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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: ysi_maniac on January 10, 2014, 01:24:37 PM

Title: SBD Dauntless ideas
Post by: ysi_maniac on January 10, 2014, 01:24:37 PM

What if Heineman designed a fighter derived from Dauntless?

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/sbd_fighter.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/sbd_fighter.jpg.html)

Title: Re: SBD Dauntless ideas
Post by: Old Wombat on January 10, 2014, 01:56:05 PM

Looks like it would make a reasonable fighter/fighter-bomber for the period.

Intriguing... What if CAC had done it to supplement the Boomerang? ???

:icon_music:

Guy

Title: Re: SBD Dauntless ideas
Post by: Daryl J. on January 12, 2014, 03:42:10 AM

It was maneuverable enough when lightly loaded.

Title: Re: SBD Dauntless ideas
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 12, 2014, 04:27:47 AM

Quote from: Daryl J. on January 12, 2014, 03:42:10 AM

It was maneuverable enough when lightly loaded.

As Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa proved:

Dogfights: Long Odds - "Swede" Vejtasa - Part 2 of 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1NTUzj7cGw#)