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Thunderbolt Light Fighterby ~Balthaser

Digital Art / 3-Dimensional Art / Vehicles / Futuristic

I guess this would be it

Added a chrome ladder! Lawls... Changed the forward sensor array. Made the plane look cleaner and brighter

but still has it's scratch-off paint...

Basically a light fighter armed with a light two-stage gauss gun. Firing rate is roughly 140 slugs a minute and is accelerated using an optically triggered two-stage coil. It's built in the future not too far from now so it still retains it's angular look. It's propulsion is provided by ion engines which deliver an output equivalent to the electrical input meaning that the Thunderbolt requires a power plant capable of delivering immense amounts of energy. The wings are not reasonably aerodynamic enough for atmospheric flight because my initial intentions was for the Thunderbolt (which was inspired by the Babylon 5 Thunderbolt Class Starfury) to be a space craft and not an atmospheric craft.

Some MAJOR design faults include a landing gear meant for VTOLs when the craft isn't capable of being one.

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~brstarship Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I just fell the missing of wings pointing dwon at the sides of those engines. Other than that, Looks great!

~Balthaser Jan 17, 2013

Now that you mentioned it...! Thanks for viewing anyways! I've not touched 3d modeling for ages D:

~johnathon-matthews Jan 29, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

cool concept. It looks real.

~Balthaser Feb 16, 2012

Thanks, johnathon-matthews!

~yoeleli Aug 13, 2011

Amazing work here!
looks like next gen of X-wing P:

FAV!

~Balthaser Aug 21, 2011

Thanks yoeleli for the FAV!

~Perturabo93 Sep 2, 2010

Awesome!!! What program did you use?

~Balthaser Sep 3, 2010

3D studio max

Thanks Perturabo93 !

~Perturabo93 Sep 3, 2010

You're welcome! And thank you! ^^

~ThomasLinquist Apr 28, 2010

Nice design, but one fatal flaw in a fighter. Rear visibility stinks! If an enemy can jam your sensors, you would have to continually pull the outer space equivilent of a "crazy ivan".

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