[BSG Fighter]So I got Bored...

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-03-07 10:51pm

And the result is this.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2006-03-08 02:09am

Feels Russian.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2006-03-08 02:26am

Ford Prefect wrote:Feels Russian.

Like so, perchance?

LeftWingExtremist · Post by **LeftWingExtremist** » 2006-03-08 02:56am

God I like the look of both planes. Any idea of the dimensions of that. I must say Paint = lots of time wasting fun.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2006-03-08 05:24am

Elheru Aran wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:Feels Russian.
Like so, perchance?

*Snip Sukhoy(?)*

Yes, just like that.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-03-08 07:19am

Doesn't look like it belongs on BSG.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2006-03-08 07:21am

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.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-03-08 07:24am

Well maybe if it wasn't done in Paint I'd be able to tell.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-03-08 07:59am

Engines roughed out, plus cockpit built and moved a bit forward

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

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-03-08 08:14am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:as well as you Evangelion fans...

What the fuck? Was that nessessary?

What the hell is that even supposed to mean?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-03-08 08:20am

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°.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2006-03-08 08:21am

Einy I think you remove the "nose" wing pair and the nose cone to make it more Viper:ish.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-03-08 08:23am

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.

AK_Jedi · Post by **AK_Jedi** » 2006-03-08 10:17am

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.

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2006-03-08 11:32am

More a fighter bomber that launches from the deck itself instead of the tubes perhaps.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2006-03-08 11:34am

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.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-03-08 11:40am

Precisely, Zed and Neo. It can take out Raiders, but it can also be a capship killer and ground-attack ship depending on loadout.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2006-03-08 11:46am

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.

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2006-03-08 12:39pm

Center line mounted, gattling gun, just like the a-10. Oooo, that would be sweet.

LeftWingExtremist · Post by **LeftWingExtremist** » 2006-03-08 04:05pm

Is it me or do vipers and other bsg fighters (including this one) look a bit phallic (not that its a bad thing).

Zed Snardbody · Post by **Zed Snardbody** » 2006-03-08 06:10pm

Its part of being aerodynamic.

Isn't that right Ein.

I'm feeling aerodynamic right now, actually.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2006-03-08 09:01pm

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.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2006-03-09 01:41am

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.

Zor · Post by **Zor** » 2006-03-09 01:51am

I would like to see you squeese of those out a launch tube.

Zor

Winston Blake · Post by **Winston Blake** » 2006-03-10 10:04am

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.