Most elegant post WW-2 design ?

[LSP_K2]

On 11/18/2020 at 6:44 AM, Kagemusha said:

Military option...

 

 

Yes. There is no better choice.

[Oldbaldguy]

And then there is the North American Aviation Vigilante, which no one bothered to mention so far, lusting as you are after an aging and somewhat pedestrian Hawker thing.  Pure aeronautical erotica.

[Helmsman]

Su-27 and its family all the way.

[Johnny Cloud]

I'll play...

Dassault Rafale.

[Erwin]

On 11/17/2020 at 1:49 PM, Erwin said:

Score:

 

Hunter: 6

 

Concorde (airliner): 4

 

Mirage: 3

 

SR-71: 2

Su-27: 2

 

F-117: 1

Seahawk: 1

VC-10 (airliner): 1

Starship (civil): 1

F-16: 1

B 1: 1

P180 Avanti: 1

F-86: 1

B-57: 1

Boeing 707 (airliner): 1

L-1049 (airliner): 1

Tomcat: 1

CF-105: 1

F-15: 1

Pl-11: 1

Vigilante: 1

Rafale: 1

 

Update.

[R Palimaka]

Avro Vulcan anyone? This aircraft always impressed the audience at airshows in Canada when it made it over this side of the Atlantic. 

What a majestic beast!

 

John Dibbs photo...of course

Richard

Edited November 21, 2020 by R Palimaka

[firefly7]

I nominate the B-58 Hustler.  2nd place the Grumman F-11 Tiger.

[The Phantom]

TSR

[Erwin]

7 minutes ago, The Phantom said:

TSR

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[The Phantom]

https://ibb.co/d68MS9T

 

Edited November 22, 2020 by The Phantom

[hopkinspeter]

Has to be the SR-71 Blackbird, surely!

[Ossington 1]

Pfff! Mingers, the lot of 'em! This is true beauty, not just a gorgeous aeroplane, but the most beautiful artefact fashioned by man, ever!