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[Flyer]

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[Flyer]

And during modification
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[Flyer]

Then I made a change of hosting sites from Photobucket to Imgur...

[Flyer]

I had made several flying model gliders, some free flight and some R/C, some paper, some balsa and others foam. I didn't take pics of them all (although I should have) but these two show how far back I had to move the fin, along with a change in shape and area as the fin position and shape of the original plastic model showed that it was very unstable in the yaw axis and was what drove me to change the shape of the plastic model.
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[Flyer]

I was very unhappy with how the wings looked with the new fuselage so decided to slightly increase the span, reduce the sweep along with removing the double sweep leading edge and increase the area.
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[Flyer]

And finally I decided that overall I was not satisfied with how it was turning out and that I will just start again from scratch and reduced it down to this:
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I plan on building another Boomerang II (as stated my whiffworld is based on and around it) but the parts used will likely be totally different and it probably won't look anything like my first one.

[kitbasher]

Great build; a microcosm of this entire forum - with a bit of imagination, some wit, varying degrees of putty and a measure of fun it's possible to build anything you want to this high standard.  A willingness to recycle models plays its part, too.

And finally I decided that overall I was not satisfied with how it was turning out and that I will just start again from scratch and reduced it down to this:
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I plan on building another Boomerang II (as stated my whiffworld is based on and around it) but the parts used will likely be totally different and it probably won't look anything like my first one.

Please keep the Airtruk vibe going with this one!

[Flyer]

Thanks 

It would make a great place to start for a jet Airtruk 

Considering that the next Boomerang II build won't be using that cockpit and engine I just might do that with it. Someday...

[Pellson]

A very nice Lego jig, I say! 

[Flyer]

Thanks 

I use Lego and it's various clones for almost all things that I build.

Really should be reading through my own thread before posting any more pics to avoid too many doubles.

I have the next batch of photos from Photobucket sorted ready to be added to this:

Elecrajet mixed power electric and jet factory or homebuilt sport plane 1/48 (unfinished)

Started life as a Heller P-39Q, V-tail is Grumman Panther tailplane halves, canopy also from a Panther I think. Concept being that it would use both forms of power together for take off (and climbing or maneuvering), then for cruise it would use only the electric motor with the turbine at idle running a generator to supply a on the go trickle charge for the batteries to extend their run time, when the charge of the batteries gets too low the electric motor would be shut off and the prop feathered and the turbine would provide all propulsion for flight while also recharging the batteries, when the batteries are charged enough the electric motor would be restarted again. The red lines around the cockpit area and down the fuselage sides are the breakaway points for a parachute fitted escape capsule (similar to what a F-111 uses) for if there is a inflight emergency so that the pilot can safely get away from all the flammable stuff (lithium batteries, jet fuel, turbine etc...).

[Flyer]

How it started out
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[Flyer]

Thought the vertical stabiliser looked a bit small so added a dorsal fillet and a taller fin tip.
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[Flyer]

Then I added a jet intake under the nose and blister on each side of the fuselage using halves of a unknown bomb where the two micro turbines would be located and the jet exhausts added under the trailing edges of the wing roots also made from the same sort of bomb halves.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.     

[Flyer]

And because I was very pleased with how this was progressing the universe caused a accident involving a extremely heavy toolbox that obliterated all the work I had put into the rear section. It was beyond repair so I altered the design, now instead of two micro turbines in the wing roots it would have a larger single turbine behind the pilot and where the micro turbines were can become intake tube's to channel the air around the cockpit and to the turbine. Did away with the duel exhausts underneath (for obvious reasons) and gave it a single exhaust and a V-tail.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.