A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger

[Stuart]

You're welcome. Glad to help.

[gino b2]

very nice ! I love the camo ! looks much better
great work stuart !
gino

[KSaarni]

Wouh Stuart,

what a special What if story and a very cool build with the gray camo!

Have for some reason missed this WIP earlier, happy catched up with it!

- Kari

[Stuart]

Thanks Kari - I'm really pleased with the camo as it happens.

And some progress - the gear is on.



it was a bit fiddly to get on - I had to dry assemble it and then go round with liquid cement. But it's on. I'm not 100% certain my belly tank will clear the ground but we'll see once the wheels are on.

Bullpups!

[BlackSheep214]

Dry fit the wheels and see if they cleared.

[Stuart]

Dry fit the wheels and see if they cleared.

Just - it might be a tad unrealistic ground clearance for a carrier aircraft but it'll do.

[Stikpusher]

That's mainly an issue on landing when the struts compress the most. The F-11 wings don't really have dihedral , but maybe mounting the Bullpups on the inboard pylons might help?

I was just looking at some images for load outs of the Tiger, and I never noticed before how much the A version resembled the Harrier...

[KSaarni]

That is really a beautiful plane, for me pretty unfamiliar (still)

- Kari

[Stuart]

Yep it sure is a really nice looking aircraft Kari - it's very sleek, although it was over shadowed by the F-8 Crusader and had a short service life. It was the first super-sonic aircraft operated by the USN

[Stuart]

That's mainly an issue on landing when the struts compress the most. The F-11 wings don't really have dihedral , but maybe mounting the Bullpups on the inboard pylons might help?

I was just looking at some images for load outs of the Tiger, and I never noticed before how much the A version resembled the Harrier...

It does rather - slightly sleeker and sexier but yeah, I can see a Harrier.

The Bullpups should fit on the inner pylons, But alas I've had something go wrong with the gear - it looks like its gone together correctly but the tail is dragging on ground...


Need to have a think I think....