A/CAM Model Expo Display Programme

[BradG]

Oh and I was kinda excited for NASA.

And you still can be Brad......2021, so time is on your side.
TOR

Yeh but that's ages away. Does a NASA aircraft count as a military aircraft in civil use?

[tor lives]

Oh and I was kinda excited for NASA.

And you still can be Brad......2021, so time is on your side.
TOR

Yeh but that's ages away. Does a NASA aircraft count as a military aircraft in civil use?

Depends on the type, but generally speaking, yes.
Dont forget.....NASA is a civilian agency.
I am sure that there will be several NASA aircraft in next year's display line up. I know Knotty has a T-38 and S-3 ready to go.
TOR

[BradG]

What about the B-52 drop ship for the X-15?

[BradG]

Sorry I got more;

Herman Goreing's Junkers 52?
BOAC Mosquito?
Manchurian Air Transport Company Junkers 86?

[tor lives]

Sorry I got more;

Herman Goreing's Junkers 52?
BOAC Mosquito?
Manchurian Air Transport Company Junkers 86?

Yep.....these all good.
TOR

[tor lives]

What about the B-52 drop ship for the X-15?

Nahhhh cause she never surrendered her USAF tail number and markings, where as most other former military NASA types took up the NASA colour scheme and civil regos.

TOR

[BradG]

Is there any chance of getting a list together so we know what's out there that we can build. I'm struggling to think of others as I assume that just ex warbird aircraft with a civil registration is not the idea, the aircraft must be in some type of official use, not just some rich guys play thing.

[Cap'n Wannabe]

I'd hazard a guess that being a rich guy's play thing counts *as long* as it wears a civvie scheme.

[tor lives]

Is there any chance of getting a list together so we know what's out there that we can build. I'm struggling to think of others as I assume that just ex warbird aircraft with a civil registration is not the idea, the aircraft must be in some type of official use, not just some rich guys play thing.

Ex-military aircraft can be found in all types of civilian use including:
- Fire Bombers
- Non-military Government agencies (including NASA/NACA, FAA, US Dep of Commerce, Air America, DEA, Customs, Dep of Homeland Security etc )
- Air Racers
- Emergency Services
- Civilian Test Pilot Schools
- Civilian Technical Training Schools
- Civilian Aerobatic Teams
- Warbirds
- Airlines (Qantas with Liberators and Catalinas, TWA with B-17s, Buffalo with C-46s, Alitalia with Macchi MB326s, every airline with C-47s etc)
- Aircraft Manufacturers (eg: Boeing F-86 and T-38 chase planes, Demonstrators etc)
- Specialist Operators (Draken International, Discovery Air, Omega, Tracor Flight Systems etc)
- Privately-owned (Thunder City, Temora, rich guy play things etc)

Heaps to choose from .
TOR

[Tony P]

I thought the idea of the NASA group build was to have something for the table next year. I too got excited. oh well. Maybe the group build should be the subject of next years table display.