Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Rickshaw on May 12, 2014, 10:57:46 AM

Title: A rhinoplasty - the Mirage F.1 as it perhaps should have been?
Post by: Rickshaw on May 12, 2014, 10:57:46 AM

I read some time ago, that the Mirage F.1 prototype originally flew with a Mirage III radome.  Well, one of the things I've never really liked about the Mirage F.1 has been it's "Pinocchio nose", so I decided to see what the prototype looked like.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img845/4291/g8gn.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img841/5099/0mel.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img835/5725/5f92w.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img834/1567/hayok.jpg)

What a difference a nose makes!  I wish the Mirage F.1 had gone into service with this nose instead of the one it had.  Much nicer!

The Model

An ancient Heller F.1B kit I picked up off Evilbay.  I had to scratch the undercarriage 'cause the Heller one was much too fiddly and weak.  Made it from bent paperclips.  ;)

Title: Re: A rhinoplasty - the Mirage F.1 as it perhaps should have been?
Post by: Logan Hartke on May 12, 2014, 11:10:38 AM

I like it, though the downward curve reminds me of the AIDC F-CK-1.

Cheers,

Logan

Title: Re: A rhinoplasty - the Mirage F.1 as it perhaps should have been?
Post by: Volkodav on May 12, 2014, 02:32:47 PM

Great model but I still prefer the pointy nose, always have liked it and would loved it if Australia had taken the option to build them here, RAAF and RAN  ;D