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Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Black Projects GB => Topic started by: Empty Handed on August 02, 2012, 12:48:14 AM

Title: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: Empty Handed on August 02, 2012, 12:48:14 AM

Designed as a testbed for technologies being developed for the Lockheed A-12, the Lockheed A-10-4 has often been recorded as merely a modified F-104. The 10-4 was however, almost a completely new aircraft.

Instrumental in the development of the bleed-bypass engine (albeit using a modified P & W J75 rather than the J58) as well as pressurisation and fuel systems for the A-12, the A-10-4 was a real hotrod but lacked range when compared to it's later siblings.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/7924872678_3950cf724a_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80037838@N03/7924872678/)
Lockheed A-10-4 USAF (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80037838@N03/7924872678/#) by mtpalmer1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/80037838@N03/), on Flickr

Note the wingtip tanks which were jettisoned at the top of the climb for high-speed flight.

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: Brian da Basher on August 02, 2012, 12:51:02 AM

Now that's both innovative and incredibly imaginative!

Not to mention some absolutely first-class art as well!

Most excellent, Empty Handed!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 02, 2012, 02:36:49 AM

 :)

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: Doom! on August 02, 2012, 03:00:28 AM

Most excellent!

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: taiidantomcat on August 03, 2012, 02:34:34 AM

That would not be too tough to build either... Very nice!

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: ysi_maniac on August 13, 2012, 07:05:58 AM

I love this concept! :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: Dr. YoKai on August 14, 2012, 12:50:39 AM

 WhooosH!!!...hehe, now do one with the rocket booster ( NF-104, wasn't it? )

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: Empty Handed on August 16, 2012, 05:33:39 AM

Thanks all!

Yeah Dr. YoKai, it was the NF-104A. I may play with something along those lines at a later date.

Title: Re: Lockheed 10-4
Post by: Cliffy B on August 16, 2012, 10:14:50 AM

Very nice and very believable!  Build one and label it as the predecessor to the SR-71 and listen to all of the "Wow I never knew that" exclamations  8)