Which ONE aircraft would you take a flight in given one wish?

[danroyle]

Mk2 Viper presumably..

indeed

[mmh]

either an SR-71... being that high and fast would be immense...

that, or some kind jet fighter like an F22... a flight in some mountains somewhere would be immense, or alternatively flying tactically in a canyon somewhere (think will smith in independance day)... oooh yeah that'd be exhilerating!!

[g8ina]

Sopwith Camel, while listening to "I can see your house from here" by Camel

Either that or Air Force One - "we have our own phones"

[Whalefish]

A Spitfire. So I could see if Team Dribbleless are right and that it really flopped all over the sky like a drunken hippo.

[nichomach]

I thought about the Spit, the Mosquito, Buccaneer, but in the end, so long as it was on this flight, THIS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE2t6Sg_H74

[OilSheikh]

F-22 , what a gorgeous looking plane!

[Tumble]

A Spitfire. So I could see if Team Dribbleless are right and that it really flopped all over the sky like a drunken hippo.

The flopping around bit was probably describing a novice pilot taking off - the Spitfire didn't have automatic landing gear, you had to pump the wheels up and down with a lever. This lever was down just below your right knee, which meant that to use it, you had to hold the control column with your left hand, and pump like buggery with your right to get the wheels in. Because it was a light, manoeuvrable & sensitive aircraft, and it's VERY difficult to stop your left hand moving in sympathy with your right, the aircraft tended to flop around a bit until you could finish pumping the gear.... Or, whoever said it flopped around was a ham-fisted idiot who didn't possess the finesse required to pilot such a beautiful aircraft smoothly

[Whalefish]

I am referring to the FM in IL-2 now. The spit flies like the vertical stabiliser has been shot off.
Truly awful.

[happyguy]

that nuclear powered plane that never flew in the 60s

[buildyourbox]

euro fighter just seen one flying other day it turns so quick!!

[HelghanEmperor1]

I would say a Blackbird would be cool hehehe

[colinmcr]

Its just over 20 years ago, I'm in an American A10 Thunderbolt II over Iraq during the first Gulf War. The pilot lines up on a group of IFV's which he mistakenly believes are the enemy.
I'd love to ask him not to fire on the two British Warriors IFV in his sights but he does, he kills nine men....one is my friend...gone but not forgotten.

[blueball]

Its just over 20 years ago, I'm in an American A10 Thunderbolt II over Iraq during the first Gulf War. The pilot lines up on a group of IFV's which he mistakenly believes are the enemy.
I'd love to ask him not to fire on the two British Warriors IFV in his sights but he does, he kills nine men....one is my friend...gone but not forgotten.

Yup. Clear day, you could see for miles and both vehicles were clearly marked as friendlies. The US pilot refused to attend the inquest, what an insult to the families!

[[GSV]Trig]

Would the pilot not of been required to ask for permission to fire?
I vaguely remember the story, didnt know that inquests and the likes were still un resolved..

[blueball]

Would the pilot not of been required to ask for permission to fire?
I vaguely remember the story, didnt know that inquests and the likes were still un resolved..

Yes but at the end of the day it is the pilots responsibility for identification, nobody blames him but the families deserved better. I know it would have been very difficult for him but I honestly believe that the families would not have blamed him and would have accepted him, it might even have helped him to attend.

[colinmcr]

Its just past the 20 year mark since that fateful day. I just wanted to remember my friend and not apportion blame.