Rotodyne Derivative

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Greetings programs!

A quick preview of the rotodyne-derived small transport I'm currently modelling.  

http://rp-one.net/wip/w_i_p.html

This will end up in Commonwealth Space Agency colours, acting as a liason / executive aircraft in Australia.

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[The Rat]

 Canberra style fuselage?

Me LIKE!    

[John Howling Mouse]

oooooo, and what livery in the end?  

Any examples of "Commonwealth Space Agency colours"?

[Bluesteel]

That's interesting, I'm doing something similar. I saw the other day that there's a conversion to a mini-Rotodyne using the Airfix Skyvan. Chop the wings short, drop the rudders down below the tail plane and put a rotor head on. Voila! A Mini-Rotodyne!
It'll also have my novel 'half length hinge blade' concept - a sort of variable geometry rotorblade.

Bluesteel

[RotorheadTX]

It's a TRANSFORMER - the wings and rotors fold up, and it becomes a submarine!!  NYUK, NYUK, NYUK!!

[The Rat]

That's interesting, I'm doing something similar. I saw the other day that there's a conversion to a mini-Rotodyne using the Airfix Skyvan. Chop the wings short, drop the rudders down below the tail plane and put a rotor head on. Voila! A Mini-Rotodyne!

Oh yeah, way cool, WAY COOL!!!

It'll also have my novel 'half length hinge blade' concept - a sort of variable geometry rotorblade.

Bluesteel

   Um, dare we ask?

[RP1]

Thanks for the comments, chaps.  

At the other end of the scale, just how big can a Rotodyne get? There are proposals for ones based on C-130s, sooo..... Rotodyne An-224 anyone?

As for this one, the CSA in my imaginary universe is mainly composed of the UK, Canada, Australia and India, with assorted others.  Sorta like the "Ministry of Space", only with M.52-derived spaceplanes launched from under twin-Valiants (Well it certainly won't fit under a normal one...).

The speculative livery is white and blue with yellow details - nicked from the Commonwealth flag colours.  Local national flags are painted on the nose.  

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[The Rat]

...M.52-derived spaceplanes launched from under twin-Valiants ...

Okay, now I've got a woody.    

[Captain Canada]

Cool stuff ! Sure gives it a different look, with the round fuselage.

[RP1]

An update - now she has a paint scheme.  Note the CoN symbol is a bit different in this universe:

http://rp-one.net/wip/w_i_p.html

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