marvel sheild C-17x "The Bus"

lenny100 · October 13, 2013, 12:34:44 PM

ok because of the talk on the c-17 discusion here http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,17869.msg612490.html#msg612490 i thought i built it and hopefully have it finished for telford.

right first stage is a revell c-17 and built the fusalarge normaily but remenber to put in the sun roof as here

Spey_Phantom · October 13, 2013, 01:04:27 PM

i think this might be helpfull, it says the 2 rear engines are used for VTOL?
seems a bit to large for a VTOL and the engines would be heavily underpowered $:-\$

PR19_Kit · October 13, 2013, 01:39:41 PM

Quote from: Nils on October 13, 2013, 01:04:27 PM
i think this might be helpfull, it says the 2 rear engines are used for VTOL?

Eh? Do they swivel through 90 deg?

Spey_Phantom · October 13, 2013, 01:42:06 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 13, 2013, 01:39:41 PM

Eh? Do they swivel through 90 deg?

i dont know, maybe we will see it do that later in the seasons, ive only seen the first 3 episodes so far

lenny100 · October 13, 2013, 01:48:37 PM

thanks for that drawing almost put the rear wing to far forward, over here we have had only two episodes, and most of the websites are not working because of rights issuses

Gondor · October 13, 2013, 03:02:36 PM

Quote from: lenny100 on October 13, 2013, 01:48:37 PM
thanks for that drawing almost put the rear wing to far forward, over here we have had only two episodes, and most of the websites are not working because of rights issues

They are on a Friday night at 9pm on Channel 4 Lenny. I have seen all three episodes so far.

Gondor

Green Dragon · October 13, 2013, 05:44:28 PM

Friday at 8PM on C4, also on an hour later if you have Sky and repeated on 4Seven on Sunday at 8PM.

Paul Harrison

Gondor · October 14, 2013, 11:03:46 AM

Dam it!

I keep getting that time wrong. Good thing my Skybox is set to record the series.

Gondor

Captain Canada · October 14, 2013, 11:07:57 AM

That's pretty wild ! Any progress/ build pics ?

lenny100 · October 14, 2013, 11:26:52 AM

ok sky room cutout

and rear wings mounted still a lot of psr to go

Green Dragon · October 14, 2013, 01:14:13 PM

Nice one Lenny! Hope you get it done in time!

Paul Harrison

Captain Canada · October 14, 2013, 02:02:23 PM

Nice ! Keep at 'er !

buzzbomb · October 14, 2013, 04:45:44 PM

Yay, been wondering when one of these was going to come along

Devilfish · October 15, 2013, 06:43:36 AM

Quote from: Nils on October 13, 2013, 01:04:27 PM
i think this might be helpfull, it says the 2 rear engines are used for VTOL?
seems a bit to large for a VTOL and the engines would be heavily underpowered $:-\$

It also says they are ramjets, which means they won't work until the thing is doing Mach 1+......

I'd like to see it land vertically at that speed!!

Anyway, looking at them they appear identical to the other 4, so I think someone on the program just saw the word Ramjet somewhere and thought it sounded technical, lol

jcf · October 16, 2013, 10:28:21 PM

Being as it's comic-book sci-fi the engines are probably multi-cycle and can switch between
turbo-fan, turbo-jet, turbo-ram-jet, ram-jet, STOVL and VTOL modes, depending on the
needs of the script. And as they're built by Tony Stark who knows what the power output
really is.

Anyhow, a ramjet does not require Mach 1 speed to operate.

BTW the F-35B's P&W F135-PW-600 STOVL engine is multi-cycle, switching between turbo-fan
and turbo-shaft modes.