scale question for anyone who might know the answer..

cathay747 · 10-24-2007, 07:14 PM

Hello...

If I wanted to create a model airport with full-length runway, would I take the actual runway length, let's say 11,500 ft., and divide by 400 to get the equivalent length in 1/400 scale, which by may calculator would be 28.75 feet? Seems right to me.

Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks in advance!

CRASH & BURN AIRLINES · 10-24-2007, 07:31 PM

Correct
28.75 '
Hope you have a long hallway.??

cathay747 · 10-24-2007, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRASH & BURN AIRLINES

Correct
28.75 '
Hope you have a long hallway.??

Ha Ha...yeah, I know...thanks for that confirmation...not a long hallway, but hopefully one day a BIG basement! Which of course would have to be even BIGGER to allow for a full set of approach lights on one end!

Am I mad? Probably. Maybe I'll only do a 9,000ft. runway? Well, I have a lot of years, I'm sure, to worry about this!

N. Eberhard · 10-25-2007, 01:16 AM

and also divide the width of the real runway by 1/400.

A funny mathematical reality about scale models. In the case of our beloved 1/400 models, they are not 1/400th the size of the real thing. They are actually 1/64,000,000 the total size. They are 1/400 the length TIMES 1/400 the width TIMES 1/400 the depth.

In other words, imagine a box that a real 747 would fit in. It would take roughly 64,000,000 Gemini 747s to fill that box up.

cathay747 · 10-25-2007, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N. Eberhard

and also divide the width of the real runway by 1/400.

A funny mathematical reality about scale models. In the case of our beloved 1/400 models, they are not 1/400th the size of the real thing. They are actually 1/64,000,000 the total size. They are 1/400 the length TIMES 1/400 the width TIMES 1/400 the depth.

In other words, imagine a box that a real 747 would fit in. It would take roughly 64,000,000 Gemini 747s to fill that box up.

Oh yes, the width, too, I know...

That's amazing about the scale issue...my God, 64 MILLION??!!

10-24-2007, 07:14 PM	#1
cathay747 Try a Little VC-10derness Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 280	scale question for anyone who might know the answer.. Hello... If I wanted to create a model airport with full-length runway, would I take the actual runway length, let's say 11,500 ft., and divide by 400 to get the equivalent length in 1/400 scale, which by may calculator would be 28.75 feet? Seems right to me. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks in advance! __________________ Will someone PLEASE make a North Central CV440 (1966 livery) AND CV580 (early 70's livery), preferably in 1/200 (but I'd take 1/400!), and a PAA DC-8-33 in 1/400 ?!!! IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK????

10-24-2007, 07:31 PM	#2
CRASH & BURN AIRLINES Senior Collector Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 187	Re: scale question for anyone who might know the answer.. Correct 28.75 ' Hope you have a long hallway.??

10-25-2007, 01:16 AM	#4
N. Eberhard Dr. Diecast I presume? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Age: 44 Posts: 3,347	Re: scale question for anyone who might know the answer.. and also divide the width of the real runway by 1/400. A funny mathematical reality about scale models. In the case of our beloved 1/400 models, they are not 1/400th the size of the real thing. They are actually 1/64,000,000 the total size. They are 1/400 the length TIMES 1/400 the width TIMES 1/400 the depth. In other words, imagine a box that a real 747 would fit in. It would take roughly 64,000,000 Gemini 747s to fill that box up.

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