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Mutated A-3 Skywarriors

Started by Archibald, March 21, 2007, 12:24:13 PM

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Archibald

March 21, 2007, 12:24:13 PM
I'm a freat fan of testbed, particularly modified bombers (Canberras, Vautours, Skywarriors..)

Here's some big-nosed Whales. Over 50 years, those A-3s tested a wide range of radar, from AWG-9 to the JSF system!
Nose from F-111B, F-14, JSF and others were grafted to those bombers, and they looked terrific!





Just love this one... F/A-3 Warriorcat!


Another AWG-9 testbed





And, last but not least... a Skywarrior with a JSF nose !!!!  :wacko:  :blink:  


Tons of inspiration here...  :cheers:  
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

B777LR

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March 21, 2007, 12:27:37 PM Last Edit: March 21, 2007, 12:29:44 PM by B777LR
Are there any french counterparts? (to the A-3, not the testbeds)

Imagine:

Il-28 with nose from Su-27, Mig-31, Mig-29, Mig-27, Mig-23, Mig-21, Su-24

Or Canberra with  nose from vulcan?!?!, F-4, tornado EF-2000 etc.    

nev

#2
March 21, 2007, 01:22:44 PM
Tornado radar was tested on a Bucc.

The F-22s radar was tested on a 727 IIRC.  
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Archibald

#3
March 21, 2007, 01:28:43 PM
QuoteAre there any french counterparts? (to the A-3, not the testbeds)

Imagine:

Il-28 with nose from Su-27, Mig-31, Mig-29, Mig-27, Mig-23, Mig-21, Su-24

Or Canberra with  nose from vulcan?!?!, F-4, tornado EF-2000 etc.
Vautour is more or less Skywarrior counterpart (albeit much smaller). Both planes were quite similar in overall form...

King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

jcf

#4
March 21, 2007, 01:34:30 PM
QuoteTornado radar was tested on a Bucc.

The F-22s radar was tested on a 727 IIRC.
757



JSF/F-35 testbed is a 737.


Cheers, Jon

Shasper

#5
March 21, 2007, 01:46:09 PM
Dont forget the NASA Laminar flow experimental B-66!


Shas B)
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van883

#6
March 21, 2007, 03:29:23 PM
...and the Skynight too-some strange growths on them as well.

Van

Scooterman

#7
March 21, 2007, 04:13:47 PM
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CATFISH!!!

I sooooo need to model that!
:wub:  :wub:  :wub:  

The Rat

#8
March 21, 2007, 06:34:56 PM
QuoteDont forget the NASA Laminar flow experimental B-66!


Shas B)
Yep, and there is a conversion kit available. Often wanted to do one.
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#9
March 21, 2007, 07:48:19 PM
Wow, great finds, guys ! Especially those whales by Archie....who knew !? I frickin' love 'em ! All of 'em ! Pointy noses and fat arses....mmmmmmm.

Great stuff !

:wub:   :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

elmayerle

#10
March 21, 2007, 10:52:29 PM
you left out the A3D that Thunderbird Aviation flew, after getting it from, I think, Hughes, that had a reduced size rotodome-style AEW radar mounted on a fuselage extension aft of the tail.
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jcf

#11
March 21, 2007, 11:01:09 PM
And then there was the B-57 with 17' of BOMARC attached...


and the Supercritical wing F-8:


the F-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration aircraft


Cheers, Jon

Dork the kit slayer

#12
March 22, 2007, 12:40:58 AM
Dint those Canadian chappies have a DC-3 with a Starfighter radar nose? and I think the Skynight with a F4 radar nose was used by the USN to train RIO's for F4s.
Would the Herky with "that" weather research nose count???
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MAD

#13
March 22, 2007, 12:54:39 AM
Seeing the A-3 equipped with the Hughes AWG-9 & Aim-54 as a test bed, I wonder if there was ever a A-3 'FAD' (Fleet Air Defence) aircraft proposal at the time of the US Navy's 'FAD' RfP, that was originally won by the Douglas 'Missileer' design?
Imagine a 'FA-3' Skydefender' loitering on CAP, brisling with long-range Aim-54 Phoenix and scanning the sky for Tu-16`s and Tu-22M1s


I think this would make a good 'What If' model challenge, and what different configurations modelers would come up with!

M.A.D

Howard of Effingham

#14
March 22, 2007, 02:58:23 AM
QuoteDont forget the NASA Laminar flow experimental B-66!


you'll be thinking of the northrop X-21, shas. well weren't you?

trevor
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