It is bigger than a Herky Bird, but the aircraft in question does have something rather obvious in common with both the C-130 and the C-5, and the C-121, for that matter.
Cheers,
Alex
AN-124?
Nope, sorry Bill, she’s domestic.
Cheers,
Alex
Ok, I’m going to guess again though its not sporting:
Lockheed R6V Constitution/ L89
Landing gear and San Antonio have me [%-)]
[party] You got it! It is the Locheed R6V Constitution…(Constitution=Historical Document)
The Constitution was, and as far as I know still is, the biggest airplane to have used RATOs. It was designed for the Navy, and for Pan Am.
The main landing gear of the Constitution were spun up before landing, to approximately landing speed. Pilots complained that this made landings harder to accomplish.
The Constitution also had a double deck, which gave it a very distinct 8 cross-section. After Pan Am decided it was too big, and the Navy decided it was too costly, the 2 aircraft were sold on the private market. One went to Vegas and became a gigantic billboard for Alamo Gasoline, hence the ‘Commercial’.
At a length of 156 1" and with a wingspan of 189’ 1" it is definitely bigger than a Herky Bird.
For some more info on this behemoth:
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R6V_Constitution[/link]
[link]http://www.air-and-space.com/Lockheed%20R6V%20Constitution.htm[/link]
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ss9ZyidjlI[/link]
Too cool! [:)]
Cheers,
Alex
Hmmm…I see the C-5 starting to take shape!
Holy crap! I’ve never heard of that airplane!
Great question! Good work guys!
Whuddat?
C-124 wing tip heater
Unnnhhh!!! Well yes it is, and how often does one look up at a wing while standing next to a tree?
Your turn John.
Well, I don’t know if there are trees that near, but there is a C-124 handy to look at at Travis[8D]
But now I have to come up with a question. Let’s see, what’s another good body part… Name the plane:
As for me, I’m sticking to my vacform conversion. You’re not really going to try and build that thing are you, Bill?[:D]
OK, you now get the punishment we call a prize here, Next Question…
By the way, the picture is from a book I bought recently, of photos taken using architectural techniques of airplanes in the Smithsonian. “In The Cockpit”, by Eric Long, Mark Avino, and Dana Bell.
Ah yes another eBay treasure. It also smells so badly of cigarettes that I’ve cleaned it twice, but not much I can do about the box. I also can’t figure out the provenance of the gray B-17, which I’ll probably replace with an Academy one.
That must be a nice book, the photo is beautiful and now that you’ve explained it, makes sense. I don’t think the real thing had uplights at the base of the columns!
Whats wrong with the picture on page 46 of the Sept. FSM?
Bill, I’m pretty sure the B-17 parts in your kit are the Frog molds, though I haven’t had one myself.
The picture on page 46 looks like the bottom of the fuselage got washed out by too much light from the backdrop, perhaps. Effective stealth camouflage!
There is a build thread here.
It might be Frog. The trees are marked B-17E F123. They are just trash.
I have something else in mind on page 46, along the lines of a missing part.
Well, yes, now that you mention it. But someone else will have to prove thery are a subscriber, it is just our secret until then. And a good question.
OK, the middle of page two just won’t do. I realize you all were in church all day, but it’s time for another question.
What company built this aircraft?
The answer to my original question is:
no port side horizontal(ish) stabilizer. Seems as tho FSM cropped it.
Glenn Martin Company, Omaha, Nebraska assembled the plane but it was manufactured by Boeing.
I hope I hit all bases on this one?