What Is The Coolest Airplane You Have Flown?

[avbug]

No breaks.

No breaks is good. No brakes is another matter.

 

[xshuttlefa]

With my amount of time, the coolest thing I've flown never left the ground. It was the Boeing 737-800 simulator at CAL in Houston. See b737.com for details.

My favorite airplane so far that I've flown is the Beech Sierra ( BE-24R). It's a Beech Musketeer with retractable gear and a CS prop. A little doggy on power, hard to land smoothly, but smooth in cruise and a nice,solid, comfortable airplane with good visibility.

And since the Sierra wasn't popular and not many are around, I'm glad I got to fly one.

 

[empenage]

The B-25 "Miss Hap" up the Hudson at bridge top level.

 

[Tram]

Hmm.. I really love my RV6 - but for coolest I've flown so far would have to be a Pitts S2C..

 

[GooseHZ]

i agree......

Right on, Although climbing 10,000 fpm in the LR24 is also a ton of fun.

Punisher,

no kidding......out of YIP at 100am......when ATC ask..HOW FAST CAN YOU BE OUT OF 350?.....then you pull it up as you push the power up is a rush!!!!! I would love to try it in a viper.....but a lear 25D is pretty fun.......

But give me a pitts anyday..........

 

[Biatch5]

The Katana

 

[PastFastMover]

.........

 

[av8orboy]

North American B-25J Mitchell

This one: http://www.b25.net/b25jarmy.html#anchor33525

The down side was I only got the fly it for about 5-10min.

 

[Onlyflyfreight]

Aerostar is a sweet airplane!

Flew my old boss's Grumman yankee, fast and fun little airplane

I have to agree with the guys talking about the Lear's! Nothing like pegg'n the VSI on climb out early in the morning!


Is there anybody on here that has flown the SR-71? I think I would take a ride in that airplane over a trip in the shuttle.

 

[BE200Driver]

Albatross in the Conn. River south of Hartford.

 

[Groundpounder]

I rode in the back of an AN-2 over Berlin long ago, that was alot of fun. Haven't flown anything that you guys would think is cool, though.

 

[gkrangers]

Beechcraft Debonaire...

Never flown a twin, tailwheel, etc...the rest of my experience is in warriors and 172s.

 

[Huggyu2]

Extra 300L. It was like having a direct-link to your brain inputs.

 

[Geronimo4497]

The Steen Skybolt was a blast to fly, and I wish I still had the opportunity to fly it.

The Tubine powered Bonanza is also a hoot.

Oh wait, the PC-12, 260 KTAS in cruise @ 310 pph; over the fence at 80 kts. ALL RIIIGHT!

 

[flyifrvfr]

I also flew a T-41 which is a 210hp "overpowered" Skyhawk. The only thing I didn't like about it was during touch and goes the flaps were the type that you had to hold the handle up while the flaps raised, otherwise they would stop in travel. Land, hold the flap handle up, midfield comes quick,flaps are now up and full power.

Even though you used up half the runway, and with my size and another person on board, the skyhawk would be at 500' by the time we hit the end of the runway. Dang good ride.