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Dizzyfugu · July 14, 2015, 01:28:54 AM

Stumbled across this misplaced Vulcan...

zenrat · July 14, 2015, 04:01:56 AM

Vulcan looks good. I wonder what a TSR2 would look like with that camo?

JayBee · July 14, 2015, 05:47:40 AM

What do you mean, misplaced? Looks absolutely right to me.

Captain Canada · July 14, 2015, 05:50:06 AM

Looks great in that camo and meatball scheme !

PR19_Kit · July 14, 2015, 08:05:12 AM

That Japanese Vulcan was on the stand next to us at the MK show this year, and very impressive it was too. I posted a pic of it on here somewhere.

The same guy built a turbo-prop Sunderland with a refuelling probe above the nose...........

The Rat · July 14, 2015, 08:10:31 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 14, 2015, 08:05:12 AMThe same guy built a turbo-prop Sunderland with a refuelling probe above the cockpit...........

I want to see that. NOW! I don't care who has to get rubbed out in that quest!

PR19_Kit · July 14, 2015, 08:19:30 AM

Here's the Vulcan again...

....and here's the Sunderland.

ericr · July 14, 2015, 02:08:41 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 14, 2015, 08:19:30 AM

....and here's the Sunderland.

excellent variation!
long live flying boats! (and seaplanes in general)

The Rat · July 14, 2015, 03:14:12 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 14, 2015, 08:19:30 AM

....and here's the Sunderland.

Oh YEAH!

kerick · July 14, 2015, 06:05:27 PM

Almost looks like C-130 engines. Perfect idea!

Dizzyfugu · July 15, 2015, 02:01:49 AM

Wonder what's there on the left with that desert scheme...? A Bombay with Centaurus engines?

The Rat · July 15, 2015, 04:06:36 AM

For a decade I've had plans for a turbo Sunderland, but a bit different from that one. Allison T-56 engines, like a C-130, but the extra power might require a major tweak to the wings, so I would give them 0° of sweepback. Why? Attend: when the Sunderland first flew, there was no sweepback to the wings. But when the four-gun Fraser-Nash tail turret was fitted, the C of G shifted aft, leading to handling troubles. In order to correct this, the wings were given 4° of sweep. This in turn led to another handling quirk: when power was reduced quickly, the nose pitched up, instead of down. I figured that with the increase in power it might increase that idiosyncrasy, so the wings would be moved back to 0°, and various internal arrangements reconfigured to correct the C of G problems. (Bigger stove in the galley? Bar fridge? More luxurious head?) Maybe I'm wrong, I'm not an aeronautical engineer, but MFM! Also square off the wing tips and empennage tips, add a large radome to the nose, and a searchlight under one wing. MAD boom out of the tail, and Bob's yer uncle!

scooter · July 15, 2015, 04:25:21 AM

Quote from: The Rat on July 15, 2015, 04:06:36 AMAlso square off the wing tips and empennage tips, add a large radome to the nose, and a searchlight under one wing. MAD boom out of the tail, and Bob's yer uncle!

So...C-130 wings and empennage then?

The Rat · July 15, 2015, 04:38:11 AM

Quote from: scooter on July 15, 2015, 04:25:21 AM
Quote from: The Rat on July 15, 2015, 04:06:36 AMAlso square off the wing tips and empennage tips, add a large radome to the nose, and a searchlight under one wing. MAD boom out of the tail, and Bob's yer uncle!

So...C-130 wings and empennage then?

Nah, just get out the hacksaw and putty!

Captain Canada · July 15, 2015, 05:16:43 AM

Great looking Sunderland. I like the desert camo on the Freighter as well.