Pin Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Will anybody be interested in building demilitarized or civil machines that have military prototypes? While it is pretty much straightforward with demilitarized articles it may be a bit tricky with "military prototypes". I think that Tu-104 or Lancastrian should qualify being developed from Tu-16 and Lancaster respectively. If military and civil machine have the same designation ( i.e. VC-10 or Il-76) they don't qualify. An-24 based military An-26 Tu-114 based on Tu-95 Hummer based on Humvee etc. What do you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Lincolnian, Sandringham and Stratoliner come to mind as well Edited January 13, 2019 by JosephLalor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, JosephLalor said: Lincolnian, Sandringham and Stratoliner come to mind as well Yes, good examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I’d definitely be interested in this. There would be loads of options. Ex-military aircraft used as fire bombers, ex-military transport aircraft, Reno racers come to mind immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I may be interested... there were many former military transport aircraft that ended on the civilian market. And would former military aircraft used by civilian organisations like NASA be eligible ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Giorgio N said: And would former military aircraft used by civilian organisations like NASA be eligible ? Of course. Valkyrie or Blackbird in NASA markings will look fabulous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Pin said: Of course. Valkyrie or Blackbird in NASA markings will look fabulous! Great, I have several plans for a number of NASA aircraft, such a GB would be a good excuse to build one. I can also think of several former military machines used by manufacturers for tests, and even a couple used by universities. In any case I'm in, please add me to the list ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 What about ex-military on the civilian register? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Col. said: What about ex-military on the civilian register? As soon as the subject is demilitarized 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Lots of trainer types would only need a paint job Tiger Moths, Harvards and C-47 to DC-3 for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 40 minutes ago, Paul J said: Lots of trainer types would only need a paint job Tiger Moths, Harvards and C-47 to DC-3 for example. Well, DC-3 IS NOT a demilitatized C-47, it is the other way around, and as such DC-3 (I mean "pure" DC-3) does not qualify, however ex-military C-47 does. Quote The C-47 differed from the civilian DC-3 in numerous modifications, including being fitted with a cargo door, hoist attachment, and strengthened floor, along with a shortened tail cone for glider-towing shackles, and an astrodome in the cabin roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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