triboom long raneg escort spitfire

[eatthis]

are you serious huge wingspan relative to length wont cause problems?
i doubt a good trait of an escort fighter is a roll rate you need a sundial to measure

My signature isn't there for fun you know.

i thought it was 
i assumed it would help some things (wing loading and high altatude performance) and hinder others (like speed and roll rate)

[PR19_Kit]

i thought it was 
i assumed it would help some things (wing loading and high altatude performance) and hinder others (like speed and roll rate)

You missed out how GOOD long wings look as well. Or in today's vernacular, 'cool'........... 

Actually span doesn't have as much effect on speed as you might think. There's only a small increase in drag and usually the wing is more efficient just because of it's greater span.

[eatthis]

i thought it was 
i assumed it would help some things (wing loading and high altatude performance) and hinder others (like speed and roll rate)

You missed out how GOOD long wings look as well. Or in today's vernacular, 'cool'........... 

Actually span doesn't have as much effect on speed as you might think. There's only a small increase in drag and usually the wing is more efficient just because of it's greater span.

trust me this just looks silly 

[Weaver]

You have to remember that Kit has a serious long-wing-thing going on.....

[eatthis]

You have to remember that Kit has a serious long-wing-thing going on.....

compensating? 

[eatthis]

not at all happy with the layout yet

[Tophe]

Wow! I am happy!

[PR19_Kit]

You have to remember that Kit has a serious long-wing-thing going on.....

Who? Me? 

[eatthis]

theres some serious work to do on this before its any good

[wuzak]

Are you going for a triple engine/triple boom, or a P-38 style twin boom with crew nacelle?

Will it be a single seater, or will it have multiple crew members?

[wuzak]

I had a quick go at getting a triple boom Spitfire.



The source image was from http://www.the-blueprints.com/

It looks a bit out of proportion, but with 8 20mm it would have plenty of firepower!

[PR19_Kit]

I did 2/3 of that already......... 

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=2285

[Rheged]

You have to remember that Kit has a serious long-wing-thing going on.....

Who? Me? 

Just because everyone else goes for stub wings...............

Incidentally, I seem to recall a multi company  airliner  with a suitable length of fuselage a little while ago.

[PR19_Kit]

Incidentally, I seem to recall a multi company  airliner  with a suitable length of fuselage a little while ago.

Hm, yes, but sometimes I get things a bit wrong............ 

[Old Wombat]

Might I suggest you bring the fuselages closer together & reduce the number of guns between each to 2, rather than 4 (not remove them). Which still gives you 8 x 20mm cannon. Which brings more of the mass of the aircraft closer to the central roll axis.

Also, I'd suggest extending the outer wings slightly & increasing the size of the ailerons, so they move more air. Than should fix your roll rate problem pretty well.

Oh! ... & remove the outer cockpits & spines (selecting a later model Spit might have been a better starting point for that, though).

My cent's worth.



Guy