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02-14-2013, 04:13 PM | #18391 |
80's Civil Air Patrol Cdt
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Harriers only hover for short periods and only (usually) for showing off. they take off vertically, then transition to horizontal flight, or fly horizontally and transition for a vertical landing.
despite what Modern Warfare 2 might like you to think. they're more like the V22 Osprey, take off vertically or on an angle lift off and then fly horizontally. how do you feel about the Flight Pod, then? Heh, The all sorts of Trouble Bubbles of Flight.
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02-14-2013, 11:55 PM | #18392 |
Iron Grenadier
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It was part of a concept line that was never produced. Hopefully we'll see it down the line. I want to use the Raven's Wing concept as the Joe's Special Tactics Team (PJ's, CCT's, TACP's and Combat Weathermen)
G.I. Joe Convention 2012 – Names and Identification for Concept Figures | Generals Joes - A blog about the importance (or unimportance) of little plastic men I think I will use Nomad Warriors for my SEaL team & Raven's Wing for my Ninja Team. |
02-15-2013, 12:55 AM | #18393 |
80's Civil Air Patrol Cdt
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I have locked in my "NOMAD Patrol" using a Mark V SOC Craft (True Heroes) and 2 River Interceptor Crafts "DevilFish" (SkyHawks)
LCdr Keelhaul-CO (Kwinn: Hope to use Clutch with beard shaved) LtJG Cutter-XO WO Deep Six-River Interceptor Craft Pilot WO Hightide-River Interceptor Craft Pilot (aka Rey's Copperhead) Topside-Assault Crew & Comms Riverside-Assault Crew Weapons (Retaliation Lady J) Shipwreck-Gunner & Motor Rampart-Weapons Systems Navi-Helmsman/Navigator (ROC Covergirl) Search & Seizure-Shore Patrol Jammer-Comms (ROC Breaker) DryDoc-Corpsman
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02-15-2013, 02:54 AM | #18394 |
G.I.Joe medic
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Takedown, I have to agree with you that the physics of making a Sky Hawk or a SHARC "fly" just don't really work. Look at the position of the engines on a Sky Hawk-how do they get fuel and how is it they don't burn through the stabilizers? Now, don't get me wrong, I do like the Sky Hawk, it just doesn't make sense. Same with the SHARC-it's just not aerodynamic enough to fly. So, after watching a documentary on the Military Channel one night, I decided that, in my 'verse, they make more sense as ground effect vehicles, of a sort. The SHARC doesn't fly at an altitude like a regular aircraft, but it can "fly" just above the surface of the water. And, I noticed the Sky Hawks were used in this way in "The Revenge of Cobra" miniseries. Food for thought, anyway,
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02-15-2013, 04:32 AM | #18395 |
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Takedown, ... Now, don't get me wrong, I do like the Sky Hawk, it just doesn't make sense. Same with the SHARC-it's just not aerodynamic enough to fly. So, after watching a documentary on the Military Channel one night, I decided that, in my 'verse, they make more sense as ground effect vehicles, of a sort. The SHARC doesn't fly at an altitude like a regular aircraft, but it can "fly" just above the surface of the water. And, I noticed the Sky Hawks were used in this way in "The Revenge of Cobra" miniseries. Food for thought, anyway,
The "Devilfish" in my verse (in the canon-Joe the ARAH & 25th "Sky Hawk" Mark 1), Im planning for it to be back heavy. That way the front of the ski's and guns are above the surface and the main engine behind the pilot's seat is barely sub-surface to act as the propellant. The vertical wings just barely break the water to act as rudders. The two turbines on the side provide quick hops, but not sustained flight. It's a stretch for me. Like would those twin turbine engines always be on or can they perform a jump from cold start and go directly to max output in a matter of seconds? Maybe that would be a good reason why the turbines are so huge. Which made me think that the GI JOE testing and development team found the Mark 1 wasnt entirely successful in "puddlejumping". So they scrapped the idea of the assist turbines and instead made the Mark 1A have a weapons platform in it's place. Tho, the problem with the Mark 1A is since the wings dont break the water it wont turn. Maybe I can use an axis rotation nozzle to use as a "rudder".
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02-15-2013, 07:19 PM | #18396 |
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I finally had to make some compromises in my Joeverse to get some of the concepts to work out. The Skyhawk is my favorite, but it's not very "real", so I had to make compromises and if I allow the Skyhawk, what else do I allow?
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02-15-2013, 07:22 PM | #18397 |
#voteblackjack
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Looked through the Concept vault again, and I've never liked "greenshirt" Joes. Steel Brigade is a named character, Steel. Nomads will be Nomad and Raven's Wing will be just Ravenwing.
Found a bunch of other names to use in the YoJoe archive for the choose your own adventure books: YOJOE.COM | Books and Audio Recordings
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02-15-2013, 10:50 PM | #18398 |
Armored Ephebophile
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Crazy Legs' filecard points out that he is a 'classically trained organist.' That struck me as the most random bit of background I've ever come across.
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02-16-2013, 12:52 AM | #18399 |
W.O.R.M.S. Commander
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So is Heavy Duty I think. Who were the other Joe musicians?
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02-16-2013, 01:24 AM | #18400 |
Crimson Guard
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