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Published: 2011-01-28 14:31:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 24304; Favourites: 133; Downloads: 607
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It's 2017. The budget cuts that plagued many a defense program are no longer in order. The war in Afghanistan has been long and costly. The U.S. Department of Defense badly needs some high-flying light bombers to strike repeatedly the mountains hideouts of Afghanistan as a means to end war as quickly as possible.A requirement for a brand new, dedicated attack aircraft is issued, to which Lockheed Martin answers with the Thunderstar, a four-jet, enlarged derivative of the Raptor with side-by-side seating. The company wins the contract over Northrop Grumman and Boeing/Bombardier, and the Thunderstar becomes the A-40A. Eightly aircraft are purchased by USAF, and nearly 200 get exported to Britain and Germany.
A naval variant, the A-40B, is also produced in 50 examples for the U.S. Navy, while 40 more examples find their way to Britain.
"Don't believe everything you read!!"
© Stéphane Beaumort / AviaDesign 2011
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Comments: 56
Ever heard of the F-22B? Principle of that was the same as this: create a lightweight stealth version of the F-22 designed for strike missions. Project was canceled when procurement of the F-22 stopped because of the F-35's existence.
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Eventually yes, but it started as the F-22B. Of course the F-22 is really just an overpriced showpiece. The F-35 is where its at.
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200 heavy bombers for Britain and Germany,that would mean roughly 100 each...Nah, I don't believe anything I read
Greetings from low-armed Germany^^
Great design.
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I think I may have fallen in love with the engines
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So it's basically an American equivalent of the Sukhoi Su-34?
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No! It's got four engines! (not very realistic I know, but hey! it's meant to be a future aircraft, right? 
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meh, 4 engines seems perfectly sane
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www.deviantart.com/art/Swat-Ka…
It called the Turbokat, it a modified F-14 design with a third engine. I'd send you the link to an episode but it I can't find any episodes, it was made in the early 90's.
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I wonder how the engines affect the stealth capabilities.....Very impressive !!
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Thanks a lot! It is one of my most satisfactory works. Really has the feel of a real-life picture...
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Any references? I don't know that stuff.
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www.deviantart.com/art/Swat-Ka… .
It called the Turbokat, it a modified F-14 design with a third engine. I'd send you the link to an episode but it I can't find any episodes, it was made in the early 90's.
Damn it early for me so I keep missing the mark for where to put this reference link. Anyone got a cup of Joe, extra black?
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Thanks for the info. Nice image! I didn't know about that cartoon, but then again, I'm 48 so I wouldn't know about that stuff back in the 1990s!
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I see, have to say though, it bring back some good memories. Plus I now have my coffee.
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Good design, but four engines are of course out of the question. Beside that, some for Germany sounds good.
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Something that replace B-52's, B-1B's and the superlatively costly B-2...
As ever, an apparently simple idea was transformed in a very expensive solution by the Lockheed management.
It's like joining two fuselages by new wing section in early aviation times...
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I agree with you. It's not because I love airplanes that I agree with war! Quite the contrary in fact.
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this is brilliant, good imagination and i liked reading that description. good job
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Dang, this is made of all kinds of awesome man. 2018 bomber FTW
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Très beau concept et très bien réalisé! La description est aussi vraiment bien écrite, ça donne une bonne idée de la situation pour laquelle tu as conçu ton avion. Ça mérite un 
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Merci beaucoup !!!
Surtout n'hésite pas à visiter ma galerie "Aviation". Tu y trouveras des dizaines d'autres avions imaginaires !
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Je viens de jeter un coup d'oeil au reste de ta gallerie et c'est vraiment impressionnant! Mais je trouve que ton Thunderstar est beaucoup plus éloquent et que l'image est plus dynamique que les autres! Très bon travail!
En passant, est-ce que tu travailles avec des logiciels 3D ou bien c'est tout Photoshop? Je suis curieux de savoir comment tu obtiens des résultats si bien réussis!
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Et si je te disais que je bosse avec un Paint Shop Pro qui a 12 ans d'âge ?! Bien entendu il est très limité mais du coup ça m'oblige à déployer des trésors d'imagination pour parvenir à donner le change ! LOL
Merci de ta visite, je suis content de savoir que tu as aimé ma galerie ! Je suis d'accord, le Thunderstar est l'un des tout meilleurs montages que j'aie fait. Mais le fait de travailler à partir de photos en très haute définition a certainement joué dans ce cas précis !
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Haha wow ça te donne d'autant plus de mérite pour ton travail! Ça doit prendre beaucoup de patience pour travailler comme ça avec un vieux logiciel et des photos en haute définition! Comme on dirait au Québec, lâche pas la patate! (Ça veut dire continue comme ça!)
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Merci mille fois pour tes encouragements !Je ne compte pas mon temps, car j'adore ce que je fais... C'est juste que parfois, quand j'ai passé 5 heures sur une image et que je n'ai pas le moindre commentaire, c'est un peu frustrant, car je me dis qu'il n'y a que moi qui aime ce que j'ai fait... C'est l'essentiel, tu me diras, mais tout de même, je fais cela aussi pour donner du plaisir aux autres !!!
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Ça fait plaisir! Quand on a la passion le nombre d'heures importe peu et l'important est surtout d'avoir du fun, mais ça fait pas de mal de recevoir quelques commentaires et favoris pour sentir son travail apprécié!
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Hmm.
ça serait pas un prototype pour Skynet ?
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