Introduction
I have always liked the Heyford, its different. It actually served into WW2 retiring in 1941.
What if instead of retiring the concept they had actually developed a fourth variant with more powerful engines, redesigned wings and fuselage to be more streamlined and include retractable undercarriage, internal weapons bays and added more streamlined defensive armament? That would have looked something like this (maybe).
I decided that for once I'm going to keep the part count down below 500 so it should be accessible for all.
Aircraft of this era were relatively simple when it comes to functionality, no airbrakes, no flaps, slow and heavy, I have tried to replicate this. Max speed is 212mph which is around 50mph faster than the Mk3 but 50mph slower than the HP Hampden.
Controls
AG1 = start engines
AG3 = open bomb bays and arm weapons
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 67.6ft (20.6m)
- Length 58.8ft (17.9m)
- Height 20.2ft (6.2m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 12,089lbs (5,483kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.122
- Wing Loading 19.7lbs/ft2 (96.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 614.4ft2 (57.1m2)
- Drag Points 10170
Parts
- Number of Parts 498
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,850
@Boeing727200F well the fus, top wing, fins and tail are 90% scale Heyford so maybe the Do17 is a knockoff Heyford =)
@EternalDarkness Good idea, i did a polymorphic fighter a long time ago, maybe its time to revisit the concept.
I like the Pedestal design of this aircraft, very well done
if you remove the bottom biplane wings you get a nockoff Do-17
@RamboJutter my first thought when I saw it was "does the lower wing detach?". Maybe do Nikitin-Shevchenko IS-2 instead. Its lower wing retracts into the upper one.
Maybe do that but with a different fuselage.
@EternalDarkness Thanks ED, if you think this is weird you should see some of the stuff I discarded as I thought it was too weird even for me =) PS should i do a MK5 where the bottom wing is able to be jettisoned... hmmm
Just when you think RJ designs couldn't get any weirder XD
Great build mate.
Big ahh wing 🥀🥀
Low and Slow.
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