Conception of a spaceship
I have always been passionate about science fiction. It's an escape from reality, it offers almost complete artistic freedom. That's why I decided to create a spaceship.
A spaceship must be able to move in two completely different environments : the atmosphere and in space.
Moving in space involves propellants placed in various places in the vessel, allowing rotation in the three axes (the aerodynamic flaps do not work in the absence of air).
In order to facilitate maintenance in space, I decided to place handles and metal hangers in different places around the ship, just like on the ISS (International Space Station). It allows astronauts to hang in weightlessness. For spacewalks, an airlock is required. This airlock is located at the rear of the vessel. For the terrestrial outings, I planned a ramp. You can see such ramps on military planes.
Wings are necessary for the displacement in atmosphere. The American space shuttle used it to hover during landing maneuvers.
I opted for large wings with inverted arrows, as the Russian plane Sukhoi SU-47 (image below). No particular reason for that, I found them pretty cool. At the rear, just like usual planes, there is a daggerboard.
The large wings are a problem: on the one hand they take up a lot of space, on the other hand they reduce maneuverability. Because of the law of angular momentum, the wider the vessel is, the slower the rotation in its axis (phenomenon similar to a skater who increases his speed by bringing his arms close to the body).
Regarding the overall design, I opted for ultra-angular lines that give the device a stealthy side. And to accentuate this idea I covered the whole with a gray-absorbent paint without reflections.For the painting detail it was necessary to do something realistic. I designed a dull paintwork, revealing a polished aluminum underneath. A sign that the ship already has a few years of service behind it. I added armor plates to this on different parts of the ship.
I added headlights to the spaceship :
This was the unicolor version, but for fun I made a more creative painting of the ship, in a spatial setting.
