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A-4 Skyhawk

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KJ_Lesnick

#90
April 07, 2011, 05:04:14 PM
Why did the A4D-6 lose to the A-7?
That being said, I'd like to remind everybody in a manner reminiscent of the SNL bit on Julian Assange, that no matter how I die: It was murder (even if there was a suicide note or a video of me peacefully dying in my sleep); should I be framed for a criminal offense or disappear, you know to blame.

Weaver

#91
January 18, 2015, 11:09:26 AM
Couple of Skyhawk questions, folks:

1. What colour was the thermal cockpit shield (I presume white, but the only photo I can find is black and white)? Does anyobdy have a better picture of it than the one that appears on the Wikipedia page?

2. When a Skyhawk was preparing for launch from a carrier, would it's leading edge slats be in or out?
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Captain Canada

#92
January 18, 2015, 11:42:05 AM
Out from most of the pics
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Weaver

#93
January 18, 2015, 12:25:06 PM
Ah Sod's Law: found the answer to the slats question just AFTER I posted it.  ::)

What was confusing me was that I could find pics of A-4s on the cat with both slats in and slats out. However I've just found a Q&A on PPrune by somebody with the same question, and it seems that the slats were gravity operated, so they were always down when the aircraft was at rest, but they retracted VERY quickly when the cat was fired, so those pics that show them in were probably taken half a second after the aircraft started to accelerate.
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martinbayer

#94
January 19, 2015, 08:37:27 AM
Found a Skyhawk concept today that might be vaguely appealing to Kit ;D: http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,19573.0.html

Martin
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Logan Hartke

#95
January 19, 2015, 08:47:09 AM
That looks about as much fun to land as a Bf 109T.

Cheers,

Logan

PR19_Kit

#96
January 19, 2015, 09:02:24 AM
Quote from: martinbayer on January 19, 2015, 08:37:27 AM
Found a Skyhawk concept today that might be vaguely appealing to Kit ;D: http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,19573.0.html

Martin

Unfortunately I can't see the drawings, thanks to that site's internal rules, but I can imagine it.

Extended span delta's never really look right to my mind, the whole planform and wing shape are changed, almost by definition of course.
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

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Regards
Kit

Logan Hartke

#97
January 19, 2015, 09:13:00 AM
Here it is, Kit.



...and for comparison with my comment:



Cheers,

Logan

PR19_Kit

#98
January 19, 2015, 10:20:35 AM
Yes, I see EXACTLY what you mean Logan!  ;D

That's sure to wobble like crazy with just a slight amount of bank on touchdown.

I do like the look, although it's hardly a delta any more, is it?
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

kerick

#99
January 19, 2015, 05:20:23 PM
The Douglas answer to Lockheed's U-2?
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Captain Canada

#100
January 19, 2015, 07:30:34 PM
Nice. I like the look of it. Does look pretty wobbly though !

:cheers:
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Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

KiwiZac

#101
January 20, 2015, 02:04:02 PM Last Edit: January 20, 2015, 02:06:44 PM by KiwiZac
Woah, I am NOT a fan of the extended-span!

Quote from: Chris707 on June 30, 2010, 12:49:10 PMIt'd be interesting to take the A-4X and maybe stretch it a tad, and then do away with the horizontal tail entirely, use a cranked-arrow planform and keep the canards...

Chris
I came up with a very similar idea years ago after a Lego build, I have an Italeri 1/72 Scooter fuse caked in filler with a big radome and - thanks to, I think, AeroplaneDriver - a Eurofighter wing. It's on my "moderately-close-to-the-frontburner" designated F-19. I do love the A-4X, I may have to do that. Good thing the new Airfix kit is so cheap!

Speaking of which - have any more photos of the Army concept A-4 come out of the woodwork? I'd quite like to build one.
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rickshaw

#102
January 23, 2015, 04:38:45 AM Last Edit: January 23, 2015, 04:53:27 AM by rickshaw
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Thorvic

#103
January 23, 2015, 04:44:17 AM
Quote your reference Brian, Paul's an Admin on here too as well as running SecretProjects.....
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kerick

#104
January 23, 2015, 04:01:17 PM
That Army Skyhawk would get some blood going!
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