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InstructionOwn2106@reddit

You can actually read some of the plaque. It’s a Conair NC-131H. Basically a test bed to mimick the flight characteristics of new planes.

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Jcrm87@reddit

Looks like someone put a plane on a plane

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Man I wish I could remember what it was called, I think it was a twin medium cargo plane, it looked like somebody on their first day of CAD class had made it/it was a Minecraft plane. Grey. Seems like it had decent performance but it was just plain ugly. Like an old Honda civic, decent performance (in terms of mpg at least) but man they were ugly.

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HornetGaming110@reddit

calling the super guppy ugly is ILLEGAL.

this ones much uglier

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Frosty_Log6972@reddit

Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

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honorthem@reddit

I love it so much.

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Malthino@reddit

What the fuck ist even that thing. Guppy is also ugly but at least an amazing story to tell

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HornetGaming110@reddit

i think it was some crop duster thing. def the ugliest plane ever

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-burnr-@reddit

Behold the Belphegor.

Ugly and jet powered!

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douknowhouare@reddit

Not only one of the ugliest planes of all time but one of the worst performing. Truly an aeronautical abomination!

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faster_tomcat@reddit

Alexander the OK on YouTube did an outstanding video on this: https://youtu.be/ZlyO9cJ8hiQ

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LucifersLoofa@reddit

His channel is absolutely fantastic

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Frequent_Army_9989@reddit

it didn’t deserve wings. or fuel. or existence tbh

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battlecryarms@reddit

Fugly and stupid!

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HornetGaming110@reddit

Ya know the more I look at the m-15 the less ugly it looks. That would make a great airplane revival project 🤔

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laffing_is_medicine@reddit

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Frequent_Army_9989@reddit

why does this look like it belongs in Cars 4

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Turbulent-Sail-3947@reddit

Lmfao

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ElevatorGuy85@reddit

It’s called a Transavia PL-12 Airtruk, apparently the Skyfarmer 300 version. Made in Australia as others have mentioned, with a production run of just 138 per Wikipedia.

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SirDarknessTheFirst@reddit

lol I thought I had seen that at my local aviation museum

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ElevatorGuy85@reddit

There ARE a few at aviation museums around the world as Wikipedia mentions. It seems the Airtruk made it far beyond Australia’s shores!

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mimaikin-san@reddit

And it was in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

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squirrel_tincture@reddit

“The Flying Jalopy,” hahaha

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flopjul@reddit

The Dutch/French airline (Transavia) doesnt have anything to do with it btw

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ElevatorGuy85@reddit

I should have provided a link along with my comment:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transavia_PL-12_Airtruk

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flopjul@reddit

I know i should have clarified it better

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The_Great_Squijibo@reddit

It's like a Cessna thata teying to be a 747 because someone told it to dress for the job you want, not the one you have.

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Frequent_Army_9989@reddit

super guppy slander is punishable by law

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HornetGaming110@reddit

which includes fines of up to $157,000 and 26 years of federal prison

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enataca@reddit

Looks like Dori painted like Nemo.

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OE2KB@reddit

When a gen aviation guy wishes he were a 747 driver.

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Ok-Skirt-7884@reddit

pilot?

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OE2KB@reddit

Sorry- my military is showing

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witty-repartay@reddit

Literally the best part of the Mad Max movie aircraft!

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chupacadabradoo@reddit

I thought it was the Ducktales airplane

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C00kie_Monsters@reddit

I bet it’s mother loves it

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girl_incognito@reddit

Poor airtruk... i'd fly you.

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TheTexanKiwi@reddit

Oh it gets worse, the original New Zealand design used a radial engine.

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joshwagstaff13@reddit

Engine and a bunch of other stuff taken from a Harvard IIRC.

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TheTexanKiwi@reddit

Harvards were a dome a dozen in NZ around that time, I believe youre correct

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The_Merciless_Potato@reddit

Dusty Crophopper???

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killerbacon678@reddit

There’s one decommissioned at an airport I sometimes fly to. My initial reaction when seeing it was what the fuck?

I had a close look and walked to it once, it actually has a rear seating area.

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rostov007@reddit

I’ll take “What If a 747 and Kevin Hart had a baby” for $1000, Alex.

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HornetGaming110@reddit

lol

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hpech@reddit

Kinda reminds me of a skyhopper

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HornetGaming110@reddit

how..?

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No-Demand-8582@reddit

Oh god what did they do to you Dusty Crophopper

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squirrel_tincture@reddit

God, what a terrible day to have eyes 😭

Really, though: I’m pretty certain that somewhere in my dearly-prized collection of my nephew’s artworks on my refrigerator door is a finger-painted illustration eerily similar to this monstrosity.

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release_Sparsely@reddit

its ugly but honestly i feel like i'd have a Hell Of A Good Time playing with a lego version of it a few years ago

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Informal-Rock-2681@reddit

Wonder why it's got tiny little windows at the lower rear.

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Sea_Ganache620@reddit

That looks exactly like the plane I used to draw in preschool!

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Miserable-Towel-5079@reddit

Naw it’s got character.

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TheTucsonTarmac@reddit

Was that the plane from Mad Max beyond Thunderdome?

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mvsaints@reddit

Kind of looks like Flats from SpongeBob

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sir_grumph@reddit

Dear god. Is that the type of plane they used in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome?

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rob189@reddit

Of course both of the ugliest planes in this thread had to have Australian tail numbers…

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Malcolm2theRescue@reddit

And probably deadly poisonous

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Tazziedevil04@reddit

Ah yes, the Australian f__up. Thankfully good at its job

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jubjubs-rock@reddit

i love that it kind of looks like a clown fish

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Frosty_Log6972@reddit

Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

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GITS75@reddit

The Nimrod MK.3 wasn't enough.. so another British delicacy... The Short SC.1

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HortonFLK@reddit

I actually think this one looks kinda cool.

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Miserable-Towel-5079@reddit

That looks like a spaceship. Kind of awesome.

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GITS75@reddit

I guess I found one of the less unfavorable pics. But to be fair it was more designed as an experimental aircraft (4 engines for S/VTOL and just one for forward trust...A difficult concept for a fighter).

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sven305@reddit

Short Skyvan

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DDSC12@reddit

Airballs, the movie!

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Thoron2310@reddit

You fucking take that back!

The Skyvan is adorable!

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bout-tree-fitty@reddit

This one looks like the plane would try to flap its wings to fly.

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Fentonata@reddit

I never thought the Skyvan was ugly until now, seeing that livery. It’s almost humiliating putting the BA blue belly on it.

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hennabeak@reddit

Did a child design this?

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Heavy-Ad5385@reddit

How does that thing even fly?!!

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Jcrm87@reddit

3yo kid's drawing of a plane ahh design

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Sandfire-x@reddit

Aerodynamics was found in 1920

People in 1919:

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lloyddobbler@reddit

Ah, yes. “The box the plane came in.”

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CanoegunGoeff@reddit

r/Stormworks ass looking airplane

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Womblechops@reddit

The Short Seamew was quite the challenger too.

Naval aircraft have really odd operating parameters which are opposed to any beauty parameters.

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hydromatic456@reddit

opposed to any beauty parameters

Nah that was just British aerospace design during the Cold War (not the Vulcan though, it can be in the cool kids club)

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Jurassic_Bun@reddit

I mean as you say the Vulcan, but there is also the Concorde, Hawker Hunter, Valiant, Meteor, Venom and for some the Victor and Nimrod.

I’d argue Britain had the most beautiful as well as some of the most ugly coldwar planes, they also had the best names.

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MikaAlaric@reddit

That might be the most fitting name ever given to an airplane though. It feels like a UPS driver is going to step out at any second.

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SandorMate@reddit

cardbord plen

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slinger301@reddit

Burt Rutan model 202 Boomerang.

Actually looks quite nice at first. But the more you look at it, the crazier it gets. But I admit I love that it's engineered to fly straight if either engine cuts out.

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AxelNotRose@reddit

Looks like my 5 year old's attempt at building a plane with lego.

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CardOk755@reddit

Blohm und voss wannabe.

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

Have you ever heard of the BF-109 Z-1? Or the F-82 Twin Mustang? Or the P-38 Lightning?

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slinger301@reddit

Oh yes, P-38 is one of my faves. But those planes will yaw severely* if a single engine cuts out. The Boomerang was designed so weird so that it will fly relatively straight on either engine (or both).

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

That's... strange. But ok. Anyways does it have any gun strap-on points? Asking for a friend (the US military).

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slinger301@reddit

Only if you're up for a grunts 'n' crafts project

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

Or... they'll just use their unlimited budget to create some sort of AA and AG missles that attatch right to it.

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chupacadabradoo@reddit

It looks like it’s being flown by Marylin Manson

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Swisskommando@reddit

May I present: the Fairey Gannett. Who could say no to that face.

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OldEquation@reddit

Yeah but the double wing fold is very impressive.

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HansCrotchfelt@reddit

For me, it was always the Blackburn Skua!

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Yapod@reddit

Blackburn was something else man.

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OldEquation@reddit

Pretty much all Blackburn aircraft were horrendously ugly. Then they made the beautiful Buccaneer.

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Tavreli@reddit

Why it has a flat front canopy?

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phozze@reddit

Only beaten by the Blackburn Roc.

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GITS75@reddit

Before the Boeing EL/M...

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damaszek@reddit

Those pesky bees

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Comprehensive_Cow_13@reddit

Really impressive to turn the best looking airliner of all time into that. But, speaking as a Brit, we have a proud history of making the most beautiful and the ugliest aircraft of all time*, why not do both in one?

I know France, you're good at this too, but not this good..

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GITS75@reddit

** Well we had the ATAR Volant, the Coleoptera, the Leduc and the Griffon... Weird aircrafts but not that "ugly"...

And even if the Nimrod AEW Mk.3 was the cherry on the top of the cake... The ASW variants were pretty good and not that ugly.

Best looking airliner... Huhu did I feel a lil pinch of favouritism for the DH Comet 😅 My bad I preferred the Concorde in that matter.

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Comprehensive_Cow_13@reddit

Hmmm, Jabiru? Alizé? They looked like Blackburn designed them 😁 and yeah, fair enough on the Concorde, I had more conventional ones in mind... Caravelle in second place there!

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GITS75@reddit

I don't know about Jabiru. But honestly the Breguet Alizée didn't look that ugly .. (Yeah I saw one in a museum). For that matter the S3 Viking had my pref. And C'mon the Blackburn Buccaneer looked pretty nice.

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musenseus@reddit

The Boeing hernia

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GITS75@reddit

😅 (C'mon for once that was not a Boeing)

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Mad_kat4@reddit

But the Nimrod without those bulges looks properly cool.

I think you meant to post the EC-135E Aria.

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GITS75@reddit

This was what I wrote in another com'. The ASW variants looked 😎.

No I meant the Boeing EL/M as someone posted a picture of it.

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Plane-Geek-88@reddit

Might need some ointment on that

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ABoutDeSouffle@reddit

Got stung in the nose by a giant mosquito.

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Der-Lex@reddit

It has been stung by an F/A-18 - apparently in nose AND ass.

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NecessaryCarpenter59@reddit

Bombardiro Crocodilo?

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GITS75@reddit

Aah aah ahah nice try.

It was a Hawker Nimrod AEW variant before UK dropped the project and finally opted for the Boeing E-3 Sentry.

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Lpolyphemus@reddit

They really should see a dentist soon. An infection like that can be dangerous.

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GITS75@reddit

Too late the tail was already infected...

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Rooilia@reddit

Someone should pop think pimple before it is too late.

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

I didn't know Zlatan Ibrahimović could fly.

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GITS75@reddit

🤣

Zlatan doesn't fly. Zlatan is the air.

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Aeson_Ford_F250@reddit

The Cri Cri in all of its configurations.

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damaszek@reddit

Corrected version:

I cannot stop laughing at this guy with wheels for legs

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azrehhelas@reddit

What in The Jetson looking aircraft is this?

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__O_o_______@reddit

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Dziki_Jam@reddit

r/moldymemes

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__O_o_______@reddit

I didn’t even notice the text at the top. If I was at my computer I would have self screenshotted the current best version haha

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velodromedotvom@reddit

Skootie-Puff Jr. Later he rode the Skootie-Puff Sr. - (the “Deathbringer.”)

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__O_o_______@reddit

My dream puffer,.. lol

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Boating_Enthusiast@reddit

Can the Cricri maintain level flight with one engine out? If so, I award it 50 bonus points for wild engineering.

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Frequent_Army_9989@reddit

if it does, it wins engineering bingo

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BattleAnus@reddit

I'm curious, is maintaining level flight with one engine out an actual requirement for certification of multi-engine aircraft? Obviously I know it is for production airliners and stuff but I'm wondering for experimental craft like this if that's the case

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Twit_Clamantis@reddit

I love the acronym ETOPS:

Engines Turm Or Passengers Swim (:-)

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Boating_Enthusiast@reddit

Not sure! Just curious if the designer had two engines for functionality, looks, proof of concept, etc.

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TurnoverMysterious64@reddit

Not only can it maintain level flight with one engine out:

The closeness of the two engines to each other, around the centreline, meant that it could be flown by pilots only qualified to fly single-engined aircraft because even with the complete failure of one engine, with hands and feet off the controls, the only effect would be a gentle turn

And

As with any homebuilt aircraft, the existing Cri-Cri planes have often been modified by their builders…resulting in varying performance. Most versions can climb with one engine inoperative.

And

[It is] capable of aerobatics, being stressed to +10g and -5g

And

[The Cricri MC-15J variant is] powered by two PBS VB TJ20 turbojet engines.

The engineering on this thing is wild .

Wikipedia

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Nozinger@reddit

Isn't it just an insanely lightweight aircraft?
The lighter the aircraft is the easier it is to get away with shit. G-forces are a weight multiplyer. Engine power is also mroe important when it comes to power to weight.
Would not want to fly that thing in any kind of wwindy weather though. I'd imagine you get blown all over the place.

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Lint_baby_uvulla@reddit

rests chin on hands, looks off into the distance distractedly twisting my hair into ringlets

…

“Sorry, I got distracted, tell me more again about this being blown all over the place?”

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Rob_Zander@reddit

Apparently with 15hp engines with tuned exhausts and fast props it can climb on one engine. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2011/january/01/big-fun-in-a-small-package

I think the original had 9hp per and later plans suggested 12hp.

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doubletaxed88@reddit

Prototype cri cri flew using chainsaw motors!

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Aeson_Ford_F250@reddit

I will never know, but I do know that you can build one with miniature jet turbine engines like RC models use.

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Frequent_Army_9989@reddit

ay 1 super guppy defender, salute

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heckinnoar@reddit

Amazing seeing the other Galaxy’s Edge fan here in the aviation subreddit

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Aeson_Ford_F250@reddit

It's gotta be more than just the two of us.......

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heckinnoar@reddit

Ford and Rex, and no one else

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ChainsawSnuggling@reddit

This looks like it was made by the guy who drew the Jetsons' flying car.

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Ok_Mathematician6075@reddit

Did we just share a brain cell?

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ChainsawSnuggling@reddit

The cops are saying it wasn't our turn with the brain cell :(

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_liorthebear_@reddit

But it has boobs

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rob189@reddit

I just looked up that tail number, it says it’s fitted with two turbo-jets. They don’t look like turbo-jets…

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WillyCZE@reddit

There is definitely a jet cri cri. This photo might be before the conversion.

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rob189@reddit

Pretty wild concept, I’d hate to fly it

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CommanderSpleen@reddit

Cheapest way to collect multi-engine time.

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Next_Juggernaut_898@reddit

Until the hospital bills start

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FrysEighthLeaf@reddit

Laughs in free healthcare

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Sankullo@reddit

It’s not free, we too pay for it every month in some kind of health fund contributions. The difference here is that there aren’t thousands of shareholders looking to get portion of your contribution as dividends.

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on3day@reddit

With the amount of money you still need to license yourself and build or buy one of these your taxes are so high you can't speak of free healthcare.

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Wompie@reddit

You don’t live to use that healthcare if something happens in this plane

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WillyCZE@reddit

We had one on the airfield, stored and flying. Cool as shit imo. Doesn't deserve the hate, if it wasn't for the cockpit required to fit the pilot, It'd be a pretty normal plane.

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Der-Lex@reddit

Wow, never seen that one before. It’s hilariously awesome.

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avgeek-737@reddit

that’s beautiful idk what you’re on

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

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DiuhBEETuss@reddit

Perfect response 😂. Always upvote ol’ Roy.

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HillarysBloodBoy@reddit

This is like the GTA dodo

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BattleAnus@reddit

Add this to the list of small, goofy-looking, 3-letter re-duplicated vehicle names along with the tuktuk.

Which is not a long list but it's weird that there's two of them.

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Aeson_Ford_F250@reddit

I believe cri cri is a reference to a cricket 🦗

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ScottOld@reddit

There is one that appears on flight radar that looks like a frog

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Aeson_Ford_F250@reddit

Where do they fit the transponder to show up on FR?

In fact, where are the pilots legs?!

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moles-on-parade@reddit

They're clearly under the plane, with a wheel outboard of each shoe.

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Aeson_Ford_F250@reddit

The pilot

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ScottOld@reddit

I have no idea, It just looks like one of those machines in shopping centres kids sit in lol

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nbdevops@reddit

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bignose703@reddit

There’s one of these hanging from the rafters at my local airport. Would love to see how it flies

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UsernameAvaylable@reddit

That this looks like if you sneeze you might shift the center of gravity too much...

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

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Neat_Significance256@reddit

The Brewster Buffalo and P-47 are contenders too

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AlwayzPro@reddit

Something French

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CardOk755@reddit

Almost all of the most beautiful aircraft are at least partly French.

After all Marcel Dassault said: « Pour qu'un avion vole bien, il faut qu'il soit beau ».

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-burnr-@reddit

Rule # 37 of aviation:

If it's ugly, it's British. If it's weird, it's French. If it's ugly & weird, it's Russian

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SirLoremIpsum@reddit

The French copy no one, and no one copies the French!

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nenekPakaiCombatBoot@reddit

For good reason!

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Constant-Estate3065@reddit

Woah there, the British designed the Spitfire, which is literally the most beautiful man made object in history.

Ok, we also did the Optica…….and the Trilander, but there’s nobody perfect.

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D058@reddit

The X-32. The lauging Boeing.

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CardOk755@reddit

The technically superior version that was rejected because air force pilots refused to fly such a silly plane.

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release_Sparsely@reddit

happ boi:3 why be mean?

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

F-16 also Happy Boi

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data-crusader@reddit

Had to scroll too far for this.

It’s all the uglier when compared with the x-35, its competitor in the joint strike fighter competition.

Imagine even showing up with this. Embarrassing 🙈

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EcureuilHargneux@reddit

I wouldn't say it's ugly though, it's more goofy and funny than really ugly

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Gripe@reddit

huehuehuehuehuehuehue

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CardOk755@reddit

Yes, but they replaced it with one of the most beautiful.

Those soulful eyes, that smile...

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Emacs24@reddit

Tu-128UT

I

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Fun_Yesterday8428@reddit

But what if we put another engine on it? Britten Norman Trislander

picture of it

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Oraclez-1348@reddit

Definitely the Vickers Viscount. Like bro, why is it so goofy? It’s like they did it on purpose. Even the doors and windows are goofy af. What impresses me more is how they sold more than 400 of them.

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kussian@reddit

I think VV is a mid ugly plane. Not normal but not ugly either. There are more uglier planes in the wild.

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release_Sparsely@reddit

Vickers Discount

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

I can't lie. Most airliners looked ugly until the Boeing 707 took flight. Sure, this isn't aesthetically pleasing, but it's not the worst by a margin.

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BeconintheNight@reddit

How dare you. The DCs looked fine and the Connie is beautiful.

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IWantAnE55AMG@reddit

Are those windows all different sizes?

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Stahi@reddit

The AVE Mizar, probably.

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kussian@reddit

Phantomas flying machine?

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TeusV@reddit

I’m late to the party but the Me-323 needs to be mentioned

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kussian@reddit

Lmao 6 turboprops

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spitgobfalcon@reddit

Tbh I actually think this looks badass. A bit like the Star Wars MTT with wings slapped on.

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

yes

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TeusV@reddit

I think it looks like a wooden shoe with inline skates for wheels and a tail and wings as an afterthought, but I appreciate your opinion.

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tgaspar91@reddit

Hey, this is beautiful! 🥰

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ThrowAwaAlpaca@reddit

Boeing X-32

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lujimerton@reddit

Correct. A plane can be as ugly as it wants unless it’s a fighter. Then it should look right. And 98% of them did since ww1

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

I wouldn't call World War I planes ugly. Back then, looks weren't their priority. They only cared about functionality, and with the limited technology they had at the time, it was hardly worth the effort to try and figure out how to use technology to make it functional while looking good. Also, it was a war. Factions only cared about functionality. They weren't planning on stunning their enemies with the pure beauty of their aircraft.

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lujimerton@reddit

Oh I meant ww1 fighters looked right as well. That was inclusive.

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Rdubya291@reddit

Yes - I have a soft spot for the X-32... It just looks so happy all the time.

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

I hate you for this image. So much.

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torturousvacuum@reddit

Yes - I have a soft spot for the X-32... It just looks so happy all the time.

https://i.redd.it/qy0y31d6642b1.gif

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Catfist@reddit

Hey, I saved this image to my phone and now a deep garbled voice keeps saying "666, we must be the bearers of death, blood will fall like rain, Saint Elmo's fire will welcome you to the gates of hell"

Anyone else encountering this bug? /s

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Pixar's Planes should have made this their version of Mater.

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KaleidoscopeRude@reddit

The X--32, Fat Amy's cousin with a much better smile

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BookaliciousBillyboy@reddit

Its just so happy looking, DONT BULLY MY SON

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_Globert_Munsch_@reddit

The Arava is still the ugliest to me

Fucking football plane

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

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rust58292@reddit

B747

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Diligent_Affect8517@reddit

The Farman Jabiru.

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scumbagstaceysEx@reddit

The more you look the worse it gets. It’s so ugly it’s almost majestic.

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Reatona@reddit

It looks like someone just glued three engines and a set of wings onto a bus.

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mastocles@reddit

This screams Kerbal space program...

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salty_greek@reddit

And that someone was clumsy kid from short bus. :-)

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hypnofedX@reddit

I keep finding more propellers.

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

*Fartman

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gyssedk@reddit

It's like if David Cronenberg designed a plane....

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Brillek@reddit

All that bulk, and the engines so close together. Wonder how they fit the pilo- wait there's no windows up front.

Wait the pilot sits WHERE!?

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chupacadabradoo@reddit

This is the plane I would’ve drawn as a kid to prove that mine is cooler than little Jimmy’s drawing, which only featured two engines.

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KCFlightHawk@reddit

First time ever seeing this, thank you.

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strangefish@reddit

How did they see where they were going?

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Diligent_Affect8517@reddit

The cockpit is on top behind the centre motor.

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ithinktheysellpaint@reddit

FAHAF

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GodsBackHair@reddit

Ford Trimotor at home:

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ToastSpangler@reddit

everyone cowers when they see a piston trimotor

especially the crew

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Dry-Engineering1776@reddit

Of course it’s French

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Miserable-Towel-5079@reddit

Really truly a terrible looking airplane.

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AidanGLC@reddit

There’s so much going on here

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throwawayshirt2@reddit

Jabroni?

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therocketflyer@reddit

How is Maxim Gorky not here yet 😂

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Traildetour@reddit

That would be so fun to sit in the nose, what a view! And those wheel cowlings are comically massive

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release_Sparsely@reddit

no i love it, looks very unique and cool and even a bit surreal

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kussian@reddit

🐊

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Taskforce58@reddit

You haven't seen the Kalinin K-7 yet.

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kussian@reddit

6 engines turboprop. Good👍

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ATimelineofAviation@reddit

737-700

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tehgengen@reddit

Airbus planes built on the wings of a Boeing…. Leave super guppy alone

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DocPersonJr1915@reddit

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sandcoffee4@reddit

Came here to be shocked by someone calling the super guppy ugly, but was pleased to see it's been done many times already :)

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Doc_Hank@reddit

The Fairey Gannet - https://pimaair.org/wp-content/themes/yootheme/cache/a2/Fairey-Gannet-a204a250.webp

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SmallRocks@reddit

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DRSU1993@reddit

That's one hell of a snoot.

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Plane-Geek-88@reddit

This right here is why Reddit exists

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OE2KB@reddit

What’s up, dick face?

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SmallRocks@reddit

A droopy snoot you say?

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ArgonWilde@reddit

What's the bypass ratio on those engines? Fucking negative?!

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ABoutDeSouffle@reddit

Blowing chewing gum bubbles.

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Cringelord_420_69@reddit

Bro sniffs out the enemy planes

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The_Cybercat@reddit

That’s literally whats happening btw. It’s the biggest radar ive ever seen

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The_Cybercat@reddit

Fun fact: it’s actually a big ass radar

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DankeSebVettel@reddit

Quite the schnoz

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noonsumwhere@reddit

Phallicon?

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Preindustrialcyborg@reddit

you know when animals eat bees and their faces puff up?

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zan13898@reddit

It looks like someone punched him in the nose and its now going home to hug and cry to his mom…poor thing

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SparklinClouds@reddit

it looks like it is blowing bubblegum

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Past-Ticket-1340@reddit

Did he get stung by a bee?

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MightyTribble@reddit

A radar dome only a mother could love.

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gerrymad@reddit

Jimmy Durante's plane.

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mtntodesert@reddit

Karl Malden is on line 2

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Aeson_Ford_F250@reddit

That thing got stung by a bee in the radome

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SmallRocks@reddit

Bee Air Strike Hazard

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Smurfville Airlines over here.

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Swisskommando@reddit

This must be the winner: the IL-20

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Cocktoasttoe@reddit

It looks surprised somehow.

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Swisskommando@reddit

I’d be surprised too if I looked like that and somehow got off the ground

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ILikeB-17s@reddit

Unpopular opinion (it’s an opinion, don’t freakin downvote) the SR-71 is kinda ugly

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Snoo_33380@reddit

Upvoted, but I totally disagree. IMHO, it's just an unusual and interesting looking plane.

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ILikeB-17s@reddit

I don’t think that it’s probably the worst, but I just see way too many people acting like it’s the prettiest plane when so many better ones exist

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Snoo_33380@reddit

Can't disagree with the last statement! There are so many truly beautiful planes, but it doesn't make odd specimens, like Blackbird, ugly. It's also beautiful in its own way. I'm sure you think so too. BTW, what would be your pick of the most beautiful one?

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ILikeB-17s@reddit

I mean, I’m a bit biased because it’s my favourite but I consider the B-17, especially early models, the most beautiful. However as for ones I think could be generally considered beautiful, the Spitfire probably tops the list. I’m pretty well known within my friend groups for considering planes well known for being ugly beautiful(Budd RB-1, P-47, MiG-27)

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Still_Jellyfish_4821@reddit

They all look like sea creatures

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Hefty-Ad-9623@reddit

For me it has to be the short 360..

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CharcoalGreyWolf@reddit

The Caproni CA.60 .

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Cocktoasttoe@reddit

I’m getting a “ Gary Busey teeth” vibe from this.

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steinegal@reddit

This looks like something an AI image generator would spit out.

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YaroslavSolo@reddit

This is beautiful,sad that it didn't work.

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timmcal@reddit

Hands down it’s the Transavia PL-12 Airtruk.

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Cocktoasttoe@reddit

It needs a backpack and pocket protector.

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ohhellperhaps@reddit

I can think of quite a few, and for some reason a lot of them are older British designs.

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hun7errose@reddit

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin for me.

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

How dare you insult smol funni boi. (Me 163 lookin' ass plane)

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hun7errose@reddit

The Me-163 at least had SOME shape. This is just the Pillsbury doughboy of planes.

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

But it's smol and funny lookin' (like Me 163 and Japanese version (I forgot the name))

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KateEatsWorld@reddit

How does it even land

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Sipstaff@reddit

Duh, you obviously just stop flying and that's that.

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Bullmg@reddit

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hun7errose@reddit

Something like a trapeze being lowered from a B-29s bomb bay.

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Blackhawk47k@reddit

it was made to take off of a mothership b-29.

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InstructionOwn2106@reddit

I have seen the only two in existence and yes, quite an ugly plane.

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Snoo_33380@reddit

There are no ugly planes! If you disagree, this song might convince you (in Russian, but auto translate captions are available): https://youtu.be/a7ExXiMkm1s?si=kQoLpyeFQvNaLFxH

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Many-Ordinary-6432@reddit

ATL-98 Trader

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tommypopz@reddit

474

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IWantAnE55AMG@reddit

It looks like a goofy 747.

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Krullenbos@reddit

747 drawn by a child

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Fentonata@reddit

The 747 we have at home.

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The_Cybercat@reddit

Bro didn’t pay for RFS Pro

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Jcrm87@reddit

747 allergies edition

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lordbeecee@reddit

... we have 747 at home...

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Der-Lex@reddit

747n‘t

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Mysterious_Silver_27@reddit

747 lite

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Miserable-Towel-5079@reddit

That plane is dope as hell. It’s a flying car ferry with passenger seating in the back.

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akak___@reddit

Why is no one talking about OP's image just not being a plane? That's clearly the car from Despicable Me

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akak___@reddit

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

I see it.

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Still_Weakness2310@reddit

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

Another BEAUTIFUL Me 163 lookin plane!

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Gaspuch62@reddit

I was expecting to see the stipa caproni in here somewhere.

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Bye-Bye-Fatman@reddit

The Blackburn Blackburn.

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PzkpfwLeopard2K72@reddit

IS THAT A BF1 REFERENCE???

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-burnr-@reddit

Blackburn Beverley noises intensify

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BravoTackZulu@reddit

Of all time? Look up Gwinn Aircar, it was made in the 1930s.

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HaatOrAnNuhune@reddit

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Just Googled it there. I don't mind it. Just looks like it could lose a few.

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BravoTackZulu@reddit

Was a pretty neat design idea, was not supposed to be able to stall. Dont think it has rudder pedals either.

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

So if you agree that it's a cool design, why are you saying it's uglier than the Super Guppy?

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BravoTackZulu@reddit

Separating looks from function thats all

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fake-vintage@reddit

looks like the pug of planes

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eswifttng@reddit

oh weird i didn't know they had inflation fetishists back in the 30s

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Least-Woodpecker-569@reddit

What, no DreamLifter yet??

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GeekBill@reddit

What hump?

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Ok-Skirt-7884@reddit

Married, with children.

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Douiret@reddit

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Seanwys@reddit

Dreamlifter is an atrocity 😭

I’m surprised I needed to scroll this far down to find it

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EchoJunt99@reddit

How DARE you

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consistent_yapper@reddit

I agree with this comment. How DARE they hurt the almighty super guppy

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Fiendalways@reddit

It's just a normal beluga whale

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Frequent_Army_9989@reddit

beluga supremacy. he's shaped like a friend

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CoeurdAssassin@reddit

Bro was super quick with the meme

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SqareBear@reddit

He’s been preparing for this day.

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Frequent_Army_9989@reddit

ay 1 super guppy defender, salute

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twan080@reddit

The bare aluminium skin alone bars it from being the ugliest. Sure it's not the prettiest, but certainly very decent looking!

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theaviationhistorian@reddit

The NASA colors with the bare aluminum make it the prettiest aircraft in my airfield whenever it flies into town.

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kirajoana23@reddit

he’s not ugly, he’s just silly! we love him dearest

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boobanimal@reddit

Yea this is a crime, there is nothing wrong with my boy Super Guppy

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Ill-Palpitation8843@reddit

Super guppy my beloved

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PD28Cat@reddit

chipmunk

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razzamatta4290@reddit

You pikers...

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Dry_Student_6279@reddit

That’s just French. Doesn’t count.

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razzamatta4290@reddit

Um... No. It's Italian... which makes it even worse. Designed by a guy named Stipa and built by Caproni, a manufacturer who built a number of very nice looking planes in the thirties and forties. This wasn't one of those. It was actually innovative and flew fairly well, just ugly as a mud fence. The design influenced later jet aircraft development.

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Letussex@reddit

I'm gonna start something here.
A380

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Qwactumec@reddit

who needs a jet agricultural aircraft

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swordfish45@reddit

Biblically accurate cropdusting

https://youtu.be/ZlyO9cJ8hiQ?si=Nc62g48bQNPsJ4N-

Bonus: the data scientists approach to finding out how many were in service at one time

https://youtu.be/T3IwER3yXs4?si=Lab-uH0KeOx9BwME

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InstructionOwn2106@reddit

What in the world is that?

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GabrielRocketry@reddit

The Belphegor. Stare at it for a while and the answers to why the Polish are the way they are will be revealed to you.

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WillyCZE@reddit

Don't drag down my Polish brothers down with the sins of the USSR's design objectives

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GabrielRocketry@reddit

Ja jenom říkám, že se na nich sovětský svaz podepsal docela těžce...

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BladyPiter@reddit

The only reason we made this is that USSR forced us to do this.

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GabrielRocketry@reddit

But you still suffer the effects...

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Tavreli@reddit

Extremely weird, but in a way beautiful 😍!

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Malthas130@reddit

Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair

Like a temu 747

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PassFlaky9741@reddit

Dornier 228

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PassFlaky9741@reddit

Dornier 228

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dingo12359@reddit

Ugly, noisy and uncomfortable to fly on. Winner!

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37-inna-row@reddit

A340-400

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Nuh-unh@reddit

This. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/03/10/caproni-stipaan-experimental-barrel-shaped-italian-airplane-designed-1930s/

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imhighasballs@reddit

Rage bait post

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Dawnqwerty@reddit

Gonna ruffle some feathers here

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exigest@reddit

Truly hideous. Finally, someone gets it.

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Amethyst_princess425@reddit

EC-1

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wlpaul4@reddit

Looks like Luca’s dad:

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Der-Lex@reddit

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GeordieAl@reddit

Squirrel!

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The_Merciless_Potato@reddit

Do NOT the platypus

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MrPigeon70@reddit

That's just Timothy.

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SensitivePotato44@reddit

Ladies and gentlemen I give you the Fairey Gannet

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3NDGame101@reddit

Why is it pregnant?

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Raptor_9zeta@reddit

It's radar to detect submarines.It was one of the early British airborne Early warning aircraft.

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slinger301@reddit

PERGANTE?

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TheMusicArchivist@reddit

Seeing it from the front with the wings double-folded is even better.

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Luk---@reddit

The version with two other canopies is even worse.

https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/gallery/fairey-gannet-the-plucky-story-of-the-ugliest-attack-jet-ever-built_3.jpg

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ChainsawSnuggling@reddit

How dare you, this aircraft is beautiful.

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Mad_kat4@reddit

I kinda like them. They're one of those weird category objects that are so awkward they're cool again.

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Der-Lex@reddit

It’s about to lay an egg.

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K9WorkingDog@reddit

Was this the inspiration for the X-32?

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idhorst@reddit

It's absolutely hideous. And if I was born in that era I would've given up fighter-track to fly this magnificent thing.

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CoffeeHead112@reddit

Your pic makes it kind of cool looking. It is far uglier than that.

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BookaliciousBillyboy@reddit

The most anime looking plane in existance

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Princepear15@reddit

I can’t tell if this is already here or not, but my pick for the ugliest plane of all time is the Great Lakes XSG-1

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stevebristol@reddit

The Guppy.

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Flamin_Gamer@reddit

The stratolaunch for me

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Ok-Serve415@reddit

Never heard of it tho

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No_Question_8083@reddit

Spezi guppy is cute

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Texas_Kimchi@reddit

Cheburashka is hideous and cool at the same time. Plus, its Cheburashka!

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Swisskommando@reddit

Oh I quite like it

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Texas_Kimchi@reddit

I got to ride on one in Central Asia too. Its all the exciting and terrifying it looks.

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Geekpuncher@reddit

DHC-4 Caribou

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Mark-Rho@reddit

Wait was that thing actually able to fly? Really?

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lilyputin@reddit

Guppies are awesome. When I first saw one as a kid it blew my mind, I was beyond excited.

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Transplantdude@reddit

2 was uglier

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Apuonbus@reddit

A380

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dibbiluncan@reddit

How dare you.

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Any_Ease_1401@reddit

I have deleted mine after seeing this.

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rowv28@reddit

I think bee stung it

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TheCanadianShield99@reddit

That's pretty close to it.

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TheMusicArchivist@reddit

/r/WeirdWings is the place to be

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Traditional-Dream566@reddit

Cobalt b36 no further comment tied for second by belphegor except for that one b36 with the nuclear reactor that one is peak beautiful

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Swisskommando@reddit

r/weirdwings is entirely dedicated to this question. My vote is on the Fairey Gannett. The true pug of the sky.

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FonsBot@reddit

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Behave yourself before I give you lupus.

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FonsBot@reddit

I will give you lupus

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

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FonsBot@reddit

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Zeeou@reddit

This deserves far more credit

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FonsBot@reddit

Wait till tommorow you will see

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snowtater@reddit

Joke's on you, it's never lupus

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Blackadder288@reddit

/r/okaybuddyvicodin is leaking

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popstarkittys@reddit

more mouse bites

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popstarkittys@reddit

wilson?!!

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chunkydunker9@reddit

Try and stop domicile!

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J_Bear@reddit

This vexes me

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verystressedpotato@reddit

Wdym! I love this plane! It looks like a beluga whale. And it looks German too!

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Ok-Skirt-7884@reddit

That's one happy fruit fly

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magnumfan89@reddit

The lippsich P13

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Not gonna lie, that looks class. Looks like something out of Star Wars.

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Ok-Skirt-7884@reddit

Looks like something out of a cereal box

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3MidgetsInAJacket@reddit

Pretty sure it was supposed to be coal powered as well. Late-war German engineering was wild.

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magnumfan89@reddit

Yeah, it was coal powered

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North-Significance33@reddit

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronach_Lorin

Jeez, that's a bonkers idea

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magnumfan89@reddit

It looks like something a Disney villain would fly

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woolymammoth256@reddit

Didn't Gru make that?

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magnumfan89@reddit

That's kinda what I was referencing

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mfigroid@reddit

It looks like the Alien ships in Independence Day.

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Lykoian@reddit

I looked at it really quickly and thought it was a black Sombrero at first lol

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duxing612@reddit

Phillips Multiplane.

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Blackadder288@reddit

I thought that was Duha in Ukraine for a sec

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nenekPakaiCombatBoot@reddit

Did it actually get in the air and actually come back down, safely enough to do it again? Otherwise this doesn't qualify...

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Brittle_dick@reddit

Flying blind, are we?

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Blackadder288@reddit

BV 141

Yes the crew compartment is on the wing

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Sacto1654@reddit

How about the PZL M-15 agricultural plane…

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Icy_Application2488@reddit

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peterthepieeater@reddit

Grumman JF Duck

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Nuclear_Bicycle@reddit

I've seen this Piper PA-25-235 live, and it sure lives up to its register "plate"

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Taskforce58@reddit

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/G-FTSE_Trislander_Aurigny_Air_Services_%287003405361%29.jpg/1280px-G-FTSE_Trislander_Aurigny_Air_Services_%287003405361%29.jpg

Britten-Normal Trislander.

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Fentonata@reddit

The Trislander looks badass. It sounded amazing in the cabin. 3 piston engines slightly out of sync, phasing and beating like a 3 oscillator vintage synthesiser.

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FlyingOctopus53@reddit

If your mom were a plane, she would have won it.

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North-Significance33@reddit

And if my grandmother had wings, she would have been a plane!

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Pol_Potamus@reddit

U can just say "beluga xl"

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memeboiandy@reddit

SMOKE IN THE AIR SMOKE IN THE AIR!

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BIZNIZTIZ@reddit

ROOSTER FLARES!

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Still-Union-2528@reddit

THAT WAS CLOSE, MAV!

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Ornery_Year_9870@reddit

What are you, like 11 years old?

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FlyingOctopus53@reddit

Why are you asking? Is your name Donald?

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Ornery_Year_9870@reddit

Just appalled by your utter childishness.

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GreyGhooosey@reddit

Considering the lack of awareness you are the most childish here

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FatSteveWasted9@reddit

APPALLED I SAY

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Desert_2007@reddit

cherldeshners

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FlyingOctopus53@reddit

I’m sorry Mr. Adult.

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TerraCetacea@reddit

NO 12

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superyuribears@reddit

12 inches deep in your mom 💀

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SheepherderGood2955@reddit

“Dude, what are you, 6?”

“Yeah, six inches deep in your MOM!”

Thanks for the reminder of that classic

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VileInventor@reddit

PITCH DOWN AND BANK 30 WE NEED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Cheers, mate. Month's ruined now.

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FlyingOctopus53@reddit

Don’t ever call planes ugly, bud.

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Traditional_Half_788@reddit

Dayum!

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watercolour_advisor@reddit

JU87, Fairey Barracuda, Amiot 143

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blinkersix2@reddit

A love hate relationship with this aircraft. The first time I seen it was in the late 60’s and early 70’s at San Jose airport in California. I’d see it and just stare at it wondering what it was. It wasn’t long after seeing it the first time me and my best friend figured out what it was but then I wanted to know why it looked the way it did. It was one of the things that brought out the love of aviation in me.

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Meamier@reddit

PZL M-15 Belphegor

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Crimson__Fox@reddit

Antonov An-74

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Awkward_Narwhal_4547@reddit

At least that one make sense. Upper and that forward engine intake let them land and take off even in mud

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Tavreli@reddit

What's ugly about this?

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Golgen_boy@reddit

Mount the engines below the wing and you have got a twin BAe 146 or the Dornier jet.

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seaglass_eyes@reddit

How dare you insult Cheburashka??

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vincebutler@reddit

It's really nice that you found a picture of one not falling out of the sky or on fire.

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kussian@reddit

Somehow it looks like a bird with spread wings. Or like this flying fish with wings.

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bripod@reddit

I actually like the look of these, as well as nearly all Antonovs.

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Carlito_2112@reddit

Allow me to present, the Transavia Airtruk.

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the_agrimensor@reddit

Wait 'til you see it's older sibling the PL-11. Essentially the same idea (same designer) but built from Harvard parts in a shed in Te Kuiti. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_Airtruck

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SirDarknessTheFirst@reddit

It's nowhere near as ugly irl (in my opinion). Kinda like a Fisker Karma in that respect.

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Informal-Rock-2681@reddit

Do you know why it has windows at the lower rear? Someone would have to lie down on their stomach facing the rear to look out of those!

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shit_ass_mcfucknuts@reddit

That's hard to look at.

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hawkersaurus@reddit

That is incredibly ugly but I can't really hate it because it is so utilitarian.

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Hugo_5t1gl1tz@reddit

Who’s the pilot? Gru?

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SpaceDetective@reddit

Obviously someone has just messed up the picture's aspect-rat...looks at wheels...nevermind

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

How does that thing even fly without constantly doing flips in the air? 💀

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fuzmufin@reddit

Skill, precision and lots of right rudder

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Fair.

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No_Tailor_787@reddit

That was going to be my choice, but you beat me to it.

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iamwatchingurpost@reddit

Literally a flying mouse

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PowerBrix@reddit

My eyes wish that thing didn’t exist

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AWildAndWoolyWastrel@reddit

Just about anything French from the early 1930s should have a fighting chance, unless they come up against a Short Seamew.

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Golgen_boy@reddit

Didn't the French design a plane where the pilot literally sat inside a scramjet engine?

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AWildAndWoolyWastrel@reddit

I think most of French aviation was just a demonstration of how much they hated their pilots.

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One-Reflection8639@reddit

Hiller 1031-A

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RadlogLutar@reddit

Airbus A350 or Boeing 747 /s

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JimBridger_@reddit

Time to trigger some 🇬🇧 and 🇫🇷

Nord 1500. Looks like they took a Mig 19 and stuck the front 1/3 of a Tu-22 on top of it. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Nord_1500_Griffon_II.jpg

BAC TSR-2 looks like what a kid who can't tie their shoes yet would draw, bad proportions and all.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/BAC_TSR.2_XR219_Warton_11.06.66_edited-2.jpg

All the V Bombers. The 1950-60's British bombers and a fair few jets all look melty and clung to shapes and designs a decade old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_bomber

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Mad_kat4@reddit

Alright, I'll bite. How dare you insult the Handley page Victor! The coolest most futuristic looking plane ever made. The valiant though, yeah that's fair game. 😁

I will concede that I think the English electric lightning is ugly though. The vertical fuselage is barely passable but those wings!

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eswifttng@reddit

Excuse me what

That is my son

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Are you a Boeinf 377 Stratocruiser by any chance?

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WillyCZE@reddit

Hold on isn't the Guppy built on a superfortress?

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eswifttng@reddit

I did put on a bit of weight on my holiday, so...

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getthedudesdanny@reddit

A bit?

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Nirupam_MythX@reddit

That is just Gru's airship.

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sdmyzz@reddit

Bristol freighter

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Gamerbob934@reddit

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod

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Yapod@reddit

The more you look, the worst it gets.

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Ok_Project5420@reddit

This Lego plane

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CanoegunGoeff@reddit

“We have Beechcraft Bonanza at home”

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Yapod@reddit

That shit looks DIY, it's so sketchy.

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cravenscreams@reddit

I thought nothing could beat the Airbus Beluga, I was wrong

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Independent-South-58@reddit

Illyushin IL-20 (1948)

One of the fucked abominations to fly

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AggressorBLUE@reddit

Horrible taste.

I’ll bet you think the Fairey Gannet is ugly too.

Whats next, you gonna recommend a nice red wine to go with my fish dinner?

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fireandlifeincarnate@reddit

I love the Fairey Gannet it's so chonky. I just want to squeeze him and love him.

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-malcolm-tucker@reddit

We had a choice of steak or fish for dinner. I remember, I had the lasagna.

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Duct_TapeOrWD40@reddit

PZL M-15 Belphegor

The only jet biplane ever mass produced. Do not google it. I warned you.

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Maximus13@reddit

HOW FUCKING DARE YOU, OP.

UNCULTURED SWINE UNABLE TO SEE THE ABSOLUTE BEAUTY THAT IS THE SUPER GUPPY.

HOW DO I DELETE SOMEONE OFF REDDIT

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LegoTigerAnus@reddit

I love that almost all of the top level comments are telling OP off for insulting the Super Guppy!

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dead_toyou@reddit

atl-98, earlier 747 basically

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Thalassophoneus@reddit

Fatphobic choice I guess.

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realmcdonaldsbw@reddit

they built a plane out of a cardboard box, this is almost as ugly

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worksgr8@reddit

And if you picked the ugliest plane to start the whole question. I’m picking your plane.

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metaskeptik@reddit

F-35

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Shadowphreak1975@reddit

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Interesting_Study998@reddit

Flying shitwagon. Shame.

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Bananaboi1369@reddit

Beautiful plane, gay livery

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

It pisses me off the way it's actually a nice livery.

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Golgen_boy@reddit

Ironic that the plane flies on RR engines.

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ItsKlobberinTime@reddit

Ripped off from US Airways.

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IWantAnE55AMG@reddit

For a second I was going to downvote you because the 757 is a beautiful plane but then I took a closer look.

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Geek-3@reddit

It’s even uglier on the inside!

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Same_Performance_595@reddit

Looks like it's been accidentally microwaved.

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phozze@reddit

Beardmore Inflexible. Look it up.

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DeTrailerGuy@reddit

This can’t be real?

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Preindustrialcyborg@reddit

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Automatic-Plenty-388@reddit

Based opinion lol. This thing is epic.

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Js987@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Composites_ARES

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/ai8vmf/scaled_composites_ares_an_asymmetrical_aircraft/

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Stellarella90@reddit

I have seen many Scaled Composites planes in person, and they never stop being weird.

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Js987@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Composites_ARES

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/ai8vmf/scaled_composites_ares_an_asymmetrical_aircraft/

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Js987@reddit

Sigh, that was supposed to be an edit, Reddit app...

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GodsBackHair@reddit

The Variviggen

The canard is huge, the fuselage bloated, and overall it just looks bad. Not bad but fun, just bad

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Aviator048@reddit

There are no bad planes. Only bad pilots.

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german_fox@reddit

This one specific Mooney I worked on that was painted metallic red-orange and lime green. Worst color combo.

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DasTomasso@reddit

Bristol Freighter.

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NassauTropicBird@reddit

That picture reminds me that I need to call yo mama tonight.

/Buford T Justice

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k_geiger7@reddit

I mean yeah. You win.

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lucathecontemplator@reddit

Airbus: Powered by Boeing

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This-Clue-5014@reddit

The Ilyushin Il-76 is up there, but it’s a lovable type of ugly. Look at his little smile

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kussian@reddit

Il76 really has 2 chins

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I_see_breadpeople@reddit

she is so beautiful, how dare you

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This-Clue-5014@reddit

Plane really just said “:D”

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Nitroglycol204@reddit

For jetliners, the BAe 146 is pretty darned ugly.

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lickmyscrotes@reddit

The mighty quadrapuff

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hellidad@reddit

You shut your whore mouth

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PriusesAreGay@reddit

Idk if I can say it’s the ugliest, but I’m going to say the V-bombers are all varying levels of “quite ugly” because so many people seem to vehemently disagree.

The British had priorities during the Cold War, and aesthetics were simply not present like they were in WWII if you ask me.

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Vicodingh@reddit

Nobody gonna mention the short skyvan? Its a flying box :’)

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spectrumero@reddit

What? They are beautiful!

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lickmyscrotes@reddit

It’s the box your actual aircraft is delivered in.

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Texas_Kimchi@reddit

The Super Guppy.

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PerceptionWide7002@reddit

This... Thing...

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Bright_Broccoli1844@reddit

It looks like it's laughing.

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PerceptionWide7002@reddit

It is

It's laughing at how ugly it is

(Trust)

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CampinHiker@reddit

I’ve seen the Super Guppy take off here in Long Beach and will not allow any slander

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DCastianno21@reddit

Now why is a plane catching strays

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HalRykerds@reddit

Maybe somewhat blasphemous- but the F7U Cutlass, especially after the modifications to the cockpit to make the plane slightly less likely to kill its pilot.

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Ok_Conversation_4130@reddit

Come on USAF guys are letting me down! What about the BUFF?

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Mysterious_Silver_27@reddit

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy

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UFO@reddit

Dornier DO-228

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Mysterious_Silver_27@reddit

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy

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Mysterious_Silver_27@reddit

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy

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Mysterious_Silver_27@reddit

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy

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MillenniaMitsu@reddit

Antonov A40

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man-made-tardigrade@reddit

The ugliest plane of all time is still the pontiac Aztec

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

I actually think the Pontiac Aztec is an alright-looking car.

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man-made-tardigrade@reddit

Walter white?

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BlackSC2us@reddit

I present the Fairchild C-82 Packet for consideration

C-82

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red18wrx@reddit

The Lunar Lander Research Vehicle didn't even have a roof or wings.

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ReVo5000@reddit

That's the beluga whale of planes! How dare you!?

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Martylouie@reddit

And until they created the Beluga, every Airbus first took wing on a Boeing

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MrCommonThinkin@reddit

The guppy

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ChainsawSnuggling@reddit

The Curtiss-Goupil Duck

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Miserable-Towel-5079@reddit

No way that thing is awesome. Looks like an airplane Leonardo da Vinci would have drawn up.

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Grouchy_Explorer_243@reddit

they just looked at this thing and came up with that name

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SpecialCocker@reddit

What’s your home address? You will be served with a cease and desist for slander against the super guppy

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xchoo@reddit

I would argue that the current dreamlifter is uglier than the super guppy...

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Gamerbob934@reddit

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod

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BeefSerious@reddit

The Guppy II!!

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pheneyherr@reddit

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redrockcountry2112@reddit

WTF

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PublicToiletDiarrhea@reddit

Hey be nice to the guppy 😥

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rishikeshshari@reddit

This looks like guppy fish

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neightn8@reddit

Corsair planes

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Far_Dragonfruit_1829@reddit

Ryan VZ-3 Vertiplane

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_VZ-3_Vertiplane

Especially because that's my father flying it in the photo above NASA Ames

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Dolmetscher1987@reddit

The A-10 is ugly as fuck.

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teamhill1@reddit

No waaaay! The A10 is beauty personified.

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Dolmetscher1987@reddit

Avionified, I'd say.

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Allan_Halsey@reddit

Tacit Blue

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Ok_loop@reddit

First of all. How dare you.

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Horatio-Leafblower@reddit

PZL M-15 Belphegor

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Horatio-Leafblower@reddit

PZL M-15 Belphegor

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teamhill1@reddit

No way, that thing is absolutely outstanding to fly!

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ComfortableWall7351@reddit

Boeing 707. It looks like a piece of junk.

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hypnotoad23@reddit

The 737 just for whomever thought a second jumpseat should go where it is.

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Horror_Place2697@reddit

Tacit blue

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Next_Juggernaut_898@reddit

Bd4

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PotterSieben@reddit

Fairey Gannet

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KDiggity8@reddit

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Gannet#/media/File%3AFairey_Gannet_at_Gatow.JPG

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Lawrence_skywalker@reddit

The a380 has such a big forehead,

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byebybuy@reddit

You'd enjoy r/weirdwings

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Medical_Idea7691@reddit

A380

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Muzle84@reddit

You don't like Belugas? Are you stupid?

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

I like the Beluga. I just don't like the Super Guppy. They're completely different planes.

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Muzle84@reddit

Duh!

My bad, I apologise.

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Plastic-Serve5205@reddit

Bloom and Voss BV-141. Hideous.

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filbruce@reddit

Transavia airtruck

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BreadfruitKey5598@reddit

The plane that u/Mattylaw06 mother flew

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scarlett_tys@reddit

May I present a bad quality image

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shit_ass_mcfucknuts@reddit

Ok, serious question, why does the giant guppy use propellers instead of turbo fans? Is there some advantage?

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shit_ass_mcfucknuts@reddit

Damn, what do y'all feed that thing?!?

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angelic_sun@reddit

ITS GORGEOUS WHAT DO U MEANNN

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Groveldog@reddit

It's gonna regret that buccal fat removal when it gets older though

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

It's literally an ocean sunfish with wings.

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meowchael-n@reddit

Mola Mola Airlines

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Mike_Raphone99@reddit

It's literally shaped like a mahi-mahi

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meowchael-n@reddit

Mahi Mahi Cargo operated by Mola Mola Airlines. The resemblance to a mahi mahi is uncanny!

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PieTeam2153@reddit

which is gorgeous

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Bananaboi1369@reddit

Whatever tf this is, it's pretty ugly.

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

Yeah, that's not real.

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Bananaboi1369@reddit

Ik lol

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BobWaldron@reddit

Holy shit that thing Is that real?

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Clemen11@reddit

The absolutely fucked up looking Jabiru Twin 432

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Sir_Sir_ExcuseMe_Sir@reddit

Short SC.7 Skyvan - The Flying Shoebox

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Such_Equipment_2476@reddit

Taylor Aerocar

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Tlix@reddit

How dare you

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Jyar@reddit

He’s just big boned!

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FROTUS_official@reddit

Listen, not everyone can be "narrow-bodied"

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Fernus83@reddit

😂

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alphabetjoe@reddit

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ItsKlobberinTime@reddit

The British should run away with this handily.

The Armstrong-Whitworh Whitley: if John William Bottomtooth III could fly.

Then you've got the Argosy, the Beverley, the Heyford, the Carvair...I'll even go so far as to say the EE Lightning is aggressively not pretty.

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SwagYoloMLG@reddit

Oh he chonky

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axloo7@reddit

de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou.

Ugly may be too much it's so ungangly looking.

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msma46@reddit

But not the Buffalo, which is a thing of beauty. Odd, given how closely related they are.

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StandByTheJAMs@reddit

We all know the A-10 is both the best and worst looking plane ever. This question is a sham!

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codelayer@reddit

First of all, how dare you?

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darthdodd@reddit

Magister

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Joename@reddit

To me, it's beautiful. Rubenesque.

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Rooilia@reddit

You are all wrong and i can't imagine why no one came up with this (view at your discretion):

https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=belphegor%20airplabe&addon=opensearch

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Jazzlike-Sky-6012@reddit

Yeah, that was what i was looking for, the jet powered crop duster from the old ussr. Looks horrible, was horrible.

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GITS75@reddit

After the Nimrod another British delicacy... The Short SC.1

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Ill-Bee8787@reddit

You’re so wrong on this

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Carbon-Base@reddit

Justice for sky whales!

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MoeSzyslakMonobrow@reddit

First of all, how dare you?

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niamulsmh@reddit

Don't like the 747 very much

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Cambren1@reddit

I didn’t either until I crossed the Atlantic in one, upstairs in business class on KLM. Best flying experience of my life.

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niamulsmh@reddit

Nice. Maybe one day I'll be able to.. Until then, it's ugly.

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anactualspacecadet@reddit

Vision jet

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Acrobatic_Carpet_315@reddit

Nah, you gotta love the Supper Guppys

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st_owly@reddit

Why did I have to scroll so far down and not see the Short 360 mentioned?

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Several-Rooster2012@reddit

Amazing that thing flies lol.

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Amethyst_princess425@reddit

Consider that bulge a lifting body.

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ScottOld@reddit

Beluga XLs grandad, bit harsh, especially when dreamlifter exists

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Amethyst_princess425@reddit

Funnily enough. Beluga XL’s grandad is Boeing.

Still odd to see Airbus logo on a Boeing Aircraft.

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r99c@reddit

Always thought the 717 looked a little weird.

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Big_Red_Professor@reddit

I hate the placement of the engines relative to the wings

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Zen_Badger@reddit

Farman F4X Jabiru.

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mafalda100@reddit

The Guppy is so happy it let go. But you all have to come in a shaming. hahaha

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Connect-Ad-1111@reddit

I kind of love this plane

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GrafZeppelin127@reddit

Tacit Blue. It’s hideous from every angle.

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eosisoe@reddit

That thing flies ?

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Amethyst_princess425@reddit

That thing delivered parts for Saturn IV rocket

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

It flies off the power of friendship.

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Constant-Estate3065@reddit

Dreamlifter. Looks like it’s either suffering from some sort of deformity, or it’s struggling to swallow something.

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Amethyst_princess425@reddit

Or it’s just suffering constipation. Struggling to push out that 787 body.

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Prof01Santa@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm_%26_Voss_BV_141?wprov=sfla1

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Mike_Raphone99@reddit

I love this plane because I think it evokes a readymade/ found object type presence. It just seems like it doesn't belong even though it clearly does.

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Pier-Head@reddit

This is a bit of a retinal cosh

https://share.google/s7vJ0Osu2TIWOczqZ

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PotatoLandIdaho@reddit

It has character

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BAN_MOTORCYCLES@reddit

these kind of threads encouraging competitive negativity and trashing others peoples work are whats ugly

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MattyLaw06@reddit (OP)

It's called constructive criticism, bucko.

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tomhanks95@reddit

Oh bore off

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marenicolor@reddit

Excuse me, it's about celebrating competitive uglitivity. Pshh.

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Ill-Bee8787@reddit

“Competitive negativity” is the only way some of these users operate

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BAN_MOTORCYCLES@reddit

its funny because negative people are inherently engaged in formulaic behavior without being aware of it which is why they are easy to manipulate and why you never have to feel bad exploiting them for profit

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