On: Ugliest Airplane Ever Built Predicted the Future

[MichaelCollins]

The Stipa-Caproni was certainly odd, but I wouldn't call it ugly. Imho, the ugliest plane ever made was the M-15 Belphegor, which has the unusual distinction of being a jet powered crop dusting biplane.

[capableweb → MichaelCollins]

Hey now, I think the M-15 Belphegor is not that ugly, just unique :)

The Boeing Phalcon 707 however, is a really ugly airplane. Something with its look just make me wanna look away in shame.

[orthoxerox → capableweb]

The whole thread makes me want to rewatch Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines.

[anigbrowl → capableweb]

> Boeing Phalcon 707

I'm not sure what's worse, the nosecone or the name.

[arethuza → capableweb]

The Phalcon actually looks like a prettier version of the AEW Nimrod:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_Nimrod_AEW3

I once saw an unhappy looking AEW Nimrod sitting near the edge of RAF Kinloss (as it was at the time) - pictures don't really do it justice as to how ugly it was.

[northwest65 → capableweb]

Now that is ugly, I'm dying to see if somebody can one up that one!

[867-5309 → capableweb]

Charlie Brown would like a word..

[tomcam → MichaelCollins]

Even better… a jet-powered biplane crop duster. And boy is that some ugly shit.

[p_l → tomcam]

The name Belphegor reflects some of the feelings about how it looked, I guess, as it is one of the devils/demons in Christian apocrypha