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Asked by auks1nona to Ryan on 30 Apr 2024.
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Ryan Durnall answered on 30 Apr 2024:
Hello, thank you for the question!
This is a really tough one. I think is the coolest is probably the one I work on for my job, which is the Eurofighter Typhoon. It was this plane that got me interested in planes and flying when I was around 8 years old.
Another favourite is the SR-71 blackbird which is now retired, but that was an incredible plane which was used for high altitude, high speed spying. It’s fasted recorded speed was over 2,000mph which is insanely fast!
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Steve P commented on :
(I’m answering this question too because, although it was directed at Ryan, the question appeared in my ‘stack’ of a answered questions). Like Ryan, I’m a great fan of the SR71 for the same reasons. Similarly (as an ex-RAF engineer), the great Tornado jet inspired me. One other amazing vehicle that is effectively a wingless aircraft is the land speed record-holding (over a thousand kilometres per hour) ThrustSSC which was piloted by a Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green
Ryan commented on :
Interesting answer! Were you a tornado engineer?
Bethany commented on :
OOOOOOO stunning! Our favourite is a C17 and an F35.
Ryan commented on :
Two great choices!
Martha commented on :
I should say that I do not really have a favourite plane. I fear turbulence and have lots of fears during a flight.
Ryan commented on :
Really sorry to hear you’re not a fan of flying. Turbulence can be scary, especially when it is unexpected. I like to think of it as ‘potholes’ in the sky. Just like the road can get horrible and bumpy in your car, the air can too. Luckily, aircraft are designed and maintained to a very high standard, and can withstand forces much larger than you’d expect, so while those turbulent bumps might worry you, the aircraft will just shrug it off and continue as it was designed to do so.
Andrew M commented on :
My great uncle Bert used to work for Rolls Royce at Filton near Bristol and claimed (always a little vaguely) to be involved in some way with Concorde. Never got the full story from him before he died sadly, but Concorde remains one of my favourite planes. Impractical and uneconomic, but sleek and beautiful.