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Tophe · « **Reply #100 on:** March 17, 2012, 11:05:54 AM »

Quote from: abtex on March 17, 2012, 10:12:04 AM

Did you forget the attempt to put a rear open machine gun station and later the enclosed 'ball' turret on the -H and -J using a multi-seat cockpit?

What is the source? I'd be happy to discover this unknown data...

Tophe · « **Reply #101 on:** March 29, 2012, 12:24:56 AM »

Improving the P-40 Hawk's aesthetics, by replacing the nose radiator by a belly air scoop:

apophenia · « **Reply #102 on:** March 29, 2012, 04:05:32 AM »

That is an improvement! Of course, the prototype XP-40 originally flew with a belly radiator ... but your's is better shaped :)

http://www.joesmodels.com/a_lf_models/LF72059.jpg

Tophe · « **Reply #103 on:** March 29, 2012, 07:02:47 AM »

Oh yes, you're right Apophenia, I had forgotten. This XP-40 was a beauty, thanks for the link

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Tophe · « **Reply #104 on:** March 30, 2012, 03:09:59 AM »

From this P-40, moving the canopy back and forth produces P-37-like and P-39-like derivatives:

apophenia · « **Reply #105 on:** March 30, 2012, 12:01:25 PM »

Ooh ... I like that canopy-forward P-40 with the belly radiator!

Tophe · « **Reply #106 on:** March 31, 2012, 03:01:10 AM »

Thanks Apophenia, and here is the twin of it:

elmayerle · « **Reply #107 on:** April 02, 2012, 12:08:43 PM »

Quote from: Tophe on March 17, 2012, 02:57:01 AM

Thanks!
And here is an uncommon 2-seat Thunderbolt: side but side and without a single canopy but two.

Very nice for a prototype, but I suspect a production version would have a single canopy and a large windscreen assembly similar to those on the two-seat Hunter and Lightning.

Tophe · « **Reply #108 on:** April 03, 2012, 01:18:34 AM »

Thanks for the advice, engineer. Well, engineering is less funny than dream. With a single canopy, the result is almost "normal", boringly...

elmayerle · « **Reply #109 on:** April 03, 2012, 10:12:12 AM »

Oh, I don't know. Stretched to a four-seat cockpit, it would make a great courier aircraft for VIPs. It also makes for a most roomy cockpit for the trainer and a great ride for utility flights.

Tophe · « **Reply #110 on:** April 03, 2012, 10:29:16 AM »

Thanks again engineer!

So here is the engineered Republevan P-47T Thundercourier sedan:

apophenia · « **Reply #111 on:** April 03, 2012, 12:11:04 PM »

He he ... I like the Thundercourier sedan Tophe. The canopy reminds me a bit of the Boulton Paul Balliol.

Tophe · « **Reply #112 on:** April 05, 2012, 12:00:10 AM »

Thanks.
I like 1939-45 airplanes (to make twin-planes for my what-if topic) but not only. I love also the Mirage 5 shape, and here I try to compact it:

elmayerle · « **Reply #113 on:** April 05, 2012, 02:33:54 AM »

So, a Mirage 5 "minimalized" down to compete with the A-4 Skyhawk?

Tophe · « **Reply #114 on:** April 05, 2012, 09:29:13 AM »

Maybe sellers could have sold it this way, yes, but the primary goal (of mine) was aesthetic try (not much convincing I agree)

Tophe · « **Reply #115 on:** April 11, 2012, 09:10:31 PM »

Very canard Mirages 50: Mirages 55:

Tophe · « **Reply #116 on:** April 11, 2012, 11:23:33 PM »

And for selling it to the RAF, the Mirage 56 was named Javelirage:

Tophe · « **Reply #117 on:** April 11, 2012, 11:36:41 PM »

And from the Mirage 55 and 56 came the 57, delta but not tailless at all:

Tophe · « **Reply #118 on:** April 12, 2012, 12:10:22 AM »

On the opposite direction, the Mirage 58 was a pure delta rocket plane:

AXOR · « **Reply #119 on:** April 12, 2012, 05:02:19 AM »

I like Mirage-55

Alex

Tophe · « **Reply #120 on:** April 12, 2012, 11:21:00 PM »

Thanks Alex.
Here is the simplification maximum: the glider-trainer Mirage 59:

Tophe · « **Reply #121 on:** April 12, 2012, 11:51:25 PM »

And, of course, that directed to the Bi-Mirage 500 (Twin-Mirage for export in the USA):

Tophe · « **Reply #122 on:** June 03, 2012, 06:40:13 PM »

The F-16 introducing the F-16R Rocket-Falcon (YF-16 thanks to http://aeronauticadigital.blogspot.fr/2011/04/general-dynamics-f-16-fighting-falcon.html )

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #123 on:** June 03, 2012, 09:42:50 PM »

Cool!

Tophe · « **Reply #124 on:** June 03, 2012, 10:58:50 PM »

Thanks GTX.
This was the preliminary step before the F-16TB (twin-boom) & F-16TL (tail-less):


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