Fouga23 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Is it just me or does it look like the spaceship from planet of the apes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stratospheremodels Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Hi Fouga23 ! I don't know why, but your reply does not show up on the message board, and i cannot see it either when i clicked ''reply''.. so i just copied it. Yes.. :s indeed, a number of people mentionned that.. (sadly too.. as i was trying to distance myself as much as possible to any reference to that movie.. after i heard this for the first time). The fact is, it is very different from the spaceship from that movie: The Planet of the Apes spaceship (which was losely based on existing shapes of that era) had an elliptical cross section. The Lockheed FDL-5 MA have a triple truncated trapezoidal cross section. Then it have a small fin (the imaginary spaceship from the movie had none), and the factual, real spacecraft Lockheed FDL-5 MA does have two Mach 3 external drop tanks, and pop-out wings. It also have a rocket engine. (the FDL-7, various versions, also use pop pout wings. Mc Donnell Douglas spent a considerable amount of time studying and developing the FDL-7, while Lockheed concentrated on the FDL-5 (both manned and unmanned, and actually build the first one, flew it, and build the 'fullscale mockup'' for the manned version (which may actually be a real aircraft.. not a mock up). I think i will have to scan and post pictures of the unmanned, and various other informations that will wake up a lot of people.. Actually.. i even have the paint scheme for the nose section heat protection system.. (made of di-boride), it is clearly indicated in the paper i have at home). Just got to wait until next week though.. as i must pay for the scanning (no computer at home). I posted a lot more information about the FDL-5 MA on page 10 of real jets (or is it jet modelling?). More details coming. And now i must work on that boxart. Stephane. Fouga23 Posted: Mar 28 2005, 06:23 AM Tenax Sniffer (Open a window!) Group: Members Posts: 270 Member No.: 1,043 Joined: 1-September 03 Is it just me or does it look like the spaceship from planet of the apes? -------------------- First jettrainer in the world --Fouga Magister-- www.fougamagister.be Enter the Conezone Conan O'Brien for president! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stratospheremodels Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 (edited) Nice website Tim ! So we are both Belgians (!) :) (well.. i've never set foot there, but my ancestors are from that area). And you love the Fouga Magister (aaah.. makes me remember my childhood readings of my Tanguy et Laverdure :)) (I did not know Fonderie Miniature had made a Fouga Magister). Stéphane. Stratosphere Models. Edited March 29, 2005 by Stratospheremodels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fouga23 Posted April 3, 2005 Author Share Posted April 3, 2005 Hi Stephane thanks for the explenation :-) Nice to hear you have Belgian ancestors! Yip, Fonderie has a 1/48 Fouga, but it has some big errors. the biggest is the completely wrong canopy ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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