NoPolitics: Airplanes you like that no one else does

[Autothrust Blue]

I wonder if surgeons do amateur surgery on their off days.

“I don’t even want a scalpel. Just gimmie a shard of glass and some moonshine like the good ol days.”

Would be interesting to know.

I really do enjoy flying. Actually, now that I’ve not done a whole lot of it recently, I’m looking forward to my exactly 1 4-day this month.

I think, though, I like bells and whistles when I’m hauling Ma and Pa Kettle to Disney World. When I’m not working, I like fewer (almost no) bells and whistles.

 

[zmiller4]

ATR’s.

Carrying 65 passengers and a buttload of cargo into a 3700’ runway?

It may be slow and ugly and not like ice very well, but for a good portion of the world it’s a really cheap transporter of stuff.

And you actually get to fly it into some pretty awesome places:

 

[killbilly]

I was really looking forward to the Evektor EV-55 too, but they suspended development in 2017. $$

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I was gonna say, a Mitsi’s sexy little sister or a Shorts that got heavy into CrossFit.


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[deadstick]

I was really looking forward to the Evektor EV-55 too, but they suspended development in 2017. $$

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That fuselage looks like a cross between the Do228 and AW609.

The 303 was a nice looking bird. The Death of GA got it in the late 80’s. I just wish it had 300 hp engines. I believe ERAU used them as trainers for awhile. A winning combo if I ever heard one: turbos and training.

 

[RetiredATLATC]

BA146, looks like a baby Antinov

 

[MikeD]

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BA146, looks like a baby Antinov

always thought it a small C-141.

 

[Beefy McGee]

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BA146, looks like a baby Antinov

I thought about posting this one earlier. Another cool one. AN-148.

Baby Antonov looks like a twin engine 146.

 

[bimmerphile]

Lopresti Fury

Bellanca Skyrocket II

 

[ahw01]

Behind the scenes | Virgin Atlantic

Take a sneak peek at what goes into making our flying experience fabulous.

blog.virginatlantic.com

 

[charlie1017]

900ER Guppy

 

[bike21]

900ER Guppy

Now there's some nonsense.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Looks sort of Mitsubishi-ish, but without the ladder retention devices on the wingtips.

Yeah plus they also put the engines in backwards. Such a buzzkill.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

900ER Guppy

Special jail.

 

[dustoff17]

I vote for the Shorts 330!!!

Looks like the box an airplane came in but it’s a blast to fly........!

 

[MikeD]

Beech Starship.

 

[mikecweb]

Beech Starship.

Who doesn't like this airplane? Bring them out.

 

[KLB]

My list:

Piper Navajo/Chieftain

The Fairfield Swearingen Metroliner/Texas Lawn Dart/The Pencil/The Screaming Weenie.

The Beechjet

The Cessna Skymaster

The Piper Aztec

 

[knot4u]

What about the SJ30? The only one I was ever around belonged to Morgan Freeman. Apparently Gods airplane is a light jet with F-18 landing gear.

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

Cirrus, biased as I owned one.

Almost bought a Beech Duke. Used one for a few business trips and clients (GM/MB/BMW) all made comments they were paying me too much.....


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[Old Boeing Driver]

Beech-18 taildragger