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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 slagged for being unrealistic. If he were trying to sell this
design to lockheed, then I’d laugh too. But he’s not. He’s building it to make
flying noises out of the right side of his mouth, and shooting noses out of the
left as he makes a pass on his cat.
-Geordan
In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim wrote:
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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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| (...) this can be taken so wrong. on-the-other-hand, i do agree with the general point of your post. i mean, really, i read that book where stephen hawking discusses different theoretical attempts at interstellar travel - none of them were at all (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| (...) Yes, Crimson Skies IS fictional, but it operates on the premise of an alternate earth reality and the level of technology is supposedly that of the WWII era. So even an alternate reality has to have physical and technological realism. That's (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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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 (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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