F-104G Begleitjäger

[GiampieroSilvestri]

This is the F-104G Begleitjäger project built using two Revell of Germany 1/48 scale F-104G kits.This is not a what if.It was proposed to the Marineflieger in the 1960s.

 

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Giampiero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2021 by GiampieroSilvestri

[neil5208]

Interesting aircraft, any further info

[Deano353]

That looks as mental as the stuff the Nazis were coming up with during WW2, what was the proposed purpose of this aircraft? Nice model though.

[Toryu]

I didn't know that! Interesting idea but it would have raised the casualty rate even higher... You did a great conversion here.

[Whisky Papa]

On 7/16/2021 at 10:47 PM, neil5208 said:

Interesting aircraft, any further info

It was discussed on flugzeugforum.de. Here you'll find a further link to Bredow's Flugzeug-Lexikon.

"EADS provides the following information on the study, because it was not more than that:

In connection with the commissioning of the Breguet Atlantic, the question of effective escort protection for this machine, which operates over long distances, arose. The development ring south (Heinkel, Messerschmitt and Bölkow) began in 1963 to develop an escort fighter with the appropriate skills by connecting two F-104Gs. The two fuselages were to be connected with a new central wing. Otherwise the design looked like a normal F-104G." (Source: Griffin/Flugzeugforum, 26.06.2006, my translation).

 

WP

Edited July 20, 2021 by Whisky Papa