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A Rafalcon?

Started by Firefox, October 19, 2021, 03:36:44 AM

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Firefox

It's a Rafale...


It's an F-16...


It's an F-CK-1!


No... It's non of the above. It's basically a left over Rafale body after I took the wings for the Alternate JASDF F-2 project and left over wings and horizontal tail of an F-16. Somehow when cobble out together, it turns out not too bad. One can say this may be how a navalised F-16 would look like  ;D



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Nick

That looks brilliant!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Pellson

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

AndrewF

Nice job. Looks entirely feasible.

McColm

Well done,  isn't the F-16N the naval version or have I been misinformed?

Nick

Quote from: McColm on October 19, 2021, 06:35:01 AM
Well done,  isn't the F-16N the naval version or have I been misinformed?

The F-16N is the fairly basic F-16C modified for use by the US Navy at the Top Gun school. They lasted 7 years (1987-1994) before the wings cracked under heavy use. They have all been retired now and some sent to museums.

They were replaced by ordinary F-16A that were meant to go to Pakistan but got embargoed and sat in the desert for years.

Tophe

[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

DogfighterZen

That looks good!  :thumbsup:
Very similar to the F-CK-1 Ching Kuo but prettier. :mellow:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

Firefox

Quote from: DogfighterZen on October 19, 2021, 11:03:03 AM
That looks good!  :thumbsup:
Very similar to the F-CK-1 Ching Kuo but prettier. :mellow:

I agreed  :lol:

comrade harps

Awesome and inspiring  :wub:
Whatever.

AeroplaneDriver

Gorgeous!! 

Years ago I did the opposite.  Rafale wings on an F-16.  It's on here somewhere.   I think you did a better job than ai did though.  Top notch Whiffery!   :thumbsup:
So I got that going for me...which is nice....

Tophe

Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on October 21, 2021, 06:06:12 AM
Years ago I did the opposite.  Rafale wings on an F-16.  It's on here somewhere.   :thumbsup:
The Search tool found it (in 2007!), thanks! ;D :thumbsup:
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=17849.msg251391#msg251391
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]