The Swinging Sixties GB

[nev]

Well, I would be in with the Tornado that was proposed to the JASDF for the requirement that eventually became the F-2.  The HB 1/48 kit might even be out by then...

[GTX]

A Barnes Wallis Swallow would be the epitome of this GB:





And there's even a kit available - see here.

Regards,

Greg

[Taiidantomcat]

The top one 

[ysi_maniac]

Wonderful posts indeed!

[upnorth]

Some great inspiration there!

It shows that drugs and alcohol in the work place aren't exactly discouraged in all quarters!

[Mossie]

Following on from Greg's post, some more Vickers projects:


Another version of the Swallow


Wild Goose test model, VG UAV anyone?


Vickers Type 581


Naval Lightning project




Sukhoi 'Su-19' Western misinterpretations of Su-24


Later version of Sukhoi T-4MS


F-111 in Roulettes scheme



Folland Fo.148


Some kind of weird Soviet VG convertiplane thingmy

[upnorth]

You know, the HP Sycamore design always scared the crap right out of me! You'd never get me to climb inside one if they'd ever have built it.

I can't even begin to visualise how they might have designed a stable undercarriage arrangement fo it.

[Radish]

I actually remember the Swinging Sixties....really good times

Thought of a swing-wing C-47

Some nice rotating wing ideas though, especially the F-8 Crusader.

[Doc Yo]

 No reason the Jet boys should have all the fun. There was a two or three part series called "The Annals of
the Polymorph" in Air International many years ago that looked at the history of VG. Some of the
solutions were pretty interesting. There was a Russian fighter that took off as a biplane, then folded its
lower wing into its upper. ( AModel makes a kit, but I don't recall the exact designation at the moment.)
Also in there were some French experiments in telescoping wings, and a bizarre early attempt at variable
incidence that looked like an accident with the blinds at Gnome-Rhone...

[PR19_Kit]

There have been some VG sailplanes too, mostly produced as one-offs by various German Akafliegs (Academy Flying Groups roughly translated)

The best being probably the FS29 from Aka Stuttgart. It had telescoping wings that could change span from 20 m to 29 m. They also built one glider which could change its chord radically, and they have plans for one with vary large area increasing flaps, the FS34 Albatross.

Piccie of theFS-29 below.



The aircraft looks remarkably like an LS-18 and I have a Revell 1/32 kit of one, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Daryl J.]

So....per the FS29, the Canberra could have a sliding outer wing section for a unique variant.....hmmmmm.....   



Daryl J.

[PR19_Kit]

So....per the FS29, the Canberra could have a sliding outer wing section for a unique variant.....hmmmmm.....   

See 'Kit's First Rule of Whiffing'........... 

[Daryl J.]

To paraphrase 'Kit's first rule of Whiffing' : A Canberra provides a superb platform from whence to whiff and takes to any form of whiffery better than almost everything else.


Did I get close?


The swing wings and quad jets looked good on GTX's He-111 drawing too.   

[Mossie]

F/A-37 Talon from the movie Stealth:


And the Northrop Grumman Switchblade concept that inspired it:


You can get a 1/72 kit of the Talon from Fantastic Plastic: http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/FA-37TalonCatalogPage.htm

[Taiidantomcat]

Why didnt i think of posting the Talon and switch blade wings? Thanks Mossie