AX-1 and AX-2: Spanish paper projects during 80s

[ysi_maniac]

This is all the information I have:
AX-1


AX-2



BTW: these projects were mentioned in this thread before:
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,26474.0.html

[ysi_maniac]

I will use this old drawing for reference for AX-2

[ysi_maniac]

Some scalorama and lots of scratch to begin:

[Mr.Creak]

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?p=764673
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php?topic=26474.0

There doesn't seem to much at all about it. Even my copy of Jane's just says "This project has been cancelled".

[Hobbes]

Interesting stuff.

Can't you use a Gripen kit for the AX-2?

[ysi_maniac]

^^^^
Difficult:

- Air intakes are completely different and in different position
- Nose section in Gripen is not a circle but a rounded rectangle

In addition:
- Look at main wing leading edge root and canard trailing edge root; there is a gap between them. This, IMO, means that sweep angle of main wing is less than 45 degrees. So I am considering the wings of a F-16.

BTW, when I said to use that old drawing 'for reference', I meant 'to see relative positions' and to copy tail fin.

More pics soon

[ysi_maniac]

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?p=764673
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php?topic=26474.0

There doesn't seem to much at all about it. Even my copy of Jane's just says "This project has been cancelled".

In that first link, a non-afterburner EJ-200 is mentioned. How would the nozzle look like?
- without feathers?
- a cut cone? a cylinder?
- 2 concentric cylinders?

Your opinion, please.
Regards.

[Mr.Creak]

In that first link, a non-afterburner EJ-200 is mentioned. How would the nozzle look like?
- without feathers?
- a cut cone? a cylinder?
- 2 concentric cylinders?

Good question! 
Are these any help?
http://www.iad-design.de/postprod/ej/photos/img/1h.jpg
(from http://www.eurojet.de/en/index.php?page=image_gallery.html)
This one might give some clue:
http://www.eurojet.de/en/
(click on "Technical Features" for a good view of how much is afterburner).
And http://www.rolls-royce.com/Images/EJ200_tcm92-6698.pdf might help, as, possibly will
http://typhoon.starstreak.net/Eurofighter/engines.html

[Pablo1965]

Wow, it will be great. 

[Brian da Basher]

I'm looking forward to seeing more, Carlos! Your work never ceases to amaze me!

Brian da Basher

[ysi_maniac]

Thanks for your nice words!

Some updates




Front and aft parts of AX-1 fuselage are not glued yet



AX-2 fuselage is done with an old MiG-21. It was shortened and in the same operation cockpit was moved forward, cutting by the yellow line. Aferwards, air intakes were added.

[ChernayaAkula]

Nice work so far!

What kits are you using?

Looking at what you did to the Fishbed fuselage, I seriously think you should build a variant of a Fishbed with intakes like that as an operational Soviet machine. Big radar in the nose and some huge, early radar-guided AAMs.

[GTX]

These are going to be great!

[ysi_maniac]

Thanks for your kind words!

[ysi_maniac]

Nice work so far!

Thanks!

What kits are you using?

AX-1
1/144 Arii Vigilante
1/100 Tamiya Phantom

AX-2
1/72 Unidentified manufacturer (same old mould than Academy or Hasegawa) MiG-21F
1/100 Tamiya Intruder (air intakes)

Final result will be 1/72, I think

Looking at what you did to the Fishbed fuselage, I seriously think you should build a variant of a Fishbed with intakes like that as an operational Soviet machine. Big radar in the nose and some huge, early radar-guided AAMs.

Great idea for a next project