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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: GTX_Admin on October 16, 2013, 02:08:49 PM

Title: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 16, 2013, 02:08:49 PM

During WWII, the Japanese had some very highly regarded torpedo bombers including:

The Nakajima B5N:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Kate_B5N1_Akagi_dummy_torpedo.jpg)

The Nakajima B6N:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/B6N2_in_formation.jpg)

and the Aichi B7A:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Aichi_B7A_Ryusei.jpg)

This is a thread for your ideas and Inspiration related to these.

Title: Re: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 16, 2013, 02:09:45 PM

To begin with, what if the were US aircraft?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/B6N_Taic.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Aichi_B7A_Grace_captured_by_United_States.jpg)

Title: Re: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Volkodav on October 16, 2013, 04:47:06 PM

Momber?

Title: Re: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on October 16, 2013, 04:48:39 PM

Technical term for "Fat fingers"... :-[

Title: Re: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Volkodav on October 16, 2013, 05:17:08 PM

Cool, thought so just checking, you never know when something is a genuine technical term or not.

Title: Re: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on November 03, 2013, 03:13:34 AM

For that IJN '46 feel, what say we turn the B7A into a single-seater ala the Firebrand, Skyraider or Mauler?

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/melbsyd/B7B.jpg)

Title: Re: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Geoff on November 03, 2013, 11:48:11 PM

B7s are in "Tragerflotten" as Kriegs Marine aircraft.

Title: Re: Japanese Torpedo Bomber Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on November 04, 2013, 02:40:43 AM

Indeed - Germanised and with different engine:

(http://www.luft46models.com/biblio/trager/trager2.jpg)