I didn't want to hijack Catenaccio's "Mosquito" thread with this, and the only similar thread I could find was a recent thread about WWII planes. This one's about any favorite aircraft; civilian, military, helicopters, jets, gliders, wing suits... whatever.
Here are a couple of my favorites. I like 'em all, but this will get things going.
Lockheed "Connie" Constellation:
To me, this is the flagship of the golden age of commercial air travel. It's elegantly designed, and if I were filthy rich, I'd buy one just to look at it.
DeHaviland Comet:
Another elegant design. As I understand the history of this aircraft, it was the first production commercial jet, which was sadly eclipsed by the Boeing 707 due to the company's inability to overcome the Comet's reputation for crashing, even though the design flaw causing them was corrected. Near where I live, someone apparently abandoned a Comet after landing it at Boeing's 747 factory airfield. Boeing eventually gave it a beautiful BOAC paint job and donated it to an aircraft tech school. I snuck aboard it once, and the inside is still dead original. It was like going back in time.
That's enough. I have more, but as far as civilian aircraft go, these are my faves. There are also a couple of military jets that I think are nice to look at, which I may post if no one else does.
Here are a couple of my favorites. I like 'em all, but this will get things going.
Lockheed "Connie" Constellation:
To me, this is the flagship of the golden age of commercial air travel. It's elegantly designed, and if I were filthy rich, I'd buy one just to look at it.


DeHaviland Comet:
Another elegant design. As I understand the history of this aircraft, it was the first production commercial jet, which was sadly eclipsed by the Boeing 707 due to the company's inability to overcome the Comet's reputation for crashing, even though the design flaw causing them was corrected. Near where I live, someone apparently abandoned a Comet after landing it at Boeing's 747 factory airfield. Boeing eventually gave it a beautiful BOAC paint job and donated it to an aircraft tech school. I snuck aboard it once, and the inside is still dead original. It was like going back in time.


That's enough. I have more, but as far as civilian aircraft go, these are my faves. There are also a couple of military jets that I think are nice to look at, which I may post if no one else does.