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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: Volkodav on April 02, 2017, 11:48:02 AM

Title: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: Volkodav on April 02, 2017, 11:48:02 AM

There are a number of aircraft types that I not only think would look cool with a rear ramp but, with some, I am actually surprised there was never a tactical transport variant of.

The ones that come to mind are the:
BAE 146
DHC Dash 7
DHC Dash 8
ATR 42
ATR 72
Fokker Friendship
Dornier 328
Dornier 328 Jet

Even smaller types such as the:
GAF Nomad
DHC Twin Otter
Dornier 228

Or the other extreme:
Boeing 727 (larger rear airstair)

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 02, 2017, 02:47:34 PM

You were saying:

BAe 146 developments :http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,603.0/all.html

Includes:

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/image.jpg1_zpszdlry2ez.jpg)

Fokker Friendship developments:  http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,9542.0/all.html (http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,9542.0/all.html)

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: Volkodav on April 02, 2017, 06:28:35 PM

Exactly!  ;)

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: kitnut617 on April 02, 2017, 07:33:36 PM

Since my flight into a diamond mine site up near the Arctic Circle boundary a few years ago, where there's always about 2500 people at any one time, and where a couple of hundred get rotated out everyday (100 in 100 out), I've been thinking of more the other way. A large airliner which is short/unprepared runway capable (thinking of 250 in 250 out). We had flown in on a 737 and landed on a gravel runway.

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: Kerick on April 03, 2017, 09:27:22 AM

Here's my take on a high wing 737 for rough field work. It gets the engines up off the ground for less FOD.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/419/19628998820_29e2147265_c.jpg)

I was considering a rear door but went with the lumps and bumps. (https://flic.kr/p/vUxKu9)

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: Volkodav on April 03, 2017, 02:10:06 PM

 :)

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: Rickshaw on April 03, 2017, 10:33:25 PM

I made a tactical aviation version of the Handley Page Dart Herald in RAAF service as part of the UN monitoring force in Kashmir (http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,33708.0.html):

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/425/1001845d.jpg)

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: Volkodav on April 03, 2017, 11:39:11 PM

 :)

Title: Re: Tactical transport variants of regional airliners and other types
Post by: Rickshaw on April 04, 2017, 12:00:54 PM

I've also done the Embraer KC-390, Brazilian Air Force:

(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/485x531q90/607/nzra.jpg)

And the Dornier Do31 RN FAA:

(http://imageshack.com/a/img924/3406/Uv1dsx.jpg)