Thread: Viper variants
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Old October 21st, 2011, 02:13 AM   #6
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Default Re: Viper variants

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Originally Posted by michaelfaries View Post




I'd wager yes. Question is, was this a Viper design which Adama, Cain and Tigh might have flown? Given the wing design, and how it might launch from the Galactica's tubes (or any battlestar's tubes), I wonder if it's an even older design. (I posted a photo of the actual model in the Art section a while back. Sorry I can't recall which thread it's in.)

Can it fold wings, like some of our WWII fighters? Zips down the launch tube, till it's out into space, then the wings extend?
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