B-52/Victor & B-52/Victor/P6M

[NARSES2]

The bomb release sequence info is pretty interesting as well !

It's fascinating. All new to me that's for sure

[KJ_Lesnick]

Dave/Sandiego89

Looking at some basic measurements it would appear the aircraft is about 18'5" tall provided I did my math right: Do your estimates match up?

[sandiego89]

Dave/Sandiego89

Looking at some basic measurements it would appear the aircraft is about 18'5" tall provided I did my math right: Do your estimates match up?

Kendra, not sure what you mean by "tall"? If you are talking about the fuselage height of my SeaVictor model, I just measured it and the fuselage at its tallest point (bottom of keel to top of fuselage) would scale out to about 15.44 feet.  A quick internet search shows the real Victor fuselage has a 10 foot cross section, although it is a very complex shape, especially with the bulged lower front fuselage.  So my new seaplane hull added a few feet, even beyond the characteristic front bulge of the land based Victor.   

Rough measurements of my 1/96 scale SeaVictor are:
wingspan of @13.43 inches- which comes up to about 107.4 feet- quite close to the real 110 foot wingspan.  Likely "close enough" for many older models, but perhaps not for some rivet counters . 
About 3.75 inches high overall (not on beaching cradle)
Fuselage is 1.93 inches tall- about 15.44 feet in scale.
Fuselage is 1.25 inches wide just aft the wings- which jives with the listed 10 foot fuselage cross section.   
Fuselage about 12 inches long- nose probe lost in storage.

Hope that helps in whatever you are working on/thinking of.

-Dave 

[KJ_Lesnick]

Dave

Kendra, not sure what you mean by "tall"? If you are talking about the fuselage height of my SeaVictor model

Yup

A quick internet search shows the real Victor fuselage has a 10 foot cross section, although it is a very complex shape, especially with the bulged lower front fuselage.

The fuselage cross-section is 10'0" by 10'0" where the bomb-bay is?

Rough measurements of my 1/96 scale SeaVictor are:
wingspan of @13.43 inches- which comes up to about 107.4 feet- quite close to the real 110 foot wingspan.  Likely "close enough" for many older models, but perhaps not for some rivet counters .  
About 3.75 inches high overall (not on beaching cradle)
Fuselage is 1.93 inches tall- about 15.44 feet in scale.
Fuselage is 1.25 inches wide just aft the wings- which jives with the listed 10 foot fuselage cross section.  

Hope that helps in whatever you are working on/thinking of.

Yeah... basically, what I got seem to best be satisfied by two designs

1. HP-Victor B-52 Mashup

• Basic dimensions based on the B-52
  
• Unsure what to make of the fuselage
  
• Wings based on the HP-Victor: They allow a higher cruise-speed, possibly cruise altitude, supersonic dive capability, and probably are sturdier
  
• Canopy either like the HP-Victor or a bubble arrangement
  
• 2-4 engines in each wing-root, the other 1-2 carried under the wing
  

2. P6M/Sea-Victor

• Sea-Victor or a P6M/Sea Victor Hybrid
  
• Sea-Victor wings used when possible excepting the means of a tip-float