Draken Lightning Hybrid Idea

[Cobra]

Hey Guys, what if somebody combined the Draken & the BAC Lightning to Create a Hybrid Interceptor jet? what do you Think,would it work? What say You? thanks for looking. PS:the Idea just Struck me as i was using the Search Function! Dan

[upnorth]

I don't see why not.

A lightning with the Draken cranked delta wing would look super cool. The extra wing area would probably also improve the lightning's range and endurance.

[Stargazer]

Sounds really neat indeed... 

[Weaver]

AND you could use the Draken's intakes to feed the upper Avon, which means you could make the radome bigger, effectively turning the nose intake into a chin intake.

Good idea Dan!

It's a bit tricky carving up a Draken kit because the wing is usually moulded in one piece with the fuselage and, since the latter is area-ruled, the dividing line isn't straight line in any plane. It can be done though: Sotoolslinger made a lovely Draken-F5E hybrid: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,21952.15.html

[pyro-manic]

I'm sure I've seen a Draken/Lightning cross modelled somewhere.

[Stargazer]

Sotoolslinger made a lovely Draken-F5E hybrid: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,21952.15.html

Thanks for the link!  It looks amazingly good and highly believable a design!