Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: bluesman on November 19, 2012, 11:51:35 PM

Title: P38 UCAV
Post by: bluesman on November 19, 2012, 11:51:35 PM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/gunslingerone/what%20if%20aircraft/38ucav.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/gunslingerone/what%20if%20aircraft/ucavbash2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/gunslingerone/what%20if%20aircraft/ucavbash1.jpg)

Who chops up a perfectly good P-38? I did. I thought it might be fun to do a fast, single engine UCAV from WW2

I have since blended the wings and need to take updated pictures.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: The Big Gimper on November 20, 2012, 12:53:15 AM

This is so cool.  :-* :-*

You can make it a Mistel with a B-17 or a B-29.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: elmayerle on November 20, 2012, 02:26:36 AM

Keep the in-line engine theme and "Mistel" it from a B-38.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: GTX_Admin on November 20, 2012, 02:29:07 AM

Interesting.  I was thinking a while back about a P-38 UAV - I was going to keep the centre pod for recon equipment, SATCOM  etc though.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: LemonJello on November 20, 2012, 05:17:57 AM

Very cool design and execution. I could see hanging a pair from a B-29 as early cruise missiles.  The P-38 has a lot of possibilities for UCAV versions, doesn't it?

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: arkon on November 20, 2012, 07:47:34 AM

wow! i like that a lot!! is it gonna be recon version or fling bomb?

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: sotoolslinger on November 20, 2012, 09:02:08 AM

Neato :-* :)

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: Tophe on November 20, 2012, 10:47:45 AM

Nice!
However, it has already been built ("Brooks P-38 drone" on my site http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/#Sit (http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/#Sit) )

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: finsrin on November 20, 2012, 03:53:07 PM

Cool concept and build  8)
Could be a long(ish) range cruise bomb sent to North Korea targets.  Used in combination with shorter range Loon cruise missiles.
Thinking night bombardment.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: bluesman on November 21, 2012, 07:09:52 AM

My thinking is the bay could house a camera pod, jamming equipment ahead of a bomber flight, or with external stores rocket pods or a couple 500 pounders for special missions.

Could be carried in by a bomber to extend range or catapult launched almost anywhere.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: Buzzbomb on November 21, 2012, 09:49:50 AM

Hey Justin.. good to see you here.

Bout time you took to plastic on this.

cheers

Brian T

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: finsrin on November 21, 2012, 09:56:22 AM

Lends itself well to a catapult launch site diorama.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: The Big Gimper on November 21, 2012, 10:27:48 AM

Quote from: finsrin on November 21, 2012, 09:56:22 AM

Lends itself well to a catapult launch site diorama.

Off the stern of a 1/72nd BB-61 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_%28BB-61%29).  >:D

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: bluesman on November 21, 2012, 11:45:19 PM

Hey Brian! How ya goin' mate?

Your version of the concept was pretty cool too.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: Brian da Basher on November 23, 2012, 08:50:05 AM

That's an outstanding concept!

My hat's off to you, bluesman!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: bluesman on November 23, 2012, 12:04:51 PM

Dont thank me, thank Kelly Johnson. I just chopped his 38 in half is all.

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: Tophe on November 24, 2012, 04:41:30 PM

Like in "flight of the Phoenix" film (with a Packet), nice... :)

Title: Re: P38 UCAV
Post by: arc3371 on November 24, 2012, 08:51:37 PM

Quote from: Tophe on November 24, 2012, 04:41:30 PM

Like in "flight of the Phoenix" film (with a Packet), nice... :)

Agree