If you had a gorillion dollars and could buy yourself one warplane, regardless of availability or laws, what would you choose?
>>27778233
Am I allowed to sell it for profit?
>pic related
>>27778241
Yes, but you will always be known as "that faggot" by everyone in the world.
>>27778241
>has a gorillion dollars
>wants to sell his one "whatever you want" plane for money
I don't think you thought this through.
>>27778233
The only right answer
Without hesitation. An F-14.
>>27778253
>you may now call me Baloo because we're going to take on pirates in this
>>27778233
B-17. All other answers are from faggots
>>27778269
You only have the money required to buy the plane regardless of how little or much it costs. You don't get to keep a gorillion dollars. Someone simply gave you an unlimited budget for any plane for free to you.
>>27778253
JMSDF US-2A
First flight is 2003.
Something with legs and maneuverability. Since combat isn't involved, I'm going with the Su-35. Range and agility would be even better once you strip out unnecessary military gear. Could even convert the radar domes to fuel tanks.
>>27778287
Swept wing masterrace
>>27778233
does that bazillion dollars also go towards fuel and maintenance?
>>27778383
Why does the B-1 always seem to get overlooked? It's pure sex.
SR-71
>>27778233
Obviously a Tu-160 so I can cruise across the country at supersonic speeds while still being able to land on short runways.
F-14D or OH-10D. This is, of course, assuming that it has to exist.
>>27778287
>only right answer
> pic that looks like it was taken with a 1984 Casio wrist watch camera
>>27778434
Less than 30 in existence. Who knows how many can actually work at the same time. Vodka Tier maintenance.
>>27778423
B-52 is better at dropping lots of bombs. B-2 is better at dropping bombs in hard to reach places.
B-1 is just not as appealing because of this.
>>27778462
If I have a gorillion dollars to hire maintenance crews that isn't an issue.
>>27778465
B-1 can carry more than the B52. While also being faster, more maneuverable, able to fly nap of the earth, substantially smaller RCS, and go farther.
>>27778428
Seconding this. Any other response is absurd compared to riding the Sled.
>>27778233
Cesna 172. I don't think I could fly anything more complicated, and I don't think I'd bother with flight school for more advanced aircraft for no reason.
>>27778497
I also realize this isn't a censa 172.
>>27778233
Hughes H-4 Hercules
>>27778493
>24 hour prep time
>You need to wear a fucking space suit to ride it
No, not a good pick if you just want to fuck around in an expensive plane.
>>27778489
You're probably right. I just made an assumption based on the fact that so many B-52s remain in service. Guess they're just way cheaper to operate.
Still, B-2.
B-29
>>27778454
>what is a picture saved from fucking google.
>im suppose to have control over a fucking picture i didnt take
this plane makes me diamonds
>>27778554
oh and the B1 is cheaper to fly too.
the only negative about the B1 is treaty imposed.
Which we might as well throw out the window.
What about proposed? Nuclear powered bomber would have been bitchin'.
>>27778578
Russians actually did it. It killed the pilots and and the plane had to be buried for all eternity.
>>27778567
>chooses a terrible pic from google
>blames google
how are you able to use the internet
Based X02
>>27778423
Cause it looks like a seal.
>>27778596
Where did they bury it?
>>27778596
>http://www.aviation-history.com/articles/nuke-bombers.htm
That's not what this says.
>>27778287
Yup
>>27778367
>if you had a gorillion dollars
I don't see where it says you DONT have the money.
Faggots don't even know about my permanent air capabilities
A Ki-45 Toryu
>>27778233
This mother fucker right here!. Sure it was glitchy as fuck, id dump more money to make it work porperly.
FAMAS
A B-36 so I could be comfy around the world.
>>27778287
This
>>27778334
This or this, both sexy planes
>>27778428
>you will never buzz the tower at an undisclosed airspeed above Mach 3
A fleet of DC3s with miniguns mounted on them
>>27778233
An f-16 block d without a doubt. It's not the most powerful, expensive or rarest jet ever made but it's by far the most fun to pilot. Nothing beat it.
A f15 feals already like a big Mercedes to drive, the f16 like an expensive sport car.
There is a reason with there are so many of them.
Yes please.
Invasion stripes a must
>>27781266
so a fleet of Spookys then?
>>27781353
That's perfect.
Thulin D desu
>>27781322
Good choice, the only problem is the engines are REALLY loud.
>>27778233
Sr71 blackbird.
>>27781370
Unfortunately I have not had the pleasure of being near a running B-25.
Welp, guess I'll need some good ear pro then!
F-111
I use it to bomb pirate kebab.
XB-70 Valkyrie
I need to go sanic fast.
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>>27781404
Excellent choice, stranger.
>>27778233
B1 obviously.
Super sexy
Super fast
Terrain following
Room to have parties
It's the obvious choice.
>>27778233
Any choice other than an OV-10 is wrong
Su-34, tandem cockpits are the best to bring bros along for the ride.
I could also live in it! About as comfortable as living in a car, but dat cool factor.
>not being /k/ as fuck and flying this beast
>>27781452
The only right answer, to be honest.
Mig 3
can I get something that never got off the drawing board? and you never said anything against drones...
>>27781471
>Burning all that cash on obsolete shit.
Ekranoplan, or however those comies said it. I want my fucking cruise missile launching, beach landing, exceeding metal gear weapon in production right fucking now.
>>27781492
Have fun dying of radiation poisoning.
>>27781519
>implying i'll be the only one
>>27781519
>>27781548
>crashing this plane
>with no survivors!
>
>on the entire continent
Achtung, OG jet fighter coming through
Does that gorillion also include lifetime maintenance and parts?
A skyly from Sky Crawlers. I don't care if its not real, it's sexy as fuck.
>>27781611
In WW2 my grandfather's company came across an airfield with a few ME262, needless to say they had no fucking clue what it was.
>>27781492
They actually tested two engines
>>27781651
Someone else played the Sky Crawlers?
>>27778233
BRRRRRRRRRRT
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT
ALL DAY EVERY DAY
>>27778497
you double nigger
civil aviator here; what in the fuck are you doing?
At the very least fly a king air 200 because dat payload capacity and speed.
>I don't wanna bother going through flight school to fly my favorite warbird
You are a fucking faggot. I got my pilots license three months after I got my drivers license. And a year after that I had my multi-engine; and I worked my fucking dick off to get the money to do that.
>>27781773
In addition to this;
I want a fucking MiG-25 FOXBAT
if I can arm it; I'd retrofit it with NATO computers so I can fire AIM-9X from the sucker.
>you will never remove skinny with two of your buddies and four 20mms
>>27781756
Watched the movie. Loved the plane design.
>>27781773
Curiosity - if I may ask, when did you get your licence, how much was it, and what country - and CPL or PPL?
As allways, my faithfull beauty; Su-T50.
>not picking the coolest plane of all time.
>>27781651
>random cooling blisters on empennage
what the fuck is back there the cabin heater?
Might buy a few, including this one.
A gorillian dollars.... That's a big sum of money
>>27781077
>>27781861
If you have to fly, fly comfy.
The Ayy Lmao Mark 3.5
>>27781865
for you
>>27778233
F-86. That is the pinnacle of fighter aesthetics.
>>27781655
>In WW2 my grandfather's company came across an airfield with a few ME262, needless to say they had no fucking clue what it was.
I always imagined the guys who found the Ho 229 prototypes to go: "Those Nazis got fuckin' ufos!"
>>27781981
>Those Nazis got fuckin' foo fighters
FTFY
UFO didn't enter common lexicon until the fifties
Flying saucer is also acceptable.
How much exactly is a gorillion
If it's a lot I'd invest all of it into PAK FA R&D and the Shady Russian arms dealers would probably give me an entire Squadron for myself
>>27779354
>Ki 45
My nigga
>>27778287
This anon got it right but to save the answer i'll post the hd pic, also:
>I'd paint "DANGER ZONE" with the arrow pointing to the intake entrance"
Also >>27778383 is right.
I'd love to have my own B1, that is if i'd have unlimited maintenance and fuel.
Just give me this, and I'll be happy.
HAPPY PLANE LIVES!
>>27781452
>>27781471
this is right desu tho senpai
baka to every who doesn't say this
>>27782663
Correct.
>>27778369
I was about to post something else but this is pretty cool.
>>27781249
Yeah, because your plane would overheat if you flew that fast at low level.
>>27778253
this
I don't have a runway near me, but there's a stretch of road with a suitably large rest area for maintenance work. Thus, a Hornet.
>>27783270
Almost all modern fighters can do that m8. You should pick the hornet for high alpha flying.
>>27778544
>you need to wear a space suit to ride it
You say that like it's a bad thing.
>>27778558
kek
How about an A-10 warthog?
>>27783004
>>27781064
>convert inside to utilitarian or victorian decor
>add solar cells on wings, build from ultralight materials
>travel the tropics Porco Rosso style
>even carry pontoon/light boats n shit
Want. So much want.
>>27781249
Sr-71 couldn't even break the sound barrier at sea level.
>>27778423
I think it's gorgeous, but it's a maintenance whore from what I hear
>>27781093
>British cold war fighters
>not sea vixen
>>27778571
>going for worst Fw-190
Have some taste anon
>>27783335
But it's not
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>>27781370
I fail to see that as a problem. Radials are sex
Only correct choice
>ywn soar above the cliffs of Dover shooting down German bombers
>>27781922
>>27781545
....Ok, so I choose this one.
I'd suck a dick for a MiG-25 desu
>>27778544
>not flying around the country asking for ground speed checks everywhere
virtually any figther in the bottom paint job, so i guess an F16 will do
Do you guys even gullwing?
>>27778657
I'm kind of partial to the CFA44.
>>27783335
I prefer it because the maintenance requirements are easy to meet. I want to fly, not wait for a bitchy crew chief to call me and tell me the fickety stealth coating is gonna need another six hours to cure.
>>27783627
I mean, look at this beast
I like how they looks
>no Short Sunderland
It's the comfiest military aircraft ever made.
Comes with a galley, bunk beds, mess hall, porcelain toilet, workshop, 18 machine guns and wing bomb racks that can be reloaded mid flight.
If I had my gorillion dollars, I'd skip the bombing capability and instead furnish the inside to victorian perfection, with oak wood paneling and furniture, silver dining ware and a smoking room with comfy wing chairs and a small fireplace.
Looks sexy from side view. It's not Su-27 right? Some kind of modification?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flTxIlywVqA
>>27783717
Su-30
SUV.
>>27781093
So close to being a top tier type of guy
>>27783455
but this was the correct choice
>>27783652
>>27783627
>Even fictitious future Russian aircraft have straight ducts
>Vectoring nozzles with more thrust vectoring paddles over the top
video game shit/10
>>27781764
BASED ANON
>taste, he has it
>>27778253
gr8 taste m8 I rate you 8/8
This is the most op stealth bomber ever
>>27784170
It's the only stealth bomber ever.
>>27782663
The seaplane to rule them all
>internal bomb bay for high-speed, low-drag
>swept wings
>JETS
I have dreams at night about converting one of these for CAS
>tfw you won't be able to ever see one
no VTOL yet bds
>>27784385
>Not F-35B
It's like you WANT to crash.
Gimme dat siren
I say we all meet at Area B7R for air jousting
An F-15. I've always been in love with it. Just the perfect aircraft.
I think a helicopter would be funner. I love the new AH1-Z Vipers. I could park it in my backyard and do nap of the earth flying around all the hills here, land at my camping/hunting land etc.
>>27785019
I too love F-15's
>>27785078
pure sex
>>27784388
>>Not F-35B
>>27781077
I cant BRRRRRRT understand BRRRRRRRRT your accent BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTT
>getting anything else
I don't care if it's ugly.
>>27783657
A gorillion dollars means I can buy and maintain 13 of these, right?
I'll buy one of these and a couple BMPs and then I'm set to invade Madagascar
There is only one in the world still flying.
I read a memoir written by a German soldier, went like this
>be on leave sitting with a girl by an airfield outside of Berlin
>hear a siren and watch as dozens and dozens of 109s and 190s take off and soar into the distance
>girl says 'our planes will stop them'
>then we hear a low rumbling roar that is getting louder by the minute
>we see what looks like a dark cloud in the distance
>its bombers. thousands of bombers
>we are sitting there astounded by the sheer number of 4 engine bombers now flying overhead
>we know nothing can stop such a foe
>hear the explosions in the city
>spend rest of leave cleaning up debris and bodies (mostly women and children)
>>27781655
"Fucking krauts and their goddamn space magic"-anon's grandpa after discovering the ME262
>>27778253
It's the fucking catalina wine mixer!
>>27778253
This, refitted with turboprops,
>>27785703
>>27781655
The level of technological achievement the Germans were able to accomplish on such strict wartime restrictions is amazing. I'm sure many allied soldier looked at German technology and thought, "How the fuck did they do that?"
Would love this
>>27778233
Hind-D
>>27781786
Wasn't it fast, but not particularly maneuverable? Then again, if its airframe were to have been constructed primarily out of titanium, rather than aluminium and nickel-steel, the problem might've been remedied.
P-51 Mustang
Owning a P-51 is like saying
"Hello, my testicles are massive, I'm sorry about constantly inseminating your daughters"
>>27786704
>>27786714
My niggas
>>27786714
Nah, that would be P-39's, flat spins and all.
>>27778253
you suave motherfucker
>>27778334
you suave motherfucker
>>27781033
edgy
>>27781825
you suave motherfucker
>>27785546
blue shifting through the Bosphorus
just need some backup for this un
>>27781773
I don't have any desire to fly planes buddy, I take interests in other things. Now if we were talking boats, then yeah I might have a different tone. Planes? Nah, Cessna or another single engine aircraft is perfectly fine.
>>27785886
They were, and are still an example of what happens when you give an all white society lots of motivation and pride.
Also their society actually sucked balls and people were not happy, but god damn they got shit done
>>27781418
That's the one.
Plebs. All of you.
>>27781452
It should not have taken that long for this to be posted.
Predator and prey
>>27778383
> swept wing
try variable geometry
>>27786814
The Mi-24's ancient, though.
>>27781852
I do say good sir! What is this marvelous thing?
>>27781077
too expensive, can only be bought with an unlimited budget
>>27786849
Horten Ho-229.
>>27778253
Fund my Kickstarter pls http://www.columbiapacificaviation.com/trainingsalesetc/aircraftforsale.html
>>27781848
Is it normal to be sexually attracted to a plane? Because I want to caress that aircraft.
>>27786714
Is that really what it's like?
>>27778233
its not a warbird but I want a Spruce Goose, give her modern engines and avionics then turn the inside into a luxury home.
>>27787101
But wouldn't she be a bit of bitch to fuel, crew and maintain?
>>27787114
I assume a gorillion is more than enough to keep her going for a while
>>27787149
Right. I wasn't sure on whether or not the gorillion could be used on anything beyond the initial purchase.
>>27778233
>XB-70, then contract Lockeed to upgrade the shit out of it. Easily the most crazy plane of that size ever actually built and tested.
>>27787192
The Valkyrie?
>>27787211
Yes. With Lockheed's apparent specialty for things that go fast, they'd probably be the best current contractor for upgrading it to cutting-edge specs. Of course, bringing on Northrup, Boeing, etc is possible as well, but if I had to chose one, Lockheed gets the pick.
>>27786895
The fuck is that?!
>>27787265
Wouldn't it just be easier - at that point - to fund the development of a fully modern aircraft with specifications that resembled those of the Valkyrie?
>>27787280
An early Soviet attempt at a manned antipodal bomber.
>>27787336
Definately, but I assumed the conditions of OP meant an existing plane, not something from scratch.
>>27783647
So then why not get an F-35C or B?
>dat modularity
>dat mad high-alpha
>dat sensor suite
>dat helmet
>>27785640
forgotten soldier by guy sajer
said dude then gets shipped to the eastern front and the book goes full PTSD
>>27787280
MG-19 (MГ-19 in cyrillic), a concept spaceplane of the russian ministry of defense, designed by a team led by Oleg Gurko, SRI-4 (then CRI-50) design bureau.
Apparently the propulsion was as follow, according to some source:
- Hydrogen-oxygen rockets (or detachable turbojets) for liftoff and acceleration to Mach1.
- Nuclear-powered closed-cycle ramjet, for acceleration to Mach3 to 5 and climbing to the stratosphere
- Nuclear-powered open-cycle hydrogen rocket, for the orbital velocity, space maneuvering and re-entry deceleration.
And that sums up pretty much pretty much everything about the planes you can find on internet if you don't read slavrunes.
>>27787388
Well, if we stretched things a bit, you could fund the development of the aforementioned Valkyrie derivative, and then purchase the first functional prototype for an exorbitantly high price using the gorillion-or-so dollars you've been given. The profits generated by the purchase should sufficient to retroactively finance what would have otherwise put you into crippling debt.
>>27787489
should be*
Because I like to go places and take my things with me
>all of my things
comfiest bird in any universe
>>27787557
Too bad those intakes look like Jew stars.
Not the Lockheed YF12 its like you faggots don't even want to SR 71 bomber interceptor variant.
>>27787573
Back to /pol/.
The caspian sea nigger. I would tear around the bay in this thing while libtards shat themselves in terror. Maybe they could defend themselves with their double whipped cream half calf vegan frapimochas.
>>27787408
>knew the book from my shitty recollection
My nigga. You read any other German memoirs? I'm kinda addicted to them being a reenactor and a history buff.
>>27787372
>>27787437
So basically their version of the Silvervogel? Why didn't the try to make one?
>>27778253
There was some dude who bought one in the 60's, tricked it out with a bar until it got shot down over Egypt.
http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/24/all-aboard-the-flying-yacht-circa-1950/
>>27783455
>vampire
>cold war
Hmmmm...
>>27778334
>>27781093
There is something about twin booms that make me go into full primitive "muh dick" mode.
>>27779354
Patrician choice my friend, very pretty aircraft.
Pretty sure these are Tei's though.
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>>27787894
No, the other anon is wrong it was not an antipodal bomber, it was a SSTO shuttle (well, with boosters, but that's more a RATO than a two stages spaceplane). They dropped it in favor of the Buran when the US unveiled their shuttle and the soviet needed something easier to achieve than a nuclear open core spaceship.
>>27783716
this this this this this this
>>27781825
>>27786745
True patricians right here.
>>27788029
>ywn cruise around in a PBY with a bunch of 60's qt 3.14s
I kind of just want a wildcat
Looks like a fun little plane to fly
>>27778544
>needing a space suit
Bro that's half of the appeal for me
>>27788046
Looks better with this paint job.
>>27788375
>this is what naziboos actually believe
Invasion stripes > everything else.
>>27781492
This is exhibit A in the trial for whether or not humanity has lost its collective mind.
>>27783661
Fucking sex
The only correct answer.
>Plane gets hit by missile, missile tears massive hole through plane
>Plane now has a draft, continues to destination
>>27788507
>by missile
Anon...
>>27788524
Yes. Flak, heat seeking, dumb fire, HEAT rounds, HE, etc. The B-17 doesn't care. As long as you don't hit anything vital, it still works perfectly fine.
Pic related, an enemy plane made a direct collision with a B-17, and tore through most of it, leaving about a foot of metal connecting the tail and the rest of the plane. They completed the bombing run and made a slow turn for friendly territory. They had tried to get the tail gunner out of the strip of tail, but couldn't, as the tail gunner was effectively weighing the tail down and keeping it attached to the rest of the plane. They crash-landed in a designated field, and everyone survived.
If it can survive a falling plane, it can survive a flimsy missile.
>>27778493
>>27778428
saw one of these at an airshow once. it did a couple of flybys and, my god, the noise.
obviously the right choice.
>>27781033
this
>>27788589
jeebus christ. poor bombardier.
>>27788604
Some died by plain hypothermia in the planes. It wasn't pressurized, which is also why pilots wore such heavy coats back then.
>>27778233
Does it have to be a warplane? Because seriously, I can't think a single thing I want more to do than to fly the X-15. And I will never be able to.
Unless someone gives me a gorillion dollars, that is...
Imagine having your own B-17 with AE2100s instead of the old engines.
>>27788616
As shitty as a job it was, that cockpit looks hella comfy.
And finished.
>>27778233
SR-71 Blackbird
Maybe A-10 Warthog
They're so sexy...
Pure sex
>>27778233
As many else have said, a F-14 Tomcat. It's just so iconic for me, plus I have room to bring a buddy if I want. Though >>27778253
Is a very good option #2.
>>27788801
No.
>>27781452
He said warplane not gun.
>>27785332
>>27783394
>>27787336
We only get a gorillion dollars, anon.
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>>27785546
These guys knows.
Ekranoplan is the shit.
Mixing style, firepower and comfyness.
Flying house with garage and antiship capabilities.
>>27788801
Why does a gunship of that size only have the armament of an Apache?
>>27791898
Because Bungie/343 are retards.
>>27788524
Well anon isn't wrong.
Post WWII B-17s were converted into target drones, and were used testing the first AIM-4 Falcon & AIM-7 Sparrow missiles.
And many of them landed again after being hit.
Either one of those armed SR-71s or a helium zeppelin. Bitches love airships.
>inferior non-fiction aircraft
Just going to travel to the other side of the world in 10 seconds. Before I do that, let me just fly up to space real quick.
Either a B-1 Bomber or a YF-23
>>27778233
What the fuck would you do with a plane you couldn't get fuel for?!
>>27792605
>regardless of availability or laws
Because I am an edgy motherfucker
>>27781651
holy shit good luck taxying that with no forward visibility
Why the fuck has this not been posted yet?
>>27787886
desu I haven't even finished forgotten soldier. I got to the part where he's describing russian tanks getting stuck trying to overrun their defensive positions because the piles of russian corpses are popping under the treads and turning everything into snot-slick mud/blood/organ goo.
I put the book down at that point. I'll pick it up again eventually.
>>27788029
holy shit that story of getting ambushed by beduins is fucking crazy
>>27791898
because it's not a gunship, it's a combat bus
like the modern day chinook
>>27792691
Thats not being edgy, just suicidal.
>>27783657
Why not just go for the Original American build instead of a cheap knockoff?
I'd want a pimped out An-2 with modern avionics, a turboprop, and neon lights in the cabin. Then I could fulfill my dream of becoming a bush pilot in Alaska in style. Plus I want something that has excellent lift capability and maneuverability over a go fast jet so I leisurely cruise along mountainsides and canyons while being able to take in the view.
>>27788627
It would be pretty boring. Same with an Sr-71 or MiG-25/31 because you aren't really going to feel that speed at such high altitudes. You're basically going to be going in a straight line and it's going to end up feeling like any other flight on an airliner.
>>27781452
seconded for BRRRRRRRRRRRT
>>27787408
I was worried I was the only one on /k/ who had read that book. Pretty good, huh
>>27794731
It's not just the speed. For one, the launch is so amazingly cool - you get dropped by a B-52... and then you ignite a fucking rocket. Then, you can fly into actual space. You actually feel weightlessness and get to see the black void of space for what it really is. And, yes, I know that SpaceShipTwo exists, and so do other aircraft, but the pilot in me wants nothing more to control my aircraft the whole way, no fly-by-wire. I am the pilot in command, I make the calls, not the computer.
And none of the pilots ever described flying to over Mach 5 and over 50 miles up as "boring".
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