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BAC Lightning Flying Wing

Started by Vulcan7, April 21, 2023, 02:58:57 PM

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Vulcan7

BAC Lightning Flying Wing ......1/72nd Matchbox kits + Old Airfix kit Vulcan Wings left over from triple Vulcan
Combined thrust is more than Blackbird  :o ;D

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"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

Vulcan7

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"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

uncletain


Spino

What the point of those three cockpits is though, is beyond me  ;D

McColm

Great work,  it's given me an idea  :thumbsup:

major


Absolutely brilliantly bonkers!  :thumbsup:  ;D

comrade harps

Whatever.

Captain Canada

Woah ! How cool is this ?! From every angle it looks great ! Imagine the sound ? Good luck not ripping the wings off when you jam the throttles on  lol
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

Wardukw

Vostoc strikes again  ;D
Mental as the Vulcan mate and this looks utterly nuts.
Freaking love it matey 😍 👍
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

kerick

Beautifully crazy!! I'm trying to imagine the activities of the three aircrew. Pilot, copilot and guy on the left?  :wacko:  :thumbsup:
You're giving Tophe a run for his money!
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

perttime

With all that wing, some engines, and not all that much space for a big payload .... it must be meant to fly high. A reconnaissance aircraft or communications link for other assets?
You'd have pilot, navigator and systems operator?

NARSES2

That's amazing  :bow:

Quote from: Spino on April 21, 2023, 03:45:56 PMWhat the point of those three cockpits is though, is beyond me  ;D

I can just imagine the rows - "It's my turn to pull the stick !"  ;)
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Vulcan7

Quote from: perttime on April 21, 2023, 09:40:15 PMWith all that wing, some engines, and not all that much space for a big payload .... it must be meant to fly high. A reconnaissance aircraft or communications link for other assets?
You'd have pilot, navigator and systems operator?

High altitude recon sounds a great idea  :thumbsup: , ironically/paradoxically I am not that keen on the idea of Nuclear bombers, but I do think we need a deterrent. (I just like the look  ;D )

Very many thanks for all the kind comments, all.  :cheers:  (& this is definitely my last quick build for a little while) 
"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

Old Wombat

Great build! :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:



I would have extended the centre fuselage, so that the engines were all on the same vertical plane, because I'd hate to think of the heat effect of the centre-line engines on the outer engines in this set-up! :o  :o  :o
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

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veritas ad mortus veritas est

PR19_Kit

With six Avon 300s and that MASSIVE wing, the climb rate will be almost impossible to measure!

One blink and you'd miss it!

AWESOME work.  :thumbsup:
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