Shipbucket

Thanks for the kind words gents.
Nope, no need for them, being based off the ADV airframe the Super Tornado is quite capable of performing the bomber intercept mission but for the purposes of the AU they're not required for it.
Also no need, as the EJ200s would be fitted with them just as the RB.199s are/were
Thanks! The Italians are or were (not sure anymore) throwing around the idea (AARGM may have put paid to that)

~Mark

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Blood and Fire

Great work

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Martin

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Top work, BB

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Hey, it's gotta be 5 o'clock somewhere...

Currently working on:
The October War, 27-10-1962 (apparently forever);
"Saxonverse" alt-UK;
Federation of the Channel Islands AU;
Republic of Yopur & Andaman;
some sort of overarching AU;
Regaining my sanity.

They look great. Nice work!

I did more AU North Korean things. I did an Il-96 in a different scheme, based on that seen on one of their An-148's, and slightly updated my old one (with a registration number).
New Scheme

Traditional Scheme

I might even design my own scheme for them, see what I can come up with. I didn't spend two years doing GCSE Graphic Design for no reason!

Nice work on paint schemes.

that drawing got me interested in watching videos of Air Koryo aircraft... and well that company would must be the best weet dream... porn for any aircraft spotter... or anyone that love aircraft's.

The US Navy currently utilizes the Grumman C-2 Greyhound as it's only Carrier on-board delivery aircraft, however, as of recently the US Navy has decided to purchase the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey as its replacement. The decision however is without much controversy. Due to media input, the Osprey is viewed as accident prone, despite records indicating that is it the safest aircraft in the US Marine Corps inventory with a crash/flight hour ratio significantly better then other aircraft in service.

The main source of controversy is in regards to the V-22 range and payload. The current C-2 Greyhound can operate independently without much need for support aircraft. The argument in regards to the Navy's decision is that it negates the current "Hub and spoke" system currently utilized in its carrier battle groups. The choice of the Osprey is to eliminate utilizing the MH-60's to supply smaller vessels and to improve the resupply turnaround time as the Osprey is VTOL and can land on smaller vessels, something the C-2 can not do.

Despite both aircraft having their positive and negative aspects, there has been many proposals regarding new CODs, some being utilizing the Fokker F28 or C-9 with an arresting hook and folding wings to fulfill the COD role. Another was to bring the Lockheed S-3 Viking out of retirement and be retrofitted to fulfill the role. These options were never realized and never left the drawing board, that is until now...Here is my interpretation of what the S-3 Viking COD variant would look like.

The "C-3" would essentially look similar to the current S-3, however, with a wider and elongated fuselage to accommodate passengers and cargo. The size of the cabin is big enough to support carrying of the F-35's Pratt & Whitney F135A engine. The landing gear is also reinforced to withstand the added weight of the aircraft upon landing. A refueling drogue is also installed as to act as also fulfill the fleet support refuel aircraft for fleet defense fighters. Details on this aircraft are not dissimilar to the current role of the C-2 Greyhound. This option brings the US Navy closer to an all jet inventory, with the E-2 Hawkeye being the other turboprop still in service.

(I decided to use my fictional aerospace entity as the company conducting the retrofit.)


Lockheed/Atria C-3 Viking


Here is an example of what the aircraft would look like if painted in the colors of one of the two current Fleet Logistics Support Squadrons; VRC-40 Rawhides Detachment 4.

Lockheed/Atria C-3 Viking (VRC-40 Det. 4)

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MV-22 Osprey Avionics Technician

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My Completed Work!!!

A nice idea. Makes you wonder what if Lockheed had done this much earlier in the S-3 development programme.
COD has been a long running saga for the USN, I remember some concepts came out in the mid 90s but nothing ever happened. I think the V-22 makes sense and is probably 10 years overdue.

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English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Nice work

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Martin

~~Normerr~~FD stuff~~