Fake STOL Transport Aircraft

[hesham]

Hi,

US Air Force STOL Cargo Plane in 1/350 scale

Frank Henriquez's home page

frank.bol.ucla.edu

 

[royabulgaf]

It might be an X-55 competitor. The USAF has a program to develop a STOL cargo aircraft from composites, by modifying a current cargo aircraft with composites. Lockheed Martin won with a modified Dornier 328. The losing competitor planned to use an AN-72. which this appears to be. As an aside, it is an honor to be of some slight service to Hesham. As a second aside, I am surprised that there is such a program. Composite aircraft of this size is nothing unusual. The onlyh problem with composite cargo or commercial aircraft is it's a pain in the ass to fix when a truck backs into the fuselage. With aluminum you can just pound it out..

 

[Orionblamblam]

It might be an X-55 competitor.

Or it might, as the guy who built it says, be a kitbash of a C-5 model with engines form An-74 models.

 

[southwestforests]

Neat little kitbash.
Very much brings to mind content of 2 books,

 

[southwestforests]

as the guy who built it says

He's got some nice models, http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/scale.htm

 

[hesham]

It might be an X-55 competitor. The USAF has a program to develop a STOL cargo aircraft from composites, by modifying a current cargo aircraft with composites. Lockheed Martin won with a modified Dornier 328. The losing competitor planned to use an AN-72. which this appears to be. As an aside, it is an honor to be of some slight service to Hesham. As a second aside, I am surprised that there is such a program. Composite aircraft of this size is nothing unusual. The onlyh problem with composite cargo or commercial aircraft is it's a pain in the ass to fix when a truck backs into the fuselage. With aluminum you can just pound it out..

Dear Royabulgaf,

it was just assembled fake aircraft,from some parts of others airplanes.