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F-108 Rapier

Started by MartG, February 10, 2009, 12:55:16 PM

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MartG

February 10, 2009, 12:55:16 PM
1st TFW, RAF Upper Heyford, 1973












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sotoolslinger

#1
February 10, 2009, 01:08:58 PM
Beautiful work Mart :wub: :thumbsup:
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gunfighter

#2
February 10, 2009, 01:19:36 PM
Quote from: Overkiller on February 10, 2009, 01:13:38 PM
:wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

OH YES INDEEDY!!!!
I think I like it.....

Very nice, I've just got to get myself one of those Anigrand F-108 kits.

:cheers:

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Ian the Kiwi Herder

#3
February 10, 2009, 01:21:20 PM
D*mn !

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Ed S

#4
February 10, 2009, 01:22:41 PM
NICE!  Great job on a cool looking machine. 
:thumbsup:
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#5
February 10, 2009, 02:14:01 PM
Very slick !  Love the upper shot especially, really shows off those wings.   :cheers:

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#6
February 10, 2009, 02:52:20 PM
well done  :thumbsup:
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#7
February 10, 2009, 02:54:26 PM
Marvellous Martin does it again!  :thumbsup: :cheers:
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#8
February 10, 2009, 03:37:45 PM
Wow!  She's a beast, isn't she!
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#9
February 10, 2009, 06:37:51 PM
Superb!
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#10
February 11, 2009, 12:31:23 AM
Wow!!!
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Zeke

#11
February 11, 2009, 02:25:50 AM
How cool is that?!...
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Weaver

#12
February 11, 2009, 03:34:06 AM
God that looks good!  :wub: :wub: :wub:

It might be a hell of a big aircraft, but it also looks like it's got a lot of wing for it's size: I wonder how maneuverable it would have been?
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#13
February 11, 2009, 04:32:46 AM
Looks like a tri-sonic bird of prey :wub: :wub: :wub: what a beauty!!!

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#14
February 11, 2009, 05:03:02 AM
Quote from: Weaver on February 11, 2009, 03:34:06 AM
God that looks good!  :wub: :wub: :wub:

It might be a hell of a big aircraft, but it also looks like it's got a lot of wing for it's size: I wonder how maneuverable it would have been?

They didn't have any at Heyford when I was there, I'm sure I would have noticed :)

As I recall the F-108 was intended as a Mach 3.0 escort for the B-70 Valkyrie bomber (read world fuel shortage with wings...) so it probably would have needed the big wings just to stay airborne waaaaaay up there in the stratosphere. I can't remember what the armament was intended to be (I bet someone on here does though......) and it may have been something like the Phoenix so manouverability may not have been high on its list of needs.

One of those 'they really should have built it anyway' aircraft to my mind.
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