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Fallon Kell
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| crmcneill wrote: | | Were you still planning on filling in the hollows of the rear cone? |
It's mostly full of hyperdrive slab, but I could put in some radiating fins or something like that if you want. | crmcneill wrote: |
First, I have no problem with the existing wing-roots being bulked-up to make room for a vertical housing for the landing gear. |
I might go that route. | crmcneill wrote: | | However, if that is not a workable option for you, what I suggest is that, just as the lower wing segments fold out 90 degrees to land, the landing struts swing in 180 degrees (or evenly slightly further) to extend for landing. They would be mounted on the same hinge, but would fold up flush (or close to it) against the inside of the wing, with one leg in front of the wing root and the other behind. |
Still not able to put it together from words... Can you post a sketch or something, maybe?
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CRMcNeill
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| Fallon Kell wrote: | | crmcneill wrote: | | Were you still planning on filling in the hollows of the rear cone? |
It's mostly full of hyperdrive slab, but I could put in some radiating fins or something like that if you want. |
I was referring more to how the cone extension still appears to have gaps in it, and I would prefer that it be filled in completely.
| Quote: | | crmcneill wrote: | | First, I have no problem with the existing wing-roots being bulked-up to make room for a vertical housing for the landing gear. |
I might go that route. |
Excellent.
| Quote: | | crmcneill wrote: | | However, if that is not a workable option for you, what I suggest is that, just as the lower wing segments fold out 90 degrees to land, the landing struts swing in 180 degrees (or evenly slightly further) to extend for landing. They would be mounted on the same hinge, but would fold up flush (or close to it) against the inside of the wing, with one leg in front of the wing root and the other behind. |
Still not able to put it together from words... Can you post a sketch or something, maybe? |
I'm not really skilled at drawing, and I'm at a loss as to how I can explain it more clearly. Since you are going to attempt my original suggestion, I will keep this one on the back burner in case it is needed.
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Fallon Kell
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Sooo, I'm not dead. Volume is up at work, and I've got a lot of other stuff going on keeping me busy. Work on your TIE has not totally ground to a halt, but progress is slow and sporadic—as initially promised, I supposed... I'm just letting you know that I haven't forgotten you. | crmcneill wrote: | | I was referring more to how the cone extension still appears to have gaps in it, and I would prefer that it be filled in completely. |
OHHHHhhhh! You mean the six indentations at the rim, not the hollow space in between! Yeah, I can fill those in with detail work. | crmcneill wrote: | | Quote: | | crmcneill wrote: | | First, I have no problem with the existing wing-roots being bulked-up to make room for a vertical housing for the landing gear. |
I might go that route. |
Excellent. |
This is working. It's just taking time to engineer.
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CRMcNeill
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| Fallon Kell wrote: | | You mean the six indentations at the rim, not the hollow space in between! Yeah, I can fill those in with detail work. |
I actually meant both the hollow space and the indentations. The more internal volume available, the easier it will be to justify inclusion of additional systems, like life support.
Also, as a possible cool-factor, might it be possible for the wings in landing mode to fold past horizontal? As in angled slightly in toward each other at the edges opposite the hinged end?
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Fallon Kell
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| crmcneill wrote: | | Also, as a possible cool-factor, might it be possible for the wings in landing mode to fold past horizontal? As in angled slightly in toward each other at the edges opposite the hinged end? |
It'd take some rebuilding, but it can be done. I think, though, the hinges may need to be rebuilt anyways...
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Fallon?
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CRMcNeill
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Bump. Does anyone know where Fallon Kell vanished to? He was working on this for me when he went off the radar, and I'd like to give him a chance to wrap it up before I see if anyone else wants to take a stab at it.
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