Heya lads. I’ve created this thread just for pure curiosity as, well, there are a lot of mostly forgotten vehicles and whatnot that never saw the light of day and usually stayed only in a drawboard. This thread is made for y’all to share these vehicles/weapons :)
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Ah, this reminds me of a neat paper one I’ve seen, ah found it. It is one of a handful of goofy things form Canada I’ve seen as paper.
A Grizzly with a rocket launcher for a turret.
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How weird are we allowed to go…?
Airspeed AS.31 designed for specification F.35/35 for a high speed aircraft with potential as an 8 gun fighter.
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I quit drinking years ago… those images make me want to pour a glass and contemplate how some people think
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IML ADDAX-S, a supersonic air superiority fighter designed in NZ, supposedly to be armed with 4xOrlikean KCA 30mm cannons or 2x Vulcan M61A1.
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Some interesting Chinese paper planes, like Nanchang Q-6, Chengdu J-9, Shenyang J-11(not the Sukhoi one) and… a VTOL MiG-19
Considering there’s a post said using virtual wind tunnel to make flying model in game i think we could use this way to imagine how these paper planes or these planes which never receive it’s limit (like CF-105 with PS-03A engine, which has been built but never fly)
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CXP-1001
Work on its engine design was still ongoing in Taiwan until 1953. Materials in England was thrown out in 1952.
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Untill i find a 80yo man in South Africa, that has a picture of it, it sits here.
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SAAB PROJEKT 1805 (A-38) attack/trainer aircraft, only a mockup was made
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Swedish SAAB A36
Purely designed to be a nuclear weapons carrier, never left the drawing board, as Sweden assumed the AJ37 would begin the drawing board some time after, and ultimately; its abilities were favored over the A36, as it was multi-role, and was originally planned to be nuclear warhead capable, despite never coming to fruition. (Not to mention the Nuclear program halted all together)
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SAAB J27
(Modeling of the proposed plane)
The 1945 super prop that never was, based on a blended Spitfire and P-51 airframe, with a coaxial front rotor system. While it wasn’t ever built, this was, a Swedish 31 SuperMarine Spitfire.
Shown again here in the Swedish air museum
Had 2 liveries, the tealish color is one, and a darker blue is the other.
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J-35 MOD 4, the draken with c a n a r d s
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That’s really cool, I wonder how it would fly / what it’s characteristics would be like
It was to have a 24 cyl H type engine. Retains a smooth skinning, long frame design of the sptifire, with more aerodynamic cockpit and stabilizer of the P-51.
I’d say it would fly the same, if not better than the Spit Mk.24
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The altermative F-15
Fairxhild FX
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Pre-Warthog evolution
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SAAB P1642-06 B3LM
Swedish prototype, to assume the JAS role, similarly like the Gripen. Never left the drawing board, very similar to the A-10, except this one says Bjjjjorrt instead or Brrrrrrt.
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JA37 variant “Pheonix”
Translation: “After Viggen comes the pheonix! From the ashes of a tough political battle rises the victor: the super bird Phoenix!”
Unknown if even drawn up, but looks really dope.
Simply by design, I’d have to assume it’s the next generation, similar to the JAS39, looks a lot like the F-16 and YF-22 mixed.
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Unknown by many right now (because of how new it is) SAAB is starting the first domestic stealth aircraft project, really looking forward to seeing the outcome. Dubbed the FS2020
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