ZEro Length Launch (ZELL) Systems

[MAD]

I want to be impressed!
'Give me a SAC ZELL B-52 Stratofortress'

M.A.D

[tigercat2]

I want to be impressed!
'Give me a SAC ZELL B-52 Stratofortress'

M.A.D

Why not go all the way and create a ZELL B-70!!  Six J-93 in full AB plus a big, big, booster.


Wes W.

[Shasper]

You'd need a Saturn-V to get the Valk ZELLed . . .


On a smaller scale, 4 yrs ago I built a ZELL equipped F-16:






Idea is the ANG has a few of these placed in revetments strategically around certain cities in the US to provide rapid-response point air defense.


Shas

[Mossie]

Over the last couple of days I vaguely recall someone posting a ZELL Myasishchev M-50, that would be impressive!

Found it again!  Posted by Taidantomcat in the One Stop Soviet Shop thread.  What particularly impresses me is the mobile launcher, straight out of Thunderbirds!!!

[anthonyp]

I want to be impressed!
'Give me a SAC ZELL B-52 Stratofortress'

M.A.D

So... You wanna see someone model a B-52 with a Minuteman II underneath, right?   

[Sauragnmon]

A Buff, with a Minuteman booster, carrying a pair of Skybolts and a rack of ALCMs to boot!

[Cobra]

That M-50 with Launcher does look like Something from 'Thunderbirds'!!!!!!! could You guys picture a B-47 with something Similar?? or to Really Go Nuts,how about a B-2 with a Mobile Launcher??? You guys Really Inspire Me with this stuff!!!!!

[royabulgaf]

Just checked this out on you tube; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nUiOKn0Gu4   

What impresses me more is the ability to design flight suits that keep a cameltoe

[tigercat2]

Here is a ZELL-related clip from the Steve Canyon Show, now on DVD.  An excellent show; ran on NBC 50 years ago and is a great look at the USAF then.  Also a clip from the Steve Canyon promo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06PVl02MByo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wnmXpTHV8c


Wes W.

[beowulf]

picking this up from the link in the other thread made me think of another ZELL application,........modern version of a ww2 CAM ship

something 'light' like a F16..........or something really light like a Hawk since its basically a 'point defence' role

[philp]

This one is in the How to Build Better Dioramas book.

[sandiego89]

That launcher in the post from Philip is the Revell 1/40 Nike Hercules that I am using in my current Mirage III in the France GB.  http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,29642.msg451526.html#msg451526
It is a really great kit for such an old mold, and really perfect for 1/72 scale-o-rama ZELL.  Would probably be OK for 1/48 as well for a smaller fighter like a Hawk, and is a recent re-realse so it is affordable. 

[philp]

Yes it is.  The guy actually used 2 kits so that the other engine pod had a space for it.

[sagallacci]

If anyone is keen on doing the 1/32 F-100 ZELL, i have a Mk7 shape available to go with it.

[Rheged]

 If anyone wants a supply of real-world data to build on, this might help:-

http://www.vectorsite.net/avzel.html

Come to think of it, does a carrier catapult  count as Almost ZEro Length Launching?   "AZELL"