Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Black Projects GB => Topic started by: Empty Handed on August 02, 2012, 12:48:14 AM
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Designed as a testbed for technologies being developed for the Lockheed A-12, the Lockheed A-10-4 has often been recorded as merely a modified F-104. The 10-4 was however, almost a completely new aircraft.
Instrumental in the development of the bleed-bypass engine (albeit using a modified P & W J75 rather than the J58) as well as pressurisation and fuel systems for the A-12, the A-10-4 was a real hotrod but lacked range when compared to it's later siblings.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/7924872678_3950cf724a_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80037838@N03/7924872678/)
Lockheed A-10-4 USAF (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80037838@N03/7924872678/#) by mtpalmer1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/80037838@N03/), on Flickr
Note the wingtip tanks which were jettisoned at the top of the climb for high-speed flight.
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Now that's both innovative and incredibly imaginative!
Not to mention some absolutely first-class art as well!
Most excellent, Empty Handed!
Brian da Basher
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Most excellent!
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That would not be too tough to build either... Very nice!
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I love this concept! :-* :-* :-* :-*
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WhooosH!!!...hehe, now do one with the rocket booster ( NF-104, wasn't it? )
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Thanks all!
Yeah Dr. YoKai, it was the NF-104A. I may play with something along those lines at a later date.
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Very nice and very believable! Build one and label it as the predecessor to the SR-71 and listen to all of the "Wow I never knew that" exclamations 8)