darkjak

If anyone hasn't realised it yet, my favourite aircraft of all time is the J35 Draken. For some time I've been thinking of what a modern Double Delta winged aircraft would be like. The thoughts started more seriously while I was dreaming about a game taking place in the future, where the PRC has conquered Russia and is attacking Sweden. Events which undoubtedy would result in an increase in investments in the Swedish armed forces. The thought was from the beginning a stealthy version of the older Draken. I began studying video game development, and soon several friends and I started creating a mod for Half Life 2, first called Lionhearts: The last Stand, then renamed to Somewhere in Sweden. This was circa 2007-early 2008. Unfortunately, the mod got canceled (although if you have Day of Defeat: Source, you can try out a converted version of one of the areas. It's called Swedenmap, and is available at FPSbanana). The first concept image was this: Then, last year I made a revised version based on the F-22, still double delta though: This week I decided to look a bit closer into the subject, so I created a new concept: Said and done, today I sat down and started to model the plane. The results after the first day are as follows: I can't promise anything regarding progress, but I'm hoping to have it air worthy by summer. The idea is that this aircraft should be Swedens main interceptor and strike aircraft, while the Gripen would be the main fighter and close air support aircraft. The plane will have stealth capabilities, top speed of circa 3000 km/h and a larger payload than any Swedish aircraft. Just like the planned J35 MOD, it's going to have foldable canards and perhaps "fangs".

I don't need tutorials for creating the plane itself, but how to get the plane into the game. How do I make the landinggear including animations, and how do I make them happen in the game? How do I make the rudders 'n stuff work? That stuff just isn't there.

Like I said before: does anyone know a tutorial on how to make planes?

I'd also like a tutorial on how to actually get the damn thing in the game. There's nothing in the knowlege base! By the way, third day's work: As you can see, the tail's come off and fangs have come on.

The campaigns really don't feel engaging. In WOE you just keep bombing runways the entire campaign, apart from 10% which are intercept or patrol missions. I'd also like the terrain editor to be much simplified, and give much more graphical feedback. I want to directly on the map be able to see it say "Stockholm", and I don't want to need to convert files. I'd love the ability to create maps using Google Earth or similar. Or at least the ability to like in Age of Empires "paint" the ground with a cartain type of texture, rather than typing coordinates, or klicking a tile for a certain texture to appear.

I'm thinking whether I should make this a tailless design, if you understand what I mean. And yes, I'm having thoughts about making the angles match, but that might appear on the AJS40B Gimme all yo thoughts!

What kind of missions will you be able to fly with this? As far as I know, there aren't any Fly from A to B- missions. Maybe you'll be able to drop food onto "friendly" territory:

Really cool. I however would like to see this plane a bit more slender.

Hi. A couple of years ago I researched the missing numbers in the Swedish designations: fpl36 and fpl38. As it turns out, fpl38 had the project name B3LA, and was canceled by the Swedish armed forces, and then when Saab started to cooperate with some other company, it became the AMX. Fpl36 however was supposed to Sweden's atomic bomber. This single seater Mach 2 plane was supposed to be able to carry nuclear warheads to Moscow, or two missiles whoch sould be shot straight down. Quite impressive for a project canned in the early 1960's. I wonder if anyone has interrest in making this plane for WOE.

Here's the lowdown of my second days work: This image shows how close to the Gripen the plane actually is. It also shows how slender this aircraft actually is. The funny thing is that today I've made the plane a fair bit more smooth, so unlike the F-14 the body doesen't curve that much arround the engines.

Cool scetch, although not at all what I've been thinking of. Your aircraft seems very small, and the wings are quite thin. But nontheless, it seems more stealthy than my plane. By the way, I've been writing on a background story:

Send a PM to him, or email him if you can find the adress.

Looks like a photoshoped cross between an F14, an F4 and a Mirage.

Hi. I'm thinking of creating a future fighter for my campaign. I'm starting my 3D course next week My thought has been to create a J35 Draken-ish aircraft. I photoshopped up the below image. My idea is to make the aircraft stealthier, have more hardpoints, have dual AKAN's like the older Draken versions. I'm also thinking to make the plane dual engined, and I'll see if you can reverse-thrust aircraft. And of course, it's supposed to have a hook so it'll be able to land on an aircraft carrier. The name of the aircraft's to be AJS 40 Fenix. Anyone got any more ideas?

First days progress on the aircraft:

Sorry I've been gone. Actually Sweden is currently more and more participating in foreign operations, so the natural evolution is an aircraft carrier version. Saab were planning to make a carrier based Gripen, and they still might do it if anyone with the need wants them. Range is also something that the Gripen is getting improved. Exams have been pure hell the last few weeks, but now I'm back with a new concept image. And even if there never will be another Double Delta fighter (which I believe there will), it's still fun to have it in the game! When will I start? I don't know, maybe tomorrow.

The question is however, where should the Saab team go from here? With the SuperGripen, all the Gripen's old flaws will be gone (range, carying capacity). My natural thought is stealth, and even more range.

When will this Bear be available?

To proove that an aircraft with double delta configuration could work on amodern aircraft, I've photoshopped a F-22 into looking somewhat what a dual engined double delta aircraft might look like: As you can see, the aircraft is bigger, and has fewer angles than the regular F-22. Making this a somewhat better bomber/strike aircraft. Any thoughts?

The only drawback with double delta is that it tends to superstall, and that it has somewhat limited manouverability. Both those issues were planned to be fixed in the J35 MOD, which was to have foldable canards. Double Delta enables a small aircraft to carry lots of weapons both internally and externally, as well as plenty of fuel. The Draken was for a very long time the only aircraft that could reach Mach while climbing, if I remember correctly. And we're talking about an aircraft that first flew in the 50's. Imagine a modern dual-engined aircraft with modern, more light engines (the JAS 39 Gripens engine weighs about a third of the Draken engine, yet provides better thrust), and carbon fibre body. That should result in a stealth joint strike fighter capable of flying at M2.5+. Double delta should also in theory be very stealthy because of it's few angles.

Looks like the plane from Talespin. Man, that brings back memories.

Heh, I've been doing stuff like this. So far I've made a Polish Air force Viggen and a US Navy Draken.