[Alex Jones]

777, all variants.

BA for livery

[David29]

Boeing 747

[Stig]

Mine has to be Concorde. That thing was amazing back in its day. Fast, sleek, Fast, luxurious and fast! Haha. Did I mention fast?

[Plane And Simple]

Its between the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A380.

That.

[Jae Ostraes]

Boeing 747-400 :)

[Hunter_Steel]

The following pictures are of my favorite aircraft.

Starting from the large airliners.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/8/1/0957189.jpg

Airbus A380, the most beautiful passenger liner ever built.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/4/2/7/1252724.jpg

Boeing 747, second most beautiful.

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/5053451358_36c7d6b091_o.jpg

That moment when normal freight planes just don't cut it and you want to fly something HUGE. The Antonov 225B. One of Russia's best aircraft and the world's largest active aircraft.

For Fighter Planes:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-22-19990601-f-0000l-001.jpg

The F22 Raptor

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-16c-19990601-f-0073c-005.jpg

F-16 Fighting Falcon

And for the classics:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/P-51_Mustang_edit1.jpg

P-51 Mustang :)

For private aircraft:

http://www.copterplane.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Cessna-172.jpg

Cessna 172

http://mercury.pr.erau.edu/~smitha39/Exterior-LearJet-45.jpg

Learjet ^_^

Those are my favorite aircraft.

~Hunter

[Saab]

Saab jas 39 c gripien

[Saab]

The cessna- 172sp is basicaly a washing machine with the packadging it came in for a body
In comparrison wi other aircraft

[Jamesison]

I liek 757 I think its a cool plane.... And I liek trumps plane...

[Charlie48]

Boeing 777, safest thing out there. Best experience was the A380, smoothest plane journey ever!

[Cygnus]

The Antonov or course, I love the design in the wings! Also my favourite fighter plane is the Eurofighter Typhoon.

[ninja747]

Plane: Either the 777 or 747
Airline: Air New Zealand

[JAMES T.KIRK]

definetly got to be the queen of the skies
747-400 WL with rolls royce and 777-200ER
with GE90'S sound amazing on takeoff :)

fave airline has to be SOUTHWEST :)

[LunarScorpio]

BA 777, all the way.

I love Long range boeings like 748 and 777

[Charlotte95]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1dutXUrV1rd7xoxo2_500.jpg
This^

[sparkles]

Flew on an AA 777 last weekend. Was a great experience. Also, O'Hare is awesome and LAX sucks.

[Stig]

It has to be Concorde! That plane was amazing in every way. It looked amazing, it was super fast, it was very luxurious, it was super fast. And did I forget to mention that it was super fast!😊

[ChanChan976]

A380.

Air Jamaica or American Airlines.

[ninja747]

Commercial: Boeing 777-300
Private: Cessna 172
Military: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Airline: Air New Zealand

[sam927]

Depends. The KLM MD-11... Did that once in World Business (for free, of course!) from Atlanta-Amsterdam. The seats really sucked for business class, but that plane is going away.
But if I wanted comfort... I'd go with the Emirates A380 or 77W

[ItsDarien]

Definitely got to be a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/F-117_Nighthawk_Front.jpg

~Darien.

[Ethan]

New fighter: F-22 Raptor
Old fighter: P-51 Mustang

New commercial: Airbus A380
Old commercial: Concorde

[BpOlson]

B-52

[PinkFloyd]

Boeing 767 -- I know it's what took down the North Tower...

[scott757]

757 is the definite favourite for me

I also like the 777-300ER and the Dash8-Q400.

On the military side, Typhoon is an amazing plane and the B52 and Vulcan are great too

[sweaterboi]

I had the chance to fly on a 747-400 on the upper deck, it was amazing :-)

[crazyBoyjJ]

I'm obsed with the b787 and my favourite airline would always be American Airlines

[JacobChgo9]

My Favorite Plane(s)
B17
B52-H,B52-G
F-18
F-16
F-4
F-15
F-14
747
787
737
C130
C5
AC130
Harrier
Spitfire
P42
P40
P38
Foker Di TriPlane
B25
B26
B36

[Thedritterboy]

777 any variant

[lukas654123]

747 and aerlingus

[thisisben]

boeing 787 dreamliner and thomson

[Emfinite]

I have been on only 2 kinds of planes and airlines Jet Blue A320 and Delta 757

[curiouskid15]

I like the old Pitts S2A Aerobatics Biplane, but I'm a pilot, so I'm not just going off looks, but performance. As for looks, I like the F-14 Tomcat. They're excellent pieces of machinery, as well!

[Plane And Simple]

Seeing as the 787 is turning out to be faulty I'd pick the A321 and the 737

[GeorgeBoy]

http://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/boeing-787-dreamliner.jpg

[midi]

My favourite is probably the E-3A sentry.
I like the Concorde, Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Lockheed Martin F-22, Dassault Rafale, Cessna 172 and the KC-135

I would mention the F-35 for its single jet engine VTOL capability, but that's the thing - it doesn't have the capability. There has only been one VTOL takeoff in the F35, that was this year and it was us Brits testing to see if we wanted them on our new super carrier class.

[hihowisitgoin]

Delta! There cookies are awesome

[Yugen]

Definitely a Beech 1900D or a Cessna 172.

[devyn]

my favorite plane, the one that dosnt kill me. thats all i care about.

[Party256]

747 all the way

I also like the A-380


-merged double post. -Emerald Dream.

[Canadian Dream]

Boeing 777-300ER all the way! Props I'd say Bombardier Q400.

[Zanman11]

The embraer 190 is always nice for short haul, along with the 717. Love the 747 too!!

[nino51300]

737-800 lol

[CharlieHorse]

Sr71

[roadwarrior]

Airbus A380..

[Turbo]

de Havilland Vampire. Imo one of the best looking planes of all time :D

[Joe245]

I like 747

[Sasha M]

My favroite plane is the bombardier q400 beacuse its the only one iv been on. (4 diffrent times)

[GuardianofReason]

Personally, long distance I like smaller planes such as the 747. I find that larger planes like the A380 are prone to turbalance because they can't reach maximum height until they burn some of their fuel.

Best airline, low cost = Singapore airlines.

[TheLivingLie]

i LOVE the 787 dreamliner. fav airline, well i like 2:
Virgin Atlantic
Ryanair
both are EPIC

[Aus10]

Probably the 737. I like the whole series, 700/800/900 are all great aircraft!

[crazyBoyjJ]

i LOVE the 787 dreamliner. fav airline, well i like 2:
Virgin Atlantic
Ryanair
both are EPIC

I also luv the 787 but my favourite airline would be American Airlines and jetblue

[TheLivingLie]

I also luv the 787 but my favourite airline would be American Airlines and jetblue

yeah, i would like american airlines if it weren't for there crash record :eek:... jetblue seems sick though (good sick)!!!!!

[Reserved]

Can't beat an AC 10
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[Castle of Glass]

the one with the engines and goes in the sky :P

i kidd. No but i really don't have a favorite airplane. as long as i fit i am happy.

[Saint of Sinners]

Can't decide, too many awesome planes, that are great in different areas.

[Jon-27]

Ah, my favorites change the longer and more I study aircraft history. These are my current preferences based mostly on capability and looks.

Commercial: This is really tough for me. Currently I'd say 747-8F or MD-11F because they're such long and bulky aircraft that look absolutely fantastic with white liveries and no windows. For passenger-carrying I'd have to go for A340-600 for being just about the only airliner I've ever seen that seems something other than diamond in planform. (wingtips to nose/tail)

Corporate: Not great with corporate but I particularly like the Gulfstream jets with the high-chord wings.

Private/Props: Grob G109 Vigilant hands down. The aircraft I'm learning to fly on, although she's squirrely, hard to trim, fragile and complicated, she's my plane. And there's something exhilarating about being 900ft AMSL about 400ft from cliffs, going 120 knots at cruise power in a motor glider. I mean come on, it's a speed demon of a glider.

Private Helicopter: I'll go with the EC-135 because dat sound. Fenestrons ftw.

Fast Jet: EF-111A Raven/FB-111 (F-111G). So many elevens. Oh, and possibly the most impressive mission suites for size of all time, so many pieces of equipment in that cockpit. The EF-111 crews had a job that was the envy of no-one; lighting themselves up on enemy radars then directing ECM at said radars. If it didn't kill the thing it would paint a perfect track for a missile to fly down. And they were unarmed! The capability of the strategic bomber version, the F-111G, is also astonishing; the ability to enter a theatre at low level, down to even 200 feet hard ride, fire-and-forget HARMs at any ground that threatened them, deploy nuclear weapons and turn tail and run. So much respect for 111 crew and the amount of knowledge involved in flying something so complex.

Military multi-engine: The KC-10 Extender, continuing my thing for trijets, is just damned sexy in STRATCOM grey. Lovely. And the KC-135 for incredible service record and longevity, and being the sustainer of Operation Chrome Dome which was logistically fascinating.

Military Helicopter: Mil Mi-26 Halo. It's almost the size of a 737, for god's sakes, and all that power comes off one set of rotors.

Military Props: Douglas A1D/A-1 Skyraider. Too late to serve in World War II, but if it had, look out Japan. That thing was a 1940s A-10, with almost as much carrying capacity. Difference is, while the A-10 has two turbofans, the A-1 was powered by a good ol' humble rotary engine. Okay, not really humble. And the P-51/P-47 have to get an honorable mention for their sound. Turbosuperchargers+doppler effect+engine roar = OH YES.

Airline: United. Jet black 777s really are the most amazing looking airliners in the world. Wish they'd do an A346.

In case it wasn't obvious, I'm obsessed with aviation. And an avid planespotter.

[McAK101]

Commercial - AirBus A380

Corporate - Gulfstream G650

Private (Prop) - Cessna Caravan Amphibian (I'd love to be able to takeoff / land in the water)

Private Helicopter: EC-135

Military Fighter: Ugh, so many. F/A-22 Raptor, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, A-10 Warthog, B-2 Spirit .. So many more I could list but I'll leave it there.

Military Cargo/Transport- KC-10, E-4B, C-5, C-130, C-17 .. Again, so many more I could name but I'll stop there.

Military Helicopter: AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk, CH-47 Chinook, Boeing V 22 Osprey, Mi-28N Havoc

[smashmouth42]

Have to go with the tank bustin hog of an A-10 (given its what I aspire to fly in the military), if only for its incredible gatling gun. Nothing quite like it in the sky and I have trouble imagining the beast that would make it obsolete.

[sparkles]

Triple 7. Still my fave, and I've been in a 787 too.

[kylem]

F18!!! every time I see it I feel the need for speed!!!

[LunarScorpio]

Triple7, by far