https://78.media.tumblr.com/dadf33f53e7edb135834475ab37be2d2/tumblr_na3r7gvrW51scgatxo5_250.gif
Mine's the ADFX Morgan from Ace Combat.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/acecombat/images/b/b0/X-02_Knight_Flyby.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150609005845
http://sparrow.o.oo7.jp/aircraft/x02m16.jpg
I love the X-02's folding.
Plus it was just grounded enough to be believable to young me. The Morgen and FALKEN were a bit too fantastical.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/774/c2f58681-f4b0-418e-b0e7-175074a32ad3/maxresdefault (13).jpg
Hope this counts as an aircraft.
Yeah.
I also liked the MiG-31 firefox. Had a "Mind Controlled" system similar to the Falken's COFFIN system I think. It even had the reverse-fired missiles too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_(film)
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/71249830674310891/2D153778EE862216CFFF5C8DC02874A9386741A9/
Mi-48 Kajman from ArmA 3. It's a Hind with the aesthetics of a Havoc and the propulsion system of a KA50
https://orig00.deviantart.net/ceec/f/2010/060/5/e/f_302_test_by_davide_sd.jpg
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stargate/images/f/f7/X-302.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/640
X-302/F-302, F-302 being the production model designed mostly for atmospheric flight.
This brings up something I wanted to ask.
Do we consider space fighters capable of atmospheric operation "aircraft"?
Or conversely, aircraft capable of spaceflight? Where should we draw the line?
Personally I think that any primarily spaceborn vehicle that is merely capable of operating within the atmosphere should be disqualified. This rules out stuff like Firefly, Starship Voyager, etc. TIE fighters can land on the surface, but you wouldn't call them aircraft.
Stuff like the F-302 is different, though. Yes it's a space fighter, but like Reagy said, the F-302 is mostly designed for atmospheric flight.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/0/07/H3_-_D77H-TCI.png/revision/latest?cb=20120315214113
D77-TC Pelican from Halo
Can't find a good picture but I've always been a fan of the Hammerhead VTOLs from MGS4/Revengeance, they're basically helicopters with a big wide rotor they can lock in place to use as a wing and fly like regular jets
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/542/366c1383-9555-40e2-b841-42c8d3475934/Custom_Hammerhead_blueprints.jpg
http://www.wriphe.com/blog/pics/blog_052810.jpg
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/238897/fc7ba768-1d5b-4c8d-aacd-1666db335950/image.png
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/238897/c770e728-1a56-4349-8f49-ed565b97fe58/image.png
genetic perfection
engineering masterclass
maximum aerodynamics
I've always loved the aesthetic of the UNSC Frigates from Halo
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/9/9b/HR_UNSCFrigate_Grafton.png/revision/latest?cb=20131031014934
The Orca VTOL from Command and Conquer. Most of them are pretty neat but the OG Orca from Tiberian Dawn is best
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/208392/59c9ece1-46d8-4f21-a04d-36bf239d485a/Orca_Fighter_2.jpg
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/crimsonskies/images/e/eb/Plane_Fury.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090521181410
Pretty much every plane from Crimson Skies
I love the ADF-01 FALKEN from Ace Combat.
If you're gonna post space craft that can also go into the atmosphere then
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stargate/images/7/72/AsuranCity-ship.jpg
Have a flying city.
https://my.mixtape.moe/fkyrxm.png
F-52 from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
https://my.mixtape.moe/yrwwia.png
H-8 Global Defender from Independence Day: Resurgence
https://my.mixtape.moe/zmmfdo.jpg
https://my.mixtape.moe/zxgmry.jpg
Jackal and Raven from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
https://my.mixtape.moe/kumlsd.jpg
GA-TL1 Longsword-class Interceptor from Halo
https://i.imgur.com/kSbrwUq.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10wV05aNu9o
Really liked the Sanka Mk. B (basically the J7W1), even though it got shot up so many times in Sky Crawlers.
https://starcitizen.tools/images/8/87/CutlassBlack_TouchingDown.png
https://starcitizen.tools/images/a/ac/Cutlass_Black_Rework_ATV_02.jpg
the cutlass from star citizen