Currently Under Construction

[63cpe]

A new year so new projects at hand..

First up is this Caudron C.890
Designed as a single seat high speed, long distance, high altitude communications plane during the late 1930-ies it was a variant of the C.860. Instead of a Renault 6 cilinder engine a Walter Sagitta inverted v12 was used. This set up proved to be more powerful and so aircooled inverted V12's (by combining two Renault v6 engines) were used in the Caudron fighters ( C.714 etc.).
 
PXL_20250101_225118391 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20250101_225058223 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20250101_225054023 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Gotha Go 155
Based on the Gotha Go 150 the Go 155 ( or Go 150 V5) was a late 1930-ies rugged twin engined low wing single seater. It was used in 1942-44 for trials to accomodate a Rheinmetall BK 5 to increase accuracy and firepower of tankbuster. The Ju-87 D's equipped with BK37's were rather rudimentary and suffered from poor accuracy but proofed the concept of the flying Tank Buster.
PXL_20250101_225003616.MP by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20250101_225009453 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Lockheed B-65
The Lockheed B-65 is a derivate of the cancelled CL-400 project. Basically it's a scale down version of the CL-400 with conventional turbojet engines fitted out as an attack bomber in the same class as the Douglas B-66 and Martin B-57. Crew was a pilot under a "fighter"-type bubble canopy and a Short-range navigation and bombing system (SHORAN). Operator/navigator was seated in the rear compartment.

PXL_20250101_221811006 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20250101_221747425 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Hope you like it. Comments are welcome.

David aka 63CPE

[Captain Canada]

Some wild stuff going on here!

[su27rules]

  

[NARSES2]

Some wild stuff going on here!

Indeed   

[zenrat]

I like the Caudron.

 

[NARSES2]

I like the Caudron.

 

As do I and oddly enough it's quite plausable when you see some of the cabins that were added to WWI era aircraft to make them into passenger aircraft post war.

[Wardukw]

That Gotha is ugly..with a stupidity large gun ...absolutely love it 😀 😍 ❤️
Dave that's brilliant mate 👏 👌

I really do like the lines of the Caudron C.890..that does look very nice ..needs contra props 

[63cpe]

Thank you all for the comments.

The Caudron will definetely have a contraprop (a nice small and pointy one as was very common in those days in French aircraft industry). Think i'll do her in French racing blue with silver/auminium prop.

The Gotha still needs some work on the body as both upper halves needs to be tapered in to suit the canopy ( a narrowed version of a BV-141 canopy). The gun will be integrated in the top of the fuselage. Shells are planned to be pushed up in the fuselage.

Meanwhile the B-65's fuselage is puttied (thick layers) and need to be sanded down. I plan to use Bell X-1 wings, A T tail and podded engines (will be made from PVC electrical installation tube and resin turbine and J75 afterburner parts). It'll have a bicycle gear.

David aka 63CPE

[Rheged]

Some interesting ideas.   The Gotha driver is most assuredly going to experience a curious ringing sensation in his ears when that piece of ordnance is discharged.

[zenrat]

Some interesting ideas.   The Gotha driver is most assuredly going to experience a curious ringing sensation in his ears when that piece of ordnance is discharged.

He may put that ringing down to his head impacting the windscreen due to the sudden deceleration...

[Wardukw]

Thank you all for the comments.

The Caudron will definetely have a contraprop (a nice small and pointy one as was very common in those days in French aircraft industry). Think i'll do her in French racing blue with silver/auminium prop.

The Gotha still needs some work on the body as both upper halves needs to be tapered in to suit the canopy ( a narrowed version of a BV-141 canopy). The gun will be integrated in the top of the fuselage. Shells are planned to be pushed up in the fuselage.

David aka 63CPE

Lovin the contra props colour ideas mate..a very nice combination 👌

Who ever does get to fly the Gotha is either going to have to be a great pilot or a total nutta 😆
Either way he's in for one hell of interesting flight