SEPECAT Cheetah (like a Jaguar, only faster)

[Devilfish]

To me the M's undercarriage looks completely different. 

Although, to simplify things, I will probably use the original main legs.  I'll look for a replacement nose leg, and I have the wheels/tyres off the Tornado.

[Devilfish]

The wings are now fitted and the new nose too. 

[CammNut]

Hate to drop a potential swing-wing fly in the variable-geometry ointment, because I love this build, but when wings swing aft, the center of lift moves aft relative to the center of gravity, so you need a bigger tail (or longer moment arm) for stability and control (look at F-111 and Tornado)...

[ysi_maniac]

VG Jaguar is a great idea!!!

[Devilfish]

Hate to drop a potential swing-wing fly in the variable-geometry ointment, because I love this build, but when wings swing aft, the center of lift moves aft relative to the center of gravity, so you need a bigger tail (or longer moment arm) for stability and control (look at F-111 and Tornado)...

Who need the laws of physics!

Too late now, I have done all the work to the tail. 

[CammNut]

Spoken like a true whiffer!

[Old Wombat]

Yeah, the tail looks a tad small but, man, is that one wonderful build!

[Captain Canada]

Love it. Love the shape of the nose too !

[Dizzyfugu]

Way cool! 

Already an idea for the livery?

Makes me itchy to start my own VG Jaguar project for the Cold War GB... 

[Devilfish]

Way cool! 

Already an idea for the livery?

Makes me itchy to start my own VG Jaguar project for the Cold War GB... 

Royal Navy, late 70's......EDSG and white.

[KiwiZac]

It looks like a Tornado, but it looks like a Jaguar, but it looks like a Tornado 

Nicely done! I'm excited to see the Cheetah on (racing over) the finish line.

[James]

  That looks amazing.

[Dizzyfugu]

Royal Navy, late 70's......EDSG and white.

That sounds sweet. I considered something similar for a "normal" naval Jaguar a while ago, but with VG wings this should look awesome.
My build is supposed to be a late 80ies RAF aircraft, maybe based in Germany (replacing Phantoms or standard Jaguars).

Looking forward to the finished Cheetah! 

[zenrat]

I was looking at the cutaway drawing of a Jag in my Encyclopaedia of Combat Aircraft today.  Did they all have an arrestor hook?  The drawing, which purports to be a GR1 shows one.

[Gondor]

I was looking at the cutaway drawing of a Jag in my Encyclopaedia of Combat Aircraft today.  Did they all have an arrestor hook?  The drawing, which purports to be a GR1 shows one.

Short answer "Yes"

It was for the airfield arresting system installed at some airfields by the RAF. I remember seeing some pictures of some aircraft, either Jaguars of Phantoms in the 70's using the system in Germany but I don't remember any details, sorry