Boeing 757-225 'Aries' N557NA
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:45 pmSo you can never have enough builds on the go, before starting this one last night I counted 36 parts started kits in view around the 'cave'.
As part of a club
Blitz' build that is allowed to take 2 months I started this....
Yes, the Minicraft kit has its issues and I will live with them. I am using a Draw Decal sheet and RR engines form a previously failed Kiwi Air Force build.
The NASA 757 was an ex-Eastern Airlines jet: Form the NASA website:
A Boeing 757-200 aircraft obtained by NASA in 1994 is now serving as a "flying laboratory" for aeronautical research. The aircraft is being modified extensively for a broad range of flight research programs in the next 20 years to benefit the U.S. aviation industry and commercial airline customers. Called ARIES, or Airborne Research Integrated Experiments System, the aircraft is being used to conduct research to increase aircraft safety, operating efficiency and compatibility with future air traffic control systems. It is a vital research tool in support of the agency's Aviation Safety and Aviation Systems capacity programs.
The 757 is continuing work begun by the NASA 737-100 in state-of-the-art technologies such as electronic cockpit displays, flight management systems and flight safety devices. The 737, the first off Boeing's production line in 1967, was decommissioned in 1997.
Ready, set go!
At the end of the evening, I had the main parts together, next will be to sort out a few seams
More to come
As part of a club
Blitz' build that is allowed to take 2 months I started this....
Yes, the Minicraft kit has its issues and I will live with them. I am using a Draw Decal sheet and RR engines form a previously failed Kiwi Air Force build.
The NASA 757 was an ex-Eastern Airlines jet: Form the NASA website:
A Boeing 757-200 aircraft obtained by NASA in 1994 is now serving as a "flying laboratory" for aeronautical research. The aircraft is being modified extensively for a broad range of flight research programs in the next 20 years to benefit the U.S. aviation industry and commercial airline customers. Called ARIES, or Airborne Research Integrated Experiments System, the aircraft is being used to conduct research to increase aircraft safety, operating efficiency and compatibility with future air traffic control systems. It is a vital research tool in support of the agency's Aviation Safety and Aviation Systems capacity programs.
The 757 is continuing work begun by the NASA 737-100 in state-of-the-art technologies such as electronic cockpit displays, flight management systems and flight safety devices. The 737, the first off Boeing's production line in 1967, was decommissioned in 1997.
Ready, set go!
At the end of the evening, I had the main parts together, next will be to sort out a few seams
More to come
