Spitfire with 2 Griffons (push/pull) finally finished

eatthis · February 07, 2014, 11:03:20 AM

Quote from: TallEng on February 07, 2014, 09:47:34 AM
Quote from: eatthis on February 07, 2014, 09:36:14 AM
are you doing it wheels up or are you gonna wonder how the hell to give enough ground clearence like i did lol

I might have a cunning plan for the wheels.....
of course if it doesn't work, wheels up is always an option

Regards
Keith

i came up with something that sounds daft but was actually used for real lol

kerick · February 07, 2014, 11:04:18 AM

Check out the Crimson Skies Wiki website. Lots of pictures of the aircraft there and the designers never let details like balance get in their way!

Captain Canada · February 07, 2014, 03:58:02 PM

Griffourn ?

Some of the wing mounted extended wheel options on Harrier kits would be good for a quick 'long leg' at the rear !

TallEng · February 08, 2014, 09:59:03 PM

Quick update, to show fin and tail planes fitted.

As you can see, top fin and tailplanes is nicked from a Spitfire F.22/24, and the bottom fin from a Spitfire P.R.19
We like to keep it in the family

Regards
Keith

Old Wombat · February 10, 2014, 01:28:20 AM

Well, I've stolen your idea, TallEng, & run with it in a somewhat different direction.

It's been my "laptop" build during my 1^st 2 weeks home - while I'm not allowed to break out the big stuff.

It's all together except a few bits & pieces but I'll be working on the landing gear in a minute - the original gear is so short it's laughable.

Unfortunately I didn't pick up on that until I tried fitting them last night.

Only took a couple of hours but I now have a real engineered solution which I'm going to start work on in a few minutes.

Photo for here soon.

I'm calling mine the Supermarine Surefire.

Guy

TallEng · February 10, 2014, 04:58:35 AM

Laptop build?
Won't the keyboard get full of sanding dust, and eat all the little bits you drop?
And I'm not sure the flat screen is strong enough to use as a cutting board

And if your running in a different direction does that mean Canard? Hmmm.....
I like that idea

Looking forward to the proper engineered landing gear

And I like the name idea, maybe mine will become the Supermarine Swiftfire?

Regards
Keith

Captain Canada · February 10, 2014, 05:40:03 PM

Sure looks the part in that first pic.....really sleek and powerful ! Nice !

eatthis · February 11, 2014, 10:47:03 AM

supermarine surething

Old Wombat · February 12, 2014, 05:12:16 AM

With enormous gratitude to TallEng for not telling me to b^gger off when I said I'd do this....

Sneak preview of my Supermarine Surefire.

This is going to be a post-war version (with back story) in its own thread.... Soon.... I hope.

Thanks for letting me borrow your space, TallEng!

Guy

PS: The landing gear engineering is good, my unaided, bespectacled construction abilities ain't. $:-\$

Dizzyfugu · February 12, 2014, 07:04:43 AM

This cries for "The Sky Crawlers" markings/style - a beauty!

Tophe · February 12, 2014, 07:46:23 AM

beautiful, yes

eatthis · February 12, 2014, 07:46:37 AM

that looks mad lol

Runway ? ... · February 12, 2014, 09:03:51 AM

Quote from: Old Wombat on February 12, 2014, 05:12:16 AM
With enormous gratitude to TallEng for not telling me to b^gger off when I said I'd do this....

Sneak preview of my Supermarine Surefire.

Guy

Love it. There ought to be a navalised version to compliment it.

TallEng · February 12, 2014, 10:00:34 AM

This is going to be a post-war version (with back story) in its own thread.... Soon.... I hope.

Thanks for letting me borrow your space, TallEng!

Guy

PS: The landing gear engineering is good, my unaided, bespectacled construction abilities ain't.

No problem Guy

I like your version very much, and the landing gear solution looks
Well thought out.
Looking forward to the finished article

Regards
Keith

kerick · February 12, 2014, 10:14:21 AM

Crazy good, both of you!