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Offline Golfer

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« on: July 24, 2006, 12:51:04 PM »
Visited Gary, IN. today.  Most exciting thing to take away from this happenin' place are pictures of a C-47 from the CAF.





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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2006, 01:17:28 PM »
There's a C-47 outside of the Evergreen Air Museum up here, but it's not that big of a thing. There is a DC-3 in all polished aluminum that flies out of the Hillsboro airport that's downright impressive.
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2006, 02:31:21 PM »
Ist airline ride I had was in a DC-3, supposed to fly from Dallas to Chicago. On landing at Little Rock they managed to break the tail wheel off. The airline put everyone on the train to finish the trip :huh
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2006, 02:33:26 PM »
I worked at Gary Airport while in college.  That was back when there were still bullet holes in some lights and windows.  Used to ride with Gary PD on helicopter patrol occasionally when I could beg a ride.
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2006, 02:45:16 PM »
DC-3 is a beautiful sight when overflying :)
Every summer theres a DC-3 residing at a near by airport and sometimes it's flying almost directly over head. I'll know it by the sound.
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2006, 05:52:52 PM »
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Originally posted by Mini D
There's a C-47 outside of the Evergreen Air Museum up here, but it's not that big of a thing. There is a DC-3 in all polished aluminum that flies out of the Hillsboro airport that's downright impressive.


also one outside the Pearson Field aviation museum, an ex-Eastern Airlines DC-3 that has, iirc, the most flight hours of any DC-3 & has been driven by Eddie Rickenbacker
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2006, 06:14:27 PM »
I got a ride in a DC3 back about 1970. It was a small puddle jumper airline flying the area around Kentucky. It was a night flight and I had a seat just to the rear of the engines. I sat fascinated watching the exhaust flare then point up as the misture and revs were set. The exhaust manifold glowed a pright cherry red as well under high power. I was sorry to see that flight come to an end, it was wonderful and the best commercial flight I've ever had.
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2006, 09:49:18 PM »
A DC-3 flew cargo out of Louisville, KY as late as the 1990s.
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2006, 12:51:47 AM »
They are still very active as freight aircraft.  The turboprop conversions are nifty to see fly as well.
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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2006, 01:00:33 AM »
yeah, i remember reading somewhere the turboprop conversion is keeping some of these birds at work in south america
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2006, 01:57:11 AM »
Some of them look quite raped though.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1045412/L/
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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2006, 02:29:33 AM »
There's a guy here in Honolulu that flies 2 of them as cargo planes between the islands.  One of the "I'll haul anything anywhere as long as I have the fuel to get there and back and you pay up front" kinda guys.
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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2006, 06:59:26 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2006, 07:49:55 PM »
sounded spot on textbook and it worked out well for them.
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« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2006, 12:52:08 AM »
no climb on 1 engine with such a light load sounds a bit iffy, but certainly effective work & it must be quite hot & humid there this time of year...
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