I like airplanes. All of 'em, pretty much, but there is a special place in my heart for neat airplanes that never got the recognition they deserve. Not F-15's and Vipers or test planes or prototypes, but cool planes that worked well but will never be the hero vehicle in Top Gun II.
Planes like the F-5:
The Cessna Dragonfly (really, Super Tweet):
and the F-8 Crusader and A-7 Corsair II:
Members of a forum as geeky as this one must have their own favorite also-rans. What are they?