Modern medium bomber

[PR19_Kit]

I've read somewhere, an F-15 can carry the same load as a Lancaster.

Hm, yes. I can just imagine an F-15 trying to fly with a Grand Slam loaded.................. 

[kerick]

I could try building a couple of the 5000 pound bunker buster used in Desert Storm.
I've got the kits out to compare shapes and dimensions and see if this might actually work. Our club's show and contest is Oct 15th so I might be able to pick up spare parts there. I need to paint the one I'm working on and finish it in time for the show.

[kitnut617]

I've read somewhere, an F-15 can carry the same load as a Lancaster.

Hm, yes. I can just imagine an F-15 trying to fly with a Grand Slam loaded.................. 

I think it was referring to the amount of smaller bombs and the ""normal"" load of a Lancaster   

[Steel Penguin]

dorsal mount and launch it over the engines with a drouge chute? 

Why oh why do i keep giving myself these ideas 

[scooter]

I've read somewhere, an F-15 can carry the same load as a Lancaster.

Hm, yes. I can just imagine an F-15 trying to fly with a Grand Slam loaded.................. 

I think it was referring to the amount of smaller bombs and the ""normal"" load of a Lancaster   

Weight of ordinance equivalent to a Grand Slam, around 22k lbs.

[Dizzyfugu]

Wasn't there a British design (pre TSR.2) for a low-level bomber/strike aircraft with a large (atomic) bomb mounted on the back for toss bombing? I have some vague memories... 

[kerick]

Wasn't there a British design (pre TSR.2) for a low-level bomber/strike aircraft with a large (atomic) bomb mounted on the back for toss bombing? I have some vague memories... 

All my memories are vague these days.....

[kitnut617]

I've read somewhere, an F-15 can carry the same load as a Lancaster.

Hm, yes. I can just imagine an F-15 trying to fly with a Grand Slam loaded.................. 

I think it was referring to the amount of smaller bombs and the ""normal"" load of a Lancaster   

Weight of ordinance equivalent to a Grand Slam, around 22k lbs.

The F-15E has pylons that are good for 23,000 lbs

[jcf]

Yep, and the Mudhen can carry that load farther and faster than a Lancaster. 

[kerick]

I got out some kits last night and played around with them. Looks like an F-111 front end could fit onto an F-14 fuselage with less remodeling than I thought. I would have to slightly widen the F-14 fuselage where it would meet the F-111 parts. Debating wether to use the ESCI F-111 or the Monogram EF-111A. I have the Revell F-14 to use for the back end. I wish I could enlarge the F-14 parts about 15 or 20%.

[PR19_Kit]

Yep, and the Mudhen can carry that load farther and faster than a Lancaster. 

I should think so too! The Lanc was designed in the late 30s, and the F-15 in the late 60s. It's called 'progress'.

But an F-15 still can't carry a Grand Slam..............

[kitnut617]

Yeah! maybe not a Grand Slam, half a Tallboy though ----   

[kerick]

Yeah! maybe not a Grand Slam, half a Tallboy though ----   

A medium bomber F-111 meets F-14 combo carrying about three of those bunker busters with the JDAM kit would be fun!!

[kerick]

I was playing around with some kits tonight and I think the Monogram EF-111 and the Italeri F-14 kits will work. Between the two of them I can get some extra length in the fuselage and slightly widen the F-14 rear fuselage to match the F-111. Looking at extending the F-111 bomb bay part way down the F-14 fuselage and maybe a conformal hump aft of the cockpit. I started out thinking of multi tone grey but that's been done before so it's either European 1, SEA or SAC FB-111 camo. I also checked out an F-18E kit and it had some funky looking cruise missile in it that might work into the plan.

[McColm]

Well the F-111 body kitbashed with the Tornado GR.1 cockpit works so the F-14 should front end shouldn't be a problem.