clive, 
The "world's ugliest airplane" ...
... is the AirTruk
Designed in New Zealand for cropdusting, its ungainly appearance is due to the interesting specs the designer was handed
Trivia: It appeared in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Item #4 in my latest Linkfest newsletter, free to read here and subscribe or hey even support if you can: https://buttondown.email/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-17-medieval-fighting-snails-loud/
