Author Topic: Empty Handed's New Profile Hangar (Read 30975 times)

Empty Handed · « **on:** January 26, 2015, 05:49:26 AM »

Hello all. Long time. Seems as if I have got my profiling mojo back [groans from audience]. Quiet you!

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GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2015, 08:00:32 AM »

Looking good! :)

Empty Handed · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2015, 06:02:31 AM »

Thanks!

Ilyushin Il-31 Fissure-A:

Ilyushin Il-31 'Fissure-A' VVS by Matthew Palmer, on Flickr

finsrin · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2015, 09:18:38 AM »

Last two design/color combos favorites :)

Empty Handed · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2015, 01:44:47 AM »

Thanks!

Ilyushin Il-31M Fissure-C:

Ilyushin Il-31M 'Fissure-C' VVS by Matthew Palmer, on Flickr

Tophe · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2015, 02:53:41 AM »

Great silhouettes! Like coming from nowhere but "could have been" anyway!

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2015, 04:47:37 AM »

I really like the Ilyushin Il-31 - any more details?

Empty Handed · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2015, 02:14:08 AM »

Thanks!

I envisage the Il-31 as sort of a Su-7ised Il-28. Generally Ilyushin's answer to the Fitter family using an existing fuselage barrel for ease of production (in theory). So new 50-60ish degree sweep wings. New nose intake. Single engine in the fuselage replacing the bomb-bay. Something of the order of a Lyulka AL-7F which has similar smash to the Tumansky R-15 of MiG-25 fame - so supersonic performance via brute force rather than any finesse!

The Il-31M features revised intake geometry (principally auxiliary air inlets), uprated engine (AL-7M perhaps?) and a spine for better aerodynamics/more avionics.

I have a few export customers in mind and a plaything for the PVO coming up next. It may be interesting to speculate on an Ilyushin Fencer equivalent?? Maybe a Fencer-ised Il-54 with fuselage engines rather than podded in a revised aft fuselage. Sort of what the Il-102 was to the Il-40.

Sorry for the ramble.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2015, 02:38:13 AM »

No need to apologise. I like your innovation here :). You had me confused a bit though as I was trying to work out which Ilyushin project design you had based your profile upon.

Empty Handed · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2015, 05:52:38 AM »

Given the high performance of the Il-31, an interceptor variant for the PVO was almost inevitable. This was the Il-31P Fissure-D:

Ilyushin Il-31P 'Fissure-D' PVO by Matthew Palmer, on Flickr

The Indian Air Force was the first export customer. Initially they received Il-31D Fissure-Bs, a downgraded variant with simplified avionics, intake geometry and a downrated engine. These proved unsatisfactory and later India received the Il-31MD variant which, while still not as potent as the Soviet's own Il-31M, was a considerable improvement. Here is an Indian Il-31D performing a somewhat colourful flypast after an exercise:

Ilyushin Il-31D 'Fissure-B' Indian AF by Matthew Palmer, on Flickr

Tophe · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2015, 03:15:18 PM »

Dear Empty Handed,
I like your planet very much. Did the Soviets win WW3 there?

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2015, 04:02:41 AM »

The more you post these Il-31s, the more nervous my 1/48 HpH Il-28 is getting...

Tophe · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2015, 02:12:11 AM »

Thanks a lot to reveal this secret part of the Korean crisis... Secret history is fascinating, with beautiful unknown airplanes moreover :)

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2015, 04:40:26 AM »

Quote from: Empty Handed on February 01, 2015, 12:59:32 AM

[Il-76 Candid shrinks in wash?]

JP Vieira · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2015, 05:15:53 PM »

Great ideas here

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #15 on:** August 27, 2015, 05:18:21 AM »

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #16 on:** August 27, 2015, 05:37:05 AM »

Heaven. I'm in heaven.

finsrin · « **Reply #17 on:** August 27, 2015, 08:21:07 AM »

Oh Oh Yes :)

elmayerle · « **Reply #18 on:** August 27, 2015, 09:54:00 AM »

Beautiful!! An advanced version with turbo-props, perhaps?

Tophe · « **Reply #19 on:** August 27, 2015, 11:41:58 PM »

Quote from: Empty Handed on August 27, 2015, 05:08:52 AM

Douglas EC-124D Rivet Stack:

This is interesting, even if I do not love such huge cargo, without streamlined aerodynamics (this is not your fault, this is the template of course)...

Empty Handed · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2016, 05:51:48 AM »

I've always felt that the US Navy needed some kind of Tu-16 Badger analogue. So what if Martin and the USN Bureau of Aeronautics, concerned with the viability of the seaplane deterrent, developed a conventional land-based long-range patrol bomber from as many P6M components as possible?

Martin P-7 Template by mtpalmer1, on Flickr

1966: WWIII looms in the northern Pacific. A P-7C Majestic of VP-22 loiters over the Forrestal battlegroup ready to counter-fire its AUM-55 ALASROC missiles at any Echo or Charlie class SSGNs that would attack so tempting a target.

Martin P-7C Majestic VP-22 by mtpalmer1, on Flickr

1968: Just off of Haiphong, a P-7B of VXAH-1 swoops in low to lay mines.

Martin P-7B Majestic VXAH-1 by mtpalmer1, on Flickr

apophenia · « **Reply #21 on:** June 13, 2016, 09:01:08 AM »

Love your P-7 Majestic ... and the concept behind it :)

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #22 on:** June 13, 2016, 11:58:12 AM »

P-7 Seamaster/Majestic = wonderful :)

lauhof52 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 13, 2016, 03:07:12 PM »

Really nice work!!!

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #24 on:** June 14, 2016, 03:11:06 AM »


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