Raafif's profiles

[apophenia]

Nice!

... Antonov An-22 Freighter – I took Sheepster’s version, moved the wing low down & extended the roof further forward...

Or ... you could extend the 'Guppy' cabin further forward and pitch down directly onto the windscreen angle.

[raafif]

Nice!

... Antonov An-22 Freighter – I took Sheepster’s version, moved the wing low down & extended the roof further forward...

Or ... you could extend the 'Guppy' cabin further forward and pitch down directly onto the windscreen angle.

Yes, but that's too "normal" - I've already done similar to the Candid.

[raafif]

a more modern Ekrano based on Shester's Tupolev Tu-404.

[apophenia]

Yes, but that's too "normal" - I've already done similar to the Candid.

Now that is a 'Guppy' ('Гуппи'?) ! 

[raafif]

Another in the Arctic series ..... I have an AFV Club kit - was going to do it with sandbags etc on top ... but maybe this will be the chosen scheme.

[raafif]

Bigger aircraft for NATO countries ...

[apophenia]

Bigger aircraft for NATO countries ...

Very nice 

I've surprised myself by preferring the one in Aéronavale markings. Une 'Pacificatrice' ?   

[raafif]

Bigger aircraft for NATO countries ...

Very nice 

I've surprised myself by preferring the one in Aéronavale markings. Une 'Pacificatrice' ?   

Thanks.  What do you think of the new engines ??

[apophenia]

Thanks.  What do you think of the new engines ??

I must admit that I did not notice the change     I'm not very familiar with US Cold War bombers.

[GTX_Admin]

Thanks.  What do you think of the new engines ??

Details?

[raafif]

Thanks.  What do you think of the new engines ??

Details?

They're off the Breguet Atlantic - 6 x Rolls-Royce Tyne RTy.20 Mk 21  2-spool turboprop engines, 4,500 kW (6,100 shp) each (equivalent)

[GTX_Admin]

OK.  Would the Tyne be ready by 1956 though?

[apophenia]

... Would the Tyne be ready by 1956 though?

In the RW, not really. A few examples ...

The Vickers Type 950 Vanguard prototype first flew in late January 1959 with 4,985 shp Tyne RTy.1 (Mk. 506) engines.

The Canadair CL-44-6 Yukon first flew in mid-November 1959 with 5,730 shp  Tyne RTy.12s (Mk.515/10s).

The 6,100 shp Tyne RTy.20 (Mk.21) didn't fly until October 1961.

Cool idea, though 

[Jeffry Fontaine]

What about the Napier Nomad as a powerplant for the B-36?