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[BSG Fighter]So I got Bored...

Posted: 2006-03-07 10:51pm
by Einhander Sn0m4n
And the result is this.

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Posted: 2006-03-08 02:09am
by Ford Prefect
Feels Russian.

Posted: 2006-03-08 02:26am
by Elheru Aran
Ford Prefect wrote:Feels Russian.
Like so, perchance?

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Posted: 2006-03-08 02:56am
by LeftWingExtremist
God I like the look of both planes. Any idea of the dimensions of that. I must say Paint = lots of time wasting fun.

Posted: 2006-03-08 05:24am
by Ford Prefect
Elheru Aran wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:Feels Russian.
Like so, perchance?

*Snip Sukhoy(?)*
Yes, just like that.

Posted: 2006-03-08 07:19am
by Spanky The Dolphin
Doesn't look like it belongs on BSG.

Posted: 2006-03-08 07:21am
by Zac Naloen
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Doesn't look like it belongs on BSG.

your not looking at it as if its 3d, its basically a viper with two fins at the front.

Posted: 2006-03-08 07:24am
by Spanky The Dolphin
Well maybe if it wasn't done in Paint I'd be able to tell. :P

Posted: 2006-03-08 07:59am
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Engines roughed out, plus cockpit built and moved a bit forward

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And for you people incapable of seeing 3D shapes in a 2D Schematic, as well as you Evangelion fans...


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Posted: 2006-03-08 08:14am
by Spanky The Dolphin
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:as well as you Evangelion fans...
What the fuck? Was that nessessary?

What the hell is that even supposed to mean?

Posted: 2006-03-08 08:20am
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Thread Hijack to here.

I envision the first canards and main wing to have a ten degree anhedral, and the second canards to have a ten or fifteen degree dihedral. Fuselage sides are around 45°.

Posted: 2006-03-08 08:21am
by Lord Revan
Einy I think you remove the "nose" wing pair and the nose cone to make it more Viper:ish.

Posted: 2006-03-08 08:23am
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Lord Revan wrote:Einy I think you remove the "nose" wing pair and the nose cone to make it more Viper:ish.
The 'nose cone' is actually just a pointed extension of the top surface of the usual Viper-type nose.

Posted: 2006-03-08 10:17am
by AK_Jedi
Would this thing even be able to come out of the launch tubes? It looks very much larger than any of the other vipers.

Other than that, great design. :D

Posted: 2006-03-08 11:32am
by Zed Snardbody
More a fighter bomber that launches from the deck itself instead of the tubes perhaps.

Posted: 2006-03-08 11:34am
by NeoGoomba
It could bay launch, like Raptor's do. Of course, that means that class of fighter won't be able to be launched en masse like Viper's.

Posted: 2006-03-08 11:40am
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Precisely, Zed and Neo. It can take out Raiders, but it can also be a capship killer and ground-attack ship depending on loadout.

Posted: 2006-03-08 11:46am
by NeoGoomba
Since its going to be an all-purpose job then, would it be plausable to put a gunner near the back of the ship? Since it probably won't be as nimble as a mk. 7, the extra punch of a rear gunner would help.

...actually, I wasn't looking hard enough, I don't think theres enough room on the chasis.

Posted: 2006-03-08 12:39pm
by Zed Snardbody
Center line mounted, gattling gun, just like the a-10. Oooo, that would be sweet.

Posted: 2006-03-08 04:05pm
by LeftWingExtremist
Is it me or do vipers and other bsg fighters (including this one) look a bit phallic (not that its a bad thing).

Posted: 2006-03-08 06:10pm
by Zed Snardbody
Its part of being aerodynamic.

Isn't that right Ein.

I'm feeling aerodynamic right now, actually.

Posted: 2006-03-08 09:01pm
by Gil Hamilton
LeftWingExtremist wrote:Is it me or do vipers and other bsg fighters (including this one) look a bit phallic (not that its a bad thing).
It's a rocket thing. As is right in proper, any vehicle by the very laws of physics, that flies through the air on a jet of superhot gas must be shaped like a penis in some way, to demonstrate its power.

Look at the Saturn V, the mightiest man made vehicle in existance.

Posted: 2006-03-09 01:41am
by Old Plympto
I took some liberties.

I put an intake under the nose. The lil dots are the RCS thruster exhausts. Put in some signage and registry number. However, I'm not sure about the thing above the top engine. So, that's just a quick dump. Plus I probably got the cockpit size and positioning wrong, after I looked at the top view again.

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Posted: 2006-03-09 01:51am
by Zor
I would like to see you squeese of those out a launch tube.

Zor

Posted: 2006-03-10 10:04am
by Winston Blake
Gil Hamilton wrote:As is right in proper, any vehicle by the very laws of physics, that flies through the air on a jet of superhot gas must be shaped like a penis in some way, to demonstrate its power.
Can i sig that?
Zor wrote:I would like to see you squeese of those out a launch tube.
Perhaps the wings can fold up or even swing in a bit to make it more compact during launch, then flip down on leaving the tube? A variable geometry aircraft would fit in with the BSG WWII-ish carrier battles, for basically the same reason of compactness that they were used in real life.