New Airwolf design?

[wacek85]

Hello,

To make things short...which heli would you choose to make new Airwolf? I'm thinking about Dauphin...but I'm not sure...

Any ideas?

[Weaver]

Are we assuming that the new Airwolf is to the same spec as the old one, i.e. stupidly fast, stealthy, slient and with a unfeasibly large arsenal of guns and missiles, or can we re-write the spec too?

Also, are we limited to commercially available, reasonably-priced machines, or can we get anything, including military surplus types?

[wacek85]

Let's just say that we are limited to 1/48 or 1/32 and 1/35

[Mossie]

I always like this re-imagining, you might be able to do something similar with the old Testors/Italeri Stingbat if you can find one:
http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=31282.150
https://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1GGRV_enGB784GB784&biw=1680&bih=913&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=JhvPW4i_GqvGgAaAiqbQDw&q=airwolf+reimagined&oq=airwolf+reimagined&gs_l=img.3...370977.376090.0.376893.18.17.0.1.1.0.93.876.17.17.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.10.519...0j0i67k1j0i30k1j0i5i30k1j0i8i30k1.0.QOIsDcZn6MQ#imgrc=qHM6UgG5yiJYuM:

[Weaver]

Okay well if we are allowed unlikely things, then I would suggest acquiring a military-surplus Hueycobra and fitting it with:

1. Bell 222 retractable undercarriage units on the former stub wing positions.

2. An extended nose with a retractable nosewheel, using the former turret mounting points.

3. Similar fake retractable gun & missile launchers as the original.

4. conformal jet pods on the sides of the fuselage.


As a less complicated alternative: why not start with an A-109? That's one of the sleekest and fastest (relative to engine power) helos around.

[Dizzyfugu]

I could imagine ESCI's fake Ka-34 "Hokum" to be an apporpriate design? Painted in black and white...?

[Spey_Phantom]

i built an Airwolf Mk.3 a few years ago, i used the revell/matchbox SA365 Dauphin as a basis, installing similar modifications to the original Bell 222 Airwolf.

[Mossie]

The Airfix 1/48  or Revell 1/32 Lynx might work.

An Agusta A109 would  give you a similar look, but I don't know of one bigger than 1/72.

[wacek85]

As a less complicated alternative: why not start with an A-109? That's one of the sleekest and fastest (relative to engine power) helos around.

Because there is no bigger A109 than 109, but I'd love to

i built an Airwolf Mk.3 a few years ago, i used the revell/matchbox SA365 Dauphin as a basis, installing similar modifications to the original Bell 222 Airwolf.

That was my idea...Trumpeter makes one in 1/32

The Airfix 1/48  or Rebellion 1/32 Lynx might work.

An Agusta A109 would  give you a similar look, but I don't know of one bigger than 1/72.

There is an Revell Lynx in 1/32 but I don't know if it fits into role of Airwolf.

I could imagine ESCI's fake Ka-34 "Hokum" to be an apporpriate design? Painted in black and white...?

Ka-34 is 1/72...but it fits very well indeed:)

[PR19_Kit]

A Rotodyne with ramjets perhaps? 

[wacek85]

A Rotodyne with ramjets perhaps? 

I hope that you're kidding

[JayBee]

A Rotodyne with ramjets perhaps? 

I hope that you're kidding

I do not think that the Rotodyne would be able to achieve a high enough airspeed to ignite the ramjets.
A slimmed down Rotocrane might be more viabl.   

The Lockheed XH-51A, with the auxiliary turbojet might also be a candidate for some inspiration, although there is no model available that I am aware of.

[AS.12]

About the only 'conventional' helicopter that wouldn't thrash itself to shreds at high speed would something like the Sikorsky S-69 with the close-coupled coaxial rotor.  Any models...?

[zenrat]

A highly modified Chinook or Sea Stallion.
Or a turbine powered Mojave.
None would be super fast but think of the weapons they could carry...

[Weaver]

Am I right in thinking that this is supposed to be a movie prop helicopter, not an actual, working Airwolf? If that's the case, then it's actual speed doesn't matter: 'movie magic' (i.e. speeding up the footage) will get it going fast enough to get into orbit if you want...