Wanted: wind tunnel model for MD 87 / DC9

[bradleyelwood]

Can anyone tell me where to find a reasonably priced model of a DC9 (MD87)? I need something with a wingspan of 4 to 8 feet. I prefer a wind tunnel model, but I can use a reasonably accurate display model.

 

[berkshire]

Try looking around travel agents, sometimes these types of models are on display in the front office.
B.E.

 

[bradleyelwood]

berkshire,

Thank you for the suggestion. I will try some travel agents.

 

[IRstuff]

Kind of hard to imagine a 4-ft wingspan model in a travel agent's office, though.

What's the intent of this model? You can probably find 3D CAD or CGI models for various planes and have a machine shop make one for you, depending on how much you want to spend:

http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/b717-200-airliner-hawaiian-3d-max/502010/?referral=zarday321

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[GregLocock]

Kind of hard to imagine a travel agent's model being especially accurate.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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[bradleyelwood]

IRstuff: the purpose of the model is to do preliminary aerodynamic modeling. At this point in the project I do not have a budget big enough to fabricate an elaborate aerodynamic model. If preliminary wind tunnel work is encouraging, then we will have budget for more exacting models.

 

[IRstuff]

I guess I'm a bit confused as to how you're going to do even "preliminary" aerodynamic modelling with a random model that might have zero resemblance to the actual airfoil used.


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[btrueblood]

Much less enough structural integrity to survive long in wind tunnel tests.