FD scale Never Built Designs

[Imperialist]

Germany-VK 45.02(P1) Type 180/1


Germany-VK 45.02(P2) Type 180/1


Edit: Updated turrets to be on par with Porsche King Tiger II

[Hood]

Nice additions Imperialist.

[eswube]

Well done!

And here's one never-were from me.
A VIP and Airborne Command Post B747SP proposed by Boeing in late 1977 to the Shah of Iran.

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/ ... #msg169343
http://www.aryamehr.org/eng/aryamehr/future/16.htm

Some of You may notice that the lettering on the fuselage differs from the one in the advertising folder. That's because instead of trying to recreate that long inscription (probably saying something like "Empire of Iran" or similar), I choose to use the shorter one that was actually present on the imperial 707.
Also, the folder doesn't show any extra antennas besides the standard ones, but since it was meant to be ACP, I choose to add some modeled after VC-25.

Boeing 747SP Shahin - Iran

[adenandy]

Again, mice work Eswube

Jolly well done old fruit

[BB1987]

This is a bit of a borderline case between a real and never built aircraft:

The Boeing 707-700, or 707-720.
In 1979 Boeing converted one of its last 707-320C airframes to operate as a testbed for the CFM56 engines to study the fleasibility of retrofitting older 707s with the new powerplants (like douglas will do wit its super-70s program later). Fearing that the re-engined aircraft could threaten the 757 sales market boeing abandoned the plan and converted back the airframe to -320C specification before selling it to Moroccan air force.
Studies made on the 707-700 prototype were later implemented for military purposes, like re-engined USAF CK-135 and late-builD E-3 Sentry and E-6 Mercurys.

[Yqueleden]

KC-390 SAR

Embraer proposal for the Canada FWSAR (Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement Project), was rejected. The winner is the Airbus C-295W.

[RaspingLeech]

Lockheed-Martin FB-22 Strike Raptor:


Not to be confused with the
F-22B Raptor:

[Sareva]

I'm guessing the FB-22 is depicted in the delta-wing configuration?

[acelanceloet]

Would the weapon bays of the FB-22 not be modified? or only the middle one?

[RaspingLeech]

The reference I was using only lengthened the ventral bay, the side bays were the same length as awkward as it looks.

And yes, this is the delta-wing one. I personally like this proposal over the larger wingspan or tailless proposals.