Which would you rather fly in? - The Firearms Forum

hkruss · 05-21-2009, 09:05 PM

If you had the chance to go for a ride, in which military aircraft would you prefer to fly, and why? (If you could only pick one!)

P-51D or F-15

No, you can't say, both!!!

Just one!

Got a preference other than the two listed above? Go ahead and post it, just remember, ONE choice!!

bcj1755 · 05-21-2009, 09:11 PM

A-10

gotta love that GAU-8/A

Snakedriver · 05-21-2009, 09:27 PM

Definitely the P-51!!! Love that Roll-Royce 12 cylinder, like a really hot sports car.

That's when flying was still flying. Just a man and the sky above

armedandsafe · 05-21-2009, 09:42 PM

I loved the P-51. Got to sit in one once. Got a ride in an F-86 once. Got arrested at 8 years old for taking pictures of my favorite, though. The Son of 51.

(My all time favorite is still the P-38 Lightning)

Pops

Pistolenschutze · 05-21-2009, 09:58 PM

I'd choose the F-15 in a heartbeat. Why choose a Model A when you can have a Lamborghini?

armedandsafe · 05-21-2009, 11:03 PM

Hey! My Model A had a Dodge 440 in the rumble seat. (For awhile. 'Til we tried to take that curve and the clutch didn't release.)

Pops

Big ugly · 05-21-2009, 11:20 PM

I have to lean more towards the Corsair, I dont know why but I just love the looks of this plane. Outta the choise here though I have to say the p51.

rbjohnsn · 05-21-2009, 11:20 PM

Since only the two, bummer. I would say the P-51D. The sound of the engine is ossom. A real thrill though would be the SR-71 oh-yea.

ilovenxstage · 05-21-2009, 11:51 PM

Of the two listed, definitely the good ol' Mustang for me. Out of all the ones not listed, probably an A6M Zero. I just wouldn't want to have a Corsair or a Hellcat on my tail!

Charlie the sniper · 05-22-2009, 01:47 AM

P51, a real aeroplane, no computers just metal and cables. The F15 is a weapons system (a good one). There again, if I was in a Dog fight !!!!

Sasha88 · 05-22-2009, 05:22 AM

Any WW1 German airplane,from a Gotha bomber to a Fokker DVII.

fmacsin1 · 05-22-2009, 07:59 AM

My pick: the F-15.

USMC-03 · 05-22-2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Big ugly

I have to lean more towards the Corsair, I dont know why but I just love the looks of this plane. Outta the choise here though I have to say the p51.

I'm with you here, Big.

Marlin · 05-22-2009, 10:34 AM

I would lean toward the P-38 Lightning. A close second would be the P-51D.

Pistolenschutze · 05-22-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Marlin

I would lean toward the P-38 Lightning. A close second would be the P-51D.

But Marlin, I thought for sure you would want a ride in one of these:

:::::ducking::::::

islenos · 05-22-2009, 11:30 AM

I'd pick the Eagle

21bravo · 05-22-2009, 12:26 PM

id have to go with the P51D. its just an utterly beautiful piece of machinery. its lines and curves....pheww!!

. you actually have to be able to fly with this plane. there is no computer to do it for you...and i think we as a society rely on technology too much.

P51D HANDS DOWN.

itd have to look like this though
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Teejay9 · 05-22-2009, 01:56 PM

Well, the "Jenny" might be really fun, but I'd love to take a ride in a P-51. In our area, back a few years, you'd see War Birds all the time. One day I heard the throaty roar of radial engines, flying balls to the wall, and really low. I went outside and there was a F-4U and a T-6 painted to look like a Zero, "dog fighting" at tree top level! Really thrilling to watch, if you like that sort of thing. Now, too crowded. TJ

Suwannee Tim · 05-22-2009, 04:39 PM

F-15, no question as I got a ride in a P-51 flown by Bob Hoover in the early '70s when I was about 14 or 15 years old. Got rides in other P-51s flown by less notable pilots. Got a ride in the Goodyear blimp. I grew up on various airports (my father homebuilt a Pietenpol) and got rides in lots of neat aircrafts. My favorite was the Breezy. I think getting shot off a catapult in anything you can see out of would be a scream.

LurpyGeek · 05-22-2009, 04:45 PM

SR-71. Not even one of my favorite aircraft, but I can't even begin to fathom what it feels like to go Mach 3+ at the edge of space.

Jake35 · 05-22-2009, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 21bravo

id have to go with the P51D. its just an utterly beautiful piece of machinery. its lines and curves....pheww!!

. you actually have to be able to fly with this plane. there is no computer to do it for you...and i think we as a society rely on technology too much.

P51D HANDS DOWN.

itd have to look like this though
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The P-51's with the red painted tail were to signify the Tuskegee group which were an all Black fighter wing who escorted B-17's to Berlin and back. They had the highest success rate of protecting the B-17's of any escorting fighter group. Just a little war trivia. What's not to like about any fast platform for 6 50 cal BMG's. The P-47 had 8 50 cal BMG's, just not quite as fast or agile as the P-51. If I had my dream plane, it would be the P-51, it was the Maserati of the sky in WWII

bcj1755 · 05-24-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 21bravo

id have to go with the P51D. its just an utterly beautiful piece of machinery. its lines and curves....pheww!!

. you actually have to be able to fly with this plane. there is no computer to do it for you...and i think we as a society rely on technology too much.

P51D HANDS DOWN.

itd have to look like this though
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Isn't that red tail the marking of the Tuskeegee Airmen? 99th Pursuit Squadron, IIRC?

EDIT - Nevermind, Jake35 beat me to it

johnlives4christ · 05-24-2009, 08:01 PM

p51 with live ammo. make a few runs on some old junk cars...

millwright · 05-25-2009, 07:00 PM

Sortta like asking to choose between an Esclade and a Farmall to me.... >MW

hkruss · 05-25-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by millwright

Sortta like asking to choose between an Esclade and a Farmall to me.... >MW

Never heard of a jet referred to as a tractor before!!!

05-21-2009, 09:05 PM	#1
hkruss Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mobile, Al. Posts: 1,092	Which would you rather fly in? If you had the chance to go for a ride, in which military aircraft would you prefer to fly, and why? (If you could only pick one!) P-51D or F-15 No, you can't say, both!!! Just one! Got a preference other than the two listed above? Go ahead and post it, just remember, ONE choice!! __________________ obama - "non gratum anus rodentum" -->

05-21-2009, 09:11 PM	#2
bcj1755 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: A wretched hive of scum and villiany Posts: 4,357	Re: Which would you rather fly in? A-10 gotta love that GAU-8/A __________________ History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever. Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - Cicero If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. - Samuel Adams

05-21-2009, 09:27 PM	#3
Snakedriver Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW. Florida Posts: 1,219	Re: Which would you rather fly in? Definitely the P-51!!! Love that Roll-Royce 12 cylinder, like a really hot sports car. That's when flying was still flying. Just a man and the sky above __________________ Fear is a reaction..........Courage is a decision

05-21-2009, 09:42 PM	#4
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Which would you rather fly in? I loved the P-51. Got to sit in one once. Got a ride in an F-86 once. Got arrested at 8 years old for taking pictures of my favorite, though. The Son of 51. (My all time favorite is still the P-38 Lightning) Pops Attached Images

05-21-2009, 09:58 PM	#5
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: Which would you rather fly in? I'd choose the F-15 in a heartbeat. Why choose a Model A when you can have a Lamborghini? __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

05-21-2009, 11:03 PM	#6
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Which would you rather fly in? Hey! My Model A had a Dodge 440 in the rumble seat. (For awhile. 'Til we tried to take that curve and the clutch didn't release.) Pops

05-21-2009, 11:20 PM	#7
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Which would you rather fly in? I have to lean more towards the Corsair, I dont know why but I just love the looks of this plane. Outta the choise here though I have to say the p51. Attached Images __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

05-21-2009, 11:20 PM	#8
rbjohnsn Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Which would you rather fly in? Since only the two, bummer. I would say the P-51D. The sound of the engine is ossom. A real thrill though would be the SR-71 oh-yea.

05-21-2009, 11:51 PM	#9
ilovenxstage V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 144	Re: Which would you rather fly in? Of the two listed, definitely the good ol' Mustang for me. Out of all the ones not listed, probably an A6M Zero. I just wouldn't want to have a Corsair or a Hellcat on my tail! __________________ 1938 Mosin Nagant 91/30 H. Schmidt 22 revolver Heritage Rough Rider .22 revolver Marlin 25 .22 rifle NEF Pardner 12ga shotgun Winchester 1200 12ga shotgun CVA Buckhorn .50 muzzleloader "A gun is not a weapon, Marge. It's a tool. Like a butcher knife...or a harpoon, or......an alligator!" -Homer Simpson "Don't push it under the rug, don't forget it, because it's going to happen again." -Josephine Harris, 9/11 survivor

05-22-2009, 01:47 AM	#10
Charlie the sniper Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England, thats the USN aircraft carrier near europe. Posts: 750	Re: Which would you rather fly in? P51, a real aeroplane, no computers just metal and cables. The F15 is a weapons system (a good one). There again, if I was in a Dog fight !!!! __________________ Never Forget, the price paid for Freedom.

05-22-2009, 05:22 AM	#11
Sasha88 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 25411 Posts: 75	Re: Which would you rather fly in? Any WW1 German airplane,from a Gotha bomber to a Fokker DVII.

05-22-2009, 07:59 AM	#12
fmacsin1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Moosehead Lake, Maine Posts: 433	Re: Which would you rather fly in? My pick: the F-15.

05-22-2009, 10:34 AM	#14
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Which would you rather fly in? I would lean toward the P-38 Lightning. A close second would be the P-51D. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

05-22-2009, 11:30 AM	#16
islenos Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,244	Re: Which would you rather fly in? I'd pick the Eagle __________________

05-22-2009, 12:26 PM	#17
21bravo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: wilkes county, nc Posts: 790	Re: Which would you rather fly in? id have to go with the P51D. its just an utterly beautiful piece of machinery. its lines and curves....pheww!!. you actually have to be able to fly with this plane. there is no computer to do it for you...and i think we as a society rely on technology too much. P51D HANDS DOWN. itd have to look like this though __________________ "BIG MOMMA BRAVO" If everything seems to be going well, you obviously do not know what the hell is going on --"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crime." - Thomas Jefferson

05-22-2009, 01:56 PM	#18
Teejay9 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southwest Corner of the US, "Where no stinking fence will stop us!!" Posts: 1,257	Re: Which would you rather fly in? Well, the "Jenny" might be really fun, but I'd love to take a ride in a P-51. In our area, back a few years, you'd see War Birds all the time. One day I heard the throaty roar of radial engines, flying balls to the wall, and really low. I went outside and there was a F-4U and a T-6 painted to look like a Zero, "dog fighting" at tree top level! Really thrilling to watch, if you like that sort of thing. Now, too crowded. TJ

05-22-2009, 04:39 PM	#19
Suwannee Tim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,227	Re: Which would you rather fly in? F-15, no question as I got a ride in a P-51 flown by Bob Hoover in the early '70s when I was about 14 or 15 years old. Got rides in other P-51s flown by less notable pilots. Got a ride in the Goodyear blimp. I grew up on various airports (my father homebuilt a Pietenpol) and got rides in lots of neat aircrafts. My favorite was the Breezy. I think getting shot off a catapult in anything you can see out of would be a scream. Last edited by Suwannee Tim; 05-22-2009 at 06:43 PM..

05-22-2009, 04:45 PM	#20
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: Which would you rather fly in? SR-71. Not even one of my favorite aircraft, but I can't even begin to fathom what it feels like to go Mach 3+ at the edge of space. __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.

05-24-2009, 08:01 PM	#23
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: Which would you rather fly in? p51 with live ammo. make a few runs on some old junk cars...

05-25-2009, 07:00 PM	#24
millwright Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,436	Re: Which would you rather fly in? Sortta like asking to choose between an Esclade and a Farmall to me.... >MW