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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: AGRA on April 01, 2013, 07:53:42 PM

Title: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: AGRA on April 01, 2013, 07:53:42 PM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on March 29, 2013, 03:48:48 PM
Quote from: MangoKing87 on March 27, 2013, 03:34:08 PM
x20 Unicraft 1/72 Fletcher FU.24

Cornering the market?

Fu 24 could make the basis of a good counter insurgency, light strike, helicopter escort, anti-helicopter, forward air control aircraft. Especially if it’s the early 1960s, you have a major war breaking out and the USA has placed a military embargo on you.

(http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o627/AGRA105/warrigal.png)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 02, 2013, 02:15:30 AM: Well the FU.24 certainly could operate from some rough strips:

(http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx57/tukituki_james/P1000414.jpg)

There is also the related FD,25:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/flyK1W1/FDtestflight.jpg)

Some more photos here (http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=agricultural&action=display&thread=12298)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 02, 2013, 02:16:24 AM: It would be cool to see a FU.24 done up in RNZAF markings...
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: Diavel on April 02, 2013, 03:57:33 AM: I can see this getting quite interesting, I will be watching this one as I do like counter insurgency aircraft, especially turbo prop raining hell ones >:D
Chris
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: M.A.D on April 04, 2013, 06:52:55 PM: I would love to see some 'What If' profiles of the French tailored COIN designed Sud-Aviation SE.116 (piston-engine) & SE.117 (turboprop-engine) Voltigeur aircraft design!!
Particularly in say RAAF (Vietnam-era) colours and markings. If anyone is up for it ;)

M.A.D
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: AGRA on April 04, 2013, 08:14:53 PM: The Voltiguer in SAAF or Rhodesian colours would be cool. But for the RAAF what about a 20 years latter COIN adaption (like the B-26K Counter Invader) of this:

(http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/albums/Woomera/GB_2A23_1001.jpg)
CAC Woomera
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 05, 2013, 01:59:25 AM: Oh yes please...now if only there were a kit available.
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: Daryl J. on April 07, 2013, 05:46:07 AM: While it might be pushing the COIN role a bit, there is a Tamiya Beaufighter and some Tamiya, Monogram, and Hasegawa dangly bits for a USAF Vietnam model tucked safely away in The Basement.
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 07, 2013, 05:51:40 AM: Speaking of COIN aircraft:

A 1/48 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano is now available (see here (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=2908.0)):

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Super_Tucano_at_URUBRA_I_exercise.jpg)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 07, 2013, 05:55:35 AM: Just some (close to RW) Inspiration:

(http://resboiu.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/usaf-embraer-supertucano.png)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 07, 2013, 05:57:52 AM: (http://sitelife.aviationweek.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/3/5949d544-dedf-42b1-93c3-ecfddae92e13.Full.jpg)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: elmayerle on April 07, 2013, 09:43:17 AM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on April 07, 2013, 05:55:35 AM
Just some (close to RW) Inspiration:

([url]http://resboiu.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/usaf-embraer-supertucano.png[/url])

Appropriate since the Super Tucano grew out of Embraer's work with Northrop on the JPATS entry.
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: AGRA on April 10, 2013, 02:34:02 PM: The single seat A-29 Super Tucano is crying out for someone to redo it with a designed for single seat canopy.

(http://www.smcars.net/forums/attachments/planes/37198d1144613764-embraer-super-tucano-trainer-supertucano_refpic.jpg)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 10, 2013, 05:41:15 PM: I agree.
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: apophenia on April 11, 2013, 04:02:06 AM: Quote from: AGRA on April 10, 2013, 02:34:02 PM
The single seat A-29 Super Tucano is crying out for someone to redo it with a designed for single seat canopy.

My take on a single-seat 'A-29C' Super Tucano.
http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg43642#msg43642 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg43642#msg43642)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: AGRA on April 11, 2013, 01:22:26 PM: Single seat and canopy for obvious mission advantages in looking awesome!

(http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o627/AGRA105/a-29c.png)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 11, 2013, 05:58:22 PM: :)
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: Daryl J. on April 12, 2013, 10:52:39 AM: Nice Shorts!
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: perttime on May 08, 2013, 02:44:21 AM: Single Seater Super Tucano?

José Fernandes has done one:
Title: Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 08, 2013, 02:47:54 AM: :)