Boulton Paul Jaguar Mk I

[TomZ]

Boulton Paul Jaguar Mk I



Specification F.6/42 called for a fighter with a high rate of climb (4,500ft/ min to 20,000ft), good acceleration and good manoeuvrability. Boulton Paul submitted two designs: the P-99 and P-100



The P.99 was a twin boom fighter, powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon that powered contra rotating pusher propellers. The pilot's cockpit was in the nose, and was covered with a bubble cockpit. In case of emergencies the pilot was to escape downwards, using a system that involved jettisoning part of the lower front fuselage. The armament would have been carried in the nose. The low mounted wings had an equal span central section, and tapering outer panels. The twin booms went back from the wings, so were below the level of the fuselage. The horizontal tail surface connected the booms, and there was a single vertical tail in the centre. The undercarriage was of the conventional tail wheel type, with the retractable main wheels at the front of the booms and the tail wheel below the vertical tail.
Competing designs were the Folland Fo.117, Hawker P.1018, P.1019 & P.1020, Airspeed AS.56 and
Miles M.42. At the end of 1942 the two Boulton Paul designs were selected for development and two prototypes were ordered of each of them.



The first prototype P-99, now called Jaguar flew in January 1944 and showed a very good performance. After some trouble free trials 400 Jaguar Mk I aircraft were ordered for the RAF. The first production aircraft was delivered to the RAF in August 1944.
The Jaguar served as a heavy fighter and ground attack aircraft in France and later on also in the Pacific. In all 1250 Jaguars were built and the type remained in use until 1952.



Model made from the Unicraft 1/72 resin kit

TomZ
http://www.airwar1946.nl/index.htm

[chrisonord]

Marvellous 
Chris

[Rick Lowe]

Very nice. 

[PR19_Kit]

See my comment under you other BP model. 

[Rheged]

See my comment under you other BP model. 

Agree with your thoughts on both of these!!

[Weaver]

Excellent stuff! 

[Gondor]

I would have thought that the aircraft would not have been that popular with it's pilots with the downward escape route and it being a groound attack aircraft 

Nice build though 

Gondor

[zenrat]

 

[McColm]

Great work 

[NARSES2]

Another great effort Tom 

I would have thought that the aircraft would not have been that popular with it's pilots with the downward escape route and it being a groound attack aircraft 

True, but then most ground attack aircraft, if hit, would have been to low to facilitate even a normal bale out ? Although at least the pilot might have thought he had a better chance ?

[comrade harps]

Another great effort Tom 

I would have thought that the aircraft would not have been that popular with it's pilots with the downward escape route and it being a groound attack aircraft 

True, but then most ground attack aircraft, if hit, would have been to low to facilitate even a normal bale out ? Although at least the pilot might have thought he had a better chance ?

The Starfighter of its day!

It reminds me more of a tadpole than a jaguar, but that's just me. Looks good 

[Tophe]

Wonderful!