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GROUP BUILDS => The Flying Machines of Unconventional Means GB => Topic started by: sandiego89 on March 10, 2019, 12:44:52 pm
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Near the height of the Cold War numerous V/STOL projects were undertaken to allow dispersed aircraft operations at remote airstrips, roadways and other hide sites. It was reasoned that fixed airbases in Europe would be early targets in any Warsaw Pact offensive, but V/STOL fighters and attack aircraft could disperse to remote sites. The Germans recognized that transport aircraft could also be beneficial for such remote operations and developed the Dornier Do-31 which used lift jets and an early versions of the Pegasus vectored thrust engine for V/STOL flight. The RAF, not to be outdone by the Germans, and recognizing that the Harrier would require a bit more support than a "ladder, toolbox and a fuel bowser" suggested in some literature, desired a large aircraft to carry fuel, munitions and other supplies directly to the Harrier support sites. The US also became interested with their pending Harrier AV-8A program...
The plan: C-130 with 4 vectored thrust Pegasus engines, and other modifications.
The Kit: Airfix C-130E, 1/72
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That'd be a straight winged HS.681 then?
About time someone did one. :thumbsup:
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I am visualising one of these landing vertically on a dusty field...
...awesome.
I've said it before - King of the Big Jobs. ;D
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A different approach to a V/STOVL transport:
Bristol 208 concept, four Pegasus in two nacelles.
Bristol 224 concept, two Pegasus and 8 lift engines.
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Should be an interesting build, will they be Pegasus pod on engine pylons like the 208 or blended to the wing like the Do31 ?
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I must admit, the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title was Bristol Pegasus radials.
You'd need quite few.
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I must admit, the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title was Bristol Pegasus radials.
You'd need quite few.
That, sir, is EXACTLY what I thought!
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This was on the SIG stand at the Perth (Scotland) show about 6/7 years ago.
I can not remember who the builder was.
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Should be an interesting build, will they be Pegasus pod on engine pylons like the 208 or blended to the wing like the Do31 ?
More blended like the Do31, not nearly the pylon on the example that Jaybee posted- I had not seen that before- was hoping one had not been done, but I found that is pretty rare in whiffery world.
I also adjusted the title a bit, for you old antique radial head thinkers!
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I also adjusted the title a bit, for you old antique radial head thinkers!
Thank you for your modification to the title. It is all so much clearer now!
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I think the distinction needs to be made between;
the Bristol Pegasus;
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Bristol-pegasus-brooklands.jpg)
and the Rolls Royce Pegasus;
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Rolls_Royce_Pegasus.JPG/2560px-Rolls_Royce_Pegasus.JPG)
due to their power outputs being slightly dissimilar.
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Bristol designed and built both engines, Guy. Rolls just inherited the jet one after it took over Bristol's engine division. :wacko:
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Awesome idea, I can't wait to see how this one turn out! :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the pictures wombat. I don’t quite think my C-130 with four of the Bristol engines would quite have the stunning short field performance I have in mind :o
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Thanks for the pictures wombat. I don’t quite think my C-130 with four of the Bristol engines would quite have the stunning short field performance I have in mind :o
But with enough of them who'd say what might be possible? :-\
Of course you'd need longer wings, if only to carry enough of those radials......... ;D ;)
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I think I calculated you would need at least 16 of the radials...
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I think I calculated you would need at least 16 of the radials...
And that's wrong because..................? ;D ;)
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I think I calculated you would need at least 16 of the radials...
And that's wrong because..................? ;D ;)
You'd need another 4, at least, to counter the extra weight of engines. ;) :wacko:
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Great stuff. It's funny, after watching all of the VTOL action at Yuma I was just thinking about large VTOl a/c. This fits the bill ! Love that herc from the Perth show.
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Engine work has commenced.
I will cast 4 resin vectored thrust Pegasus engines using the mid body of a Harrier. Sadly a Harrier has been sacrificed- chopped of the wings, nose and tail. Repositioned the side intakes to form a single intake
Here is the master primed. Decided to keep the heat shields, nacelle design pends...
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Made a 2 part master mold.
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Master engine next to a standard? KGR.3 Harrier
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Excellent
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Engine work has commenced.
Sadly a Harrier has been sacrificed- chopped of the wings, nose and tail.
Two Harriers got sacrificed for this project, I used some airliner engine fronts of a different scale which worked out to be the right diameter
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That's looking great! So you're casting resin using the plaster mold, I don't think I've ever seen that before. How well does it work? Is it better than a rubber mold?
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Woh! Cool! :mellow: :thumbsup:
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Very interesting :thumbsup:
Seeing the plaster mould takes me back. We used to use plaster to make the moulds from which to cast white metal figures back in the day. You had to make sure the plaster had thoroughly dried out though or it got a tad exciting :wacko: Then resin came along and I haven't seen plaster moulds since, certainly not seen resin being cast in plaster. Really interested to see how this turns out. Good luck :thumbsup:
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That's looking great! So you're casting resin using the plaster mold, I don't think I've ever seen that before. How well does it work? Is it better than a rubber mold?
I suspect the mould's life will be significantly shorter than a comparable rubber one, from my experience in using both.
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That's looking great! So you're casting resin using the plaster mold, I don't think I've ever seen that before. How well does it work? Is it better than a rubber mold?
The mold is rubber. Specifically Alumilite RTV Silicone. Just looks like plaster due to the color. Made it two part, as it would likely be impossible to get the shape out of a single piece mold. I have never made a plaster mold. I have only made a few RTV molds before.
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That's looking great! So you're casting resin using the plaster mold, I don't think I've ever seen that before. How well does it work? Is it better than a rubber mold?
The mold is rubber. Specifically Alumilite RTV Silicone. Just looks like plaster due to the color. Made it two part, as it would likely be impossible to get the shape out of a single piece mold. I have never made a plaster mold. I have only made a few RTV molds before.
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Ha, Ha! I think my eyes saw "part master mold" and somehow I merged part + master to plaster :banghead:
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The Rolls Royce Pegasus line is up and running!
Popping engines out of the mold. Some clean up will be required.
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The compressor blades came through.
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The Rolls Royce Pegasus line is up and running!
Popping engines out of the mold. Some clean up will be required.
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The compressor blades came through.
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One does wonder why only FIVE! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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Nice job on those nacelles :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That's the casting stuff I use, only problem is I'm having difficulties getting resupplies of it. The LMS where I get it from tells me they have problems getting it over the border ---- :o
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Nice job on those nacelles :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Tis indeed :thumbsup:
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Thanks everyone! first time I have molded a complex shape.
Making the master for the rear of the nacelle. Was unsure how to best mount the engines, directly underneath the wing or more towards the front in place of the turboprops, but to maintain center of lift/center of thrust/center of gravity considerations to allow super STOL, a podded engine, with barely a pylon seems to work.
Harrier GR3 providing the rear of the nacelle. Putty and bondo.
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Meanwhile, the early RAF tan had to go. Primer on.
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When I was working out where the engines would go on my STOVL Canberra, I figured that when the nozzles are swiveled downwards for vertical take-off, the center of the four nozzles* should be in line with the load cg on the aircraft.
* the center being where two lines cross, one line running from front-right nozzle to rear-left, the other line running from front-left to rear-right.
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When I was working out where the engines would go on my STOVL Canberra, I figured that when the nozzles are swiveled downwards for vertical take-off, the center of the four nozzles* should be in line with the load cg on the aircraft.
* the center being where two lines cross, one line running from front-right nozzle to rear-left, the other line running from front-left to rear-right.
Thanks kitnut, I had the same thoughts with the center of thrust needing to go through the center of gravity. I am toying with mounting the outer engines a bit further back to give a wider spacing for the 16! Nozzles, but that may look odd. Pitch control will need to be robust...
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Wow. That's great work. I love the resin casting aspect of it. In my experience you've probably hit the sweet spot in terms of the size. I've tried very small moulds and they're a real pain to work with, but something this size should work very well indeed. I'm loving where this is going.
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When I was working out where the engines would go on my STOVL Canberra, I figured that when the nozzles are swiveled downwards for vertical take-off, the center of the four nozzles* should be in line with the load cg on the aircraft.
* the center being where two lines cross, one line running from front-right nozzle to rear-left, the other line running from front-left to rear-right.
Do the "cold" (front) nozzles produce the same thrust as the "hot" (rear) ones?
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When I was working out where the engines would go on my STOVL Canberra, I figured that when the nozzles are swiveled downwards for vertical take-off, the center of the four nozzles* should be in line with the load cg on the aircraft.
* the center being where two lines cross, one line running from front-right nozzle to rear-left, the other line running from front-left to rear-right.
Do the "cold" (front) nozzles produce the same thrust as the "hot" (rear) ones?
I reckon they must do, in lbs thrust anyway, 'cos the Harrier's nozzles are positioned an equal distance apart from the CG.
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When I was working out where the engines would go on my STOVL Canberra, I figured that when the nozzles are swiveled downwards for vertical take-off, the center of the four nozzles* should be in line with the load cg on the aircraft.
* the center being where two lines cross, one line running from front-right nozzle to rear-left, the other line running from front-left to rear-right.
Do the "cold" (front) nozzles produce the same thrust as the "hot" (rear) ones?
I reckon they must do, in lbs thrust anyway, 'cos the Harrier's nozzles are positioned an equal distance apart from the CG.
I've read somewhere (can't remember where though) that they do on the Harrier. I might have asked someone who was in the know too --- but it worked out very well for my project because a lot of things suddenly started to fall in place technically with the build after I discovered that.
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Thanks guys. Good to know even if it's not vital information for my Rotodyne 2.0 as in it's case the cold air from the bypass is piped up to the rotor tips
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Back at it, was out of town for a week and had to reorder a new batch of two part resin. New resin is white when cured.
Made a mold for the aft part of the engine nacelles.
As the resin set put a small screw into the resin to help pull the nacelle out of the mold. Helped a lot.
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Great work :thumbsup:
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and had to reorder a new batch of two part resin.
For some reason, getting re-supplies of Aluminite is very hard up here in Canada.
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wah :o :thumbsup:
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Off with the T-56 engines....
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On with the new....
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Looks like a good amount of thrust ;D
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That should improve the climb rate no end. ;D
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Oh yeah. Looks good already !
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Can you imagine VIFF-ing in that :o
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Engine #1 and #2 on
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Cor! :wub: that is really looking good, do you have a rear view photo of it ?
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Outstandingly wonderfull. :wub: :wub: :wub:
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From head on that will start to look like a B-52! Nice work! :thumbsup:
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Cor! :wub: that is really looking good, do you have a rear view photo of it ?
Here you go kitnut617
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Looks like fun !
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Cor! :wub: that is really looking good, do you have a rear view photo of it ?
Here you go kitnut617
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Is it going to be a STOL, or a STOVL or even a VTOL?
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terrific, absolutely
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Cor! :wub: that is really looking good, do you have a rear view photo of it ?
Here you go kitnut617
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Is it going to be a STOL, or a STOVL or even a VTOL?
I think super STOL. I have been wrapping my head around VTOL, center of thrust, center of gravity, trim, etc. and just can't imagine a workable VTOL. I put the engines a little far forward, perhaps too far, but they look great there, and preserves the original wing mount.
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Cor! :wub: that is really looking good, do you have a rear view photo of it ?
Here you go kitnut617
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Is it going to be a STOL, or a STOVL or even a VTOL?
I think super STOL. I have been wrapping my head around VTOL, center of thrust, center of gravity, trim, etc. and just can't imagine a workable VTOL. I put the engines a little far forward, perhaps too far, but they look great there, and preserves the original wing mount.
Going STOL, you won't have to worry about 'puffers' then ---- ;)
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Cor! :wub: that is really looking good!
Can't improve on that! :thumbsup:
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Funny I hadn't even thought of that.....I guess it might have trouble going VTOL ? Maybe with puffers.....
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Looks good. :thumbsup:
As to VTOL, here's the Gloster 520 82-passenger transport concept, the lift engines are in the sponsons.
(http://photos.smugmug.com/BTS-2/i-Fp8m6KW/0/97454743/XL/520_VTOL_01-XL.png)
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This model is inspired! I'd not been into this GB and I'm wishing I'd gotten here sooner. Those engine pods are gorgeous!
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Making it STOL is prolly a good idea. Imagine the amount of dust raised in a vertical take off from an unsealed strip...
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It's looking very promising. :thumbsup:
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Do you think it could land in and take off from a football stadium? One in Tehran perhaps?
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Looks good. :thumbsup:
As to VTOL, here's the Gloster 520 82-passenger transport concept, the lift engines are in the sponsons.
(http://photos.smugmug.com/BTS-2/i-Fp8m6KW/0/97454743/XL/520_VTOL_01-XL.png)
That is a fantastic find Jon :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Do you think it could land in and take off from a football stadium? One in Tehran perhaps?
Naaaah, who'd be silly enough to try and do THAT? :o
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Do you think it could land in and take off from a football stadium? One in Tehran perhaps?
Naaaah, who'd be silly enough to try and do THAT? :o
Dang, you guys already figured out part of my backstory!!!
Looking at a livery change....pre Eagle Claw.....
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That is looking beautiful, love the paint job :wub:
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That is looking beautiful, love the paint job :wub:
It is, isn't it :thumbsup:
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Looks extraordinarily good & I love the engines! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Looking at a livery change....pre Eagle Claw.....
Why? Unless you want to do a successful Tehran mission Alt. Hist. back story!? :unsure: ;)
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Very cool. Or hot, with 15 engines lol
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Thinking about some puffers to help with pitch control
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Puffers are only necessary if you're going VTOL. As the engines are mounted rather forward of the C-of-G, I think the load would be rather limited in the VTOL condition. I'd stick with STOL instead. No need for puffers then and your engines are fine where they are.
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That is looking beautiful
I have the same feeling! :wub:
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Puffers are only necessary if you're going VTOL.
Or if your plane has asthma ;D
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United States Marine Corps VC-130H at Cherry Point, North Carolina 1978.
"Sweet 6" pictured at her home base of Cherry Point. The VC-130's had been primary used to support AV-8A operations at austere bases, much like her RAF counterparts supporting Gr1 and Gr3 operations in Germany. "Sweet 6" was to later gain her place in history during operation Eagle Claw to rescue the American Hostages from the embassy compound in Teheran, Iran.
The kit: 1/72 Airfix. Self casted resin Pegasus engines (x4).
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Truly awesome job there Dave, not only in the idea, but the build itself, super work. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Wow, that's fantastic! I really liked watching this one come together and the finished product is just brilliant! :wub:
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Yes, great! :thumbsup:
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Brilliant! :bow: :bow: :bow:
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Well done!! Far more than I could have pulled off, that's for sure! :thumbsup:
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It's glorious!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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What a massive beast! :thumbsup:
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Impressive! :thumbsup:
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Oh Yeah! Very good Dave :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Excellent :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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I've posted a couple of your photos on the BTS forum Dave, it will go down very well over there I think.
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Nicely done! :thumbsup:
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Thank you everyone! Great kitnut, hope they like it over there on BTS.
A few more pictures. I may do some more staging, but busy days ahead for me as the deadline nears. Also toying with the big external fuel tanks, but think that might get a bit interesting between two screaming Pegasus engines :o Perhaps further outboard like the KC-130 refueling pods....
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Tail puffers.
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Two seat Sea Harrier and A-4 Skyhawk for scale. Both 1/72
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Marvelous.
Well done Dave.
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