F-45 Spectre

sotoolslinger · February 11, 2009, 05:16:44 PM

Thanks my friend

Here are some long shots

The obvious nickname for this one will be Fatboy

Scooterman · February 11, 2009, 06:40:47 PM

Ron, you are the
PUTTY-FU GOD!
I bow in your presence, my Master.

sotoolslinger · February 11, 2009, 06:59:16 PM

Your GOD is a harsh GOD and requires Twiglets as a Sacrifice

Scooterman · February 12, 2009, 06:05:56 AM

Quote from: sotoolslinger on February 11, 2009, 06:59:16 PM
Your GOD is a harsh GOD and requires Twiglets as a Sacrifice

Working on that. RtCB was going to send some for the San Antonio show so I'll hold some back for you, Master.

sotoolslinger · February 12, 2009, 06:20:37 AM

Cool

Weaver · February 12, 2009, 06:31:00 AM

HELL YES!

It looks awesome in profile Ron, kinda like an F-3 Demon on steroids (probably 'cos there's no anhedral tail blocking the view of the back end).

In the British Secret Projects books, there are lots of TVC + lift engine schemes. The DH.117 naval interceptor springs to mind (high pure delta like a CF-105, lift jets between the radar and the cockpit). There was also a proposal (Blackburn?) that had horizontal lift jets in the lower sides of the forward fuselage with downturned nozzles.

Your lift engines are going to have to be sloped forwards from top to bottom with a 90 deg + bend in the jetpipe, because if they were sloped backwards, they'd be in the back seat!

sotoolslinger · February 12, 2009, 06:43:26 AM

Thanks Weav

you are correct on the way the lift engine sits. It is one big fat engine with split pipes.

sotoolslinger · February 12, 2009, 05:03:18 PM

But I don't want to sand anymore

I would pick this one to be black

John Howling Mouse · February 12, 2009, 05:13:53 PM

Quote from: sotoolslinger on February 11, 2009, 03:47:42 PM
Thanks Jeffry I love the smell of putty in the morning I am thinking of installing the ECM stuff on top of the Eagles vertical stabs in the dogtooth of the tails Alternate install would be the dogtooth on the wings ala Viggen. What y'all think?

IMHO, I'd go with the dogtooth on the wings as I think your innovative dogtoothed tailfins look just right, as is. In fact, I do believe I'll be poaching that very idea from you in the near future!

sotoolslinger · February 12, 2009, 05:43:26 PM

Thanks for reminding me I'll have to put those on tomorrow

(of course I would be honored to have you use one of my weird ideas)

sotoolslinger · February 13, 2009, 12:25:16 PM

Paint it Black

Captain Canada · February 13, 2009, 12:46:29 PM

Very cool ! Love the wings and the under fuse exhausts.

sotoolslinger · February 13, 2009, 12:56:18 PM

Thanks Cap'n

I have so effin much more PSR ahead

John Howling Mouse · February 13, 2009, 12:57:06 PM

Whoa, seeing it all in black like this...how can you improve on that?! I've really got to do a near-black model someday!

sotoolslinger · February 13, 2009, 01:00:28 PM

Yeah I been promising another black plane ever since the SkyRocket. This one will have different "shades" of black in panels all over it