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Scroggins Aviation Mockup & Effects procured a King Air 100 specifically
for the movie and dismantled it to make it useful for filming. The cockpit detaches and the left and right wall panels are removable. The fuselage is also reinforced with a steel frame on the underside so that it can roll around and be placed on a platform to shake it and create turbulence.
photography needs and what can be done from an aircraft standpoint.”
The company is based in Las Vegas and creates aerospace mockups, miniatures and effects that you see in movies and TV shows. They provide cockpit sections, passenger cabin sections, wreckage, seats, galleys and lavatories as well as complete aircraft, varying from helicopters to commuter planes, cargo planes and light aircraft. They have more than 30 helicopters, dating back to 1946 and as large as a Boeing CH-47 Chinook. In addition to the King Air 200, they have a Cessna C-208B Caravan, a Beechcraft B2000 Starship and MiG-15 fighter jet, as well as many airliners.
Scroggins said what sets apart his business is that he operates, with eight employees, a full service fabrication and effects shop to offer custom builds. That is what he was asked to do for “On a Wing and a Prayer.”
He procured a King Air 100 specifically for the project and then dismantled it to make it useful for
MOVIES, TV AND VIDEO GAMES THAT HAVE PROMINENTLY FEATURED KING AIRS
MOVIES
A Few Good Men (UC-12F Huron) American Made
Blackhat
Chinese Zodiac
Devil’s Gate Jurassic Park II Point Break Sister Act
The Bodyguard The Forgotten The Lost City
TV
El Capo
MMG Engineers Psych
The A-Team
Top Gear Whiskey Cavalier
VIDEO GAME
LEGO Jurassic World (yes, built with Legos!)
Microsoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Sources: IMPDb.org and Fandom.com
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