Hi,
I've been thinking about trying to do something for this GB but was having trouble coming up with a good idea. Then last nite after watching a video that included a discussion of the Fisher Eagle, which was designed to use parts from other aircraft (or at least parts based on parts from other aircraft) I got the idea of maybe trying to take the folding wings from one design and fit them to the fuselage,engine and tail from another design as a means of trying to help make an existing design more "carrier capable".
Along these lines in looking at Wikipedia I see that the Vultee Vengeance and Grumman Hellcat appearto have wings of similar area,although the Vengeance had a longer wing span than the span of the Hellcat. And they also appear to have a similar (though likely not identical) wing/fuselage connection configuration. As such I think I might try and do a Franken Bulld of a Vengeance with Hellcat Wings, Main (wing mounted) Landing Gear, and Tail Hook. I will likely need to try and transfer over the dive flaps from the Vengeance to the new wings, but they appear to be "fence type" fittings mounted to the top and bottom of the wing so hopefully that might not be too hard.
Here are a couple quick rough sketches to give an idea of what I'm thinking (with the Franken Build shown in between the base Vengeance and Hellcat).
Pat
