Well here’s my one cent. Consider this variant was probably developed by Supermarine in the late stages of the war, it would have been a high performance airframe; not high altitude but a long range interceptor.
Radar, for sure. At the time forward looking in a dome.
Armament; certainly not converging, but high caliber and long range, but not four 20mm which would be far too heavy. But not one cannon like a BoFors 40mm because the airframe doesn’t have the mass to absorb recoil. Or six .50 cals. like a twin mustang. My choice of armament would be the rotary firing Gatling type gun. I’m not familiar with the investigations into this arm, but an 18.75mm that could have been developed by Royal Enfield, or BSA, as a precursor to the eventual 25 mm, might work.
Rockets; no, not an airframe considered suitable for ground attack. Unlike the Typhoon/Tempest.
Fleet Air Wing; improbable. Too much lateral instability.
Airframe: higher speed means a need for longitudinal stability- a big tail fillet on each boom.
Once again, thank you all for your positive responses to this latest venture. I’m going to keep it a tail dragger, but am going to have to work at it to keep a Spitfire look and feel. I had planned on building a P-38 style Spit, but now it seems that it would be a better look if I kept as much of the Spitfire as possible. I love a challenge.[:D]
Definitely gotta be a taildragger!!! But, not like the F-82. More along the lines of the Focke Wolf Fw-189!! Tail wheel centered in the connecting horizontal tail plane. A tail section like the P-61.
I’m actually very happy to see the interest in this project and the brainstorming that goes with it. I’ll just pick and choose the best ideas and make them my own![(-D] just kidding! Every idea I used will get full credit.[:)] By the way, itf I had one more prop, I’d be tempted by the counter rotating prop idea.[8D]
Even my daughter want to get involved in this bad boy. Naturally, I gave her the tough assignment.[;)] Actually, she comes and asks if there’s any sanding it be done. Who am I to deny her.[:D]
Eddie
On a side note, she’s done two snap tites and now she wants to do a “real” model. I’ve got a 1/72 Corsair ready to go for next week.[:)]
Hey Eddie
I’m thinking the tail should be treated like the P-61 or F-82, with nothing outside of the rudders. I also have to suggest against the tri-motor idea. Without a motor in the front of the gondola there would be room for some fun playthings. I’m also thinking that the tri-motor layout would not quite fit the Spitfire roots, in the end, it needs to retain the grace of a Spit.
