Scotsman Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Quote Could do with losing a little weight around the hips though... Couldn't we all! and remember Curves=Character ...The buc is so much more homely that the Botoxed, anorexic F-16... and with that I'm running for the hills! nmayhew and Stevepd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 On a semi related note, Icelandic Fine Art are the people (the guy?) working with Lost British Projects for the 1/32 TSR.2, and not strictly LSP but certainly “L” in size - a 1/48 Victor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Regarding decals, I am thinking of building a machine in EDSG with the pale blue letters/numbers, etc. Originally I was looking at the Kits World sheet with mainly the RAF machines on it but I have now changed my mind to the one with the test airframes - but I still want some red/blue roundels and fin flashes so if the KW decal enlargement comes off and someone doesn't need the red/blue stuff for their build, please think of me!! Good looking jet though, you have to admit - certainly prettier than an F4 !! Probably on a par with an F/A-18 on the good looks/bad looks spectrum!! Phartycr0c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, SimonCornes said:Probably on a par with an F/A-18 on the good looks/bad looks spectrum!! I was thinking A-10 myself. Love it but Flip it’s ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 i build miltary aircraft because they look MEAN, not because they are pretty Phartycr0c, Jack, thierry laurent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Has anyone got anything on the internal structure of the Buccaneer - purely for curiosity. I'm interested to know what is going on with those bulges towards the rear Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, RLWP said: Has anyone got anything on the internal structure of the Buccaneer - purely for curiosity. I'm interested to know what is going on with those bulges towards the rear Richard It might be in the Haynes manual which is going for £5 new on Amazon at the mo, or http://www.avcollect.com/blackburnbuccaneer.html Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 As far as I'm remembering this is only the location of electronic boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: As far as I'm remembering this is only the location of electronic boxes. Wow, I'm surprised at that. The fuselage is very noticeably bigger at the rear than the front The Spey is pretty cylindrical: http://plane-crazy.k-hosting.co.uk/Aircraft/Jets/Phantom/pages/mcdonnell_phantom.htm So I can't see that's what the bulging is for Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markjames1968 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 put SIMPLY the bulging will be Seers hack style body to help keep a more constant cross section on the aircraft to increase Mcrit (critical mach) and the shockwaves associated with it in other words, the more you can maintain a similar cross sectional area along the length of the plane, the better it is aerodynamically, the fuselage gets fatter after the engines to make up for the lack of cross sectional area of the engines at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, Markjames1968 said: put SIMPLY the bulging will be Seers hack style body to help keep a more constant cross section on the aircraft to increase Mcrit (critical mach) and the shockwaves associated with it in other words, the more you can maintain a similar cross sectional area along the length of the plane, the better it is aerodynamically, the fuselage gets fatter after the engines to make up for the lack of cross sectional area of the engines at that point. Just checking my understanding. Are you saying the fuselage has got taller towards the rear because it has also become narrower - thereby maintaining the cross-sectional area? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markjames1968 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, RLWP said: Just checking my understanding. Are you saying the fuselage has got taller towards the rear because it has also become narrower - thereby maintaining the cross-sectional area? Richard The fuselage gets taller and wider as the jet pipes end in order to maintain a similar cross sectional area to reduce variations in airflow speed , it is called (as a generalisation ) area ruling of an aircraft , ive boiled it down to its absolute basic description here but hopefully the principle should come accross.. if it helps, other aircraft that use it to a lesser degree perhaps are the f102 and f105.. Edited November 20, 2019 by Markjames1968 Addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Markjames1968 said: The fuselage gets taller and wider as the jet pipes end in order to maintain a similar cross sectional area to reduce variations in airflow speed , it is called (as a generalisation ) area ruling of an aircraft , ive boiled it down to its absolute basic description here but hopefully the principle should come accross.. You can warm it up a bit if you want - I passed my fluid mechanics module in my engineering degree, although it was a ridiculous number of years ago Richard Phartycr0c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 3 hours ago, RLWP said: Just checking my understanding. Are you saying the fuselage has got taller towards the rear because it has also become narrower - thereby maintaining the cross-sectional area? Richard it's called the "area rule",102'106 and Mirage 3 are the more elegant example of applying it the Bucc crews just stored their beers there Phartycr0c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Tea and sandwiches, surely Beer goes in the false torpedo on a Swordfish Richard nmayhew and iaf-man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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