triboom long raneg escort spitfire

[eatthis]

im thinking make the inner wing angle like a corsair?
this would lift the centre fuse for better visibility and keeps the prop off the deck

got 4 cannons in the nose and either 2 or 4 in the inner wings so 6-8 total

[Go4fun]

Good thinking!

[Tophe]

Great! Congratulations!

[eatthis]

option 2 is to put the wings through the centre of the outer fuselages instead of the bottom

[perttime]

I like the Corsair wing idea better. Do you have - or can you make - straight pieces of wing for the inner sections?

I think keeping the inner sections as short as possible would look cool, as long as the propellers stay away from the pilot pod.

... one of the fuselages could have a rear gunner ...

Which landing gears are you keeping?

[eatthis]

I like the Corsair wing idea better. Do you have - or can you make - straight pieces of wing for the inner sections?

I think keeping the inner sections as short as possible would look cool, as long as the propellers stay away from the pilot pod.

... one of the fuselages could have a rear gunner ...

Which landing gears are you keeping?

inner wings will be as short as possible to keep the mass as close to centre as possible
il have to make the wing by sandwiching plasticard together and sand it all down
no gunners
still not 100% settled on gears yet 2 options atm are use the outer stock gears (bit highly stressed though) or have a big wheel go stright up into each outer fuse in the wing root which would be stronger but much more work
im thinking option 2 atm

[perttime]

Landing gears in the fuselages sounds like a good idea to me, as long as you don't mind the "work". Retracting towards the rear?
Radiators probably have to go in the normal places under the wings, unless there's some space remaining in the fuselages.

[eatthis]

this gives you the idea of the general layout





the centre wing angle is too steep atm it looks bloody stupid lol

[Tophe]

I would not say stupid but funny, very funny, very what-if... like a rejected design from a drunk designer... I love it

[Caveman]

flip the outer spits upside down?

[nighthunter]

Reduce the angle or borrow from a Vought Corsair?

[eatthis]

Reduce the angle or borrow from a Vought Corsair?

dont have a corsair but i will reduce the angle

[ericr]

with a slight angle reduction it will look gorgeous!

[Tophe]

Maybe anhedral like the Lippisch X-114 WIG?
http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/Lippisch_Nurflugels/Aerofoil_Flying_Boats/body_aerofoil_flying_boats.html

[Old Wombat]

eatthis, I have an idea for you.

Honestly, more work but possibly a better result &, maybe, an easier beginning to fuselage mounted main gear.

1. Cut vertically fore & aft of the wing-roots to about mid-way up the fuselage.
2. Cut horizontally between these cuts to remove the wing-roots & fuselage section.
3. Remove fuselage section above the wing-roots from the cut-out section(s).
4. Replace wing roots into hole in fuselage(s), lifting to meet upper cut line.
5. Glue in place & shim as necessary to meet fuselage cross-section.

Possible benefits;
a. This will (theoretically speaking) raise the main wing spar to where it can be used for your fuselage-mounted main gears & give you a start on the main gear wells.
b. Also, if you move the existing wing root to the outer edge of the fuselage & only shim the inside, this will give you a good wing root out from the boom fuselages & bring the inner root in flush (hopefully) to the boom so that it doesn't stick out & look out of place when the dihedral wing stub is connected. (You may want to think about angling down the central tub wing-roots, too, so they match the wing stub angle.)

Just a couple of ideas for free. 



Guy