Top 5 Favorite Aircraft Types

[PhilDernerJr]

I thought I'd compile a list of my top 5 favorite aircraft types, in order:

1) Lockheed L-1011-100
2) Boeing 737-800 w/ winglets
3) CH-53 Super Stallion
4) McD F-15E
5) E-2C Hawkeye

How about you? Be specific with versions if you can.

[Zee71]

Here are my favorite:

1) Boeing 707
2) DC-10
3) Boeing 747 (especially the SP version)
4) F14 (Tomcat)
5) F35 (Joint Strike Fighter) (I know it's still in testing, I got to see the bird first hand during an audit in Fort Worth, awesome)

Aside.....my favorite rocket.........the Saturn V

[Idlewild]

Tu-144 (canards)
B-747SP
Dash-8
Super VC-10
L-JetStar II

[moose135]

KC-135A
F-14
F-4E
L-1011
P-51

[puckstopper55]

SR-71
F-14
B-2
E-2C / E-2D
F-22

[Spunker]

this is tough but I guess it would have to be these
Dash 8, Q400 best
L-1011-1
Triple 7
Airbus A340-500/600
Embraer 190/195

[adscram14]

Embraer 170/190
Boeing 757-200/300
Boeing 737 (I've only flew the -300 and -400 models...)
Airbus A320 (Especially jetBlue)
DC-9s. What a classic...

[markg]

Boeing 747
Airbus A330
Boeing 777
Airbus A321
Embraer 170

[Derf]

727
F-14
747-SP
L-1011 -500
B-25

[Woz]

F-106
Convair 990 - American Airlines Astrojet
F-15E
AC-130J
F-14D

[Cary]

1. De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
2. De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter
3. De Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter
4. De Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter
5. De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8

[moose135]

I love your diverse choice of favorites, Cary! :wink:

[Cary]

I love your diverse choice of favorites, Cary! :wink:

Thanks Moose! I think that's one of my best qualities...that I don't have a one-track mind! :tongue:

[jerslice]

DC-10/MD-11
727
B-17
B-1
L-1011

[cancidas]

kudos to mr. derner for selecting a fling-wing!!

1: Sikorsky UH-60A/L
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2: Mil Mi-17
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3: Tupolev Tu-154M
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4: Bombardier Global Express
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5: Boeing 747SP (RR powered)
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[mirrodie]

G-BOAC
G-BOAD
G-BOAF
G-BBDG
G-BOAA

[JetBlueAirwaysFan]

1. McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (hard to believe I was the first one to have a Mad Dog on the list)
2. Boeing 757-200
3. Boeing 737
4. Airbus A320
5. Boeing 767

[TSGSpotting]

1. McDonnell Douglas MD-80s/DC-9s
2. A340-600
3. 757-200
4. 747
5. 767

I like all airplanes...

[MarkLawrence]

1. Boeing 777
2. Boeing 737 (all variants)
3. Bombardier Global Explorer
4. Boeing 747-400
2. Airbus A330-300

[AirtrafficController]

1. North American P-51 Mustang
2. L-1011 Tristar
3. B747SP
4. Dash 8-200
5. Gulfstream V

[NIKV69]

1 through 5

747

Only one queen of the skies.

[gonzalu]

Sooo many choices!!!

1- Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird - No explanations needed
2- P-51 Mustang - History
3- F-22 Raptor - Superiority
4- Any Sukhoi or Mikoyan - They can fly with sand in the engines :-)
5- Airbus A380 - They were first and it is gracefully executed. (full double decker)
6- Boeing 747-400 - Love the extended hump
7- Grumman F-14D Tomcat - History, Performance, Raw
8- B-2 Spirit - Daring
9- North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie - Wow, just Wow! Mach 3.1!
10- Bell X-1 - It broke the barrier, it has to be on the list ;-)

There was a lot of debate on 6-10 because the choices are endless... I mean a C-47 Skytrain really gets my juices flowing...

Left out and really exciting

Lockheed Constellation
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar
de Haviland Comet
Concorde/Tu-144
etc. etc. etc. :-)

[Greg_NY]

1. SR-71
2. P-38
3. F4-E
4. F15-E
5. B-29

[gonzalu]

Wait, I was only supposed to post 5 :-(

OK, sorry... and I left out the P-38 Lightning.

I think Lockheed needs its own category. The most exciting aircraft are typically from Lockheed!

[hiss srq]

The one that makes the most money
The one with the best looking F/A's
The one that doesnt kill me
Repeat ad nauseum

[moose135]

...The one with the best looking F/A's
The one that doesnt kill me...
The airplane, or the F/A? :wink:

[sporky]

1. L-1011
2. DC-3
3. L-1011
4. 727
5. L-1011
6. Brand new Boeing planes here in Seattle
7. L-1011

Can you tell I love the L-1011?

-Tad

[threeholerglory]

Falcon 900LX
727
DC10
G-V
P-51
F14

[heeshung]

Ilyushin Il-96. SEXIEST. AIRLINER. EVER.

[cancidas]

Ilyushin Il-96. SEXIEST. AIRLINER. EVER.

i like the way you think!

[hiss srq]

The airplane, or the F/A? :wink:
With my track record, both! Hahaha

[lijk604]

1) B727
2) B737-NG (700-800)
3) Gulfstream V
4) B747-400
5) B777-300

[Lrusso]

*. Airplane Type (Reason for ranking)

1. Airbus A340-600 (Sheer Beauty)
2. Boeing 747-All (For the first birds in the air the innovation was amazing to create a plane that large and for now again beauty)
3. Boeing 777 (Amazing performer puts my #1 A340 to shame)
4. Airbus A320 (Fastest selling airliner ever/My flight sim aircraft/Great execution of technological innovation)
5. MD-80 (Been on too many great flights to not have it on my list)

[sammers4247]

1 through 5

747

Only one queen of the skies.

Truth!

[Nick]

F-14 Whats not to love, this plane singlehandedly sparked my interest in military aviation.
F-16C/D Worked these @ Hill AFB. Will always have a spot in my heart.
HH-60G Possibly partial because I've crewed them since 2006. I can the ID sound of one over other helo's. My first helo ride was in one.
P-51D Provided much needed leverage in the skies of WWII. And what a great sound it makes!
H-53 Never got to see a USAF Pavelow fly, sure wish I had. But the Navy/USMC 7 rotor birds make a helluva racket. Intimidating!

[Speedbagel_001]

Yeah, this is a tough list to put together, to knock it down to just 5. But here's mine:

1 Concorde (especially BA's old colors + Singapore)
2 F-14, -15, -16 (in Thunderbird regailia)
3 SR-71 / A-12
4 Beech Starship
5 modified Bell 222 (aka "Airwolf")
Bonus: Velocity Aircraft TXL "C" with twin turbos

[ISP Pilot]

1) DC-10
2) B777
3) DC-8
4) B747-SP
5) B727

[727C47]

DC3 AA,freightdog
727 ChampionAir,Eastern (Whitetop),NE (yellowbird),National,braniff, AA astrojet,
707(Pan Am,TWA (Starstream),American (Astrojet)),Braniff (light/dark blue),Avianca
747 (Pan Am (OC)Alitalia,TWA (OC),National,SAS,Seaboard World,oh,just about any classic,any livery...
Aeronca Champ
Spitfire
Hurricane
Convair 340 UAL,Braniff,CAC(Contract Air Cargo)
L1649 TWA
VC10 BOAC
couldn't limit it to 5

[TSGSpotting]

Favorite Cargo Aircraft:
1) 747-200F
2) MD-11
3) 777F
4) A300
5) converted 737-400

[Delta777LR]

Boeing 707
Boeing 727 all series
Boeing 747 all Series
Boeing 777 all series
Douglas DC-10
Lockheed L-1011
Airbus A330/A340

[Dex]

1) DC-10
2) F-106
3) AC-130J
4) Airbus A321
5) Sikorsky UH-60A/L

[Perriwen]

Out of what I have seen with my own eyes...

1.) F/A-18F Super Hornet
2.) F/A-18C Legacy Hornet
3.) A-10 Warthog
4.) F-15 Eagle
5.) F-4 Phantom

Out of all aircraft period...

1.) SU-35
2.) F-106
3.) Mig-29
4.) Mi-24 Hind
5.) B-58 Hustler