UK Nasty Surprise Interceptor Idea

Started by Cobra, February 13, 2011, 12:49:25 AM

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Cobra

Hey Guys, tell me what you think of This:What If the F-89 Scorpion & the Lightning were combined to Create a  super Interceptor that would make the Russians ask,"What is This? the West has a New Interceptor?" think it would work? What say You? Thanks for looking. Dan

Weaver

Ummmm in what way exactly do you propose to combine them?  :unsure:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Cobra

i was thinking about Replacing the Lightning's wings with those from the F-89. Give it a Look that would confuse the russkies Intel like Crazy.Dan

Weaver

You might want to shorten them a bit: the F-89's wings were a bit bendy and it only managed subsonic speeds! Cropped to suit a Lightning's mach performance, they'd be more akin to Starfighter ones - still bigger though because of the Lightning's higher weight. The tip pods would need to be re-profiled with pointy tips and (probably) a coke-bottle profile for area ruling.
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones