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Re: Crimson Skies - Laramie B122
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Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:22:09 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Nick Kappatos wrote:
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By 1939, the independent city-states of Wyoming had formed an alliance to
preserve their independence and defend their land from other nations making
claims. By 1941, they had several protypical aircraft in their skyways and
abroad, protecting their interests.
In 1942, the Wyoming United enclave put into service a bomber, the Laramie
B122:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=64487
The design is reminiscent of the Hughes-Lockheed Firebrand. A flying wing
with vertical aileron around the landing gear bays, but no tail assembly, the
aircraft maneuvers using flaps on the wing edges.
The B122 isn’t as agile or fast as other planes, but is heavily armored and
can be armed to its proverbial teeth. In addition to two .70 caliber guns
mounted on either side of the cockpit, it carries four rockets and two
Peacemaker bombs in its “light” configuration, more in its expanded
“terraforming” configuration.
The B122 can attain an altitude of roughly 38,000 feet, due to the increased
surface area resulting from the flying wing design, and has a top speed of
about 280 knots.
There isn’t much data on the Laramie B122, but this photo from the archive
reveals much about how such an advanced craft came about so quickly in 1940’s
Wyoming:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=586069
The pilot is unknown, but the man on the right has been identified as Dr.
Duke T. Burglar, a nomadic time traveler from the early 21st century. Dr.
Burglar is notorius for fumbling throughout the time stream, assisting fringe
groups with technological advances seemingly beyond their means.
PLMKWYT!!
-Nick
Design notes:
-Landing gear - this whole thing started out as a project incorporating
hidden landing gear and propellers. The hardest part was building a
body/thorax to hold the big bombs and the pilot. Thanks to technic
pins, the modular design will alow me to tinker with the body
forever or until my fingers fall off, whichever comes first.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=586068
-I am SO glad that you guys inspired me to dig into the heretofore unused
“damn propellers” drawer. Special thanks to GA Sandlin for hooking me up
with a great site to learn more about the Crimson Skies back story.
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This is a really nice build, Nick. Using the drk grey plates to frame the light
grey ones gives the wings a great depth. And I have to say that those
vintage-looking heavy bombs are...well...the bomb.
Just wondering...why is that plate w/slopes inverted on the top, rear section?
Does it have to do with the workings of the bomb bay?
Great stuff.
Cheers,
-Gil
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| (...) Thanks Gil! I was pretty happy with the look of the bombs. Unfortunately, I liked them too much to shorten them - which led to the use of the slope-plate, making room for the bombs to be held. The whole bomb bay assembly is built upside down, (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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