Coolest military aircraft or helicopter?

Question

It can be from any military, any time period, no holds barred. At first I just going to ask among american airplanes and choppers but decided why should I narrow it to such a small spectrum?

Answer 1

* A-10 Thunderbolt II a.k.a. Warthog (mean)

* RAH-66 Comanche (now defunct?)

* OH/AH-6 Cayuse/Defender/Scorpion

* Super Puma with wings for rocket pods et al (Re: Rambo, First Blood-2)

Answer 2

Plane: A-10 Warthog

Helicopter: Apache

Answer 3

I have 5. I could've come up with more......

1. A-1 Skyraider specifically VA-176 w/ the 'Bug' markings

    from 1966 war cruise. Any plane they used to

   steer the carrier into port on top of it's war record

   is pretty mazing.

2. F-14 Tomcat - anytime baby- IMO the nicest lines

     of any aircraft - except when landing on the boat. lol

3. F-35 Lightning II - Just watching it transform from

    from forward flight to vertical is pretty amazing.

4. F-4 Phantom I think the Navy had a good idea on how to

    paint their aircraft. A beautiful 'ugly' plane.

5. F-105 Thud   - A legendary aircraft bar none.

Answer 4

FB-111, because it could do greater than Mach 1 at 200' AGL

V-22 Osprey, because it is the first production aircraft in over 50 years that truly does something new, that redefines the rules of what an aircraft can do.

The Canadian Argus, because it could go on patrol for over 30 hours un-refueled - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP-107_Argu...

The DC-3 because of its timelessness.

The B-1 for its clean lines.

The Sea King - built like a tank (always brought me home)

Answer 5

F4, F15, F16...only because I worked on those in the AF.

Answer 6

B-52 for longevity and versatility.

Answer 7

in my opinion, f-15 eagle and f-4 phantom. great planes. my favorite helicopter is the apache. I LOVE MILITARY AIRCRAFT!!!!!

Answer 8

F4U Cosair

Answer 9

Planes: A-10 Warthog

              F-22 Raptor

              F/A-117

              Almost all Mig's

Helicopters: Comanche (Forgot designation)

Answer 10

Since this is an opinion question, in my opinion the F-104 Starfighter.  Slender, 7 1/2 feet of wing on each side, and an absolutely unearthly sound.

The link features the two seat version, but it gets the idea across.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHLJxKqwN...

Answer 11

Plane: Harrier.

Helicopter: MH-53 Pavelow III

Answer 12

MiG-29 and Su-27 to Su-37 also Su-47 has a really neat design. But nothing tops MiG-29 (personal opinion). These airplanes have the greatest maneuverabilities.

Answer 13

Elden aircraft:

--) Helicopter :: Huey

--) Plane :: P-51 Mustang  // Spitfire MK II

Modern aircraft:

--) Helicopter :: Apache

--) Plane :: F/A-22 Raptor // F-16

Answer 14

WWII The De Havilland Mosquito

Korea The North American F-86 Sabre

X-planes The North American X-15

Viet Nam Toss up between the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and the McDonnell Douglas F-4  Phantom

Current Aircraft The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

And in my opinion, the best designed, the best performing, and best looking aircraft ever, the Lockheed SR-71.

Answer 15

The English Vulcan Bomber,Beautiful,Loud,Powerful,Good handling could out turn a lot of fighter planes,and way ahead of its time,Awesome.