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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on April 13, 2016, 08:14:40 AM

Title: North American NA-335
Post by: The Big Gimper on April 13, 2016, 08:14:40 AM

Found this over at Hush Kit: The F-15 that never was: The North American NA-335 (https://hushkit.net/2016/03/16/the-f-15-that-never-was-the-north-american-na-335/)

(https://hushkit.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/naa-f-15-b1.jpg?w=830)

(https://hushkit.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/post-2-1090795317.jpg?w=830)

(https://veneremurcernui.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/naa-f-15-c.jpg)

Also see this thread at Secret Projects (http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,519.0.html) for more pictures and information.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: Gingie on April 13, 2016, 11:00:16 AM

Kind of Vigilantesque in a few views.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: LemonJello on April 13, 2016, 08:01:03 PM

Oh, my! I think I'm smitten with this one.  Off to see what kits would be needed to make this a reality in 1/48 plastic.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: Weaver on April 13, 2016, 08:22:41 PM

The wing shape is almost Hawkerish.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: elmayerle on April 13, 2016, 08:35:10 PM

Cockpit and canopy could come from an F-15.  Back end would take a mix of F-111 and F-15 bits with F-15 engines.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: Weaver on April 13, 2016, 08:40:50 PM

The cockpit's more like a Starfighter.

The whole thing looks rather like an Su-27 with it's engine pods moved together.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: LemonJello on April 13, 2016, 09:27:42 PM

I'd say there's some F-8 Crusader DNA mixed in there, too.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: elmayerle on April 14, 2016, 05:48:38 AM

You could probably get a number of useful pieces from the Revell 1/72 SU-27; those wings look very similar to the original Sukhoi T-10 wings.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: KiwiZac on April 14, 2016, 06:19:16 AM

I thought Flanker as well, especially in that first shot. Very cool!

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: Crbad on April 14, 2016, 07:34:15 AM

How about a eurofighter fuselage with an F-8 Crusaders wings and stabs (given a Hawkerish curve at the tips?

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: Rickshaw on April 14, 2016, 09:29:38 AM

Are there any 3 view drawings of this beast?

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 15, 2016, 02:58:32 AM

Quote from: Rickshaw on April 14, 2016, 09:29:38 AM

Are there any 3 view drawings of this beast?

Yep - see the SecretProjects link in the first post.

Title: Re: North American NA-335
Post by: Tophe on April 15, 2016, 12:42:50 PM

Thanks for this topic and pictures :-*
(no need to buid $billion prototypes, design is fun in itself! providing us with great enjoyment) ;)