sadly dc3's do fail.
2/3 months ago a DC3 went down in Venezuela, (very bad maintenance)
all were killed.
5 years a dutch dc3 went down, the highest maintenaince possible. Again all
were killed. Was not flown for a commercial airline, but by a club,Dutch
dacota association dedicated to flying dc3 and dc4 yet both engines failed.
(some small but important thing, could not be discovered beforehand,
fatigue).
gr JOS
member of DDA
Delft, Holland
Land Rover SANTANA 109 D Especial '71
Land Rover 88 4x2 '75 LPG
> Over built is an understatement in relation to the DC3. One got flew into
a
> thunderstorm (before radar) and hit a down draft so severe it literally
> ripped some of the seats out of the floor. Plane went on to a normal
> landing and was back in service after a little 'maintenance'.
>
> Some people are rebuilding the 3 with turbine engines. Haven't seen a
whole
> much of them. Would expect them to soldier on into the next century with
> such a modification. They were such a quantum leap in aircraft technology
> that its hard to duplicate, even today. Expect availability at a low
price,
> however, is a big factor in keeping them in the air.
>
> Had the experience of flying in a DC3 that had been all gussied up to look
> like a modern commercial plane. It was used for regularly scheduled
flights
> from Miami to Key West back in the 70's. Definitely faster and quieter
than
> a Ford Tri Motor.
>
> The float plane DC3 must have some humongous floats. DC3s weigh a bit
more
> than a Cessna 180.
>
> Talking about flying in archaeological artifacts. Used to fly as a
> passenger in a C54 from Oahu to Kauai back in the early '70s. Was poking
> around in the airplane and found a plaque that the airplane had been used
in
> the Berlin airlift. Further investigation found that the airplane was
built
> before I was borne in '44. Assume that plane has long since gone to the
> bone yard. That squadron also had a C-47 that I flew in once. Was afraid
> to ask how old that one was.
>
>
> >From: "Tackley, John" <jtackley@dit.state.va.us>
> >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
> >To: "'lro@works.team.net'" <lro@Works.Team.Net>
> >Subject: RE: LRO: Birthday Wish (Non-Land Rover)
> >Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 13:35:16 -0400
> >
> >Rick mentioned:
> >
> >"Given that there are several hundred it not thousands of the birds still
> >working daily worldwide I don't think you have to worry too much."
> >
> >...and most of them have to be in the Carribean...in February, when I
flew
> >in San Juan, PR, I counted at least a dozen DC-3s on the tarmac, with 2
or
> >3
> >more either in TO or Landing. They are constantly overhead @ the SJ
> >airport. It seems every little island is serviced by DC-3s and they are
> >the
> >mainstay of every little Carribiean airline's fleet.
> >Has to be due to ease of maintenance and ease of piloting...not to
mention
> >that they are overbuilt like a LR.
> >
> >JT/ric
>
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