THOR Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 Here's some pis of this really cool F-22 Raptor variant I saw in Popular Science. I'm getting my 3D model closer to being cut out on a CNC machine. Do you think 1/32nd scale would catch some attention?
Angel's Fury Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 You certainly caught my attention THOR!!! Lookin' good!!!
Nied Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 That's really good. A few things though: I'm pretty sure the F/B-22 is suposed to be a two seater. You might also want to work on the intake bulges, they're supposed to be based on the F-35's so you might want to look at some pictures of that to get the look right. Otherwise that looks just about right on.
Druna Skass Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 They called that plane the X-44 in Delta Strike. Which one's the correct designaion?
THOR Posted June 2, 2004 Author Posted June 2, 2004 I don't think there is an "official" designation yet. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys...rcraft/x-44.htm http://www.lowobservable.com/usprotos.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys...craft/fb-22.htm http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviation/arti...,262063,00.html
David Hingtgen Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) X-44 is "test of concept", FB-22 would be the real thing. And I'd rather have a 1/32 YF-23, for it looks cooler and actually flew. Edited June 2, 2004 by David Hingtgen
THOR Posted June 4, 2004 Author Posted June 4, 2004 Looks like I'll have to do the YF-23 next along with the A-12A Avenger II and Monogram's F-19 Stealth Plane from the 90's.
Nied Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 THe X-44 is a modified F-22 designed to test the concept controling an aircraft using only thrust vectoring (it will have no other moveable controlls). The FB-22 is a tailess F-22 derivative but it will maintain it's directional stability with B-2 style "dragerons" (though thrust vectoring may have a role to play similar to Boeings X-45 UCAV).
imode Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 X-44 is "test of concept", FB-22 would be the real thing.And I'd rather have a 1/32 YF-23, for it looks cooler and actually flew. How about an FB-23... sort of...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 Hotdang! That guy did some serious work on his YF-21 or is it the VF-22? The tailess birds look really clean. Should do some serious supercruisin.
David Hingtgen Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 It's got an Su-34's gear, quite distinctive. Makes a lot of sense to use that style, the modeler certainly knows his planes.
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