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Published: 2015-12-03 21:44:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 641; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 2
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Description First off, go check out the actual owner of the XEN concept here (andalar.deviantart.com/ ) because he runs two great comics that you should check out.  He asked if I would help him out with concept work for creating vehicles, weapons, technology concepts, possibly other races, planets, or other background stuff.  I don't have extra information aside from whats been published so I am going to shoot in the dark and see what hits.  I actually like it this way because in a sense there is a no limits but it still feels grounded.  Its a challenge, and I enjoy it so hopefully it will keep me around here instead of steam or league of legends.  You can find the XEN forum post here projectprime.org/forum/topic.p…  and all of the comics andalar has done or is doing are conveniently located on that top bar on the page so you should really go look at them.

Well its been a while, but I am going to try and get back on track with things.  This is a Viper orbital space fighter.  The sweet sweet lovechild of a missile silo, magnetic acceleration, rocket propulsion, and sexy fighter aircraft.  So the holy grail of aircraft design is an aircraft that can achieve orbital flight under its own power.  While I wouldn't necessarily say that the Viper can leave under its own power it definitely can leave terra firma.  The viper can be used in and out of atmosphere.  All it takes to get out of atmosphere is being launched out of a magnetic acceleration cannon then using its disposable rockets to take it the rest of the way out where it then jetisons the rocket tubes and flies under its own power.  The weapons are stored in the ship until it leaves atmosphere.  The bottom sketch is really really rough so its best to just ignore it.  I really like the idea of launching things out of a giant silo.  It sounds like it would be a metric shit ton of fun to ride in.  

XEN (c) andalar.deviantart.com/

only thing i credit myself is the work put into this.
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Comments: 7

Kiaun [2015-12-08 00:57:01 +0000 UTC]

I like this design, the only thing I'm not much convinced is the antenna thingy in the front of the fighter.

Also, I'm not sure what's under the wings, the big rectangular thing, it's a big engine? the main turbines seem to be over the wings

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cron12 In reply to Kiaun [2015-12-08 04:01:24 +0000 UTC]

The antenna is kind of weird considering the speed it would be flying at.  The blocks under the wings are disposable engines along with the top two blocks (two above two below to provide balanced thrust while leaving atmosphere).

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Kiaun In reply to cron12 [2015-12-22 18:34:24 +0000 UTC]

now that I look better at it, it kinda looks similar to the battlestar galactica viper?

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cron12 In reply to Kiaun [2015-12-22 19:16:31 +0000 UTC]

Huh, now I see it to.  Wow, I have not watched that show in forever.  

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Kiaun In reply to cron12 [2015-12-23 18:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Noticed because I've just watched a two episode miniseries or something... seems like an awesome series xd

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cron12 In reply to Kiaun [2015-12-23 21:06:09 +0000 UTC]

They did a really good job with that show.  Although, aside from the original space jets and the Battlestar Galactica itself, the only ship concept that I really loved was the stealth ship that the crew made from spare parts.  Everything else I just really liked. XD

edit---
I also just now realized that I named this ship the same name as the Viper's in BsG...  ... ... ... derp.

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Kiaun In reply to cron12 [2015-12-24 02:30:41 +0000 UTC]

gg

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