Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: pigflyer on August 03, 2016, 03:06:13 AM

Title: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: pigflyer on August 03, 2016, 03:06:13 AM

The TSR2 story has many versions, so I will not write another whole family here. Suffice to say, Table top productions presents, The Vincent FGR 7.
Trying to hide at least some of the TSR 2 programme, A V name was revived from the 1930s to go make a forth V bomber (unofficial).

Here is the Canberra PR 9 replacement, 15 rebuilt FGA 5 models were created when it was realised that parts of the Canberra's were going to run out of life etc. 64 Sqn was revived to fly them.
The canards agitate the airflow to give better lift, allowing over 60'000 feet to be reached, although maneuverability at that height was not as good as the Canberra.
Low level was the forte of the FGA 7 and it was at least as hot as an F4 with fully slatted tail planes, faster and with an incredible choice of loads.
Oh and, yes, the drop tanks are from the lightning, what else?

Title: Re: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: pigflyer on August 03, 2016, 03:13:46 AM

Thanks to the foresight of the air force, 64 Sqn was up and running with the first five aircraft before the last Canberra was signed off, and continues to operate ten, with the remaining five in flyable storage.

Title: Re: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: Kelmola on August 04, 2016, 06:35:28 AM

What's the pod underneath?

Oh, and I thought that in here "obligatory" was something asymmetric twin boomer with lenghtened fabric-covered wings, contraprops, and spats ;D

Title: Re: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: Tophe on August 04, 2016, 11:12:00 PM

I like it with canard 'improvement', thanks! ;)

Title: Re: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: Old Wombat on August 04, 2016, 11:09:11 PM

Quote from: Kelmola on August 04, 2016, 06:35:28 AM

Oh, and I thought that in here "obligatory" was something asymmetric twin boomer with lenghtened fabric-covered wings, contraprops, and spats ;D

Oh, someone just has to build that! ;D

Title: Re: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: pigflyer on August 07, 2016, 12:33:39 AM

Quote from: Kelmola on August 04, 2016, 06:35:28 AM

What's the pod underneath?

Oh, and I thought that in here "obligatory" was something asymmetric twin boomer with lengthened fabric-covered wings, contraprops, and spats ;D

This has spats when the wheels are down, honest :)

If memory serves, the pod is the KKR-1 from a Sukhoi Su 17/22,  naturally a soviet copy of a British pod, the British Underside Recce Pod, or BURP for short).

Thanks for the comments troops, I may even show you the lesser FGA 5 sometime. Glad you like it.

Title: Re: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: Brian da Basher on August 07, 2016, 06:57:27 AM

That's very nice indeed. The canards are an excellent touch!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: I thought it was obligatory.
Post by: ChernayaAkula on August 08, 2016, 06:24:19 PM

+1 to everything BdB said!  :)