Hey guys, I have an idea for Garys "Tophe" build, but I was wondering what twin boom transports and airliners there have been through history, and what kits there might be available for them.
Thanks
Nev
I'm not sure about airliners, but there are five twin-boom transports that I can think of. There's the Fairchild C-82 Packet, and the follow-on C-119 Flying Boxcar, the Nord Noratlas, the Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy and the IAI Arava. There might be more, but those are all I can think of.
How about the Gotha Go244. on its way to the ugly bug ball.
Robin.
Sukhoi S-80!
:wub:
If you've been to Tophe's MSN group, a rather obvious subject is the original Comet design which resembles a much enlarged Vampire.
Real aeroplanes? Pah, I mock the notion. :P
Who's up for a twin Beverley? B)
A big fat fuselage pod with twin passenger carrying booms. Give it about six Centaurus or four big turboprops and you'd have a bifuricated leviathan that'd scare the pants off Fairchild. :D
All we need is an affordable Beverley kit. :unsure:
I read somewhere recently that there were actual discussions at Saunders Roe about a twin-hulled Princess.
Now there's a wee project. :o
Heller do the Nord Noratlas, don't they ?
QuoteHeller do the Nord Noratlas, don't they ?
Yep. Decent kit too IIRC but fitting the booms (like all twin-boom kits) was not fun.
Built a Israeli machine for commission once........
Thanks guys. I may have to get me one of these. Only 12 quid at Hannants :)
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Uh, I just come here as I stay on the picture forum only almost always. I will check and answer someday, please wait awhile, I must go to work... Thanks!
QuoteI will check and answer
Well, I don't know what answer you are looking for.
* Among mass-produced transport, you are right: C-82/119, Argosy, Arava, Go242/244, Noratlas, and I would add maybe the Ki-105 Ohtori, ordered in 300 copies (but 9 only were built) – see http://www.airwar.ru/enc/cww2/ki105.html (http://www.airwar.ru/enc/cww2/ki105.html) - and the forefathers Caproni, tranformed from bombers into transport (for up to 30 passengers).
* Among prototypes like Ollie's S.80, there are several dozens, and our dear Canadian team of enthusiasts should celebrate the CanCar-Burnelli Loadmaster, at least...
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* Among industrial projects like the Twin-Princess and twin-boom Comet, there are hundreds. The Airbus A380 preliminary project was twin-fuselage, this might have becomen standard, seriously.
* Among enthusiast dreams like Mairfrog's Twin-Beverley and my Twin-boom-Dakota, there are thousands...
Thanks Tophe B)
So my choices (available in kit form) are
Noratlas (Heller, 1/72)
C-119 (Italeri, 1/72 but OOP I believe)
Argosy (Welsh Models, 1/144, Vacform!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Didn't they propose a wee transport variant out of the OV-10 Bronco ? That would be kind of neat !
:P
QuoteDidn't they propose a wee transport variant out of the OV-10 Bronco ?
Captain: North Am proposed it, yes :) , but no kit manufactucter did, I fear :( ...
Nev: I had a Italeri box of Go242/244 1/72 somewhere... and there has been C-82 (with C-119) 1/72 at Airmodel and Cruver, Argosy 1/72 at AVF and Modelmasters. Maybe using a time machine we could get them (and modelism is a time machine somehow :) )
Just a question Tophe, do you class the Osprey as a twin boomer?
QuoteJust a question Tophe, do you class the Osprey as a twin boomer?
Just an answer, Nev: two fins are not enough for me (Osprey, Bf110...). I have read that boom is the Dutch word for beam, and I need 2 beams holding the fins. Well, maybe there are 2 spars inside the tailplane, and nothing is simple, I agree. :( :)
Thats a no then? :wacko:
I was thinking more along the lines of it having twin podded engines on the wingtips therefore possibly classing it as a twin-boomer.
QuoteThats a no then? :wacko:
I was thinking more along the lines of it having twin podded engines on the wingtips therefore possibly classing it as a twin-boomer.
OOOOOOO, Nev's given me an idea for a potential hatchet-job on my little 1:72 Italeri V-22....!!
;)
QuoteI was thinking more along the lines of it having twin podded engines on the wingtips therefore possibly classing it as a twin-boomer.
Uh :huh: ? Do you mean a pod can be classified as a boom? Take the famous P-38: 2 booms+1pod, would you classify it as triplex-boom? :(
If you elongate the Osprey engines they will still be pods, all would change if you add fins or tailplanes, according to me, and this is not crazy: see the new Rutan space-ship 1 - with a variable incidence wing driving booms and tails with it... :)
I just wish someone would make an IAI 201 ARAVA in 1/72 scale. I would buy it!
QuoteI just wish someone would make an IAI ARAVA in 1/72 scale.
O'Neill Vacuform seems to have made one, once, somewhere (according to the 1/72nd encyclopaedia) :huh:
QuoteDidn't they propose a wee transport variant out of the OV-10 Bronco ? That would be kind of neat !
:P
*chuckle* They did indeed. Considering that Rockwell also owned Aero Commander at that time, I keep wondering if there are any Aero Commander kits in 1/72, I suspect that'd make a great starting place. If not, I'll just have to do my own drawings and get familiar, after a long time away, with scratchbuilding again. Actually, I really want to do one of those in 1/48 and use the decals from the old Hawk "metalplate" OV-10 kit.