Model 54 Jethawk

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:35 am

I was bored at work one day, so I drew this fictional fighter prototype in Autocad, then colored/shaded/etc. in Paint Shop Pro:

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:10 am

Looks cool, nice work!

EDIT:

made quick a 3D version of it:

EDIT2:

and a textured (quick and dirty) version:

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:26 pm

Side profile makes me thinkof the AVRO from the 70's.

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:56 pm

MetalBeast wrote:Looks cool, nice work!

EDIT:

made quick a 3D version of it:

EDIT2:

and a textured (quick and dirty) version:

Damn, that was quick - looks good!

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:58 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:Side profile makes me thinkof the AVRO from the 70's.

Which one would that be? CF-100? Arrow?

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:44 am

Flatlander wrote:
CDN_Merlin wrote:Side profile makes me thinkof the AVRO from the 70's.
Which one would that be? CF-100? Arrow?

The Arrow.

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:03 am

CDN_Merlin wrote:The Arrow.

Ah yes, an interesting what-if. I wasn't really thinking of any specific airplane when I was drawing, although I think it ended up looking a little bit like the Lockheed XF-90

Here's a two-seat interceptor version of the Jethawk, the Model 54B:

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:36 am

im guessing you didnt render any weapons....?

very nice though.

PS: Give it Burners man!!

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:29 am

and the 3D version,
any chance to create a bottom view ?
And maybe higher resolution top-view ?

Armored one

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:10 pm

AceCombat wrote:im guessing you didnt render any weapons....?

very nice though.

PS: Give it Burners man!!

These are supposed to depict just prototypes, so no weapons. But, I'm working on something..

The Model 54A doesn't have afterburners (they were still being developed in the late 1940's/early 1950's), but the Model 54B and subsequent models have afterburners.

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:17 pm

MetalBeast wrote:and the 3D version,
any chance to create a bottom view ?
And maybe higher resolution top-view ?

Armored one

Very nice. What 3-D program do you use?

I'm working on bottom views and adding external weapons to the Model 54B.

Looks like you added Sparrow missiles to the Model 54B. It pre-dates them by a couple years, so I'm going to be using GAR-1 Falcon and GAR-8 Sidewinder missiles.

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:29 pm

I'm using Gmax and older version of 3dsMax.

You mean these missiles?:

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:57 pm

Yep, first one is the GAR-1 Falcon. That looks like a newer version of the Sidewinder, though. Here is the second prototype of the Model 54B, used for weapons development, depicted with one drop tank, two GAR-1 Falcon AAMs and four GAR-8 Sidewinder AAMs. Haven't had a chance to color it yet. MetalBeast, check your PM's.

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:43 pm

Here is the second Model 54B prototype, used for weapons development - initially in unpainted natural metal (other than day-glo orange high visibility markings):

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:31 pm

be interesting to run it thru a wind tunnel.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:40 pm

Comment

In that era of planes, wouldn't the ailerons be more likely to start at the leading edge of the tail rather than pushed forward like a passenger liner?

I love the design. That's the only thing that keeps gnawing at me.

Very nice work.

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:57 am

Duper wrote:Comment

In that era of planes, wouldn't the ailerons be more likely to start at the leading edge of the tail rather than pushed forward like a passenger liner?

I love the design. That's the only thing that keeps gnawing at me.

Very nice work.

You mean the elevators? Perhaps on a more conventional aircraft, but this has an all-moving tail, or stabilator. Sure, it's a few years ahead of it's time, it also has an area-ruled fuselage. Some of the later versions of the F-86 Sabre had an all-moving tail; so did the Blackburn Buccaneer, and those were around in the late 1950's.

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:20 pm

OK, I'm working at mesh correction and new texturing.

By the way, build the right sidewinder and GAR-1 missile:

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:51 pm

Lookin' good!

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:39 pm

OK,

the mesh is nearly finished

Texturing is still draft version:

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:37 pm

it does look like the Avro Arrow.

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:47 pm

fliptw wrote:it does look like the Avro Arrow.

Not really

Only from the side.
Avro Arrow has other wings and no back fins.

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:26 pm

UPDATE:

magic, first flight

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:42 pm

Awesome!

MetalBeast · Post by **MetalBeast** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:10 pm

Created small \"fly around\" animation,
not the best quality, but...

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:34 am

Looking good

Octopus · Post by **Octopus** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:53 am

Nice work.

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