V-15 Tiltrotor

MartG · March 26, 2009, 05:02:54 AM

Not quite sure where I'm going with this one yet - probably some kind of US Army Special ops bird

KiwiZac · March 26, 2009, 09:26:22 AM

Loooooooooooove the XV-15! Would be great to see it in GREEN camo of some sort. What brand is the kit?

MartG · March 26, 2009, 09:40:25 AM

Quote from: KiwiZac on March 26, 2009, 09:26:22 AM
What brand is the kit?

It's the Anigrand 1/72 resin one

KiwiZac · March 26, 2009, 10:34:35 AM

Excellent, thankyou

ChernayaAkula · March 27, 2009, 04:41:55 PM

Cool to see an XV-15.

Go wild and bolt an AH-1 Cobra cockpit to it!

You know you want to...

anthonyp · March 27, 2009, 08:24:54 PM

I've got an Anigrand on is USCG Orange all over just waiting to be finally photographed. Always loved the V-15!

Captain Canada · April 06, 2009, 05:00:35 AM

Quote from: anthonyp on March 27, 2009, 08:24:54 PMAlways loved the V-15!

I bet you say that to all the planes.....

But I do have to agree with the Comrade. A very pretty aeroplane. Can't wait to see what she's going to look like all dolled up as a special ops. bird !

chrisonord · April 08, 2009, 10:36:24 AM

I am looking forward to seeing this when it is finished, it could work as part of an assault force with my Taipan.
Marvellous Mart

Chris.

MartG · April 08, 2009, 12:29:11 PM

Well I've hit a few snags as regards armament - the size of the rotors rules out anything other than bombs under the wings, as with the rotors in the forward position any missiles/rockets etc. would be firing through the rotors, and the low ground clearance under the fuselage makes it difficult to fit anything under there. The fuselage sponsons are clear of the rotor arc, so could get a couple of guns in each ( a bit like the sponsons on the OV-10 Bronco ). However I have thought of something - it seems to have quite a capacious cabin area, which could accomodate a rotary missile launcher which extended in flight

chrisonord · April 08, 2009, 01:02:47 PM

Hya Mart,
I too had this dilemma when building my V-22 gunship, I wanted to fit Hellfires to it also but didn't know where to put them, so I put an out rigger on the starboard side forward of the door,and put the cluster of hellfires on that. The out rigger was off an anti sub SH-60, I think it held the sonar drogue but it does this job perfectly.
Chris.

ChernayaAkula · April 08, 2009, 06:11:44 PM

Quote from: MartG on April 08, 2009, 12:29:11 PM
<...> However I have thought of something - it seems to have quite a capacious cabin area, which could accomodate a rotary missile launcher which extended in flight

Just what I was thinking to put on my AH-1W/XV-15 mash-up. Great minds think alike, and all that...

I thought the fuel would be moved aft and to the wings, while the usual Cobra engine and transmission will be deleted and - hey presto! - plenty of space to fit a rotary launcher. Maybe like a paternoster cyclic lift? Sorta like this (in principle):