Beautiful from Every Angle:::::

[Dan4th]

Here's some official vid from Le Bourget........

Like the Spitfire and a very few others, Connie
does NOT have a "bad" side! They even gave
her nice, rounded wingtips to keep Mr. Blythe
happy! I guess it's true that a curve is always
more pleasing than a straight line....

Wish the quality were better, but....





Dan4th

[RLN]

It is a good looker without a doubt.

[Mayfly]

I'm still gutted the Connie won't be at Waddington. I was really looking forward to getting some pics

[Spitfire]

Now ........ you see ...........I really don't know............Is it REALLY nice to look at ...........I'm not sure..........I've never really taken to it as a looker .... to me it just looks...... well..........odd

Sorry folks .... its like CGs view of Concorde etc etc ---- we all have our aesthetic views and I'm afraid the Connie just doesn't do it for me - rounded wing tips or not (and that's just it - rounded is one thing - elliptical is another )

So I'm afraid I'm not convinced - sorry an' all that

Takes cover

[Mayfly]

THB I generally find a/c have a beauty of their own, some don't look pretty on the ground but look good in the air and visa versa.... all with exception of the Sentnel [Astor] that was at the back for queue for everything, it could never look good... [sick] [in loo of being able to post the smiley]

[Dan4th]

Just to satisfy my curiosity, Mr. Blythe, which
four-engined propliner DOES push the right
buttons for you?

Oh, and I would NEVER question someone's
personal taste in aircraft. It's like telling
someone their baby is ugly!

Danf.

[Spitfire]

Well .... now you see ....there's another thing..... I can't say that there's any particular one of that genre that makes me suck in breath in admiration .

I suppose the Lancaster has a 'fit for purpose' look and feel to it - 4 spitfires flying in close formation and all that - but it's not 'beautiful' per se. For me with the Lanc its more sort of - well evocative of emotion concerning the people who went to war in them and what it as a plane did - but its not beauty in shape and form. There's not one 4 prop engine plane I could draw to immediate mind that instills feelings in me like a Spitfire does.

To me the sheer essence of something like the Spitfire - which also inspires the same emotions as I feel for the Lanc - is in its ability to not just do the job - to be fit for it and at the same time be good at it - but also to be a joy to behold all at the same time. Reginal Mitchell designed a plane that has not just the abilty to fulfill its design brief. but also to look clean and graceful - it just looks stunning to me and in its purest form (which I've explained before) IS a thing of beauty from every angle - but this shot just sums it up for me.

[Saracenman]

I'm with the Murkin on this one; there are very few a/c that look good from ALL angles - Spitfires, Vulcans, VC10s, Connie etc - Concorde, on the other hand, could look very gangly from certain angles, but absolutely STUNNING from others

C-17s though.......



sm

[Spitfire]

[Pedant mode ON]

I'm with the Murkin on this one; there are very few a/c that look good from ALL angles - sm

I think you'll find that Dan4th's thread title is 'Beautiful from every angle'

Connie does NOT have a "bad" side! Dan4th

and he then says Connie does not have a bad side

So why are you with him on the fact that few a/c look good from all angles - as he says the exact opposite

[/Pedant mode OFF]

[Dan4th]

Mister Blythe:

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Mister West

[Saracenman]

[Pedant mode ON]

I'm with the Murkin on this one; there are very few a/c that look good from ALL angles - sm

I think you'll find that Dan4th's thread title is 'Beautiful from every angle'

[uber-pedant mode] did i specify WHICH Murkin "I'm with"? is it correct to make assumptions? [/uber-pedant mode]

Connie does NOT have a "bad" side! Dan4th

and he then says Connie does not have a bad side

So why are you with him on the fact that few a/c look good from all angles - as he says the exact opposite

[/Pedant mode OFF]

[can't think of smart enough retort mode]go and stare at some 3D pictures! [/can't think of smart enough retort mode]

Danforth - come over and beat him up!

sm

[Dan4th]

Nah! He's to be excused........

(whisper mode ON)

Daughter's impending nuptuals, you get the picture....
Lots of s-t-r-e-s-s !

(whisper mode OFF)

Wink!

D.

[Spitfire]

Stress :::::::: Stress :::::::::: who's stressed ............me .................

S
T
R
E
S
S
E
D

SSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDD

SSSSSSSS
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD


S T R E S S E D

STRESSED

Nope - never been calmer

[Saracenman]

[Mackrick]

[Dan4th]

FEAR NOT, DAVID!

Naddy makes Housecalls!

Danf.

[Spitfire]

FEAR NOT, DAVID!

Naddy makes Housecalls!

Danf.

OH NO ..... that's WORSE

[Gully]

FEAR NOT, DAVID!

Naddy makes Housecalls!

Danf.

OH NO ..... that's WORSE

And you thought you were in trouble before...

Gully

[Mags]

Back on topic

I think the Connie is a lovely looking aircraft .......but ..the best of all is Concorde....

Absolutely beautiful from every angle!!!!





p.s I am a Conc fan - and you're not getting the rest of this pic

[Dan4th]

Magsie::::::::::::

What've you and Concord(e) been drinking this evening????????????




May I have some? Please????????????


Dan4th

[Mags]

Dan4th - what ? Me ? Drink(where's the emoticon with the halo?).........only ever touch Avgas meself. Concorde's a bit partial to that jet fuel Tennent's stuff - errrrrr - (barf emoticon! )

[Dan4th]

HEE! HEE! HEE!

Been there, but got TOO OLD for it........

AH! The Memories!

AH! The Things I Can't Remember!

(...like that year I went to Mardi Gras...)

Dan4th

[Nickolas]

Oh, c'mon Mags...........let's see the rest of Concorde................pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!

[Hungry Haggis]

Oh, c'mon Mags...........let's see the rest of Concorde................pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!

Na knowing an evil scots wimin it might be worse than expected or rude

[Mags]

Oh, c'mon Mags...........let's see the rest of Concorde................pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!

Na knowing an evil scots wimin it might be worse than expected or rude

Me draw anything rude?.........Nawwww!