Bartini A-57 Replica

[evader]

[video]https://youtu.be/lN1KvloTlFc?t=7m14s[/video]

The Bartini A-57 was a cancelled Soviet supersonic flying boat designed to deliver a nuclear bomb. It would have acted as a mothership for the Tsybin RSR strategic reconnaissance fighter. It could be outfitted with skis but I used wheels that get jettisoned instead. Submarines would refuel it on the way.

This is my first dedicated replica attempt but I did not follow the design exactly. I usually created inspired designs rather than actual replicas in the past. Unfortunately this design failed to achieve supersonic speed, topping out at around 230m/s (after unloading all its bombs and attached craft) at which point it started wobbling like a slinky.
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2 missiles were used instead of a nuke. They can be guided if cycling craft and then piloting them using the stayputniks.
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This craft had sort of lift engines (not quite VTOL) designed to unstick it from water during takeoff. I haven't been able to find where the real ones were so I stuck 6 wheeslies which did the job.
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RSR fighter armed with 2 smaller rockets.
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5 Jaguar engines. Earlier I used whiplashes but the Jaguar's thrust vectoring helps with water takeoff.
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Unloading the fighter.
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Got a craft file for this thing? Or am I blind? Gotta love that all the formatting got lost...

[evader]

Uploaded craft file due to request.

Warning: this craft has trouble descending due to all its lifting surfaces.  It literally lands like a feather once it gets up into the air.

Edited November 30, 2015 by evader