OK, cool with 1/32 scale. Well, the ICM kits gives you nothing for the interior anyway.
I have to research it a bit now. Funny that there would be a small storage compartment in a FAC aircraft.
EDIT: Now I have researched a bit: “Adding to its versatility was the rear fuselage compartment with a capacity of 3,200 pounds of cargo, five combat-equipped soldiers or six paratroopers, or two litter patients and a medical attendant.”Source HERE
There seems to be some really good diorama potential in this. @18bravo Thanks for expanding my knowledge and curiousity on this. I would never have guessed the plane had such a significant loading capacity.
According to him, six paratroopers is a stretch. And I wonder about only five combat equipped troops, when paratroopers have way more gear. He never dropped more than three jumpers. So I’m thinking maybe four regular troops.
Because it was so cramped, they had trouble exiting the aircraft before overflying the DZ on flat drops. So when they got the green light, his method was to climb steeply and let them simply slide out the back.
I asked. Usually when “jumping” like that from a Blackhawk, there’s a ring cable mounted to the floor. Everyone hooks up to it. I thought there might be ring or some sort of fixture mounted on the floor of the OV-10. It would work well for one jumper, but subsequent jumpers could get fouled in their static lines/D bags. The OV-10 had an anchor line cable running just underneath the roof. The pilot doesn’t remember if ran straight or was angled as on a Sh!thook. (it’s not their responsibility to check it, as some on this site well know) I’ve got two I can look at this Saturday if there’s time to open them up. I have to teach a class, and then of course there’s the heat…
Clown car has different meanings for different people, and yes - I’ve seen six.
As for the Bronco carrying paratroopers, the Marine Corps version I looked at had panels installed to keep jumpers from getting caught on their way out, but this one is still missing the anchor line.
Nice. At first I was trying to figure out what that big stain was on top of the canopy then I realized it was something on my screen…
I need to get with it on mine. I bought after market seats that are really nice, but positioning with something other than plastic cement is a bit trickier.
Looking at SGTJKJ’s build and just imaging positioning people in back makes it really hard to believe more than a couple of guys could fit back there. The guys in front aren’t exactly luxuriating with space to begin with. I imagine it will be more apparent when I get the fuselage on mine put together…
I would never have guessed the plane had such a significant loading capacity.
