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Dassault Éclair

Started by The Rat, January 09, 2023, 08:30:01 AM

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The Rat

January 09, 2023, 08:30:01 AM
Not sure if I've posted this here before, originally did it for a post on BTS. What if Dassault had taken inspiration from English Electric, and modified a Mirage into the Éclair (Lightning)?

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"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

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Old Wombat

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January 09, 2023, 09:02:03 AM
If you paint it brown it could be a Da Salt'ed Caramel Éclair! :wacko:


Hat! Coat! Stage Right! ;)
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

The Rat

#2
January 09, 2023, 09:04:07 AM
 ;D  ;D  ;D
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

DogfighterZen

#3
January 09, 2023, 11:11:24 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on January 09, 2023, 09:02:03 AMIf you paint it brown it could be a Da Salt'ed Caramel Éclair! :wacko:


Hat! Coat! Stage Right! ;)

;D  ;D  ;D being the sweet tooth I am, I'd have one for sure... :rolleyes:  ;D
Cool idea, btw  :thumbsup:
What about the later Lightning's kinked wings, could make an even bigger difference.
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

PR19_Kit

#4
January 09, 2023, 03:01:16 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on January 09, 2023, 09:02:03 AMIf you paint it brown it could be a Da Salt'ed Caramel Éclair! :wacko:


Hat! Coat! Stage Right! ;)


I see an entry in The Book in your future Womby.  ;)
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

The Rat

#5
January 09, 2023, 03:40:29 PM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on January 09, 2023, 11:11:24 AMWhat about the later Lightning's kinked wings, could make an even bigger difference.

You're going to make me work, aren't you?
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

DogfighterZen

#6
January 09, 2023, 04:09:34 PM
Quote from: The Rat on January 09, 2023, 03:40:29 PM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on January 09, 2023, 11:11:24 AMWhat about the later Lightning's kinked wings, could make an even bigger difference.

You're going to make me work, aren't you?

Glad to be of service... :mellow:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

NARSES2

#7
January 10, 2023, 06:09:54 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 09, 2023, 03:01:16 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on January 09, 2023, 09:02:03 AMIf you paint it brown it could be a Da Salt'ed Caramel Éclair! :wacko:


Hat! Coat! Stage Right! ;)


I see an entry in The Book in your future Womby.  ;)

Indeed, first of the year  ;)
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Old Wombat

#8
January 10, 2023, 06:24:48 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on January 10, 2023, 06:09:54 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on January 09, 2023, 03:01:16 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on January 09, 2023, 09:02:03 AMIf you paint it brown it could be a Da Salt'ed Caramel Éclair! :wacko:


Hat! Coat! Stage Right! ;)


I see an entry in The Book in your future Womby.  ;)

Indeed, first of the year  ;)

Cool! ;D  :thumbsup:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

Tophe

#9
April 01, 2023, 04:17:13 AM
Quote from: The Rat on January 09, 2023, 08:30:01 AMWhat if Dassault had taken inspiration from English Electric, and modified a Mirage into the Éclair (Lightning)?
I did something similar 9 years ago, but with VG: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_Mirage5_zn_zps2d498c92.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

The Rat

#10
April 01, 2023, 08:35:13 AM
Nice!

Quote from: Tophe on April 01, 2023, 04:17:13 AM
Quote from: The Rat on January 09, 2023, 08:30:01 AMWhat if Dassault had taken inspiration from English Electric, and modified a Mirage into the Éclair (Lightning)?
I did something similar 9 years ago, but with VG: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_Mirage5_zn_zps2d498c92.jpg
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

Tophe

#11
April 01, 2023, 08:54:58 AM
Thanks!
And last year I drew this one, fixed wing but no tailplane: ;)

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage8_bo.jpg
Now I am going to draw your one in slanting view, before the end of this April fools' day... <_<
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

#12
April 01, 2023, 09:14:44 AM
Here is the result (your one, Rat, in slanting view): <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage8_em.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

Tophe

#13
April 01, 2023, 06:37:01 PM
Of course, in our whif universe (less boring than the true one), there were many variants, with canard or/a,d FSW: <_<

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Mirage8_eo.jpg
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

NARSES2

#14
April 02, 2023, 01:20:54 AM
Those 3 are nice  Tophe  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.
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