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Offline bluesman

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P38 UCAV
« on: November 19, 2012, 11:51:35 PM »






Who chops up a perfectly good P-38? I did. I thought it might be fun to do a fast, single engine UCAV from WW2

I have since blended the wings and need to take updated pictures.
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2012, 12:53:15 AM »
This is so cool.  :-* :-*

You can make it a Mistel with a B-17 or a B-29.
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2012, 02:26:36 AM »
Keep the in-line engine theme and "Mistel" it from a B-38.
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2012, 02:29:07 AM »
Interesting.  I was thinking a while back about a P-38 UAV - I was going to keep the centre pod for recon equipment, SATCOM  etc though.
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Offline LemonJello

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2012, 05:17:57 AM »
Very cool design and execution. I could see hanging a pair from a B-29 as early cruise missiles.  The P-38 has a lot of possibilities for UCAV versions, doesn't it?
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Offline arkon

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2012, 07:47:34 AM »
wow! i like that a lot!! is it gonna be recon version or fling bomb?
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2012, 09:02:08 AM »
Neato :-* :)
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2012, 10:47:45 AM »
Nice!
However, it has already been built ("Brooks P-38 drone" on my site http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/#Sit )
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Offline finsrin

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2012, 03:53:07 PM »
Cool concept and build  8)
Could be a long(ish) range cruise bomb sent to North Korea targets.  Used in combination with shorter range Loon cruise missiles.
Thinking night bombardment.
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Offline bluesman

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2012, 07:09:52 AM »
My thinking is the bay could house a camera pod, jamming equipment ahead of a bomber flight, or with external stores rocket pods or a couple 500 pounders for special missions.

Could be carried in by a bomber to extend range or catapult launched almost anywhere.

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2012, 09:49:50 AM »
Hey Justin.. good to see you here.

Bout time you took to plastic on this.

cheers

Brian T
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2012, 09:56:22 AM »
Lends itself well to a catapult launch site diorama.
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2012, 10:27:48 AM »
Quote from: finsrin on November 21, 2012, 09:56:22 AM
Lends itself well to a catapult launch site diorama.


Off the stern of a 1/72nd BB-61.  >:D
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2012, 11:45:19 PM »
Hey Brian! How ya goin' mate?

Your version of the concept was pretty cool too.

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2012, 08:50:05 AM »
That's an outstanding concept!

My hat's off to you, bluesman!

Brian da Basher
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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2012, 12:04:51 PM »
Dont thank me, thank Kelly Johnson. I just chopped his 38 in half is all.


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Offline Tophe

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2012, 04:41:30 PM »
Like in "flight of the Phoenix" film (with a Packet), nice... :)
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Offline arc3371

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Re: P38 UCAV
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2012, 08:51:37 PM »
Quote from: Tophe on November 24, 2012, 04:41:30 PM
Like in "flight of the Phoenix" film (with a Packet), nice... :)

Agree
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