Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Allies '46 GB => Topic started by: Tophe on February 02, 2018, 01:42:19 PM
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I am going to participate with drawings of a second generation of P-38/51/82.
My goal is not to celebrate a WW2 going on and on, this will be just modern Mustangs and Lightnings, and in some dream of buying them for 1946 urgency, this could be related to the subject somehow. :( :smiley:
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Here is a Twin-Jetstang P-82X, fast!
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Nice intro Cristophe :smiley:
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This would look very good as a physical model, cracking design
Mog
>^-.-^<
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Sparks concept of X-3 zwilling fighter !
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Thanks a lot!
And I tell you a secret: the regular X-3 was a derivative of the P-51X (and P-82X-Half) of 1946:
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The Lockheed Lightn'jets of 1946 may have inspired also the later design of the X-3!
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Thinking NORAD twin X-3 interceptor had radar and its operator in one fuselage and pilot in other (probably left side).
Letz see: Sized up from X-3 to have two J47 or J58 or other in each fuselage and room for radar and armament.
Lindberg 1/48 or Revell 1/65 kit can be basis for 1/72 build of larger NORAD supersonic interceptor version. Maybe was RAF or RCAF not USAF.
Is inspirational Tophe. :smiley:
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Thanks!
And Lockheed "built" other versions (in My-dreams factory):
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On this planet, the years 1938 to 1946 were pacific simply, and the main factor for technological success were the yearly aircraft races at Rennö (in Norway). The jet engine was a crazy invention that remained in R&D labs, and piston engine was the best choice for racers unlimited category. Of course this was an international team race: English-speaking Allies against Rest-of-the-World (nicknamed Evil by US journalists)… See the Racer-51T in 1946 race:
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In 1946, the USAAF top general shouted: "to protect New York, I want Me-163s! American ones!"
This was the North Am proposal:
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Lockheed made also a proposal but, as expert in twin-engined fighters, added twin-rocket derivatives:
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That tailless one is especially nice, mon ami!
All of your concepts are delightful and thought provoking, but that one really stands out to me.
Brian da Basher
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Thanks!
Of course, there was a twin-tailless too:
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Love the P-82X!
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Thanks!
And Robomog at http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=7735.0 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=7735.0) presented a great Mustang with jets Under the wings. With minimal changes, while I prefer to change into a twin-boom layout ??? :-\ :D
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Hey Tophe, thanks for the shout out, this looks good but It would need a donor aircraft or two for the booms (similar dilemma for the rocket B29) ???
Keep up the good work ;)
Mog
>^-.-^<
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Thanks!
And... facing the He-162 in 1945, the P-51D seemed outdated, the P-51H seemed not better enough, so a P-5162 was designed, first flight in 1946:
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The P-5162 suffered from short range and poor safety, like the He-162, but the (twinboom :-* ) P-5163 cured that:
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And Robomog at [url]http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=7735.0[/url] ([url]http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=7735.0[/url]) presented a great Mustang with jets Under the wings. With minimal changes, while I prefer to
On drawing, changes are more easy: Meteor-like wing/engines, T-tail, short nose + 3-engined twin-seat long-range version:
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The regular Twin-Mustang with 3 turbojets was this one: