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A lone British Supermarine Griffon Mk. II jet fighter disintegrates after a fuel tank explosion from being heavily damaged by Luftwaffe BF-181 Fleischwolf jet fighters in a heated dogfight.---
In aircraft profile drawings sometimes propeller aircraft are drawn with only a spinner and no blades. I've always thought they'd make neat jet fighters, so a recent side project of mine has been taking WWII propeller aircraft and turning them into atomic powered jet/rocket fighters.
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I've had the same idea I dunno how many times but never put it into practice. I fucking love this.
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it.
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I love that!
Looks like the 190 Dora of the Bf 109 family.
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Awesome, you should do something with the Jet you made my G.55
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I plan to at some point!
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Awesome image! Great contrasts and detail!
I love the idea that you've taken the propellers off and made them atomic powered!
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Interesting! I also like speculating (and in many cases, actually roughly calculating) the specifications of WWII piston aircraft if they were re-engined with jet engines.
For any realistic* jet aircraft, though, you'd definitely need intakes and nozzles of a reasonable size. The nose shape can be kept if you want side air intakes, and most WWII aircraft had enclosed cockpits, anyway. A nuclear-powered jet aircraft would likely use no propellant, with the nuclear reactor heating the intake air either directly or using a working fluid. Thus, a "fuel tank explosion" would mean reactor prompt criticality, which would 1. probably be impossible and 2. be way, waay more violent.
Also, a "nuclear-powered rocket fighter" would inevitably be a spaceplane, and depending on specific impulse and dry mass ratio, may be orbital. In that case, you'll need attitude control thrusters and heat shielding, with the latter needing to be extremely high performing if it's orbital (using either a single-use ablative coating, fragile silica tiles, or heavy refractory metal superalloy shingles).
*I know your designs are just for "rule of cool", but it's good to know nonetheless.
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Thanks!
Now that you mention it, you're right. There really would be either no explosion or a really large explosion from the RAF jet. I like the idea of these planes being spaceplanes, I might just have to make one of those now!
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As I've said before, keep in mind thermal protection when designing or altering the design of an aircraft to be a spaceplane. If the heating endured by the Concorde at Mach 2 deserved special design attention, imagine how much thermal design attention a spaceplane needs for an orbital reentry at Mach 25, let alone a Moon/Mars/Venus return at Mach 34.
Interestingly, I'm creating an technology-oriented alternate history based on the premise that all the major socialist revolutions (specifically, their anarchist movements) in the period 1917-1923 succeed, causing WWI to seamlessly bleed (heh) into a global war between the Internationale (after May 1st, 1923, the World Confederation) and the Anti-Communist Axis. Eventually, the war ends as governments simply evaporate under the revolutionary fervor and on January 21st, 2029, the last Axis outpost at Orcadas Station surrenders.
Without the pressure of war or financial troubles, and with the resources and brains of the entire world united, aerospace technology advances rapidly. As in, manned speed record from Mach 1 to Mach 25 in 24 months rapidly. This and the ensuing lopsided technological development results in Dieselpunk from ~1917-1945, Atompunk from ~1945-1970, and straight-up science fiction after that. So, there'll be a lot of this type of stuff in it.
Content will be up on DeviantArt on... well, I've learned not to make promises...
And I think I just made my political leanings as clear as the vacuum of space here...
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A atomic powered jet/rocket BF-109? Interesting, bet they can stay in the air for weeks without refuelling. Can we get a view of the Supermaine Griffon Mk. II Jet fighter?
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I'd like to think they could too! As long as they keep track of their oil pressure and the pilot has enough rations, they could be always airborne and on alert for allied bombers.
Here's a profile of the RAF Griffon Mk. II: i.imgur.com/wsvhY20.png
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Wonderful! Without the propller, it seems so different and familiar at the same time.
One question, how can the pilot see through the armoured cockpit? Cameras, periscopes?
I like the small details, bullet holes etc.
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Yep, periscopes/cameras. The red "light" on the side of the cockpit is the front/glass of the pilot's main camera. While it's purely for rule of cool, I'd like to think one of the reasons for it is to protect the pilots from the constant nuclear flashes, as atomic weapons would be used very frequently in this universe.
The other thing is perhaps the skies are often too dark or smog filled to see with your naked eye, note how dark the clouds are behind the aircraft.
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So, the a/c in the drawing is a jet powered Bf-109? Interesting. I imagined the same thing with a jet powered P-40.
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It sure is a jet powered '109! A P-40 would be pretty neat as a jet too.
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Your work continued to amaze me. They are so well detailed, so well created. You should really think about selling some of these as posters, or do commissions as I think you'd be able to make a quick buck.
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Thanks, but I don't really think anyone would purchase these as posters/prints as I don't think they would come out well due to the style and small size of them.
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You never know unless you try. What does it hurt to try?
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Not gonna lie, honestly thought it was a BF-109 until I took a second look.
Mighty fine stuff, especially the contrast of light and shadow
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Thanks!
It's technically a BF-109, so you're not wrong.
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