Swing-Wing concept

[Colonel Midnight]

I like it -- it has promise, that's for sure.

But... I think the mid-section (where the hinge joints are, for want of a term) needs to be a fair bit beefier/thicker. Granted we're in the 24/25th/whatever century with the design, but still -- you're trying to move a LOT of mass on either side.

Also, to move it into the 3rd dimension -- how about making the wings move down (or up) when they move forward (or back)? There's your bird-flappy-ism.

Cheers,
-CM-

[scotpens]

I like what you've done so far. Looks pretty cool.

I see outlined panels on the trailing edges of the pylons that look like ailerons. That's not what they are, right?

[Starship]

it´s an interesting design.
The moveable pylons and naceles´ design makes me remember a ballerina.
What do you think about to name her Ballerina Class?

[erifah]

scotpens wrote:

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I like what you've done so far. Looks pretty cool.

She's a work in progress. The layers I'm working on today have replaced the original lines.

scotpens wrote:

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I see outlined panels on the trailing edges of the pylons that look like ailerons. That's not what they are, right?

That's a spaceship, so ailerons would be silly. THOSE a spacelerons. Or ailertooters

[erifah]

Colonel Midnight wrote:

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But... I think the mid-section (where the hinge joints are, for want of a term) needs to be a fair bit beefier/thicker.
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You know, I thought about that, but I still remember what was said about Matt Jefferies' design of the original Enterprise: that these massive engines stuck on the ends of impossibly thin struts were... impossible... by our standards - thus, they suggest some fantastic future technology that MAKES them possible.

[erifah]

Starship wrote:

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What do you think about to name her Ballerina Class?

Ummmm... no. I'm not putting my ship in a tutu.

[B.J.]

erifah wrote:

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That's a spaceship, so ailerons would be silly. THOSE a spacelerons. Or ailertooters

Do you happen to know where the starboard ailertooter is?

[Starship]

erifah wrote:

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Ummmm... no. I'm not putting my ship in a tutu.