Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: Nexus1171 on October 15, 2013, 03:14:43 PM
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This sounds sort of silly, but one problem with (in the US) in-line engine development was the fact that fundamentally there wasn't enough demand for them so they developed slowly: I was thinking, could the USAAF have manufactured a demand by basically refitting all the B-10/-12 and so on with V-1710's?
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I am rather tempted to do a B-10 floatplane.
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I am rather tempted to do a B-10 floatplane.
Like this?
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4032/35746627615_9fe2d9e887_z.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4073/35359163970_05445f04d2_z.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4265/35359157790_61b45ecced_z.jpg)
Chris
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What the.... Had no idea there was a B-10 floatplane.
Must be one only test bird.
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Like this?
Exactly! I knew I had seen one somewhere.
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I'd like to see a cleaned-up floatplane. What's in the picture has a lot of built-in drag.
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I'd like to see a cleaned-up floatplane. What's in the picture has a lot of built-in drag.
Personally I like the draggy look to my '30s era planes but were you thinking perhaps something akin to the Hall XPTBH?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Hall_XPTBH.jpg)
Maybe even give it some inline engines with evaporative/steam cooling...with the cooling panels on the wings?
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Speaking of B-10s...if WWII had begun a few years earlier, perhaps this would have been a sight over europe...with He51s attacking ;)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Martin_B-10B_during_exercises.jpg)
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I'd like to see a cleaned-up floatplane. What's in the picture has a lot of built-in drag.
Personally I like the draggy look to my '30s era planes but were you thinking perhaps something akin to the Hall XPTBH?
([url]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Hall_XPTBH.jpg[/url])
Maybe even give it some inline engines with evaporative/steam cooling...with the cooling panels on the wings?
At least for the struts on the floats. If I was to go with liquid-cooled in-line engines, I'd not go with the evaporative/steam cooling; much too damage susceptible for a combat aircraft. Might try either something like the P-40's radiator installation or leading edge radiaotrs. The latter would definitely allow a streamlined installation.
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I have more images of the Hall XPTBH if you need them.
Chris
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Can anybody do a B-10 with a V-1710
I refer you once again to suggestions made by GTX to one of your other topics:
Why not start with a sketch of your own (either on paper by hand or electronically using even a basic drawing program such as MS Paint or equivalent or even through taking pits of drawings of/from existing designs) and using those as a starting point. We certainly won't criticise someone's skill or lack thereof.
This way, you do the work your self (which gives you the satisfaction of creating it), have a better idea of what you are thinking of and get to practise. The more you do the better one gets. Others may then either offer input/advice or even help you with the drawing.
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Forget it, I withdrew the request
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Being a B-10 fan there are several Williams Brothers 1/72 B-10B kits in stash.
Among my many kitbashing ambitions is building B-10 models from original (OOB) through various upgrade modernizations to at least 1990s. Have one upgraded configuration about half figured out with some parts started.
Line up of B-10 configurations over six decades of service would make for an interesting display.
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Hannants has the Williams Bros 1/72 B-10 @ $40 CDN (http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/WI72510). Includes 16 decal options.
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Bought Special Hobby B-10 at Skyway New Years Day sale.
Having several Williams Brothers B-10B kits good as they are find this to be step up in quality. Is kit to use for OOB original B-10 build. Other kits are for procession of B-10 modernizations going at least into 1990s that includes a reduced RCS version which have done basic parts cutting and fitting for. B-10 versions of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and maybe more.
So many concepts, so little time.