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[Profile] Rafale with a pancake... Rafale-E

Started by ElectrikBlue, July 23, 2010, 05:53:52 PM

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ElectrikBlue

July 23, 2010, 05:53:52 PM
J'accomplis mon devoir en tant que membre français du forum.  ;D

Here is my modest contribution to the GB... the Rafale-E is a V-tail variant of the Rafale with podded engines & guns.
The large 'pancake' shaped fuselage, is mainly used for fuel an AA weapons carriage (kind of missile truck)...



I almost forgot to mention that the two missiles on top of the fins can be fired backward.

"Think russ... FRENCH!!!". :wacko:

Cliffy B

#1
July 23, 2010, 05:58:30 PM
Its so frippin weird its AWESOME!!!!!   :drink:
"Helos don't fly.  They vibrate so violently that the ground rejects them."
-Tom Clancy

"Radial's Growl, Inline's Purr, Jet's Suck!"
-Anonymous

"If all else fails, call in an air strike."
-Anonymous

ysi_maniac

#2
July 23, 2010, 06:33:32 PM
This reminds me PZL Skorpion :mellow:
Will die without understanding this world.

ElectrikBlue

#3
July 24, 2010, 01:18:52 AM
Quote from: Cliffy B on July 23, 2010, 05:58:30 PM
Its so frippin weird its AWESOME!!!!!   :drink:
The project as it was initially planned (more than twenty years ago :drink:)

Slerski

#4
July 24, 2010, 01:35:02 AM
At first, I found her strange. But now... Very impressive "camion à bombes"  :wacko:
« Le MAGIC, c'est fantastique !! » [Sgt Vincent D., FAF armourer]

« Un Pétaf qui s'ennuie est un Pétaf dangereux... »

ysi_maniac

#5
July 24, 2010, 06:18:33 AM
Love front view ... WWOOOWW :thumbsup:
Will die without understanding this world.

Taiidantomcat

#6
July 24, 2010, 11:01:28 AM
FAR, FAR, better than the original!!  :wub:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

ElectrikBlue

#7
July 25, 2010, 01:35:34 PM
Thanks!  ;D

If you want to have a better impression of the aircraft shapes...
there is an old picture of a crude 3D model on my profiles thread

ElectrikBlue

#8
July 28, 2010, 11:53:08 AM Last Edit: July 29, 2010, 11:52:46 AM by ElectrikBlue
After a minor revision of the shading I can play with more color variations....


Three Rafale-E profiles to come, maybe one for:

  • France
  • Greece
  • Brazil

ElectrikBlue

#9
July 29, 2010, 11:52:07 AM
Here's what the french machine should look like...

ChernayaAkula

#10
July 30, 2010, 06:15:39 PM
Whoa, way cool!  :o It looks especially cool from head-on!  :bow:
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

sideshowbob9

#11
August 04, 2010, 02:04:19 AM
Ooooo la la!  :wub: :wub: :wub:

Doc Yo

#12
August 04, 2010, 08:45:56 AM
 Swoopy! ( Needs a turret, though.  ;D ) Beautiful work!

When I saw "...with a pancake" in the title, I assumed some kind of AWACS platform...

ElectrikBlue

#13
August 04, 2010, 02:53:29 PM
Thanks! ;D

Doc, for an AWACS platform... I usually need two pancakes! :wacko:




The HAF Rafale-EG is almost finished...

Doc Yo

#14
August 05, 2010, 07:34:00 AM
 Electrik- That airship is terrific! Thanks for sharing it.
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