Posted June 9, 201113 yr Hello Again, Today i present you another one of my airplanes: The McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III. The plane was designed as a flexible strategic airlifter from the 1980s to the early 1990s. It can perform tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. The plane is operated by the U.S. Air Force, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, NATO, and Qatar. After McDonnelDouglas was taken over by Boeing, the Boeing company pursued the project. The C-17 can carry about 77 tons. link to wikipedia. More infos on mocpages.
June 9, 201113 yr Excellent designing there '_bIG_fM_', it would be even more impressive brick-built ! Keep on LDDing !
July 19, 201113 yr Ahhh, Lego Aviation. Makes my heart beat faster. I still think Brickton Aircraft is better. If you don't know what I mean take a slight trip here. Bricktonaircraft.webs.com
July 19, 201113 yr Hello Again, Today i present you another one of my airplanes: The McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III. The plane was designed as a flexible strategic airlifter from the 1980s to the early 1990s. It can perform tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. The plane is operated by the U.S. Air Force, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, NATO, and Qatar. After McDonnelDouglas was taken over by Boeing, the Boeing company pursued the project. The C-17 can carry about 77 tons. link to wikipedia. More infos on mocpages. That's an impressive looking model, as is the An-225 that you posted a while ago. the shaping of the rear fuselage in particular turned out well. I don't like the wings all that much because their upper surfaces aren't curved enough, but given the difficulty of doing something like this in LDD, you've done an admirable job. The difficulty of building something like this in real life is giving it sufficient structural strength. Wings this long will bend. Did you give any thought to that in your LDD design or was the external shape your priority? Ahhh, Lego Aviation. Makes my heart beat faster. I still think Brickton Aircraft is better. If you don't know what I mean take a slight trip here. Bricktonaircraft.webs.com I did take a slight trip there and was decidedly underwhelmed. The only aircraft is a little modified set. The only reason I can think of why you think it is better and felt the need to share it here is if it is your own website... Cheers, Ralph
July 20, 201113 yr I worked and flew on C-17s for years, this looks pretty nice. Add the United Arab Emirates and India to the operators list now too...
September 18, 201113 yr Author That's an impressive looking model, as is the An-225 that you posted a while ago. the shaping of the rear fuselage in particular turned out well. I don't like the wings all that much because their upper surfaces aren't curved enough, but given the difficulty of doing something like this in LDD, you've done an admirable job. The difficulty of building something like this in real life is giving it sufficient structural strength. Wings this long will bend. Did you give any thought to that in your LDD design or was the external shape your priority? Cheers, Ralph I worked and flew on C-17s for years, this looks pretty nice. Add the United Arab Emirates and India to the operators list now too... Oh sorry, i missed these comments. Thanks for your comments and I'm glad you like it! Felipe
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