Author Topic: Tophe's slanting views (Read 356677 times)

Tophe · « **Reply #775 on:** October 22, 2015, 12:25:51 PM »

Quote from: Tophe on July 22, 2015, 01:10:33 PM

Official announcement, by the French Government (today, April 2nd, 2017): “We deny completely, solemnly, that an ‘O-wing Mirage’ (absurd!) would have reached last week Mach 50 and disappeared in outer space. Flying saucers do not exist!

Well, the O-wing Mirage above was not explaining at all the "Flying Saucers" observation by so many people in the 1960s. So: extraterrestrial? This is not sure, because the TriplO-Mirage secret project may have been actually built: Mach 6 at low altitude, silently, seen as perfect O from the ground... a very different technology, yes.

Tophe · « **Reply #776 on:** October 24, 2015, 09:54:03 PM »

I think the AP-61 Asymmetric Widow was the first asymmetric night-fighter (the AP-61Z Twin-Widow came later):

Tophe · « **Reply #777 on:** October 27, 2015, 12:48:25 PM »

After the J.21R jet-twin-boomer, SAAB engineers proposed a twin-engined version based on P-38 Lightning parts: J.38 with 3 versions J.38D, V and G. None of them were built like that but it was the basis for later J.35 Draken, J.37 Viggen, J.39 Gripen.

Tophe · « **Reply #778 on:** October 30, 2015, 02:56:40 PM »

Mitsubishi Ki-46-III and Tsuin-46 (Twin-46):

The tremendous success of the Tsuin-46 is the true explanation of the Twin-Mustang order on the other side...

Tophe · « **Reply #779 on:** October 30, 2015, 10:44:46 PM »

Then came the Ki-46-IV and Ki-46-V twin-boomers:

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #780 on:** October 31, 2015, 04:09:01 AM »

Interesting.

Tophe · « **Reply #781 on:** October 31, 2015, 01:33:57 PM »

Thanks!
And you know... (this is a secret but I tell you): the Lightnings were jealous of the Ki-46-III beauty and tried to look like her (wearing P-38Ki-46, 47, 48 silhouettes):

Tophe · « **Reply #782 on:** November 04, 2015, 02:15:58 AM »

A Northrop P-61V with V-1710 engines indead of radials:

Tophe · « **Reply #783 on:** November 10, 2015, 01:14:12 PM »

I found a surprizing P-38 bronze statue at http://www.zazzle.fr/p-38+portefeuilles
Here is it with airplane "derivatives":

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #784 on:** November 11, 2015, 02:43:55 AM »

Prone piloted?

Tophe · « **Reply #785 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:46:40 PM »

A statue has no pilot, nor even flying ability... For the airplane derivatives, yes a prone pilot would have no problem while this is not the only possibility. For instance, a scaled up Lightning may have 2 seated pilots in a glazed nose like many helicopters and observers (Optica and others).

Tophe · « **Reply #786 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:59:01 PM »

The prone-pilot Lightnings were less heavy:

(Thanks for this idea!)

Tophe · « **Reply #787 on:** December 23, 2015, 07:33:38 PM »

With external tailplanes, the P-54X was less solid than the P-54A but, with a gun Inside the spinner for rear defense, it was safer in wartime flight.

elmayerle · « **Reply #788 on:** December 24, 2015, 04:04:13 AM »

Quote from: Tophe on November 04, 2015, 02:15:58 AM

A Northrop P-61V with V-1710 engines indead of radials:

V1710s might be a bit underpowered for that large an aircraft, how about fitting a pair of Chryler IV2220s (as flown on the XP-47H) instead? You'd have to make cooling system provisions and, likely, need to do some shifting for weight and balance purposes, but it would make a most purposeful-looking aircraft.

Tophe · « **Reply #789 on:** December 24, 2015, 12:54:42 PM »

So here is the improved L-61 (L for EL-mayerle...

):

Tophe · « **Reply #790 on:** January 17, 2016, 02:20:35 AM »

A streamlined radial engine was tested on a Zero Zwilling in 1945, it seems:

apophenia · « **Reply #791 on:** January 17, 2016, 06:18:59 AM »

Hmmm, streamlined cowl on a Zero ... I like it!

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #792 on:** January 17, 2016, 06:34:16 AM »

As an alternate, maybe do a Zero with a ducted spinner similar to the original Fw190:

Tophe · « **Reply #793 on:** January 17, 2016, 02:45:51 PM »

Thanks Apophenia!
And dear GTXishi, as soon as you said that (July 4th 1945, right?), a triplex Zero was built to test all:

Tophe · « **Reply #794 on:** January 31, 2016, 01:20:02 AM »

In 1943, the Japanese captured an enemy P-38 (the Forked Devil) and tried its engine (A6M38 Zerning) or both engines (A6M38Kai), without success...

This is guaranteed true life History, maybe in another Universe than Reality, but true!

lauhof52 · « **Reply #795 on:** January 31, 2016, 06:20:25 PM »

Quote from: Tophe on December 24, 2015, 12:54:42 PM

So here is the improved L-61 (L for EL-mayerle... ):

Really nice work, Tophe!

Tophe · « **Reply #796 on:** February 14, 2016, 12:37:20 AM »

Thanks!

And here is a Black-Widow with improvement: a little less solid but with a better rear post:

finsrin · « **Reply #797 on:** February 14, 2016, 02:14:40 AM »

Nice,,, someone should build this in styrene !

Kerick · « **Reply #798 on:** February 14, 2016, 10:42:18 AM »

Quote from: Tophe on February 14, 2016, 12:37:20 AM

Thanks!

And here is a Black-Widow with improvement: a little less solid but with a better rear post:

Two engines on one side and fuselage/cockpit on the other? Is that possible?
Twice as many side gunners with a clear field of fire. Build an opposite handed version to fly on the other side of the bomber formation.
Tophe you are contagious! In a good way!

Tophe · « **Reply #799 on:** February 14, 2016, 01:27:48 PM »

Yes, good! Thanks!

Now, the name of kerick stands (in fire letters!) in the History of asymmetric aircraft... see at the end of my
http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Asymm_addition.htm


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