Author Topic: Ghost Rider's Profiles  (Read 14582 times)

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« on: February 11, 2014, 05:02:16 AM »
     ArGo-249 "Amerika Bomber"

The Amerika-Bomber project was an initiative of the German Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) to obtain a long-range strategic bomber for the Luftwaffe that would be capable of striking the contiguous United States from Germany, a distance of about 5,800 km (3,600 mi). The concept was raised as early as 1938, but advanced, cogent plans for such a long-range strategic bomber design did not begin to appear in Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring's offices until the spring of 1942. Various proposals were put forward but they were all abandoned as unsuitable or too expensive.

Following the develpment of an atomic weapon in 1944, the RLM issued a revised specification. The Ho-229 had completed its acceptance trials and its inhearently low radar signature had aroused significant interest.  Arado agreed to a collaborative venture with the Horten brothers and Gotha Waggonfabrik to develop an aircraft capable of meeting the requirements. The ArGo-249, with its 3 man crew, ( comprising pilot, navigator/bomb-aimer and flight engineer/gunner ) and pressurised cabin, proved to be considerably superior to the other, more conventional, designs.  The ArGo-249 was of mixed construction, with the center pod made from welded steel tubing and wing spars built from wood. The wings, which housed the fuel tanks, were made from two thin, carbon-impregnated plywood panels glued together with a charcoal and sawdust mixture. Reimar Horten later said the mixture of charcoal dust in with the wood glue absorbed electromagnetic waves which shielded the aircraft from detection by early warning ground-based radar that operated at 20 to 30 MHz. The wing had a single main spar, penetrated by the jet engine inlets, and a secondary spar used for attaching the elevons.

The internal bomb bay could be configured to carry both conventional and nuclear munitions.





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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2014, 09:12:54 AM »
Nice entry! :)
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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2014, 11:36:27 AM »
Beautiful!!  And highly plausible.

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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2014, 02:06:38 PM »
nice( now need to get another ho 229) :)
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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2014, 06:08:13 PM »
   ArGo-239 Nachtjager 

During the early stages of the collaborative venture between Arado, the Horten brothers and Gotha Waggonfabrik to develop the ArGo-249 "America Bomber" it was decided to apply basic design concepts to adapt the existing Ho-229 configuration. Although originally conceived as an "escort fighter" for the ArGo-249, the potential to develop the radar equiped ArGo-239 was very quickly identified by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) and it was put into production as a "night fighter". The low radar signature and its 4 x 30mm Mk 108 cannons combined to make it formidable in this role. The later addition of external drop tanks significantly extended its combat radius, also allowing it to be employed in its intended role.









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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2014, 06:40:24 PM »
 ArGo-239 & ArGo-249  :-*
These splendorful designs are aggravating my bombermania  :P
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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2014, 11:36:10 PM »
Ungesehen über die Ärmelkanal




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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2014, 02:20:06 AM »
Wow!
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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2014, 08:55:54 AM »
Seriously wow!

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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2014, 09:57:49 AM »
Great work Glynn. Don't forget the Ar 234's.  :)
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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2014, 10:07:39 AM »
Seriously wow!

No, seriously! Especially the trio over the Channel  :)
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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2015, 12:28:30 AM »
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Don't forget the Ar 234's.
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Ar-234E Maritime Patrol and AWACS variants

In late 1940, the Reich Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium, RLM) offered a tender for a jet-powered high-speed reconnaissance aircraft with a range of 2,156 km (1,340 mi). Arado was the only company to respond, offering their E.370 project, led by Professor Walter Blume. This was a high-wing conventional-looking design with a Junkers Jumo 004 engine under each wing. In late 1943 the RLM offered a tender for an aircraft capable of fulfilling the the maritime reconnaissance and attack roles, where range and reliability were more important than high speed.  With the Ar 234 already in service Arado put forward a modified design powered by 2x BMW 028 turboprop engines, however, due to production delays the design was modified to accept the Junkers Jumo 009A engine. As there was no need to perform lengthy acceptance trials, the design was approved and went into service in May 1944 .

Following the decimation of German air defence network by Allied bombing in 1945 some af the Ar 234E airframes were hastily reconfigured to provide an airborne early warning system to identify incoming bomber formations and co-ordinate fighter attacks. Although the concept proved highly effective it was employed far too late in the war to have any major impact on the inevitable outcome.













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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2015, 01:20:19 AM »
Great designs and AWESOME artwork! 

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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2015, 04:45:05 AM »
Better and better

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« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2015, 06:07:19 AM »
Very cool!

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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2015, 01:17:39 PM »
Got my attention as well.

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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2015, 09:24:25 PM »
Your latest Ar234 variants are quite cool.  I've always thought that the turboprop and AEW radar would go good on a Messerschmitt P.1100 with the mid-mounted wing.

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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #17 on: February 27, 2015, 12:08:32 PM »
Your latest Ar234 variants are quite cool.  I've always thought that the turboprop and AEW radar would go good on a Messerschmitt P.1100 with the mid-mounted wing.


Something like this perhaps:

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« Reply #18 on: February 27, 2015, 12:39:26 PM »
Your latest Ar234 variants are quite cool.  I've always thought that the turboprop and AEW radar would go good on a Messerschmitt P.1100 with the mid-mounted wing.


Something like this perhaps:



Yep, but with the AEW radar on top.  That's exactly what I was thinking of and I'd reckon that mid-wing position would allow adaptation as a carrier-based aircraft.

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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #19 on: February 27, 2015, 12:53:08 PM »
Every illustration in thread is excellent-inspiring :-*
See lotta potential for kitbashing 1/48 Ho229 & Ar234 into 1/72 bombers.

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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2015, 10:44:48 AM »
Um...... Ar-234 AEW......  :)
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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2015, 12:51:03 PM »
Sorry to go off topic sorta, but what would be a good base model or source for the above engine and prop combo( got a nifty idea of what to do with my bf110)
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« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2015, 12:18:45 AM »
Sorry to go off topic sorta, but what would be a good base model or source for the above engine and prop combo( got a nifty idea of what to do with my bf110)
They are a bit rough, but I believe Igor at Unicraft does make them; you'd probably need to contact him directly to find out availability and price.

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« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2015, 02:51:50 AM »
Thanks
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Re: GJE52 Profiles
« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2015, 02:29:19 AM »
Supermarine Scorpion

In the early 1930's the Air Staff realized that an aircraft armed with 20mm cannon was required to combat the increasing structural integrity of larger bombers and Air Ministry specification F.37/35 was issued in 1935. The specification called for a single-seat day and night fighter armed with four cannon. The top speed had to be at least 40 mph (64 km/h) greater than that of contemporary bombers - at least 330 mph (530 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,570 m).

Eight aircraft designs from five companies were submitted in response to the specification.  The Supermarine 313 was a twin engine design with four guns in the nose and potentially a further two firing through the propeller hubs. When the designs were considered in May 1936, there were two issues - concern that two engines would be less maneuverable than a single-engine design and that uneven recoil from cannons set in the wings would give less accurate fire. The conference favoured two engines with the cannon set in the nose and recommended the Supermarine 313. Although the initial Supermarine design was considered the more favourable, due to the performance of the Spitfire which was undergoing trials, they were not able to deliver a prototype within the time frame available. To overcome this the Spitfire and Supermarine 313 design teams were merged, allowing the basic Spitfire design to be adapted to develop what became known as the Scorpion. Following successful trials,  the aircraft was accepted into service in July 1941. The high proportion of commonality between the Spitfire and the Scorpion facilitated both production and maintenance, greatly improving operational effectiveness.








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