The Ugliest Airplane: An Appreciation

The Ugliest Airplane: An Appreciation earned 17 points and 10 comments, a loving ode to engineering that defies aesthetics, scoring 60% fewer points than the average Hacker News story. It highlights the A-10 Thunderbolt II's 30mm GAU-8 cannon, which fires 3,900 rounds per minute. Compared to #8's 43-point textbook, this piece attracted 60% less points but achieved a 58% comment-to-point ratio, outperforming #6's 35% ratio despite lower overall visibility.