On Thursday 14 March 2002 03:01 am, you wrote: > Hi > > Well, over weekends she's most of the time receiving basic maintenance, so > there's endless time in which I can get some very nice pics, info etc. > Don't quote me on the following, but I heard that when they designed the > DC-3, the engineers said there's no chance in hell that this thing will > fly, so some stubborn-headed bloke forced the guys to build it, and look at > what a success it turned out. > > I'll be getting a digital camera I can use soon, and then I'll start taking > the pictures. > > As for the info, the Douglas DC-3 that the South African Airforce and South > African Airways used has the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radials, kicking out > 1200hp (882 kW) each. I can most probably get the info and tables on the > engine. > > And luckily (I know I shouldn't brag) we've got some of the best pilots > flying our Dak and Skymaster. The other day they had an asymmetrical flap > extension. Basically, the starboard flaps came down to full flap, and the > port flap stayed where it was. You can imagine what that does to the > handling of the aircraft. They brought her back and made a safe landing > (yeah, the safe, but definitely not smooth.). >
There was a DC3 that got one wing blown off during WWII and the replaced it with a wing from a DC2, which is 5 feet shorter. See the link for pics. http://www.douglasdc3.com/dc2half/dc2half.htm Somebody definitely did something right. TTYL John _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
