Super-Defiant

[Clave]

Fantasy... of course.

Super-Defiant spec:

Engine: Rolls-Royce Griffon 61.
Radar: Airborne Intercept Mk 2
Max speed: 380mph
Forward Armament: 4 x 20mm Hispano cannon
Turret: 4 x 0.5 inch Browning machine guns

Part 36: Super-Defiant night-fighter of 151 Squadron RAF.

 

[Colin1]

Ohhhhh, retractable tailwheel, please!

Nice job

 

[Clave]

Good call!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful job! I have to admit, I always loved the way the plane looked.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

COOOOOOLLLL!!!!! That looks spectacular in black!! Excellent work sir!

 

[Wayne Little]

Excellent as usual!

 

[Capt. Vick]

That IS an awesome pic. 8)

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done!

 

[timshatz]

How about stripping out the turret and turning it into a second seat for a Radar Operator. Have the radar dome out on the wing. The four cannons firing forward should be more than enough to make it a killer night fighter.

Second option, dump the turret, seal over the rear fairing and fill that space, as much of it as possible back there, with fuel tanks. Make it a long range heavy fighter.

Just some thoughts that came to mind looking at the griffon on the front. Nice looking bird Clave.

 

[Pong]

Wow, that is a nice one Clave.

 

[Clave]

Thanks everyone!

This was a fun project for me - transplanting Spitfire parts, drawing the new nose, and fixing the guns, both old and new - and although it is pure fantasy, it moved things along for my real aircraft as I now have Brownings - both .303 and 0.5 drawn up ready for use in other projects.

This shows the Defiant and Super-Defiant turrents with the different guns:

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Most excellent sir!

 

[Clave]

Thank you

I don't suppose anyone would be interested in the rest of the series?

I'll post up another thread with them if you like the idea - there's all kinds of crazy stuff - here's a taster:

Part 1: Sukhoi Su-27 of VF-21 US Navy

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I'm speechless!