[Dashing Dasher]

In airplane design, I've heard it said....



If it's ugly, it's German;
If it's weird looking, it's Russian;
If it's ugly AND weird looking; it's FRENCH!

[GBA]

You may be right. I would have said that, post WWII, if it's ugly, it's British. Ugly and weird looking could be Russian, but probably is also British. Or a French design they got from the British. OTOH, American designs are generally gorgeous. Heck, even the A-10 is a handsome airplane.

[Oztrich Boy]

In airplane design, I've heard it said....
If it's ugly, it's German;
If it's weird looking, it's Russian;
If it's ugly AND weird looking; it's FRENCH!

Most true in the 1930s

But half true in the French case, back in the 30s they were produve the most elegant and the most ugly aircraft, wuth nothing between.

Although for an example of French aesthetics. the late 19th century battleships remain the archetypical example