Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Sea => Topic started by: raafif on August 23, 2014, 09:17:35 AM

Title: alternative to sub-launched missiles ?
Post by: raafif on August 23, 2014, 09:17:35 AM

a real project that was worked on by Airships International in the '70/80s but terminated .... no other info from the site ...

(http://deansgarage.com/wp-content/gallery/mellbergairships/20110324162423608_page_5.jpg)

Title: Re: alternative to sub-launched missiles ?
Post by: elmayerle on August 23, 2014, 11:50:52 AM

Reminds me of an airship-deployed version of Sea-Launch.  If you can get an accurate enough fix on your launch location, it could work.

Title: Re: alternative to sub-launched missiles ?
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 24, 2014, 02:41:28 AM

That is one John M. Mellberg’s images - you can see more here (http://staging.deansgarage.com/2011/john-mellbergs-career/).  What's really interesting re the design shown is that it has an internally thruster system as opposed to external props).  You can see more here:

(http://staging.deansgarage.com/wp-content/gallery/mellbergairships/20110324141704465_page_5.jpg)
(http://staging.deansgarage.com/wp-content/gallery/mellbergairships/20110324162446425_page_1.jpg)

There is also one image with Harriers etc inside:

(http://staging.deansgarage.com/wp-content/gallery/mellbergairships/20110324162423608_page_4.jpg)