Favorite Plane

[Ethe14]

What's your favorite commercial plane and what your favorite military plane? For me it's the Boeing 777-300ER because of the amazing GE90 turbofan. They just sound amazing. As for military F-22 Raptor sad that they're no longer being made.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Air_France_Boeing_777-300ER_Zhu-1.jpg

http://media.defenceindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_F-22_10-Oc_Over_Mountains_lg.jpg

[AlexOnToast]

I was literally just thinking of making this thread :O

For me it's the Antonov 225, Airbus Beluga, Boeing Dreamlifter, and the Hughes H-4 Hercules

[RunnerRunner]

For me its the Airbus A340 and the Boeing 787 dreamliner

[Harry Smith]

Have to agree about the spruce goose-it's actually amazing

http://mcgarnagle.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/spruce-goose.jpg

The spitfire is pretty good as well, won us WW2

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02177/Spitfire_RAF_Manst_2177424b.jpg

[Cygnus]

Commercially, the Airbus A321 is my favorite.
http://www.aircraftrecognition.co.uk/images/Aircraft/Airbus/A321/D-AISB%20Lufthansa%20Airbus%20A321-200.jpg

Military-wise, the Eurofighter Typhoon.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Eurofighter_Typhoon_AUT.jpg

[Hollywood]

My favorite military plane will always be the C-141. Call me boring, but it's special to me because it's the plane my dad flew in the Air Force. I grew up around them.

http://www.tbmcguirefoundation.org/images/c_141_a.jpg

I also got a real kick out of seeing these AWACS flying around the base as a kid.

http://air-boyne.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Boeing-E-3A-AWACS.jpeg

[sparkles]

Probably the new 777X that is coming out, although it's going to essentially kill the 747 as a product. (My dad's an engineer for Boeing).

[Gamma Male]

I don't really know anything about aeroplanes, but I heard about this one fully functioning street legal flying car that sounded amazing.
http://www.terrafugia.com/
So, that.

[AlexOnToast]

I don't really know anything about aeroplanes, but I heard about this one fully functioning street legal flying car that sounded amazing.
http://www.terrafugia.com/
So, that.

"we make flying car's" has got to be one of the best business slogans ever...

[Ethe14]

My favorite military plane will always be the C-141. Call me boring, but it's special to me because it's the plane my dad flew in the Air Force. I grew up around them.

image (http://www.tbmcguirefoundation.org/images/c_141_a.jpg)

I also got a real kick out of seeing these AWACS flying around the base as a kid.

image (http://air-boyne.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Boeing-E-3A-AWACS.jpeg)


Agreed on both of those very cool.

"we make flying car's" has got to be one of the best business slogans ever...

Someone must've sat in a meeting and just said f*** it, it's a Monday and we need a slogan.

[Canadian Dream]

Boeing 777 300-ER, safest commercial plane ever made. As for Airbus the A340 sounds really cool.

[grossgod11]

Military, the very badass A-10 with it's GAU-8 Gatling gun, it can rain hell on anything.

[Allissonasc]

I freaking love the B777 and the A340

[Marius44]

Favourite commercial plane has to be the concorde and my favourite military plane is the A6M5 Zero because it looks so damn good.

[Plasma]

Probably the F-14 Tomcat, because Top Gun guys!

[georgeishungry]

I don't really know much about military airplanes but my favourite commercial ones are the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A321

[crazyBoyjJ]

I love the new B787 Dreamliner, a321neo and also the concorde.

[TurboDieselBandit]

These are my favorite commercial planes, Boeing 747-8, Airbus A380 and one of my favorite military aircraft, the V-22 Osprey.

6321

6322

6323

[Kacey]

Commercial: Airbus A380
Military: B52 (classic)

[Plane And Simple]

How have I not seen this earlier?

Commercial: B773, A320, B737, A350 and the best of them all, A350

[Malcolm Tucker]

Airbus A320, with CFM engines. Not too keen on the IAEs.

[Exocet]

Commercial : A380

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/1/4/1772419.jpg

Military : Rafale

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/var/dicod/storage/images/base-de-medias/images/air/site-2010-20xx/img-menu-principal/technologies/aeronefs/avions-ecole/rafale/683832-1-fre-FR/rafale.jpg

[BSNSD]

Widebody: A340-600 The prettiest plane ever produced!
Narrowbody: 757-200

[Hazard9997]

I'd have to say the Harrier Jump Jet.

[Alot8]

777-200 fantastic plane and looks even better with air nz's new livery
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PEC6oXHM-NU/U0fEYGhfzUI/AAAAAAAAQpU/BpvPXw3xAYs/s1600/976476_10201003350685872_14466203305590108_o.jpg

[Lonely teen]

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The AC-130 Hercules or the MV-22 Osprey

[liptonlee]

787! especially that ANA livery

[Stepney]

I love the 1903 Wright Flyer. (If it were real, the Three Stooges 'Buzzard' would top that list!)

[german_boy]

A320 on short distance flights, A340 on long distance flights

[baejra]

Widebody: The new 777x is really nice, and the A380 is just a magnificent beast.

Favourite Narrowbody? Probably the A320neo.

777x:

http://www.newairplane.com/assets/global/header/777X-image.jpg

A380:

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2013-6/28/300001.jpg

A320neo:

http://australianaviation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/A320-NEO.jpg

[Gumleaf]

I've flown in B737, B767, B747 as well as an A320, A330 and A380.

I like them all in their own ways. But I've found the 747's to be quite spacious and comfortable (which is a shame since the Qantas fleet will soon be retired). For short flights I like A320's ahead of 737's.

[Boogdude]

Lol, this is an easy one for me! My favorite commercial plane (even though i will never fly on it) is the Concorde! My favorite military plane is the SR-71!

http://imageshack.com/a/img843/3610/fide.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img834/2194/d7iz.jpg

[Professor Moopicorn]

I don't really have a fav commercial plane, but my fav war/fighter plane is DEFIANTLY Spitfire MK V or Spitfire MK VIII. In Australia at aaa place called Temora Aviation Museum. They have heaps of old WWII planes and stuff. Both working and just for show. They have a famous MK V Spitfire called The Grey Nurse. Mad looking plane! Unfortunately The Grey Nurse had to get its engine replaced while we were there, but they did have a MK XVI Spitfire working and heaps of other planes. It was so mad!

[grossgod11]

If i wanna go classic, B29 Super-fortress

[Cook my Sock]

I don't really know much about planes but I like the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit.

[rep106]

Probably the new 777X that is coming out, although it's going to essentially kill the 747 as a product. (My dad's an engineer for Boeing).

We'll see about the 747. Boeing just rolled out the 1500th

[Abyssal Echo]

Military - P51 Mustang
Commercial - 747

[sparkles]

We'll see about the 747. Boeing just rolled out the 1500th

Cost per seat/mile is way lower on 777x vs. 747. Fuel costs are much larger proportion of operating costs as they were when 747 was introduced. I just don't really think there's still a market for the seven-four.

[TheLivingLie]

the whole CRJ range from bombardier aswell as their learjet

[dazzawazza]

Commercially, the Airbus A321 is my favorite.
image (http://www.aircraftrecognition.co.uk/images/Aircraft/Airbus/A321/D-AISB%20Lufthansa%20Airbus%20A321-200.jpg)

Military-wise, the Eurofighter Typhoon.
image (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Eurofighter_Typhoon_AUT.jpg)


Agree Fully with you just love the eurofighter:)

[CharlieHorse]

The mythical Aurora (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(aircraft))

[hipster101]

A318 is my favorite Airbus
CRJ-100 is my favorite Bombardier
175 is my Embraer
747-400 or 737-200 is my favorite Boeing :D

[Removed_Profile]

It has to be the Queen of the Skies: The Boeing 747-400

[anrigirl]

JS-1 glider :D

[Calyx]

As for commercial I have no idea but military it's got to be the Spectre Gunship, I just love the sight of all those flares.

[Dennis98]

Messerschmitt P.1112 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner

[Harryboh]

Boeing 777

[VHHH]

A350, B773,A346 and B757

[conner74]

Concorde and the A320, such a cute little plane

[coolkid016]

b747 series and c5 galaxy

[Dannibabi]

Well favorite ever would be Concorde, still flying would have to be the 777.

[Typhlosion]

I like the aesthetics of the stealth bombers. They're so cool!

http://www.jp-petit.org/nouv_f/B2/dessins/B2_p11.gif

[raspy]

Favorite ever would be Concorde, but for these days AirBus A380 :)

[coolkid016]

jeez if only they would bring concorde back

[LunarScorpio]

Deffo 77L. I mean they technically can fly all the way, non stop from London to Australia

[hockeyfan]

Boeing 797

[Satsuki]

i dont have a favourite one jsut i like them because you can fly and make me feel like super girl or like a bird :D

[Kacey]

COMMERCIAL: A380 or Antonov 225. Roughly a tie between them
MILITARY: C5 Galaxy.
I have a thing for big planes...

[Lewis1234]

Commercial - de havilland comet (love the embedded engines) or Boeing 747-8, finally, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (goin on one to nyc next year woop)

Military - Eurofighter Typhoon, or the Tupolev Tu-160 (Love the variable-sweep wings)

[devildog303720]

My favorite plane is a C-130 or a C-5 Galaxy.

[Penguinism]

I'd say commercially, the Boeing 747. I think they've always been my favorite aircraft.

As for military, the C-130 Hercules. From time to time they sometimes fly over the school - which is pretty cool to watch considering that the local air traffic we usually get is nothing spectacular.

[JacobIN]

A-10 Warthog all the way.

[ScottieDog]

There are plane geeks here??? Yay!!! I'll hang up my coat and get the coffee machine going!!!

I love the newer planes coming onto the market like the B787 'Nightmareliner' and A350. Overall though it has to be Airbus for me. Also very keen on the Embraer E Jet series the 170/175/190/195.

Not really that into military planes but you simply cannot argues with the B-52 for awesomeness!! Who's with me?

[Plane And Simple]

There are plane geeks here??? Yay!!! I'll hang up my coat and get the coffee machine going!!!

I love the newer planes coming onto the market like the B787 'Nightmareliner' and A350. Overall though it has to be Airbus for me. Also very keen on the Embraer E Jet series the 170/175/190/195.

Not really that into military planes but you simply cannot argues with the B-52 for awesomeness!! Who's with me?

Airbus FTW. At least the A350s Batteries don't catch fire you know :P

[ScottieDog]

Airbus FTW. At least the A350s Batteries don't catch fire you know :P

Too right they don't but I feel sorry for Boeing in that they went first. Then Airbus realised the batteries were dodgy and quickly changed them. I do think that most Airbus products are better than their direct Boeing rival. Only markets Airbus haven't got into are the 757 (thin transat capable) and the 777-300 market as the A340 doesn't really stack up against the 777-300.

[Plane And Simple]

Too right they don't but I feel sorry for Boeing in that they went first. Then Airbus realised the batteries were dodgy and quickly changed them. I do think that most Airbus products are better than their direct Boeing rival. Only markets Airbus haven't got into are the 757 (thin transat capable) and the 777-300 market as the A340 doesn't really stack up against the 777-300.

Yeah. it's always been 380 vs 777 but it's not too fair. agree with all you said ^^

[agfc99]

I'd love to have flown in concord, but for the planes that I've been on I love the E170 for short flights and the A380 for long haul!

[sparkles]

777-300

My dad works for Boeing, so I'm a little biased.

[ScottieDog]

777-300

My dad works for Boeing, so I'm a little biased.


As an Airbus fan I gotta hand it to the 777-300, it's an awesome machine!

[liptonlee]

773 is very noisy in the Y cabin...though i like 777-300ER more :p

[sparkles]

777X is going to be amazing, although it very well may lead to the demise of the 747.

[chrisawesome]

I don't give a shit about passenger planes, but I love the Falcon 20 and Gulfstream G650

[agfc99]

My aunt works at a private aircraft company in England and I got to sit in their private Hawker 400 and learjet 45 jets at the weekend...SO COOL! Wish I could afford to fly like that rather than low cost economy flights :(

[vboy]

my favourite commercial is the 737
my favourite fighter (well technically a multirole) is the saab jas 39c