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Arado E 555 nuclear bomber

Started by chrisonord, October 13, 2019, 08:39:07 AM

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chrisonord

October 13, 2019, 08:39:07 AM
At the end of the second world war,  British troops  captured  drawings  and jigs etc for the Arado E555 Amerika bomber,  said items were taken  back to the UK and given  a good coat of looking  at. One  proposed use for said aircraft  was to use it to carry a freefall  nuclear bomb.  British  jet engine  design  by the early  50's had come  on far enough  to give the aircraft  enough  speed and reliability to  get it deep enough  in to Russia  to deliver  its payload,  from either West Germany  Greenland  or the U.K. some  if not  all of the glazing  would need to be replaced  with a conventional  cockpit  and a radar thus changing the  overall look of  the front,  and all defensive  armament  removed.  Also I  think anti flash white  would suit.  Although  a lot smaller than the Vulcan Valiant  and Victor,  it could make  a viable  stop gap nuclear deterrent  until the V bombers  came in to service.
Chris.
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

crudebuteffective

#1
October 13, 2019, 08:43:12 AM
build it
Remember, if the reality police ask you haven't seen us in ages!
When does "old enough to know better" kick in?

PR19_Kit

#2
October 13, 2019, 08:57:45 AM
I like the concept of '......a good coat of looking at........'  :thumbsup: ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

chrisonord

#3
October 13, 2019, 09:13:32 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 13, 2019, 08:57:45 AM
I like the concept of '......a good coat of looking at........'  :thumbsup: ;D
All technical department  Jargon  Kit  ;D ;D
Chris
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

JayBee

#4
October 13, 2019, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 13, 2019, 09:13:32 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 13, 2019, 08:57:45 AM
I like the concept of '......a good coat of looking at........'  :thumbsup: ;D
All technical department  Jargon  Kit  ;D ;D
Chris

Mad, Mad, Madder!  :thumbsup: :wub: :wub: :wub:
Alle kunst ist umsunst wenn ein engel auf das zundloch brunzt!!

Sic biscuitus disintegratum!

Cats are not real. 
They are just physical manifestations of collisions between enigma & conundrum particles.

Any aircraft can be improved by giving it a SHARKMOUTH!

TallEng

#5
October 13, 2019, 11:37:49 AM
Javelin nose cone, sea vixen off set style cockpit and Meteor style intakes in the wings?
Bin the over the wing 6 engines...
thats what i have planned for my mine.
heaven knows when that will occur :rolleyes:

regards
Keith
The British have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved". Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross". Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the Blitz in 1940 when tea supplies ran out for three weeks

chrisonord

#6
October 13, 2019, 11:53:34 AM
Quote from: TallEng on October 13, 2019, 11:37:49 AM
Javelin nose cone, sea vixen off set style cockpit and Meteor style intakes in the wings?
Bin the over the wing 6 engines...
thats what i have planned for my mine.
heaven knows when that will occur :rolleyes:

regards
Keith
That's a  marvellous idea  Keith,  I have an  IL-28 front end thT could be  grafted on,  leave off the  nose glazing and paint  over the rear two thirds of the  canopy , so it looks  similar to the one fitted to the Vulcan.
Chris
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

NARSES2

#7
October 14, 2019, 06:06:51 AM
It would certainly suit anti-flash white and toned down roundels  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

chrisonord

#8
October 14, 2019, 07:34:04 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 14, 2019, 06:06:51 AM
It would certainly suit anti-flash white and toned down roundels  :thumbsup:
That's what I was thinking also  Chris,  it's  going on my list  ;D
Chris
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

NARSES2

#9
October 15, 2019, 06:08:50 AM
How many notepads does this list extend to now ?  ;)
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

chrisonord

#10
October 15, 2019, 07:29:18 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 15, 2019, 06:08:50 AM
How many notepads does this list extend to now ?  ;)
Haha, it's  all in my head which  probably explains why I  can't  get to sleep  at night  and my head is well and truly  stuck in my derrier. :-\
Chris
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

Howard of Effingham

#11
October 15, 2019, 08:06:09 AM
Excellent idea. I hacked one of these Revell kits to produce a developed a/c to be a predecessor to the Northrop YB-49. Sadly the model did not survive as the unobtainium alloys are a git to work with. [which really means I got fed up with repairing it]. Some 1/48 B-57 engine intakes and the rear fuselage of a gutless cutlass were grafted in and the wing shape altered. model had early USAAF ETO B-17 markings.
Keeper of George the Cat.

NARSES2

#12
October 16, 2019, 05:57:37 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 15, 2019, 07:29:18 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 15, 2019, 06:08:50 AM
How many notepads does this list extend to now ?  ;)
Haha, it's  all in my head which  probably explains why I  can't  get to sleep  at night  and my head is well and truly  stuck in my derrier. :-\
Chris

Write it down mate. I'm lucky in that if I write something down it gets embedded in my memory as well. Why I was good at exams  ;)
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Rheged

#13
October 16, 2019, 06:24:57 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 16, 2019, 05:57:37 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 15, 2019, 07:29:18 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 15, 2019, 06:08:50 AM
How many notepads does this list extend to now ?  ;)
Haha, it's  all in my head which  probably explains why I  can't  get to sleep  at night  and my head is well and truly  stuck in my derrier. :-\
Chris

Write it down mate. I'm lucky in that if I write something down it gets embedded in my memory as well. Why I was good at exams  ;)

Its been said here before and is always a useful rule to follow "IF YOU DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN IT NEVER HAPPENED"
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

chrisonord

#14
October 16, 2019, 09:22:38 AM
Quote from: Rheged on October 16, 2019, 06:24:57 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 16, 2019, 05:57:37 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 15, 2019, 07:29:18 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 15, 2019, 06:08:50 AM
How many notepads does this list extend to now ?  ;)
Haha, it's  all in my head which  probably explains why I  can't  get to sleep  at night  and my head is well and truly  stuck in my derrier. :-\
Chris

Write it down mate. I'm lucky in that if I write something down it gets embedded in my memory as well. Why I was good at exams  ;)

Its been said here before and is always a useful rule to follow "IF YOU DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN IT NEVER HAPPENED"
;D  ;D ;D
What are we talking  about  again??
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!
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