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Posted: 10/23/2014 10:56:35 PM EDT
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Just saw a DC-3 Page 2 taking off.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 11:14:30 PM EDT
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I love the sound of a round motor as much as the next real american but if money was no object a DC-3 with a couple of PT-6s would be my hunting rig.
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Posted: 10/23/2014 11:22:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI flew to Haiti ON that plane. Patrick |
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Posted: 10/23/2014 11:29:29 PM EDT
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When the last C-130 is flown to the boneyard for aluminum recycling, the crew will fly back home on a DC-3.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's the airframe life of a DC-3? Nobody knows yet,ask again in 100 years  When the last C-130 is flown to the boneyard for aluminum recycling, the crew will fly back home on a DC-3. Seriously, has there ever been a DC-3 type aircraft crash found to be caused by simple fatigue? (not corrosion, or other damage, just fatigue) Or, any AD related to airframe fatigue? AeroE, where are you? |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 12:37:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Seriously, has there ever been a DC-3 type aircraft crash found to be caused by simple fatigue? (not corrosion, or other damage, just fatigue) Or, any AD related to airframe fatigue? AeroE, where are you? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What's the airframe life of a DC-3? Nobody knows yet,ask again in 100 years When the last C-130 is flown to the boneyard for aluminum recycling, the crew will fly back home on a DC-3. Seriously, has there ever been a DC-3 type aircraft crash found to be caused by simple fatigue? (not corrosion, or other damage, just fatigue) Or, any AD related to airframe fatigue? AeroE, where are you? Not really sure if there have been accidents due to fatigue. |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 12:48:12 AM EDT
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<snip> There was a AD for creating access holes to inspect certain areas of the wings for cracks and installation of doublers to prevent wing failure. Not really sure if there have been accidents due to fatigue. Thanks. I was wondering if these things defy fatigue theory in some mysterious way or what. They are an amazingly durable airframe regardless, but it's kind of comforting to know that somebody has identified weaknesses. |
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