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ooooorrrrrr a CF-105. or a MiG-23. or an X-27. or an F-106. or an HAL Ajeet. or a Mitsubishi F-1. or an XFV-12. or an SU-15. or a J-8II.
and that's just what I can think of off of the top of my head- anyone else is free to add to the list of airplanes with similar intake designs.
and that's just what I can think of off of the top of my head- anyone else is free to add to the list of airplanes with similar intake designs.
absolutely amazing work, my friend. <3
you've really captured the idea in my head and your design work on the tail section as well as other aspects is just brilliant. I really can't thank you enough for this and also can't wait to start drawing out some scenes featuring this bird.
thank-you so very, very much for this. I absolutely love how this has turned out.
you've really captured the idea in my head and your design work on the tail section as well as other aspects is just brilliant. I really can't thank you enough for this and also can't wait to start drawing out some scenes featuring this bird.
thank-you so very, very much for this. I absolutely love how this has turned out.
From the looks of it, it'd have stabilization issues... And an ingine that size would pu out one hell of a heat signature.. But it is indeed a fearsome looking aircraft. I could see something like that actually being used in a modern airforce. Very good detail.
Hell, I'd fly that into a combat zone. lol
Hell, I'd fly that into a combat zone. lol
I'm impressed with the design overall...
However, some things to think about.
Being a CAS platform, this means that both pilot and navigator, would have heavy armour surrounding their perspective cockpits, coupled with the size of the main gun, ammunition, and the very tail favouring CG, it looks like this aircraft would struggle quite a lot to keep its nose elevated.
Additionally, it doesn't look like there's enough space in this aircraft (very small wings and questionable fuselage room) to store enough fuel for what looks like a modified Pegasus (F402) engine? I'm guessing you've lopped off the rear end vector jets in favour of a more conventional direct thrust, giving this craft STOL rather then VTOL. However, do keep in mind, the fuel consumption of this engine is 0.76 lb/lbf-hr, meaning if this was say... 45,000 lbs (which is being very generous considering how much this is packing) This engine would be swallowing 114.7 gallons a minute to do any kind of hard manoeuvring or acceleration. And being CAS, it would be doing that a lot.
Fortunately it doesn't look like you're doing any kind of VTOL, otherwise it would require water injection as well to surpass the limitations of the turbine inlet guide vanes, however, if that is the case, factor in water tanks for a 35gpm injection rate. (It's usually a 50gallon tank somewhere in the aircraft, giving it 90 seconds of extra lifting capability... or say about 4-5 times for a single mission) As well as ducting and wing tip thrust vectoring exhausts to help maintain stability.
On an aesthetics/design note, there seems to be a under fuselage fin on the tail, which is /right in the path/ of the jet exhaust. Seems a little counter productive ;}
At any rate, well done.
*From a former Military, and current aircraft mechanic.*
However, some things to think about.
Being a CAS platform, this means that both pilot and navigator, would have heavy armour surrounding their perspective cockpits, coupled with the size of the main gun, ammunition, and the very tail favouring CG, it looks like this aircraft would struggle quite a lot to keep its nose elevated.
Additionally, it doesn't look like there's enough space in this aircraft (very small wings and questionable fuselage room) to store enough fuel for what looks like a modified Pegasus (F402) engine? I'm guessing you've lopped off the rear end vector jets in favour of a more conventional direct thrust, giving this craft STOL rather then VTOL. However, do keep in mind, the fuel consumption of this engine is 0.76 lb/lbf-hr, meaning if this was say... 45,000 lbs (which is being very generous considering how much this is packing) This engine would be swallowing 114.7 gallons a minute to do any kind of hard manoeuvring or acceleration. And being CAS, it would be doing that a lot.
Fortunately it doesn't look like you're doing any kind of VTOL, otherwise it would require water injection as well to surpass the limitations of the turbine inlet guide vanes, however, if that is the case, factor in water tanks for a 35gpm injection rate. (It's usually a 50gallon tank somewhere in the aircraft, giving it 90 seconds of extra lifting capability... or say about 4-5 times for a single mission) As well as ducting and wing tip thrust vectoring exhausts to help maintain stability.
On an aesthetics/design note, there seems to be a under fuselage fin on the tail, which is /right in the path/ of the jet exhaust. Seems a little counter productive ;}
At any rate, well done.
*From a former Military, and current aircraft mechanic.*
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