[RealDarko]

Hope someday instructions for mesh creation are released. Then I will give a try to this one!









I have the skins ready:
Early war:



Late War:



Also have for 1942 and 43...

[CUJO_1970]

Ahhh yes....radial engines, folding wings and a tailhook for the P-38, that would be a blast! 8)

[GeneralPsycho]

woow, radial engines!

[RealDarko]

The History
In the late 1930s, the US Navy issued BuAer SD112-14 soliciting a twin-engined fighter form the major aircraft manufactures. Lockheed, who was already deep into developing the XP-38 decided to enter the competition with a radial-engined folding wing version of the Lighting. Dubbed the XFV-1 Trident, it actually had a higher performance rating than it's USAAF counterpart due to it's lower weight. It was soon discovered that this aircraft could also carry a Mk. 13 torpedo under its port wing. The idea was that after launching the torpedo, the aircraft could easily fight its way back to its carrier or defend other aircraft in the area.

[RAF_Magpie]

The History
In the late 1930s, the US Navy issued BuAer SD112-14 soliciting a twin-engined fighter form the major aircraft manufactures. Lockheed, who was already deep into developing the XP-38 decided to enter the competition with a radial-engined folding wing version of the Lighting. Dubbed the XFV-1 Trident, it actually had a higher performance rating than it's USAAF counterpart due to it's lower weight. It was soon discovered that this aircraft could also carry a Mk. 13 torpedo under its port wing. The idea was that after launching the torpedo, the aircraft could easily fight its way back to its carrier or defend other aircraft in the area.

It was never built however, only plans are known to be made. All performance figures are estimates, but from memory was supposed to be powered by R2800's, and was actually supposed to be HEAVIER, than a standard P-38.

Ironically, I've already made something like it; back when I was fiddling with the Franken-technique for the Whirlwind.

More of interest to be built would be the Navalised P-51, which actually WAS converted and trailed.

[zoo_heathen]

Never built? Whew, I thought I was losing my mind there for a minute.

[caldrail]

The History
In the late 1930s, the US Navy issued BuAer SD112-14 soliciting a twin-engined fighter form the major aircraft manufactures. Lockheed, who was already deep into developing the XP-38 decided to enter the competition with a radial-engined folding wing version of the Lighting. Dubbed the XFV-1 Trident, it actually had a higher performance rating than it's USAAF counterpart due to it's lower weight. It was soon discovered that this aircraft could also carry a Mk. 13 torpedo under its port wing. The idea was that after launching the torpedo, the aircraft could easily fight its way back to its carrier or defend other aircraft in the area.

Was that the same spec the Grumman Skyrocket was designed to?

[RealDarko]

Ironically, I've already made something like it; back when I was fiddling with the Franken-technique for the Whirlwind.

Do you tried to add a hook to the P38? You succeeded?

[caldrail]

The History
In the late 1930s, the US Navy issued BuAer SD112-14 soliciting a twin-engined fighter form the major aircraft manufactures. Lockheed, who was already deep into developing the XP-38 decided to enter the competition with a radial-engined folding wing version of the Lighting. Dubbed the XFV-1 Trident, it actually had a higher performance rating than it's USAAF counterpart due to it's lower weight. It was soon discovered that this aircraft could also carry a Mk. 13 torpedo under its port wing. The idea was that after launching the torpedo, the aircraft could easily fight its way back to its carrier or defend other aircraft in the area.

Was that the same spec the Grumman Skyrocket was designed to?

Sorry, my mistake. I was thinking of the Grumman XF5F-1....

[RealDarko]

Magpie, can you please tell me what you tried with the P38?

[Skunkmeister]

This aircraft came from the figments of the modeler's imagination. No design of this sort ever existed. You can tell its BS just by reading the history posted above. XFV-1 was the designation given to the "Pogo" VTOL experimental aircraft.

The Model
As most of you have probably deduced by now, this aircraft never existed outside of the frightening recesses of my mind. However, a photograph of a P-38 that was actually tested to carry torpedoes inspired it.

http://aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal2/ ... ro/00.shtm

[RealDarko]

Of course is a fictional aircraft no one said the contrary

[RAF_Magpie]

Magpie, can you please tell me what you tried with the P38?

I had it looking more or less like the model above; tail hook in place, engines in place, etc etc. But as I said, it was whilst I was learning for the Whirlwind (same time as the K-14)...

The work is long gone, deleted along with a couple of other smaller, insignificant modded aircraft that were used for practice...

Not much needed to get it back to that spec, but to be blatantly honest; I'm not going to waste my time on that for now, I have too much other stuff to do. Maybe in the future for giggles, but only if the workload is so light as to be non-existent...

[walshy]

Magpie, can you please tell me what you tried with the P38?

I had it looking more or less like the model above; tail hook in place, engines in place, etc etc. But as I said, it was whilst I was learning for the Whirlwind (same time as the K-14)...

The work is long gone, deleted along with a couple of other smaller, insignificant modded aircraft that were used for practice...

Not much needed to get it back to that spec, but to be blatantly honest; I'm not going to waste my time on that for now, I have too much other stuff to do. Maybe in the future for giggles, but only if the workload is so light as to be non-existent...

Indeed what Magpie said, there's a hell of a lot other projects on the go and more suitable aircraft for the pacific carrier ops. Perhaps the F7F Tigercat, now that would perhaps be more suitable future project for the team to look at ................... but anyways great work that the team has produced so far, adding much more depth and immersion to an already brilliant sim. Well done guys, thanks.
:o :lol: :wink: :mrgreen: :) :OO

[Skunkmeister]

Of course is a fictional aircraft no one said the contrary

Make it clear next time. Reading most of the posts above mine it almost sounds like the people here actually believed it was.