Aircraft Mock-Ups (1 Viewer)

[Graeme]

Are those the Stewardesses from the various Airlines waiting for delivery?

I believe so Dave. But as you know, many of the airlines pulled out in the end.

 

[GrauGeist]

I believe so Dave. But as you know, many of the airlines pulled out in the end.

true that, but at the start, there was great anticipation and everyone was on board.

Those Gals look like they're sporting outfits from quite a few major airlines of the day, including Pan Am

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool stuff...

 

[vikingBerserker]

That is. There are 2 passenger aircraft I would have loved to have flown, the Concord and the 747.

 

[nuuumannn]

Those Gals look like they're sporting outfits from quite a few major airlines of the day, including Pan Am

Yup, Pan Am, Qantas, TWA, there were a few of the major players that were interested at one stage. I remember receiving a toy Concorde as a kid and it was in Pan Am colours. In the end, apart from British Airways and Air France, Braniff International and Singapore Airlines were the only other airlines to have their liveries applied on actual Concordes.

 

[Graeme]

Mock-up (minus the rotors) of the Kellet KH-2A...

 

[Graeme]

Not a mock-up, but I thought it an interesting project nevertheless - a 1957 design for a nuclear powered aircraft. I particularly like the Cutlass looking "getaway jet" - just in case things start to get overheated...

 

[Wayne Little]

now that' is Interesting

 

[vikingBerserker]

It is. How the heck do you convert nuclear power into jet power?

 

[tyrodtom]

A nuclear reactor produces heat, you use a heat exchanger to transfer that heat to the air.
Hot air expands. That all a conventional jet does, sprays burning fuel into the air to heat it and make it expand.

I wonder how safe the crew would have felt being behind the reactor ?

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff guys!

 

[Airframes]

Nice one. Van't see any load carrying area though - bit of a big thing just to fly around with a 'crew craft' on the back.

 

[Elmas]

RE 2005

 

[Wayne Little]

still a bit of mocking up to do...

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Not a mock-up of an aircraft but a wooden mock-up of the Droopsnoot version attached to a P-38H. The mock-up was used to mold the Plexiglas.

 

[buffnut453]

Not a mock-up, but I thought it an interesting project nevertheless - a 1957 design for a nuclear powered aircraft. I particularly like the Cutlass looking "getaway jet" - just in case things start to get overheated...

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Doesn't this belong in the Thunderbirds thread? FAB!

 

[Graeme]

BAC/Dassault AFVG...

AFVG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Capt. Vick]

That's a handsome looking plane

 

[Wurger]