Rafale B

[Wingman57]

After my 1 year old harddrive crashing unexpectedly, It's time to start off
fresh again.

I have been planning on doing this project for a while and I thought
this would be the time to do it.

Here are the 3 views I will be using.

 

[mwilson914]

Nice pick Wingman. I considered doing this plane for a while before I ended up choosing the JAS-39C SAAB Gripen. I'll send you whatever links I have for photo references for this Jet.

 

[Wingman57]

Thanks Matt, any info or pics will help a ton.

WM57

 

[Wingman57]

Getting the nose shaped out.

 

[Wingman57]

Got it shaped out some more and did some "smoothing"

 

[Junkboy999]

Did you use the A B C D and E bulckhead figures edited off one of your side view pictures above?

 

[Wingman57]

Are you refering to these? I've heard them be called alot of different things
so I wasn't sure. But if so yes I am using them.

WM57

 

[jeffpn]

What else have you heard them called?

 

[Wingman57]

Cross sections, cutaways, formers. Just never heard bulkhead so I was just making sure thats what he was talking about.

 

[jeffpn]

The A, B, C, D, and E really narrowed it down for me. I don't know what else he could have been talking about!

 

[Junkboy999]

Ya those Thingys

Ya I probably should of used the term cross section scene a bulkhead is a part of the structure tat run vertical and divides an area in to sections.

I'm still use to Air Force thinking. Bulkheads position and water line position are still terms used in aircraft as well as ships.

if you need them I got them cut out all ready

 

[mwilson914]

Nice Junkboy! I had cross sections available for the F-15, but I was too lazy to do that. Very cool way to get the model done.

 

[Wingman57]

Got a little work done today. Canards are mostly formed and fitted.

 

[Wingman57]

Does anybody know what kind of airfoil the Rafale B takes? Ive looked around online and in my books and can't find anything.

Thanks,
WM57

 

[willsonman]

Just use the profile of a razor blade... it will be close enough

 

[Wingman57]

Haha no kidding, it is in the "Cutting Edge" class.

 

[mwilson914]

I couldn't find anything online, but I have a couple books at home which might have some info. I won't get to check them out till tomorrow though.

I would say it's probably fiarly close to the F-16. I think I might have used the F-16 airfoil on my JAS-39C SAAB Gripen EA, or I went with something close. The Gripen probably has a good match for the Rafale wings at any rate.

 

[Wingman57]

Thanks Matt, I'll experiment with the F-16 foil and also take a look at the gripen's. See if I can come up with anything.

 

[Wingman57]

I'm trying out a new stradegy here. I started from the wingtips, and kept extruding to get the shape of the wing. I then dupilicated the wing and got it aligned on the other side. I then bridged the two halfes and started shaping it to the drawings. Later I will bridge the nose and the body together and shape that out also, I think this way will make it alot easier to model the intakes.

WM57

 

[Junkboy999]

Vroom Vroom

Yep great method