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Blackburn Buccaneer
« on: March 02, 2013, 03:32:10 AM »
can't find a topic on this so here goes ....

Ever notice how the Bloodhound missile & H.S. Buccaneer have similar outlines ?  Just put the crude ('60's technology) Airfix kits of the 72nd scale Bucc & HO/OO B/Hound beside each other & find that they go together quite well.  The Russians have a few very-large missiles for aircraft, so why not the Brits ?

A 1/350th Bucc would be 55mm long - ideal to make a missile to go under the 72nd Bucc's wing !
Doesn't someone do a 350th British aircraft set for carriers ???

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2013, 06:06:29 AM »
I've been thinking of a Bucc S Mk.3 as an alternative or supplement to the Tornado GR.1.  The Spey's would be replaced by "cropped-fan Tay's" that fit the same envelope as the Speys and avionics would be updated to match what's on the Tornado.  There would probably be some radome outline changes and I could see the SAAF's rocket booster installation as a standard fit for rapid launch and to allow use of the extended underwing tanks of the SAAF in addition to, or in place of, the bulged weapons bay door of the RAF.

Another option would be a more dedicated tanker version with the equipment all internal to the weapons bay rathr than carried on a pod under the wing.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2013, 02:20:19 AM »
Brought to my attention courtesy of GTX......
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2013, 10:06:58 AM »
Looking to do at least one West German S.51 one in MFG1 or MFG2 markings.  SAAF tanks and the booster rocket fit for scramble departures with tanks on the inboard hardpoints and Komoran missiles on the outboard ones.  Dding the RAF bulged weapons bay tank would be an option to be added later.

If I was doing a tanker with the HDU equipment in a modified weapons bay, I think I'd look at using underwing tanks on all four wing hardpoints, preferably the SAAF tanks for the extra capacity.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2013, 10:17:35 AM »
Remember when I first saw Buccaneer photos.
Struck me what an aesthetic good looking jet it is.

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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2013, 09:11:11 AM »
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2013, 09:34:36 AM »
Any A/C where the main gear is dual boogies all right in my books. 
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2013, 03:51:42 PM »
How about an Electronic Warfare Bucc in the same vein as the EA-6?  Sling some Jammer pods under the wings and include fuel + more electronics in the weapons bay.
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2013, 02:28:47 AM »
Norwegian.
Air Force of British Royal Columbia.
U.S. Army, current day Afghanistan
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2013, 06:04:35 AM »
Remember that a Bucc has a whacking great avionics bay full of 1950s/60s black boxes in the rear fuselage. Modernise and miniaturise that lot and you get a whole load of space. For a tanker, you could probably lose a lot of it and get an HDU in there, leaving the whole bomb bay for fuel.
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2014, 11:48:03 AM »
I was rather surprised to find that there isn't a thread on this aircraft.

I'm thinking both alternate users and alternate weapon loadouts.  For example:
Marineflieger with SAAF rocket boosters & long drop tanks, RAF bulged weapons bay, and Komorans under each wing
JASDF with either four ASM-1 or -2 missiles or two drop tanks and two missiles
RSwedAF  in 3-tone green splinter camo with two or four Rb.04 or Rb.05 missiles
USMC and/or USN markings as "A-8" when the electronics don't come together and the A-6 Intruder program fails

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2014, 12:57:34 PM »
Indian Airforce perhaps?
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2014, 01:24:20 PM »
There was indeed a thread, topics merged and thread renamed Blackburn Buccaneer to ease
future searches.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2017, 02:31:04 PM »
Fighter derivative
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2017, 07:25:14 PM »
Interesting.
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2017, 02:53:52 AM »
USAF SEA over black.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #18 on: May 01, 2017, 11:22:14 AM »
^ That should look great!  :)
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #19 on: May 01, 2017, 01:00:01 PM »
I wonder what you'd get crossing the Buccaneer's stout airframe with the A-6's avionics and nav/attack systems fit?

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« Reply #20 on: May 01, 2017, 01:49:25 PM »
I wonder what you'd get crossing the Buccaneer's stout airframe with the A-6's avionics and nav/attack systems fit?

A-6 was a heavy user of wire-wrap for integration, would it be up to the Bucc's operational profile?
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #21 on: May 02, 2017, 10:38:38 AM »
USAF SEA over black.

Yup yup yup.


Okay, just had to try this.



Night attack scheme with GBU-10s for precision attack. Wanted to try toned down markings on SEA camo with black undersides on another build and thought this was a good chance to give it a try. I suppose they'd be less bright on an actual, weathered build.

Daytime attack scheme with loads of Mk 82s. Did this one just because it I wanted to see how it looked and simply involved changing some colours.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #22 on: May 02, 2017, 12:50:17 PM »
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I'd love to see this supersonic variant in RAAF markings and South East Asian camouflage!  :P

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« Reply #23 on: May 02, 2017, 12:50:31 PM »
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #24 on: May 03, 2017, 04:20:16 AM »
Okay, just had to try this.



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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #25 on: May 03, 2017, 05:49:29 AM »
For the night attack one, self-lasing or is the target lased from another aircraft?  I could see my OF-5F concept working here.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #26 on: May 04, 2017, 09:28:30 AM »
^  I suppose either way would work. Shouldn't be too hard to fit a Pave Knife pod on one of the pylons. Maybe even something like the TRAM turret of the A-6E in a part of the bomb bay?

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Because I can.  >:D Nah, truth is, I might need two more Buccs myself now.  :-X  Eyeing the upcoming TANMODEL kit for this. Once they release the 1/72 version, that is.
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« Reply #27 on: May 04, 2017, 01:51:57 PM »
^  I suppose either way would work. Shouldn't be too hard to fit a Pave Knife pod on one of the pylons. Maybe even something like the TRAM turret of the A-6E in a part of the bomb bay?

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Because I can.  >:D Nah, truth is, I might need two more Buccs myself now.  :-X  Eyeing the upcoming TANMODEL kit for this. Once they release the 1/72 version, that is.
Perhaps fair it in to the front of the bulged weapons bay door?  Alternatively, Pave Knife on one of the pylons and drop tank on the matching side of the other wing with two GBU-10's on the outboard hardpoints.  I am tempted to wait on the 1/72 version(s) of the TANMODEL kit to do these.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #28 on: May 05, 2017, 12:29:30 AM »
Mate the Pave Knife pod with one of the slipper tanks.  There is enough material in the after portion of the Pave Knife pod that could become part of the slipper tank without much effort so that all you have is the rotating portion of the Pave Knife pod extending from the front of the slipper tank. 

The 48th scale Buccanneer from AirFix has one version that includes the extended/larger/longer slipper tank shapes that were used on SADF Buccaneers which might make it that much easier to blend the parts from the Pave Knife pod with the slipper tank. 
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #29 on: May 06, 2017, 05:22:37 AM »
As posted elsewhere already, images like these:




Make me wonder about a carrier based (or otherwise) ASW variant with mini sonobuoys in weapons bay and perhaps a torpedo under each wing (maybe faired into the fuel tanks).  This could fill a role somewhat similar to the supposed Su-32FN.
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« Reply #30 on: May 06, 2017, 09:08:38 AM »
<snip>Make me wonder about a carrier based (or otherwise) ASW variant with mini sonobuoys in weapons bay and perhaps a torpedo under each wing (maybe faired into the fuel tanks).  This could fill a role somewhat similar to the supposed Su-32FN
Not sure about torpedoes but that reconnaissance rack and pyrotechnics section might make an excellent container for chaff and flares plus a couple of ECM jamming systems.  Think EA-6 or EF-111 roles but twenty years earlier.  Protecting the strike package as they zoom in to take out hostile surface units. 
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« Reply #31 on: May 06, 2017, 09:55:08 AM »
EA-6A went into service in 1966, somehow I don't see the capability existing in 1946.  ;D :icon_fsm:

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« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2020, 04:08:22 AM »
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #33 on: September 27, 2020, 02:45:18 AM »
What might have been...

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« Reply #34 on: September 27, 2020, 09:29:46 AM »
Heading in the right direction! ;)
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« Reply #35 on: October 01, 2020, 02:17:30 AM »
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« Reply #36 on: July 11, 2021, 02:53:31 AM »



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« Reply #37 on: July 11, 2021, 02:55:48 AM »




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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #38 on: July 13, 2021, 09:46:28 PM »
So Australia bought Eagle in the early 70s then?

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« Reply #39 on: July 13, 2021, 10:13:56 PM »
Maybe...
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« Reply #40 on: July 16, 2021, 02:59:15 PM »
Well now you have bought up my favourite Post War jet.. plus more nice pix of most versions I already have on the shelf in Whiffer version, LuftMarine, RAAF. I do like the RAN version though
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I would also consider India to be possible alternate market

For completeness..Blackburn/BAE did offer the Buccaneer as a competitor to the Intruder, with predictable results

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« Reply #41 on: July 17, 2021, 11:03:10 AM »
Nice! Good to see the Bucc in different dress  :smiley:
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« Reply #42 on: August 01, 2022, 07:39:02 PM »
Mini Buccaneer, based on Hawker Sea Hawk


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« Reply #43 on: August 02, 2022, 02:57:03 AM »
Different
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« Reply #44 on: August 03, 2022, 06:59:55 PM »
Buccaneer's nightmare




 
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« Reply #46 on: November 02, 2023, 09:08:39 PM »
Frankenstein project with Jaguar, Buccaneer and Harrier


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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #47 on: November 08, 2023, 10:48:14 AM »
Buccaneer plus Jaguar


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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #48 on: November 09, 2023, 05:15:57 AM »
Single-seater Bucc is a splendid idea!  :smiley: The Jag nose works rather well on that.
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #49 on: November 09, 2023, 05:24:02 AM »
As posted elsewhere already, images like these:






I'm seeing a potential forerunner to the JP-233 airfield denial weapon in these pictures.

That recce insert looks like it's made in two parts, so maybe design an anti-airfield weapon insert based on it. Make one section for smaller munitions and the other section for larger ones.

You could mix and match it too. Have two section of the same type so you could have all small or all large munitions carried by an aircraft.
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #50 on: November 09, 2023, 07:02:14 AM »
For completenes..Blackburn/BAE did offer the Buccaneer as a competitor to the Intruder, with predictable results



USN Buccaneer looks soooooooo right to me.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #51 on: November 10, 2023, 02:37:10 AM »
I like your thinking.
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #52 on: November 10, 2023, 02:38:00 AM »
I'm seeing a potential forerunner to the JP-233 airfield denial weapon in these pictures.

That recce insert looks like it's made in two parts, so maybe design an anti-airfield weapon insert based on it. Make one section for smaller munitions and the other section for larger ones.

You could mix and match it too. Have two section of the same type so you could have all small or all large munitions carried by an aircraft.

I like your thinking.
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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #53 on: November 14, 2023, 11:54:20 AM »
Corsair influence :mellow:  :lol: .



BTW, same scale.

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Re: Blackburn Buccaneer
« Reply #54 on: February 11, 2024, 12:05:33 PM »
I've been engaged in conversation about the British CVA-01 aircraft carrier on another forum. In this conversation many have alluded to the CVA-01 eventually being compatible with F-111B and F-14....
Got me thinking, for the Royal Navy's small aircraft contingency and their seeming want to emulate USN capabilities of FAD at the time, what about a cost-effective modification of Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 fitted out for FAD ?
Gutting it of it's strike role systems/radar etc for that of the following:
Hughes AN/AWG-9 radar [this might necessitate an enlarged radome - reminiscent of the bulbous radome on the F-4K/M]
Four underwing AIM-54 Phoenix AAM's [or two semi-recessed AIM-54 Phoenix AAM's in a modified bomb bay]?
Upgraded Spey turbofan engines with greater thrust.....

Anyone up to doing such a profile?

MAD