Refurbished Fighter Weapons

[NARSES2]

Had another Idea, I still have that unbuilt B-17 from my other two threads, how about making it into a poor man's Missile Bomber?? Replace the bomb bay with fuel and electronics, and hang one or two Anti ship missiles, and use a external mounted radar for guidance?

Be interesting to see it with external radar and a couple of early "guided missiles" like the BAT ones (hope I've got the acronym right)

Chris

[MilitaryAircraft101]

This is sooo close to what I mean by TIME WARPING IT! This is exactly what we want over in the TB. I have a hunter backdated to WW1 and a Me-163 updated to the Cold War, imagine a B-17 in the mid 60-70s or so! Would be great to see you come over Zombolt 

[scooter]

Turbo-prop'd Sunderlands flying about in RAF Rescue Yellow and RN low viz markings with a dipping sonar and Spearfish under the wings.

[Zombolt]

I Accidentally a story, a Whole story.

But can an Exocet Missile fit on a B-17?

[scooter]

I Accidentally a story, a Whole story.

But can an Exocet Missile fit on a B-17?

From Wikipedia:

Exocet ASM:
Weight   670 kilograms (1,500 lb)
Length   4.7 metres (15 ft 5 in)
Diameter   34.8 centimetres (1 ft 1.7 in)

Harpoon ASM:
Weight   1,523 lb (691 kg) with booster
Length   Air launched: 12.6 ft (3.8 m); Surface and submarine launched: 15 ft (4.6 m)
Diameter   1.1 ft (0.34 m)

So, yes a B-17 should theoretically be able to carry a pair of Exocets or Harpoons.

[wagnersm]

I Accidentally a story, a Whole story.

But can an Exocet Missile fit on a B-17?

From Wikipedia:

Exocet ASM:
Weight   670 kilograms (1,500 lb)
Length   4.7 metres (15 ft 5 in)
Diameter   34.8 centimetres (1 ft 1.7 in)

Harpoon ASM:
Weight   1,523 lb (691 kg) with booster
Length   Air launched: 12.6 ft (3.8 m); Surface and submarine launched: 15 ft (4.6 m)
Diameter   1.1 ft (0.34 m)

So, yes a B-17 should theoretically be able to carry a pair of Exocets or Harpoons.

I wonder if they could be tucked under the wings of a P-38.  Light enough, but might be a little long. 

[Zombolt]

Would be great to see you come over Zombolt 

What do you mean?

(sorry for being a little off topic)

[MilitaryAircraft101]

To the dark (black hole) side: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,33510.0.html

[James]

A Mossie and a Tiffie are just asking to be done in the RAFs pink Gulf War scheme. 

[Zombolt]

This is not just for paint jobs, it is also operators and weapons. Everywhere has a shot!

Like in my story, the Argentinians using what ever planes they have and using a few bought WW2 bombers to get a loitering missile platform/recon bird to support the Super E's.

[Daryl J.]

I picked up a CyberHobby (orange box) Ju-88 to refit something akin to a USAF Skyraider in SEA.     I've just been too crazy busy at work this past year to do near *anything* hobby oriented.

[kerick]

This surely has possibilities.  Truth being not far from fiction the Piper Enforcer was an attempt by Piper Aircraft to offer a modernized turboprop Mustang for CAS and COIN operations back in the 80's.  The USAF tested it but demanded it carry two 30mm gunpods, which gave it the roll rate of a 707.  They didn't really want it and being rejected by the US nobody overseas would buy it.  Now with a pair of Hellfire under each wing and 25mm chainguns instead of 50 cal. it might just kick butt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Piper_PA48_Enforcer_USAF.jpg
I've always wondered how a turboprop, bubble top Corsair would have turned out.

[andrewj]

Perhaps a turbo-prop engined Spitfire  would fit the bill.

[Weaver]

I've always wondered how a turboprop, bubble top Corsair would have turned out.

It would probably need a submarine-sized periscope for the pilot to see over the nose for landing....

[James]

This is not just for paint jobs, it is also operators and weapons. Everywhere has a shot!

Like in my story, the Argentinians using what ever planes they have and using a few bought WW2 bombers to get a loitering missile platform/recon bird to support the Super E's.

Yeah, turbo-prop Tiffies with Brimstone under the wings - those 20mm would be handy in Afghanistan I'd imagine. Mossies with a designater in the bomb bay and a few 500lb Paveway IIs under the wings.