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Weekend Discussion

Posted by Mike Henniger on Thu Apr 17, 2003 06:51:37 PM

I have noticed that WIX has been particularly slow for the last few weeks. I suspect there a large number of lurkers, and only a relative few posters. But I am not one to just complain, let's try and rekindle the fire...

WEEKEND DISCUSSION
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History has presented us with some fantastic looking aircraft like the Spit and Mustang for example. Both of these are beautiful, and they both were at the top of their game. But what about the ugly ducklings that, although not nearly as nice to look at, performed very well in their roles. Consider these three categories...

#1: WWII
#2: Early Jets
#3: Modern Military Aircraft

In each of these categories, which aircraft do you think is the ugliest, but did/does a damn good job in their intended roles?

I suggest...

WWII: Northrop P-61 Black Widow or the Westland Lysander
Early Jets: Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck (that thing looks like a brick with wings, but served Canada well)
Modern: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (they just don't get any uglier than that)

Just in case I may have offended anyone here, I am now taking cover. Looking forward to reading some responses.

Regards,

Mike

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