The latest issue of Aeroplane Monthly has a short article about the Fairchild XC-120 Pack Plane – a modified C-119 with a detachable cargo pod.
The article reminded me that I want to make a 1:72 scale model of this intriguing aircraft – using a kit of the C-119 – and I have been collecting photographs and data about for some time.
What I haven’t got though are some decent photographs, or better yet, drawings, of the complex undercarriage.
Can anyone out there help ??
Cheers
Ken
By: Flanker_man - 1st October 2004 at 15:59
Thanks guys – but I’ve got all those photos.
What I am after are close-up details of the undercarriage – what struts connect to where, what the geometry is etc.
A good, detailed photo – or a drawing is what I need.
As for the C-82, AFAIK, no-one makes a kit – and the XC-120 was based on the C-119 anyway.
Cheers
Ken
By: Papa Lima - 1st October 2004 at 15:34
See what you mean about the landing gear (or undercarriage)
From the web site found by Swiss Mustangs
By: Swiss Mustangs - 1st October 2004 at 15:28
Hi
0.5 seconds googling:
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/fta/c120pg.htm
and another one here:
http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil/korea/photos/cap44a.htm
http://www.raravia.com/packplane.htm
Martin
By: John Boyle - 1st October 2004 at 15:08
Slightly off the topic but Swadar Plastic Comany madea neat platic toy of the XC-120 back in the 50’s…complete with removeable pod. Molded in clear plasic to show the trucks, tanks, etc. inside. You can see them occasionally on ebay.
Anybody make a C-82 kit?…It might be a better basis for the conversion, but I don’t klnow of an injection kit or a vacuform for that matter.
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