EW. I wouldn't even identify the F-16 Block 60 as being an F-16 if you hadn't just told me. I knew it had gotten bigger, but I had NO IDEA it had been outright RUINED.
Well, one thing's for sure, that desert camo paintjob is seriously ugly. Makes far more sense than blue on top, but it just makes it look dirty.
Forgot to mention - James Bond flew an L-39, which automatically makes it cool already
So I'm the only one here who likes the block 60 design?
The 747-8 is on the way, the Freighter was rolled out a few months ago...
*PICTURE*
Now it's the Intercontinental to go... I think the 747 ranks as one of the most beautiful commercial airliners ever made, just behind the DC3...
It also has ajaggedjaaaaaaaaged trailing edge on the engine nacelles.
Wikipedia informs me that the engines on that 747-8 are the same series that they use on the 787. It's pretty cool that they're no only still building the 747 but still rolling out new versions of it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The 747-SP looks kind of weird though...Damn straight. The 747 platform is just a gigantic sky-mule which can be reconfigured into prettymuch anything efficiently and effectively with relatively minimal reengineering. Reference the E-4, VC-25, 747-LCF, 747-SCA, 747-SP.
The process of creating a new 747 variant is as follows:
1) Reconfigure the fuselage as desired (longer, shorter, extend the upper deck, bloat it up so it can eat entire airplanes, glue some hardpoints to the roof, whatever.)
2) Fiddle with the wing design a little
3) Every once in awhile, stick some updated engines under the wings
4) Every once in awhile, give the interior and avionics a facelift.
Damn straight. The 747 platform is just a gigantic sky-mule which can be reconfigured into prettymuch anything efficiently and effectively with relatively minimal reengineering. Reference the E-4, VC-25, 747-LCF, 747-SCA, 747-SP.