NöNöBärs's What-If Flugwerft (WIP: Greenland Airforce TS-11 Qinngorneq)

[nönöbär]

IIRC, KORA does an 1:72 Saab 18, but I assume that its price is ridiculous, if you find one.

I know, but its hard to get and the price..... As an alternative, I already looked for a 3D model that could be printed, but had no luck so far.

[PR19_Kit]

Which btw, is a quite intersting museum, the have a Ju 86 (I love this plane)

Isn't it just! I was amazed walking in there to see the Ju  86 hanging up in the corner of the hall! I didn't think any of them still existed.

And the Vertol 107 which you can walk right through while it's 'floating' on simulated water, a superb idea. 

[nönöbär]

Isn't it just! I was amazed walking in there to see the Ju  86 hanging up in the corner of the hall! I didn't think any of them still existed.

And the Vertol 107 which you can walk right through while it's 'floating' on simulated water, a superb idea. 

I knew that they had a Ju86 there, and this was one of the reasons why I wanted to go there. The exhibition with the wreck of the shot down DC3 was very good, I had not read about that inicdent before. And of coruse all the Saab fighters there. Defintily a place to visit, even my GF liked it.

[nönöbär]

The new project will be build from what is left over in the spare part box.

It will be a Me262/2M. As the jet engines of the Me262 were not very reliable and even more not available in required numbers, there was the idea (it actually was) to use the Me262 air-frame with two piston engines instead of the jets. So lets see how this could have looked like.

This is what I found of a Me262 in the spare part box:


Putting a few parts together:


The engines will be 3D printed and somehow connected to wings....

[NARSES2]

This will be interesting.

Wasn't there a turboprop proposal as well ? Or am I thinking of something else ?

[PR19_Kit]

The prototype had one piston engine in the nose, and no jets at all, if that's what you're thinking of?

[NARSES2]

The prototype had one piston engine in the nose, and no jets at all, if that's what you're thinking of?

I knew about that, but I could swear I've seen a turbo-prop proposal. May have got my whiffery and fact mixed up ?

[nönöbär]

The prototype had one piston engine in the nose, and no jets at all, if that's what you're thinking of?

Yes, the first prototype had a piston engine in the nose. i made a quite similar one as well: https://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,39241.msg648264.html#msg648264
But recently I read an article about the Me262 where it was stated that for a short time it was suggested to fit two prop engines instead of the jets to the plane as no jet engines were available. This idea was only followed for a short time, but I thought this might be something to try out.

[nönöbär]

Engines for the Me262/2M are printed and added to the wings. They are taken from a Me110 3D model and now need some putty&sanding:



Still don't know if I should use a prototype color scheme or a combat one.

[Rheged]

 At first glance, this has a slight tinge of DH Comet in appearance.     Paint it red , give it the name of a German mansion and watch the JMNs all perform a mass formation BOGGLE!

[NARSES2]

This will be interesting.

Wasn't there a turboprop proposal as well ? Or am I thinking of something else ?

Yes I've seen a pic or two of that, has ducted spinners and six bladed props, not sure if it was an actual proposal or the work of someone's imagination though, but I like the look of it. I think there is a conversion kit available for it also...

Glad it wasn't just me

[dumaniac]

The turbo prop version indeed was scheduled to have 6-bladed props with ducted spinners. From memory, they had of turbo-prop on the bench test but the war ended before the version was completed. The engines sat above the wing to help with ground clearance - just like the modern day Saab computer aircraft. Very pretty - lateral field of view was sub-optimal but she would have been fast.

[NARSES2]

Cheers gents, glad I hadn't simply imagined it 

[Tophe]

Engines for the Me262/2M are printed and added to the wings.

Pleasant silhouette!

[nönöbär]

It was a week of intensive putty&sanding, but now the engines are almost done:



They look quite massive on this plane, but they are identical to the ones of a Me110.