What-if Gloster got an Overseas Order for the Javelin?

[Leading Observer]

Going to have a crack at this GB - just got to find the kit in my stash

[GTX_Admin]

 

[apophenia]

I like it!

Maybe 'CF-103' Javelin for closer-in defence? (The CF-100 Canuck had much longer legs but the Javelin was over 150 mph faster than the 'Clunk'.)

[Kerick]

I like it!

Maybe 'CF-103' Javelin for closer-in defence? (The CF-100 Canuck had much longer legs but the Javelin was over 150 mph faster than the 'Clunk'.)

This sounds like a good one!
A Javelin with underwing tanks? How much would that have affected its performance?

[apophenia]

... A Javelin with underwing tanks? How much would that have affected its performance?

Well it wasn't called 'The Dragmaster' for nothing! 

Still, you do see images of Javelins carrying both 230 Imp. gal. drop tanks on wing pylons plus side-by-side belly tanks. The latter on their own were more common, though (kept the inboard pylons free for missiles).

[Kerick]

I remember talking to the airborne FACs we used to work with about their aircraft. They flew the A-37 of the T-37 Tweet trainer. They were saying the drag of the four under wing tanks pretty much cancelled out any increase in range. Might apply here as well.

[Leading Observer]

Found the kit:




Scalemates says it was a new too; back in the by Polish firm Plastyk back in 1995. I have no idea how accurate or otherwise it is, but it looks close enough for Whiffing-work. I have the Freightdog FAW9/R Nose correction for the old FROG kit, but as this is this isn't going to be a RAF aircraft, I might leave it OOB. It does have the wing tanks as an option along with the IFR probe and 4 missiles that look Firestreakesque