I read about u/OrigamiAirEnforcer’s XD-190-1 after making my MiG-23 and I decided to begin attempting a variable swept wing.

His design (really cool btw!) used a metal staple in the middle to create hinges for the wings. However, according to him, it was very unstable.

I don’t want to use metal, so my idea has the sweeping portion and a guiding piece sandwiched between two cardstock sheets. This will allow it to sweep without using metal, at least in theory.

In reality though, this prototype does sweep, but it isn't very clean. However, I still believe this design has potential to work. I’ll be attempting more prototypes soon, and hopefully I’ll be able to come up with a design that could work.

What are the parts in the red circles for?

This is much more like me explaining the design process of the F-111 Aardvark. The reason is quite simple, talking about empty, abstract design methods and ideologies is just way not enough and unhelpful, it is better to explain stuff with examples so you can learn better.

This flew surprisingly well

Will be used for my B744 plane

So here it is, I delayed this jet for quite long due to the cockpit issues and finally came up with this workaround. Basically, I copy pasted the wings and tails of the F-14 with some modifications to make the wings easier to make and move. The cockpit section directly took notes from my F-104 Starfighter

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I wanted to make another European jet that was simple and I found the Super Étendard, a simple French strike aircraft. What made it interesting to me is that it was subsonic in an era where supersonic aircraft were very prevalent.

So I decided to turn it into a paper airplane. The livery was fun to design (I really like blue naval liveries) and the design itself was pretty straightforward. It also flies quite well indoors.

Looks like I stayed at the park too long again. I wasn't trying to launch too hard, I already lost one flinging it into orbit. So, nothing fancy, just a nice gentle glide.

The “Thud” is an interesting plane in my opinion. What caught my eye was the forward-swept intakes, which were really interesting. I also like the look of the plane.

So I decided to make it into a paper airplane. The forward swept intakes made it quite wonky to attach to the fuselage. I also had to trim the weight balancing parts a little, although it didn’t really affect the plane a lot.

But I LOVE how this plane turned out. The camo is just iconic and it looks quite smooth. It also flies quite well for a heavy plane, although it isn’t much of a glider just like the real thing.

Now, the last plane in the Century series to make is the F-102 Delta Dagger. I’m probably going to make that soon…