DONE@p.5 +++ LAPD 'Flying Eye', a Spectrum SA-550 (Cessna 337)

[Dizzyfugu]

No, not a Blue Thunder revival, rather an aircraft in the service of the Los Angeles Police Department. 

[Rick Lowe]

Hmm, intriguing... look forward to seeing this gem.

[frank2056]

I live in Los Angeles and recently realized that we probably have more helicopters in the air at any one time than most cities. There's usually 1 or 2 News choppers keeping them company.

[Rick Lowe]

I live in Los Angeles and recently realized that we probably have more helicopters in the air at any one time than most cities. There's usually 1 or 2 News choppers keeping them company.

Naturally, they want to be on top of things if a Story kicks off.

So... no sign of a Blue Thunder anywhere around? Although she's pretty old hat by now, the modern iteration probably has everything hidden behind various panels for a semblance of stealth and plausible deniability...

[Dizzyfugu]

I live in Los Angeles and recently realized that we probably have more helicopters in the air at any one time than most cities. There's usually 1 or 2 News choppers keeping them company.

That's no wonder, the LAPD has probably the biggest "air fleet" of any police institution, and they have a separate "airport" for their fleet, too, the Hooper Heliport, located on the roof of the C. Erwin Piper Technical Center. BTW, it's the world's largest rooftop airport, and it starred in Blue Thunder - eben though it was still under construction at the time the film was made. And the LAPD also operates fixed-wing aircraft - even though the choice of the LAPD as an operator for my first entry is rather incidentially based upon a decal sheet from an Italeri Jet Ranger that a friend gave me some time ago. Now the markings will find a good use. 

[Rick Lowe]

I live in Los Angeles and recently realized that we probably have more helicopters in the air at any one time than most cities. There's usually 1 or 2 News choppers keeping them company.

That's no wonder, the LAPD has probably the biggest "air fleet" of any police institution, and they have a separate "airport" for their fleet, too, the Hooper Heliport, located on the roof of the C. Erwin Piper Technical Center. BTW, it's the world's largest rooftop airport, and it starred in Blue Thunder - eben though it was still under construction at the time the film was made. And the LAPD also operates fixed-wing aircraft - even though the choice of the LAPD as an operator for my first entry is rather incidentially based upon a decal sheet from an Italeri Jet Ranger that a friend gave me some time ago. Now the markings will find a good use. 

I hadn't known that about the LAPD, though it makes sense in terms of the massive area they have to cover...

[Rheged]

An Edgeley Optica, perhaps?  Or even one of these:-  https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=47918.msg884015#msg884015

[scooter]

I'm thinking Kiowa

[Dizzyfugu]

Well, there have been hints in another thread... 

[Rick Lowe]

An Edgeley Optica, perhaps? 

That was my thought. Or something along those lines.

[Dizzyfugu]

More conservative, yet suitable and with a twist (rooted in the real world, though!) 

[Flyer]

From what I can gather from another thread it's a Cessna 336

Here in Australia the Victoria police air wing used to use a 337 for highway patrol work, don't know if they still do.

[Dizzyfugu]

Keen eye. And now I just add "Pelican"...

[Dizzyfugu]

Nothing happened here yet (just finishing pictures from my latest build, non-GB), but I remembered that I had an aftermarket Shorts Tucano resin prop stashed away... a useful donor part for what I have in mind! 

Work about to start soon. 

[MiB]

I've crate some images for FSX of Kiowa, Sea Stallion and Grumman Mohawk of LAPD, for example

thumbnail by ilmib, su Flickr

Do u even thinking about...Edgley Optica o Rockwell Bronco?