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hi, anyone heard of anyone designing their own idea of that hypersonic secret plane aurora.

if you don't know which plane im going on about its here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_aircraft

I couldn't find a good model of one either, so I decided to make my own.  Its a work in progress, just started yesterday, and the following pics are a rough draft.

What are you useing to design that.

I'm using 3ds.  Here's my inspiration:



Thanks to Nick Kaloterakis for the awesome artwork!

Nice I meant the progrma though . My bad.

yes it's a great project  do you know when will it be finished ? FS2002 or FS2004 ?

I'm hoping in about a week, but that may change, as this isn't my first priority in life  ;) .  FSX will be first, as that's what I'm designing it for, then I'll make whatever mods are necessary to get it to 2004, as I still use that sometimes too.

I worked out the details yesterday, and tweaked the model a little bit, to get it closer to scale.

Approximate Raytheon CR-92 Aurora Specs:
 Length:  110'
 Wingspan:  73'
 Height:  20' (Gear Down)
 Crew: 2
 Engines:  (2) GE/PW Prototype PD-Scramjet
 Thrust-PDE:  48,000 lb.
 Thrust-Scramjet:  104,000 lb.
 Service Ceiling:  110,000 ft.
 Top Speed:  Mach 8 (limited in FSX to Mach 4)
 Empty Weight:  65,000 lb.
 Maximum Weight:  205,000 lb.
 Range:  4800 nm (without refueling)

  "The CR-92 uses advancements in metal-ceramic polymer composites to allow sustained hypersonic flight characteristics.  Other RE technology includes avionics systems, corona generation, and bearing design."

Ok now im Keeping my eye on this looks very interasting.  

Wow! Nice one BlazinTinman, that would be great!! Glad you're doing one for FS9 too....

Oh sorry I coudent get a reply in earlier, this looks fantastic! Thanks

Laurence,

Wow, it's really great! I'll have a look at your plane....  ;)

Well, its going to take me a little longer than a week... I think I've finally got the overall shape of the plane down to being *cough* realistic.  I researched the flight dynamics of hypersonic flight, and tried to make everything as believable as possible.  There are some aspects that are a tradeoff between being aesthetically pleasing and functional, but I wanted to make something close to the concept artwork.

[quote]Well, its going to take me a little longer than a week... I think I've finally got the overall shape of the plane down to being *cough* realistic.

[quote]Well, its going to take me a little longer than a week... I think I've finally got the overall shape of the plane down to being *cough* realistic.

Man those look great...  Please tell me there's a VC?

Thanks!

Not yet, but there will be!  :)  I haven't even gotten to the rudders, elevators, speed brake, trim tabs, or flaps yet, and I'm thinking about adding a canopy visor (not sure if this is necessary yet) and a lift-assist system.

I've got the pre-hypersonic cruise checklist figured out, as to what systems need to be activated, and the startup checklist figured out.  I'm making one that I want to fly, with all the gimmicks that I think this plane has, so it's going to take a little longer than expected.  But I think it'll be worth it!