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Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => COIN Aircraft GB => Topic started by: KiwiZac on October 02, 2015, 04:19:17 AM

Title: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: KiwiZac on October 02, 2015, 04:19:17 AM
This will be a single-engined turboprop aircraft. Photos tomorrow morning NZ time to show start of work.
Title: Re: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: mrvr6 on October 02, 2015, 04:30:47 AM
fighter aswell?
Title: Re: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: KiwiZac on October 02, 2015, 08:26:59 AM
No, this one will be a ground attack/close-support aircraft.
Title: Re: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: KiwiZac on October 03, 2015, 01:36:44 PM
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/ZacYates/just%20models/294BE649-0600-4099-84FF-C8D9C71A28BA_zpsyb3qlx8m.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/ZacYates/media/just%20models/294BE649-0600-4099-84FF-C8D9C71A28BA_zpsyb3qlx8m.jpg.html)
A while ago I got Trumpeter's Gannet and Wyvern in an online auction a while back for quite cheap. Both were started and have been waiting for a good idea. Someone suggested a Russian reverse-engineered Wyvern. So here we are.

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/ZacYates/just%20models/9B5B16CC-CD34-490C-95BF-E6E4CD37D829_zps5pdyssxo.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/ZacYates/media/just%20models/9B5B16CC-CD34-490C-95BF-E6E4CD37D829_zps5pdyssxo.jpg.html)
You may have an idea of where this is going...
Title: Re: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 04, 2015, 04:31:08 AM
Interesting - you going to keep the bomb bay?
Title: Re: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: KiwiZac on October 07, 2015, 06:42:53 AM
I'm not sure, I'm leaning towards a ton of underwing stations and making the bay a fuel tank for a nice, long loiter ability. I'm hoping it won't look too Gannety when I'm done.

Some chopping and PSR is on the agenda for this weekend.
Title: Re: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: KiwiZac on November 24, 2015, 07:09:38 AM
Hi folks,
I rather lost interest in this and it went back into the stash soon after my last post. It WILL one day emerge as a Soviet ground-attack machine as planned, but other projects captured my attention and imagination. Consider this my withdrawal, and good luck to everyone else.
Title: Re: Tupolev Tu-140 "Flay"
Post by: Tophe on November 28, 2015, 12:52:30 PM
Your model/invention is interesting anyway. If you finish it after this GB end, maybe post it on the main forum, it will be pleasant to see as well. ;)