Submitted by brojer on February 06, 2013.
There are many planes uglier then this one. Super Guppy being only one.
There are many planes uglier then this one. Super Guppy being only one.
I stand corrected and yes you are right. It IS a 50 model being a retired military airplane. With all of its mods, it could not be designated a commercial airplane like the normal 40, 60, 70 and 65 aircraft. So it was then designated 50 model. It is a unique airplane and I was corrected when talking to the flight department. You were right and I was wrong.
There is an even uglier and much newer plane that beats anyone in the ugliness dept: Boeing X-32 JSF. For those of you that don't remember this one just click on this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Strike_Fighter_program It looks like a venerable Navy F7U Cutlass delta wing fighter on a really heavy diet of steroids and zillion gallons of beer per week. No wonder they sent it to pasture.
If you take off the front end, this is a fine looking plane. I saw it in person not a month ago, it is in beautiful shape. Not the ugliest by far, most commie planes are uglier!
This is a Sabreliner 50 - the one and only ever built, in fact. It used the fuselage of a Model 40 and the wing of a T-39. But's a Model 50:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N50CR