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Hey Jon,
I’m not sure if you meant to be funny or serious but I think the Berserker is
absolutely hilarious! It borders on looking like one of those crackpot flying
contraptions from old movie reels of the early days of aviation. This airplane
is definitely a departure from reality and alternate reality, to the point that
it actually steps backward and ignores the advances and conventional wisdom in
warplane designs of the WWII era.
For example, the bi-wing in the front creates a tremendous blind spot for both
crewmen (I assume one is a pilot and the other is a navigator or bombardier?).
Perhaps the top wing is for extra lift because of the huge gat in front? If so,
it may be pointless since the top wing limits crucial visibility in air-to-air
combat. I believe that’s one reason why bi-plane fighters were replaced by
mono-planes in WWII.
Speaking of visibility problems, that big central engine creates a HUGE lateral
blind spot for the pilot (whichever side he or she is on). The poor pilot has
absolutely no clue what’s happening on the other side of that big ass engine. I
guess the guy or gal on the opposite side must be there as a lookout? Or do they
trade off piloting the plane in combat, depending on which side the bad guy is
on? Or was the Kenworth design team just drunk when they designed this thing?
Another design flaw is situating the crew on the wings. This is a very risky
move because both crewmen are totally exposed to gunfire. There doesn’t seem to
be much cockpit armor to protect them from direct hits or even ricochets off the
other surfaces around them. And the poor saps could get shot clean off the
fuselage along with the wing. Also, if the engine gets hit directly, both
crewmen are totally screwed if it explodes. Since most of the engine is in the
rear of the plane, the odds of a direct hit are much, much greater. With the
added drag from those huge pontoons, this airplane is guaranteed to spend most
of its combat time with it’s tail in the gun sights of the enemy, eventually
lighting up the sky with a spectacular fireball.
So I think the Berserker sucks as a warplane and I’m hoping that was your
intent. Otherwise, I’m sorry to rag on your MOC and your effort. On the positive
side, it certainly is a very masterfully built Lego model. The SNOT building is
superb! I also dig the color scheme and the way you used the pieces to
accomplish it. This MOC offers lots of cool details and building ideas and your
presentation is excellent, as always.
--Dan
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| (...) Jassim with the smack! Sounds good to me. I'll address your points and knock them down like the thrift-store mega bloks they are. (...) The canard was inspired by the one on the Wright Flyer. When I was building this I actually made sure the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| Gotta agree with Dan, he hit the nail right on the head with that post. Despite employing SNOT techniques beautifully, this airplane seems to scrunched up. Maybe if you lengthened it a bit it would look better. I can see what you were trying to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| I dunno, I think you're missing the point. This Crimson Skies stuff is purely fictional, and as a fictional plane straight out of Jon's imagination, this thing is damn cool. I don't like it when insanely whacky but intensly cool stuff like this gets (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| (...) I remember reading once that the tri-wing+ concept was scrapped when it was realized that it didn't really provide any more lift potential than a bi-wing, but I suspect the switch from WWI bi-wings to WWII mono-wings had more to do with (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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