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taiidantomcat:
--- Quote from: apophenia on July 23, 2025, 04:45:24 AM ---Prompted by Evan and Frank's discussion of turbojet-powered Thunderbolts, I've knocked this together (based on an Olivier Beernaert F-84E profile). The first mod was to shorten the fuselage a scale 15 inches (as per a Tommy Thomason article) for an early Thunderjet length.
-- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=882.msg231734#msg231734
Next, P-47 wings were substituted. With those wings comes a 'taildragger' undercarriage arrangement. In the Justo Miranda sketches accompanying the discussion, I believe that the space needed for a retractable tail wheel has been underestimated. To that end, I have enlarged the Thunderjet's tail bumper to create a mounting point and housing for a semi-retractable tail wheel.
As per the discussion, I have substituted a P-47D bubble canopy and dropped the F-84's ejection seat. In a scrap view, I have ghosted-in the positions of the main fuselage fuel tanks. The P-47 wings would also now be entirely filled with fuel - gun armament being moved to the nose on the F-84.
The result is certainly no 'looker' ... but, I believe, it is more plausible than the other posited jet Thunderbolt (re)arrangements.
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I like the subtletly of it. A top view would probably betray the P-47 Wings pretty quickly :)
apophenia:
Back in Feb 2024, Hush-Kit published an article entitled AI attempts to draw British aircraft and we spit out our collective tea in awe at these magnificent obscenities. Hush-Kit's contribution was to provide the AI with aircraft names and nothing more (because, well, it was funnier that way).
-- https://hushkit.net/2024/02/15/ai-attempts-to-draw-british-aircraft-and-we-spit-out-our-tea-in-awe-at-these-magnificent-obscenities/
At the bottom of the attached image is a copy of the AI's interpretation of what a de Havilland Mosquito would look like. An upside is that I am no longer embarrassed by my childhood attempts to depict real aircraft. Of course, the mini-me of many decades ago would have also search out additional details. Evidently such research was not part of the skill set for AI image generation at the time.
At the top of the attached is my attempt to capture the flavour of the AI-generated Mossie. I have ignored the most bizarre features - like tandem tailwheels and random 'features' - as well as omitting the Klingon squadron codes. I believe that the AI was trying to render a contra-prop but, since the spinner isn't long enough, I left it as a 4-blader. I also left on the inexplicable USAAC-style antennae ... but move the 'pole' further forward.
I suppose the take-home from all this is that the key to any success with AI image generation will be (at least for now) iterations corrected and guided by a human editor. Or, to put it another way, Artificial Intelligence can only function usefully when curbed and properly aided by Human Intelligence. Alas, if we offer AI our assistance, its image generation output will provide much less unintentional humour!
Kerick:
It never gets the props right!
GTX_Admin:
That could probably be a development of or competitor to the Hawker Henley
apophenia:
Thanks folks.
--- Quote from: GTX_Admin on September 13, 2025, 02:22:58 AM ---That could probably be a development of or competitor to the Hawker Henley
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It could. Having started with a Spitfire (both AI image-gen and me), there is a little bit of Supermarine Type 333 in there as well.
Anyway, it does make for a good reminder of just how fortunate Britain was to have the actual Mosquito. The idea of RAF Henleys make low-level runs over occupied France and the Low Countries gives me the shudders :o
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