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Picture Post => Current and Finished Projects => Aircraft => Topic started by: TomZ on August 12, 2019, 11:12:00 am
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Rockwell FV-12 Goshawk
(http://www.airwar1946.nl/whif/images/V12-4.JPG)
At the end of the 1970s the US Marine Corps began looking for a replacement of the AV-8A Harrier VTOL aircraft then in service.
Rockwell's design with the XFV-12 won against Convair's proposal with the Convair Model 200. The XFV-12A, despite its concept being considered risky compared to that of the Harrier, was selected for development.
(http://www.airwar1946.nl/whif/images/V12-1.JPG)
The first prototype XFV-12A used a number of components from existing aircraft to accelerate the development. First flight was made in 1978. The first production FV-12Bs Goshawk were delivered to the US Marine Corps in 1981 and in total 320 were delivered.
The FV-12 served in both Gulf wars, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. From 2021 it is scheduled to be replaced by the F-35B.
(http://www.airwar1946.nl/whif/images/V12-2.JPG)
(http://www.airwar1946.nl/whif/images/V12-3.JPG)
TomZ
http://www.airwar1946.nl/index.htm (http://www.airwar1946.nl/index.htm)
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Cool. What kit is this?
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Cool. What kit is this?
Anigrand resin 1/72.
TomZ
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Very nice Tom, that realy looks the dog's b0110cks! :wub:
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Very nice Tom, that realy looks the dog's b0110cks! :wub:
In real life it could hardly get off the ground......
TomZ
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In real life it could hardly get off the ground......
It's a pity it didn't, it really does look the part of a VSTOL fighter.
And it looks REALLY good in an operational scheme too, great job Tom. :thumbsup:
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Very nice Tom, that realy looks the dog's b0110cks! :wub:
Concur with the honourable gentleman’s assessment that this is the mutt’s nuts.
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Cool. What kit is this?
Anigrand resin 1/72.
TomZ
Ah, thanks a lot!
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I built that kit a fair old while ago and you've made a far, far better job of it then I did Tom.
Excellent build, really does look the part in that scheme as well :thumbsup:
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That is a supremely ugly machine.
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That is a supremely ugly machine.
.......which never actually left the ground. The Harrier is a prettier aircraft, and flies rather well!!
Was it Sydney Camm who said "If it looks right it will fly right" or something very similar?
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This is a Cool & Interesting Aircraft! Somehow,i Could Almost picture that Aircraft in World Air Force Markings in Either Thunderbirds or Captain Scarlet Flying into Action! Superb Work Tom :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: Dan
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Wow! Welcome in service! :thumbsup:
(top secret, that is why all journalists pretented it was a failure...)
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Neat-O :thumbsup:
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Very cool, and head scratchworthy. :thumbsup:
Chris
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:thumbsup: :mellow: