Profiling by JP Vieira - New profiles 2017

[JP Vieira]

Hello
Many thanks for your comments.
The VSTOL Su-25 is single engined; it uses a similar engine arrangment as seen in the Harrier.
The Su-25 was the winner of a fly-of competition against the Yak-39; this particular aircraft used a engine configuration similar to the Yak-38 test aircraft.
Below we can see both the land and naval versions of the loosing Yak-39.

[taiidantomcat]

Incredible JP! Wonderful imagination 

[JP Vieira]

Thanks :)

[JP Vieira]

Hello
Inspired by the great GrassSnake made by Jose http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=157.120

I decided to make some attack versions of early helicopters.
Here is the first:
In the late 1940’s, the US Army commissioned a dedicated attack version of the Sikorsky H-5; the aircraft was available early on in the Korean War and was used to great effect, supporting the ground units.
Although only armed with fixed cannons (fuselage) and rocket and machine gun pods (on the wings), the AH-3 Stinger was a useful aircraft to the ground war.

[GTX_Admin]

Nice.

[Logan Hartke]

I agree, very neat!

Cheers,

Logan

[apophenia]

Very cool! Now all you need is Belcher Bits' 1/48 Dragonfly 

[elmayerle]

Hello
Many thanks for your comments.
The VSTOL Su-25 is single engined; it uses a similar engine arrangment as seen in the Harrier.
The Su-25 was the winner of a fly-of competition against the Yak-39; this particular aircraft used a engine configuration similar to the Yak-38 test aircraft.

The bottom one isn't too far off from what the books describe as the Yak-39 design study, though it did have centerbodies for the intakes like the various Mirages and the F-104.  According to the Red Star book on Yak's vstol efforts, it also used the rear fuselage of the Yak-38U and an extended forward fuselage with three lift engines.

[JP Vieira]

Thank you all for your comments :)

[JP Vieira]

Hello
Many thanks for your comments.
The VSTOL Su-25 is single engined; it uses a similar engine arrangment as seen in the Harrier.
The Su-25 was the winner of a fly-of competition against the Yak-39; this particular aircraft used a engine configuration similar to the Yak-38 test aircraft.

The bottom one isn't too far off from what the books describe as the Yak-39 design study, though it did have centerbodies for the intakes like the various Mirages and the F-104.  According to the Red Star book on Yak's vstol efforts, it also used the rear fuselage of the Yak-38U and an extended forward fuselage with three lift engines.

That is very interesting; can you provide some images of that prototype...?

[JP Vieira]

Hello
The Bristol Bulldog (a dedicated attack version of the Sycamore) was one of the first armed helicopters of the Royal Army and one of the first, worldwide, to use air to ground missiles in the anti-armor missions.
The pilot/mission commander was in the upper seat and the gunner/ missile operator in  the glass nose of the helicopter.

[Tophe]

Funny old style for tandem-post helicopter...

[Empty Handed]

I don't normally go for helicopters but that Bristol is a cracker!

[JoseFern]

Nice helicopters JP!

[elmayerle]

Hello
Many thanks for your comments.
The VSTOL Su-25 is single engined; it uses a similar engine arrangment as seen in the Harrier.
The Su-25 was the winner of a fly-of competition against the Yak-39; this particular aircraft used a engine configuration similar to the Yak-38 test aircraft.

The bottom one isn't too far off from what the books describe as the Yak-39 design study, though it did have centerbodies for the intakes like the various Mirages and the F-104.  According to the Red Star book on Yak's vstol efforts, it also used the rear fuselage of the Yak-38U and an extended forward fuselage with three lift engines.

That is very interesting; can you provide some images of that prototype...?

All I have are the description in the book, no pictures.  It's on my list of things to acquire the raw materials for.

[JP Vieira]

Thanks for all your comments

[JP Vieira]

Hello
Many thanks for your comments.
The VSTOL Su-25 is single engined; it uses a similar engine arrangment as seen in the Harrier.
The Su-25 was the winner of a fly-of competition against the Yak-39; this particular aircraft used a engine configuration similar to the Yak-38 test aircraft.

The bottom one isn't too far off from what the books describe as the Yak-39 design study, though it did have centerbodies for the intakes like the various Mirages and the F-104.  According to the Red Star book on Yak's vstol efforts, it also used the rear fuselage of the Yak-38U and an extended forward fuselage with three lift engines.

That is very interesting; can you provide some images of that prototype...?

All I have are the description in the book, no pictures.  It's on my list of things to acquire the raw materials for.

Thank you. It would be great to see it.

[JP Vieira]

Hello
The Soviet Union also fielded attack helicopters in the 1950’s.
One of the first Soviet armed helicopters was a modified Mil Mi-1 Hare.
The new variant (designated Hart by NATO) featured a more powerful engine and besides the new nose, was almost similar in appearance to the basic Mi-1 Hare.  This variant of the Hare had a new, elongated and narrower nose featuring a small (very small  ) post for a missile operator, while in the main cabin stood the pilot and co-pilot.
The Hart was exported to almost all Warsaw Pact members and some Middle East allies.

[Brian da Basher]

Sweet! Putting DDR markings on it was a stroke of genius!

Brian da Basher

[GTX_Admin]

What Brian said!

[tsrjoe]

Really nice redesign, very believable too 

[sotoolslinger]

Nifty stuff :).REALLY like the Stinger

[JP Vieira]

Many thanks for your comments.
I really enjoyed making these early attack helicopters, and I think I will make some more in the near future.

[JP Vieira]

Hello
What-if the jet engine was available at different timelines…?
In these scenarios, practical jet engines are available either 20 years earlier (mid to late 1920’s) or 20 years later (mid to late 1960’s).
In these scenarios, all other aeronautical technologies are available at the same time as our timeline.
In such, we will see, for instance, in the first scenario, biplane jet fighters (in the late 1920’s and 1930’s) and, in the second scenario, swept-wing and missile armed piston-engine fighters in the late 1950’s and 1960’s.
Here is the first one, a biplane jet fighter of the RAF (early 1930’s); this aircraft, the hawker Fury, was used by fighter command and also exported to some countries.

[Tophe]

Nice jet biplane, thanks! (for the smile you gave me)
So... the Polish Belphegor had a forefather, as jet biplane - alas this old one was not twin-boom (but funny anyway). Funny Fury, yes.