"US Bomber Projects Preview" progress update
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OK, I started a new thread. Hope that this blatant commercialism is ok with the forum mods...
"US Bomber Projects Preview" available
As the other thread seems to have been wiped out (after only 5 orders :'( ), here's the link again:
http://www.up-ship.com/Book/preview.htm
As the other thread seems to have been wiped out (after only 5 orders :'( ), here's the link again:
http://www.up-ship.com/Book/preview.htm
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American 71 Heavy, contact departure 126.47
That would be the Lockheed CL-292-6. Bomber, flying carrier, AWACS, and interceptor, all rolled into one. So big, so audacious, it's downright ludicrous! Scott gives a very nice overview of the design and its components.TinWing said:Orionblamblam said:
Which design is this suposed to represent. The diameter of that forward fuselage is impressive - it reminds me of a B-36.
It made for an interesting illustration experience, that's for sure. Adding the various components was a challenge as I wanted to not only convey the massive size of this beast, but also show the various components individually.
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No insult intended to Matej, but I much prefer your drawings, JP.
SC & all,
Damn! Can you imagine scratching even a 72nd scale Lockheed CL-292-6! That'd be humungous!
Also, can you imagine if the USAF actually fielded such beasties? I think the idea of putting bombs - even standoff ones - on such a platform is absurd. A much better use of its capabilities would be having more fuel and stores for its interceptors as well as provisions for its crew. That'd be back in the 50's / 60's.
Move ahead a couple of decades and think what a nuclear powered airborne platform could bring to ballistic missile defense! With its nuke it'd have power to spare for cranking up either a laser of charged partical beam weapon. No need to muck about with chem powered lasers as we're now doing. Hooowhee! That's be hella cool!
Madoc
Damn! Can you imagine scratching even a 72nd scale Lockheed CL-292-6! That'd be humungous!
Also, can you imagine if the USAF actually fielded such beasties? I think the idea of putting bombs - even standoff ones - on such a platform is absurd. A much better use of its capabilities would be having more fuel and stores for its interceptors as well as provisions for its crew. That'd be back in the 50's / 60's.
Move ahead a couple of decades and think what a nuclear powered airborne platform could bring to ballistic missile defense! With its nuke it'd have power to spare for cranking up either a laser of charged partical beam weapon. No need to muck about with chem powered lasers as we're now doing. Hooowhee! That's be hella cool!
Madoc
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