A curious SuperHarrier

[McColm]

There are rumours that the Yak-141 will make a return with a bit of help from the Chinese.

[steelpillow]

There are rumours that the Yak-141 will make a return with a bit of help from the Chinese.

The Chinese were given the engine blueprints many years ago. Much good it will do them, when the West can do without separate lift engines.

[steelpillow]

Update. What I didn't show first time round is the drooped leading-edge extension to the Nord 1500 wing, following a roughly conical profile outboard of the undercarriage fairings.
Now added are many small refinements including air dam bays finished, shorter nosewheel bay, longer main legs, and vortilons extending beyond the front of the housings to initiate a stable vortex at high AoA. This was the era of transition from simple symmetrical-section deltas with no washout, and many a prototype got a leading-edge makeover before its handling could be tamed.
Yet another of my endless coincidences here, as the wings are from an Airfix Mirage and were made up ca. 1980. Over the decades the lower mouldings have shrunk and the whole thing bowed, saving me the trouble of cut-and-shut to make those curves and washout.
A proper undercoat, and side burners blu-tacked in place for the photoshoot. Since then, some further sculpting of the rear fuselage to improve area-ruling, and all now in hibernation until next year so all the evaporation and shrinkage can sort itself out.

[Captain Canada]

That's really looking good !

[chrisonord]

I found these pictures one line the other week, forgot to post them here.

[kitbasher]

Reminds me of https://www.numonday.com/product/coming-soon-1-72-scale-resin-printed-armstrong-whitworth-aw-58-delta-wing-variant-wheels-down/

[Old Wombat]

More like the La-200 prototypes, to my eye;