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1:144 HPR-7 Herald 200, British Island Airways (later cs)
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Discontinued and Sold Out
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This kit includes a TwoSix laser printed decal for British Island Airways.
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1:144 HPR-7 Herald 200, Air UK / BIA (Hybrid cs)
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Discontinued and Sold Out
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This kit includes a TwoSix laser printed decal for Air UK / BIA (Hybrid cs)
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1:144 C.140A / L.1329 Jetstar 6
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The C-140A was the designation given to the first Jetstars delivered to the USAF.
In civilian use, these were externally identical to the L.1329 Jetstar 6 and Jetstar 8.
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1:144 VC-140B Jetstar, United States of America
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The C-140A was the designation given to the first Jetstars delivered to the USAF, while the VC-140B was the designation for the fleet delivered as executive transports.
In civilian use, these were externally identical to the L.1329 Jetstar 6 and Jetstar 8.
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1:144 Douglas DC-3, TWA
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1:144 ATL98 Carvair, British Air Ferries
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1:144 Boeing 720, 'Starship One' - Deep Purple
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Decal includes titles for Led Zepplin and Deep Purple.
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1:144 Convair 340 / 440, Hawaiian Airlines
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It does indeed more accurately build as a Convair 440, as the engines are fitted with square exhausts, not round as seen on the 340.
The decal provided is for N5506K as delivered to Hawaiian Airlines in 1952.
This airframe still exists, and has an interesting history. It was converted to a series 580 with Allison turboprop engines in 1967 and delivered to Allegeny Airlines as N5834. I saw it as such at Toronto International in June 1970. I logged it again as C-FAUF with Soundair, again at Toronto in July 1988, then with Canair Cargo (see AHS4037) also as C-FAUF in September 1991. It is still flying as XA-UPL with Air Tribe, operating fairly regularly into Phoenix, where I saw it in April 2019. It's older than me, and still earning its keep!
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1:144 Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Trans World Airlines
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The 307 Stratoliner was developed from the B.17C bomber, using the same wings, stabs and fin with a new fuselage that could be pressurized.
The prototype was lost in a crash that occurred when the aircraft went into a spin, and the wings failed during the recovery. Apparently wind tunnel testing revealed insufficient fin area, and an enlarged dorsal fin was the result, this subsequently also being fitted to B.17's.
Nine more airframes were built, three going to Pan American, five to TWA, and one to Howard Hughes. The TWA machines were pressed in to WWII service by the USAAF. Post war they were modified with B17G wings, stabs, and more powerful engines, and returned to TWA as 307B's. TWA operated them until 1951, when all 5 were sold to Aigle Azur (France). The last one remained in service in the far east until 1974.
Today, one is preserved at the Udvar Hazy Museum of Flight at Washington's Dulles airport, restored in full Pan American World Airways markings. Interestingly, this one was restored twice by Boeing, as just before it was to be delivered to the Smithsonian, it suffered a forced landing in Peuget Sound after running out of fuel.
The Hughes airframe still exists, though converted to a houseboat (!!), and moored in Florida. It bears the name "Cosmic Muffin".
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1:144 Boeing 720, 'Caesars Chariot'
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