Twin boom transports and airliners

[nev]

Hey guys, I have an idea for Garys "Tophe" build, but I was wondering what twin boom transports and airliners there have been through history, and what kits there might be available for them.

Thanks

Nev

[Jschmus]

I'm not sure about airliners, but there are five twin-boom transports that I can think of.  There's the Fairchild C-82 Packet, and the follow-on C-119 Flying Boxcar, the Nord Noratlas, the Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy and the IAI Arava.  There might be more, but those are all I can think of.

[Robin]

How about the Gotha Go244. on its way to the ugly bug ball.

Robin.

[Ollie]

Sukhoi S-80!

 

[elmayerle]

If you've been to Tophe's MSN group, a rather obvious subject is the original Comet design which resembles a much enlarged Vampire.

[Mairfrog]

Real aeroplanes? Pah, I mock the notion.  

Who's up for a twin Beverley?  B)

A big fat fuselage pod with twin passenger carrying booms. Give it about six Centaurus or four big turboprops and you'd have a bifuricated leviathan that'd scare the pants off Fairchild.  

All we need is an affordable Beverley kit.  

[The Rat]

I read somewhere recently that there were actual discussions at Saunders Roe about a twin-hulled Princess.

Now there's a wee project.    

[Captain Canada]

Heller do the Nord Noratlas, don't they ?

[Scooterman]

Heller do the Nord Noratlas, don't they ?

Yep.  Decent kit too IIRC but fitting the booms (like all twin-boom kits) was not fun.

Built a Israeli machine for commission once........

[nev]

Thanks guys.  I may have to get me one of these.  Only 12 quid at Hannants

[Tophe]

Uh, I just come here as I stay on the picture forum only almost always. I will check and answer someday, please wait awhile, I must go to work... Thanks!

[Tophe]

I will check and answer

Well, I don't know what answer you are looking for.
* Among mass-produced transport, you are right: C-82/119, Argosy, Arava, Go242/244, Noratlas, and I would add maybe the Ki-105 Ohtori, ordered in 300 copies (but 9 only were built) – see http://www.airwar.ru/enc/cww2/ki105.html  - and the forefathers Caproni, tranformed from bombers into transport (for up to 30 passengers).
* Among prototypes like Ollie's S.80, there are several dozens, and our dear Canadian team of enthusiasts should celebrate the CanCar-Burnelli Loadmaster, at least...
Google on CBY-3
* Among industrial projects like the Twin-Princess and twin-boom Comet, there are hundreds. The Airbus A380 preliminary project was twin-fuselage, this might have becomen standard, seriously.
* Among enthusiast dreams like Mairfrog's Twin-Beverley and my Twin-boom-Dakota, there are thousands...

[nev]

Thanks Tophe  B)

So my choices (available in kit form) are

Noratlas (Heller, 1/72)

C-119 (Italeri, 1/72 but OOP I believe)

Argosy (Welsh Models, 1/144, Vacform!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[Captain Canada]

Didn't they propose a wee transport variant out of the OV-10 Bronco ? That would be kind of neat !

 

[Tophe]

Didn't they propose a wee transport variant out of the OV-10 Bronco ?

Captain: North Am proposed it, yes , but no kit manufactucter did, I fear ...

Nev: I had a Italeri box of Go242/244 1/72 somewhere... and there has been C-82 (with C-119) 1/72 at Airmodel and Cruver, Argosy 1/72 at AVF and Modelmasters. Maybe using a time machine we could get them (and modelism is a time machine somehow )