<...> I wonder how a pair of the Bomarcs would look mounted on a B-52?
Hmm, the B-52 as a standoff interceptor with Bomarcs under the wings and Bendix Eagles on rotary launchers in the weapons bays?
How about the Bomarc for the B-58 pr XB-70?If that BOMARC kit had been priced a bit less I would have been very tempted to acquire a pair of the things but at $32.00 each that is a bit more than I am willing to pay. :(
Set BB31 has piqued my interest. I see an "instant sunshine" delivery project being added to my build queue. Maybe for the next "End of the World" GB? Thanks for the link!
Mike's a member at the local club - I hope to get some time on his lathe in 2013 to turn an Honest John. Pics will be posted here of course!
Mike's a member at the local club - I hope to get some time on his lathe in 2013 to turn an Honest John. Pics will be posted here of course!
Wish Mike was my neighbor, it would certainly be fun to provide advice and share ideas with him.
Hmm, the B-52 as a standoff interceptor with Bomarcs under the wings and Bendix Eagles on rotary launchers in the weapons bays?
I was thinking more like Bomarc air to surface missiles or anti-radar missiles for servicing targets that could not wait for a Hound Dog :)
Evil idea... given the head-start of range to target and BUFF altitude, could an air-launch Bomarc be used as a proto-ABM?
Given relative sizes, I'd be tempted to use a modified SRAM as a proto-ABM rather than adapt a Bomarc for launch from a B-58. The second thought for a B-58-launched ABM would be a two-part pod with the bottom being a modified Skybolt for ABM purposes.Evil idea... given the head-start of range to target and BUFF altitude, could an air-launch Bomarc be used as a proto-ABM?
I would go for a B-58 instead.
1/48 Vought Regulus I:
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CC-130 Hercules 1/48. This large and comprehensive set provides markings for RCAF / CAF CC-130 Hercules from entry in service until present day.So much Canada© in such a small package. :smiley:
Evil idea... given the head-start of range to target and BUFF altitude, could an air-launch Bomarc be used as a proto-ABM?No. And not SRAMs either. ICBMs get up to about _1200_ miles out at max altitude and come in on the target almost vertically. Getting closer to the launch point only gets you much, much further from the incoming warhead. The Sprint ABM system from the 60s placed batteries essentially right in front of the target cities and launched at about 85Gs to get to Mach 10 in under a second and only had a range of 25 miles. Response times are stupid short and, even today, it's almost impossible to do the guidance calculations in the time available to actually guide to the target.
A carefully scuplted adapater piece would work,
Damn! I was going to do that CL-52 conversion too --- I've got a base kit and the decals for it (CanMilAir) already ---- interested Carl?