By Joeycool
10/18/2010 - 19:12:43
Type: Military air vehicle
Rating: 0.59 (Not rated)
Tags: contest, dh106, dh106lcar, flugzeug, jet, joeycool, plane, rakete, rocket
Description
- Made for DH106's Lethal Class Air Race Contest. Read the following newspaper report, to see how dangerous this aircraft was, especially for its pilot. - Beschreibung: 23 Menschen bei Flugzeugabsturz getötet - Grand Canyon Village - Am 21. Juni 1969 ereignete sich in der Nähe von Grand Canyon Village während des Lethal Class Air Race ein schwerer Flugunfall.
23 Menschen wurden getötet, als das berühmt-berüchtigte Raketenflugzeug "Dragon MK II", welches aus altem japanischen Flugzeugschrott der 2. Weltkriegs konstruiert wurde, unkontrolliert in eine Tribüne stürzte.
Die Rennmaschine flog mit seiner Höchstgeschwindigkeit von über 1000 km/h durch die in der Schlucht gelegene Rennstrecke, als es die Schallmauer durchbrach. Laut Aussagen von Augenzeugen brach das Genick des Piloten Joris Sheppard durch den extremen Schock und sein Kopf riss ab, der daraufhin die Steuerungsdüsen des "Dragon" beschädigte. Die höchstwahrscheinlich überhitzte Maschine fing Feuer und trudelte in Richtung der nahen Zuschauertribüne.
Die Rennmaschine explodierte wenige Meter über dem Boden, als deren mehrere Kubikmeter Treibstoff detonierten. Die Tribüne wurde buschstäblich pulverisiert. Die einzigen Überreste des Piloten und seiner Maschine waren zwei Zähne und einige Triebwerkskomponenten aus Titan. Nach diesem Unfall beläuft sich die Anzahl der Opfer, die durch diese Lethal Class Air Race-Saison verursacht wurden, auf 265. / Description: 23 people killed in aircraft accident - Grand Canyon Village - On the 21st of June 1969 a flight accident occured near Grand Canyon Village during the Lethal Class Air Race. 23 people were killed as the infamous rocket plane "Dragon MK II", which is built of old japanese WW2 airplane scrap, crashed uncontrolledly into a grandstand. The aeroplane racer
flew with its top speed of more than 1000 kilometres per hour through the canyon race track as it broke the sound barrier. According to eye witnesses, the neck of the pilot Joris Sheppard broke due to the extreme shock and his head ripped off, which maybe damaged the Dragon's control jets. The very probably overheated aeroplane caught fire and trundled towards the near grandstand. The racer exploded a few meters over the ground as several cubic meters of fuel detonated. The whole grandstand got pulverized. The only remains of the pilot or his aeroplane were two teeth and several titanium engine components. After this accident, the number of victims caused by this Lethal Class Air Race season accounts for 265.
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By dude696
http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=ftr-vehicle|military_air%3Ausr-Molotovcoketail|500272630681%3Asast-500304859605%3Aview-newest
By Potatofish
Very nice. This reminds me very strongly of Keith Thompson's "Atomic Blossom".
http://www.keiththompsonart.com/pages/blossom.html
By elukka67
I guess it was made of those manned bombs! =) I mean the parts still wanted to complete theyr kamikaze mission =) Really nice plane if that is what you call it! =)
By NoName01
Sieht irgendwie einfach geil aus! :D War bestimmt nicht leicht... und nette Details!
By Thaiylia
Congrats, a woderfully deadly build!
By DerInder15
I think it would look better with the air intake painted black. Otherwise great entry, awesome shape and paintjob and a well deserved winner. Congratulations!:)
By DH106
This excellent racer has won a trophy! Stop by on my site to pick it up if You like :)
By DH106
DH106s evaluation results: Creativity 10; construction quality 10; aesthetics 9; description 10; inherent dangerousness 10. Total 49/50.
By Thaiylia
Very slim, clean, mean, and suicidal! Great work!
By Joeycool
@ShoweDough: Yes, this is what I wanted. It should look like the front was taken by an old unused japanese Kamikaze plane, possibly the Ohka (?). Just with tons of fuel instead of the explosives. ^^
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