P3_Super_Bee Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) there much be some pretty sophisticaed technology in the cockpit to help the pilot not scrape the back end of the plane when landing. The leanding gear just doesn't extent down very far. No "extra" technology. You simply don't flare the nose as much as another aircraft. The C-130 was originally designed in 1954. Just been upgraded here and there over the years. I think the Lego model more resembles the Alenia C-27J (which Lockheed-Martin co-designed, same flight station/engines as the C-130J) Edited May 15, 2015 by P3_Super_Bee Quote
Blakbird Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Another thing that surprised me is that looking at how the thing lands, there much be some pretty sophisticaed technology in the cockpit to help the pilot not scrape the back end of the plane when landing. The leanding gear just doesn't extent down very far. There's a reason for that. A commercial aircraft usually has a low wing and the landing gear has to retract into the body. This means that the pressure vessel below the passenger floor has to have a cutout for the wheel well and for the wing to pass through the body. Purpose built cargo aircraft have a high wing and no wheel well to allow the cargo bay to be full size straight through the fuselage with no interruptions. This means the landing gear has to retract into the wing-to-body fairing and so must be short. They are also often designed to be able to fly from unimproved (gravel) runways. This is another reason for the high wing to get the engines away from debris, and another reason for short, sturdy landing gear. Quote
nerdsforprez Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 No "extra" technology. You simply don't flare the nose as much as another aircraft. The C-130 was originally designed in 1954. Just been upgraded here and there over the years. I think the Lego model more resembles the Alenia C-27J (which Lockheed-Martin co-designed, same flight station/engines as the C-130J) The extra technology is in the dedication to horizontal planing. Extra gyroscopes and dedication in the planes' electronics is dedicating to help the pilot not flare the nose. As can be seen in the photo i shared earlier, there certainly is not much margin for error...... Quote
P3_Super_Bee Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 The extra technology is in the dedication to horizontal planing. Extra gyroscopes and dedication in the planes' electronics is dedicating to help the pilot not flare the nose. As can be seen in the photo i shared earlier, there certainly is not much margin for error...... I build them. I know what's in them... Quote
Alegomind Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 I have this model too, you should build it in an other color version! Quote
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