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Luftwaffe Airbus A310-300 10+24 Multi Role Tanker Transport, with Panavia Tornado IDS 46+33 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NATO Tiger Association at the RAF Fairford Air Tattoo 2010.
The A310 built in 1987 for Condor (D AIDA) joining the GAF in 1996 after conversion for its new role, wfu and stored at Dresden 2021.
Royal Flying Doctor Service N22C Nomad.
My latest addition to my collection of LEGO 1:40 Aircraft models : The Australian made N22C Nomad.
About this creation:
The Royal Flying Doctor Service was the subject of the TV drama series The Flying Doctors. The series followed the lives of an RFDS crew based in a fictional township called "Coopers Crossing" and the members of the local population that they served. My wife is following this series, and I couldn`t avoid noticing the N22 Nomad STOL plane. A very versatile plane able to land, and take off, in Australia's Outback.
At first glance it may look quite simple to build, with its straight wings and boxy fuselage. But I struggled a lot with various slope combinations to make the nose section look right. Also the tapering tail section wasn`t easy, but now I´m very happy with the result.
There aren`t any three-blade propeller in the right size. The 3-blade propeller Part #: 92842 is 2 studs too small in diameter. So in order to make the plane look right I made custom size propellers, based on the aforementioned, by extending the blades with printed paper.
I tried to make an all brickbuilt colorscheme, but it wasn`t possible, because of the stripe geometri, so the stripes are made with printed paper decals.
The model is a little tail heavy, and thus need a support to prevent it from tipping backwards.
This model has a wingspan of 52 studs, a length of 39 studs, and consists of 602 bricks.
Praise and criticism is always welcome
The GAF Nomad:
The GAF Nomad is a twin-engined turboprop, high-wing, short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. It was designed and built by the Australian Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) at Fishermens Bend, Melbourne. Major users of the design have included the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, the Australian Army and the Australian Customs Service. The Nomad is to be reengineered and put back into production as the Gippsland GA18.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
General characteristic:
Crew: 1 or 2 pilot(s)
Length: 12,56 m
Wingspan: 16,52 m
Height: 5,52 m
Wing area: 31.10 m²
Empty weight: 2150kg
Max. takeoff weight: 4050kg
Powerplant: 2 × Allison 250-B17C Turbo-prop 313 kW)
Performance
Cruise speed: 311 km/h
Range: 1074 km
Service ceiling: 6400m