What about Contingency Fighter's aka Emergency Fighter adoption of business jets for military roles eg: Interceptor / Ground Attack? Or has this already been done in other forums? (if so, I apologise, and please disregard)
What about Contingency Fighter's aka Emergency Fighter adoption of business jets for military roles eg: Interceptor / Ground Attack? Or has this already been done in other forums? (if so, I apologise, and please disregard) M. A. D
Quote from: M.A.D on April 19, 2018, 10:36:13 AMWhat about Contingency Fighter's aka Emergency Fighter adoption of business jets for military roles eg: Interceptor / Ground Attack? Or has this already been done in other forums? (if so, I apologise, and please disregard) M. A. DDime-a-dozen in Whif-verse, and not uncommon in the “real world”, and all far more boring than the reverse: bizjets/exec aircraft based on military aircraft.
Speaking of which, here is a theoretical F-111 Executive jet I did ages ago:
The powerplant for the D.H.123 - the de Havilland Gnome P.1000 turboprop - had an interesting shaft arrangement. Here is a bit on the P.1000 from Flight 18 March 1960:"D.H. Gnome P.1000 Free-turbine turboprop. Ten-stage compressor with variable-incidence inlet guide vanes and first three stators, annular combustion chamber with 16 burners, two-stage compressor turbine, independent single-stage power, turbine driving through rear reduction gear, high-speed top shaft and front reduction gear to suit propeller speeds from 1,245 to 1,550 r.p.m.
In the latest issue of Air-Britain's Aviation World, there's an article about a De Havilland (UK) reginal airliner called the D.H.123. I can't find anything on the internet other than what's on SPF (no pictures), but it looks like a fore runner to a Dash 8
Quote from: kitnut617 on November 29, 2018, 05:43:53 AMIn the latest issue of Air-Britain's Aviation World, there's an article about a De Havilland (UK) reginal airliner called the D.H.123. I can't find anything on the internet other than what's on SPF (no pictures), but it looks like a fore runner to a Dash 8I assume the Aviation World article doesn't include any images?
Wonder how something like that would look in Argentinian markings?
just a thought, a Learjet similar to the JASDF's U-36A in low-viz grey as an ETC-21C serving in one of the US Navy's electronic aggressor squadrons.
... thinking of a cheap-to-operate, maybe high-endurance stalker aircraft to monitor the large reconnaissance or bomber planes and by extension save airframe hours of F-CK-1s and F-16s ...
That dove-tailled with some of my musings on the fate of first-generation Learjets. If older, cheaper bizjet 'interceptors' are of interest, see:http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg183961#msg183961As for comments and suggestions......
...... are qualified bizjet pilots readily available to the ROCAF?
Real world proposal: ...
Wish someone would bring out in 1/48 a conversion kit and decals for the Learjet 35s operated by Finland. I know they have some special mods but I don't remember all the details.
Well Axel Grundmann did this one in 1/48:More info
Anyone know where I can find 1/48 decals for the Finnish Learjets? That does look quite attractive.
One thing I wonder about some bizjets is their suitability for conversion to UAV roles. I know they created a UAV version of the Piaggio Avanti bizprop, so I'm sure some bizjets have the potential.