Er, real world whifs?

[kerick]

At least it appears the JASDF kept their aircraft in good shape.

[Mossie]

I think part of the reason it's in such good shape is that it was barely used.  It was only used for evaluation, and struck off charge after four years.  I think it then went into a museum almost immediately afterwards

[Madoc]

Nils & all,

Now there's a beaut!

Just think of how many JMN heads an entry like that would cause to explode.  "A JASDF Vampire?!?!  There was no such thing!  What?  There was?  But!  But!!!!"  <boom>

[kerick]

Here's something to try and whiff.
http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/Firebird/Pages/default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_Firebird

Airframe by Burt Rutan and company. Of course, all his designs look so awesome. Northrop Grumman has stuffed it full of all kinds of spy goodies. All I know for sure is I want one. A real one!

[Captain Canada]

That Firebird is a beauty ! In the second pic it looks like it has an Air Tractor type cockpit.....now that would be cool !

[scooter]

Here's something to try and whiff.
http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/Firebird/Pages/default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_Firebird

Airframe by Burt Rutan and company. Of course, all his designs look so awesome. Northrop Grumman has stuffed it full of all kinds of spy goodies. All I know for sure is I want one. A real one!

Looks almost like a Mohawk and a Skymaster decided to have a kid

[JayBee]

I think it would benefit from having a longer wing! 

[Rheged]

I think it would benefit from having a longer wing! 

I would not be in the slightest surprised if a certain individual of our membership was already working on that

[kerick]

It may not show in the photos but the wings are 65 feet long! More like a powered glider.
I didn't see very many parts a person could kitbash for this. Looks like carving some foam and covering it with Aves might be the way to go.

[Spey_Phantom]

here's another one,

an RCAF B-47B/CL-52, used as a testbed for Canadian-built Orenda Iroquois Engines for the ill-fated CF-105 program 

[PR19_Kit]

here's another one,

an RCAF B-47B/CL-52, used as a testbed for Canadian-built Orenda Iroquois Engines for the ill-fated CF-105 program 

The world's only seven engined aircraft IIRC.

That'll trigger a flurry of Google activity as people try and prove me wrong.......... 

That Grumman OPV looks like a prop powered version of the Myasichev recce thing, can't remember the name now.

[Captain Canada]

I have one of those old Monogram Classics as well as a 72nd scale B-47 as I've always fancied making that bird....what a mover she was !

[kitnut617]

CanMilAir does a decal sheet for that B-47, called a CL-52 of all things

http://www.canmilair.com/products.asp?cat=68

Got the sheet and a model to build it ---

[lancer]

here's another one,

an RCAF B-47B/CL-52, used as a testbed for Canadian-built Orenda Iroquois Engines for the ill-fated CF-105 program  

The world's only seven engined aircraft IIRC.

That'll trigger a flurry of Google activity as people try and prove me wrong..........  

That Grumman OPV looks like a prop powered version of the Myasichev recce thing, can't remember the name now.

You mean the Myasichev M4/201 'Bison'....A very nice looking aircraft I think..

[PR19_Kit]

here's another one,

an RCAF B-47B/CL-52, used as a testbed for Canadian-built Orenda Iroquois Engines for the ill-fated CF-105 program  

The world's only seven engined aircraft IIRC.

That'll trigger a flurry of Google activity as people try and prove me wrong..........  

That Grumman OPV looks like a prop powered version of the Myasichev recce thing, can't remember the name now.

You mean the Myasichev M4/201 'Bison'....A very nice looking aircraft I think..

I agree the Bison looks good, but it was another Myasichev type that I was thinking of, it looks like a twin boom U-2 more than anything. Naturally it has LONG wings....