Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: Story on March 31, 2022, 09:30:29 AM

Title: The Convair 49 AAFSS
Post by: Story on March 31, 2022, 09:30:29 AM

Caveat - looked for prior thread/mention, found nothing. Moderator, merge if I've missed such.

Hey, neat video!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-9yJWY8_E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_-9yJWY8_E)

Needed some context, found a drawing. (https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.4dd32cee0372cc90b3d723484fae3995?rik=efJFJFmaItor9w&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.aviastar.org%2ffoto%2fconvair-49.gif&ehk=CGW%2btrbgVM8vvrp%2f7o7AnNCT%2f%2fnxky617REhGm4RP5k%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)

And some more narrative
https://hushkit.net/2014/07/28/the-us-armys-ring-wing-transformer-the-strange-story-of-the-convair-model-49/?msclkid=9dce22e2b09111ecb7279db691702332 (https://hushkit.net/2014/07/28/the-us-armys-ring-wing-transformer-the-strange-story-of-the-convair-model-49/?msclkid=9dce22e2b09111ecb7279db691702332)

Title: Re: The Convair 49 AAFSS
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 01, 2022, 02:03:07 AM

There used to be a kit but it is long out of production:

(https://fantastic-plastic.com/uploads/3/5/5/3/35539432/3008408_orig.jpg)
(https://fantastic-plastic.com/uploads/3/5/5/3/35539432/4889538_orig.jpg)
(https://fantastic-plastic.com/uploads/3/5/5/3/35539432/6921971_orig.jpg)

Title: Re: The Convair 49 AAFSS
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 01, 2022, 02:03:42 AM

(https://fantastic-plastic.com/uploads/3/5/5/3/35539432/3021006_orig.jpg)