Stargazer2006's Douglas XR7D-1 Skytrader "Santa Maria"!

[Stargazer2006]

Tophe, the vertical windscreen has the same shape as the C.460 racer. It's only the frames that I partially removed to make it look more modern (don't forget this was the mid-1930s, though).

After working on an array of projects, Northrop came up with the P-600 Cobra, which was evaluated by both the Air Force and the Navy as the YF-17A and became the prototype for the highly successful F-18 Hornet. A less known chapter of the Hornet history was Northrop's attempt at promoting a single-engine, simplified variant for the international markets as the P-700 Adder. Costing almost half of the Cobra, it became affordable to many developing countries as a cheap yet capable last generation fighter. The US Congress, however, voted for a ban of Adder exports, fearing that such a desirable and affordable aircraft might offset the military balance of some unstable third world zones (the same which, incidentally, ended up procuring reconditioned second- or third-hand MiG-21 fighters...).



Attached is the Cobra picture I used as a basis.

[ysi_maniac]

Sleek beauty! 

[Tophe]

Thanks Stéphane, I found the C.460 three-view at http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/3vues/caudron_c460_3v.jpg confirming my guess of a v-shape (from above) sharp windscreen, even if vertical on side view.

Your Northrop single-engined is wonderdul ... and would have been very possible. Take that as congratulations : I know you love very-possible ones...

[Stargazer2006]

Thank you so much,ysi_maniac and Tophe!

Here's the next Northrop proposal, which was only remotely based on the P-700: The Northrop P-800 Viper UCAV (though they were not YET called thus...).



Picture used as basis was of course the same one as above...

[KJ_Lesnick]

Chine shelves would be awesome if fitted to the Adder

[Robert]

Neat  So what kind of inlet(s) are hiding under the Adder? Single chin-style like the F-16 or two under the LERX kinda like the F-5?

[Stargazer2006]

More F-5-like, that's for sure!

[Tophe]

The Viper UAV is pleasant, and so convincing for buyers... Stargazer, you should have been seller! and not only of paper-planes as all these photographs prove those are actually "built & flown machines", number one!

[Stargazer2006]

[PR19_Kit]

The XC-106 is awesomely realistic, but what was the scource piccie? A Bobcat perhaps, and you slid the wings to to the top, plus other stuff as well?

[Tophe]

  Stéphane, are you sure this is a what-if fake photograph? This airplane looks so normal, so perfect, it must be true! (or else: take it as congratulations for a perfect faking job )

[Stargazer2006]

Thanks folks! Actually I used two different aircraft by Cessna, in exactly the same angle, and a background that used to have a Beech C-45 on it... The two aircraft are now attached to the initial message. You'll see clearly why they seem to blend so naturally, they have quite a lot in common!

[Stargazer2006]

take it as congratulations for a perfect faking job

Actually not: just realised I left the moving blade tip of the Bobcat underneath the cockpit... Will have to edit that!

[Tophe]

Actually not: just realised I left the moving blade tip of the Bobcat underneath the cockpit... Will have to edit that!

There were other interpretations: paint-work on the fuselage, etc. But with the source, the "true" explanation is more convincing, yes. Well, I correct: not "perfect" but "very good" ...

[PR19_Kit]

Stephane,

What's your 'basis 2' aircraft please? I don't think I've seen one before, it looks like a cross between a DC-5 and a DH Flamingo.