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    Lidia. A DC3 story.

    One helluva break down call.

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    Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
    One helluva break down call.
    Really good watch skipped along it - will come back and watch it fully later - a good post George thank you!

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    Almost as good as the Duct Tape plane:

    http://gizmodo.com/5447738/bear-atta...ped-plane-home

    Those Alaskan/Canadian Pilots have Balls of steel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    Those Alaskan/Canadian Pilots have Balls of steel.

    Yup, I remember reading about them loading pine tree branches into their planes when heading for remote landings. Quite often they would be flying on gauges in white out conditions and would throw the branches out of the plane to give them a point of reference for landing.
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    Really enjoyed that - good story.

    Not sure how I feel about a DC 3 on turbines. It seems the airframe can go on for ever but the radials don't.
    I know it makes good (maybe great) engineering sense but it just feels wrong and that's from someone who has had to pay to keep Russian radials running.
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    That shits inspirational........
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    People working together for a common objective against the odds pooling skills and technical knowledge is a natural phenomenon and achieves utopian dreams!

    Wonderful story!

    On the other hand,

    "WAR" is not natural uses up multiples of resources and wastes it for nothing but death and destruction and the benefit of a few - we should just stop doing it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldrider View Post
    People working together for a common objective against the odds pooling skills and technical knowledge is a natural phenomenon and achieves utopian dreams!

    Wonderful story!

    On the other hand,

    "WAR" is not natural uses up multiples of resources and wastes it for nothing but death and destruction and the benefit of a few - we should just stop doing it!
    FFS what the fuck? Stop bringing shit down. Its a cool story so just run with it ok. sheeesh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodman View Post
    FFS what the fuck? Stop bringing shit down. Its a cool story so just run with it ok. sheeesh.
    What the fuck are you on about do you think you are the only cunt that belongs on this earth my reference was all about the thread topic ffs!

    Read the fucking post again you queer cunt!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bass View Post
    Really enjoyed that - good story.

    Not sure how I feel about a DC 3 on turbines. It seems the airframe can go on for ever but the radials don't.
    I know it makes good (maybe great) engineering sense but it just feels wrong and that's from someone who has had to pay to keep Russian radials running.
    http://www.baslerturbo.com/bt-67.html
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    They stretch them out as well.
    Keeps the old girl flying, so all good to me.
    better ending than the B29 story

    I remember going to this at the movies

    EXC producer Michael Fay.......lol



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    Quote Originally Posted by oldrider View Post
    What the fuck are you on about do you think you are the only cunt that belongs on this earth my reference was all about the thread topic ffs!

    Read the fucking post again you queer cunt!

    Seriously? ooookay then whatevs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bass View Post
    It seems the airframe can go on for ever but the radials don't..
    Apparently because they're not pressurized according to the guys at the Aviation museum
    "If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodman View Post
    FFS what the fuck? Stop bringing shit down. Its a cool story so just run with it ok. sheeesh.
    Hmmm - the way I reacted to your post I don't think I can make that claim about war being unnatural any more!

    It was the contrast between the two situations that I was trying to emphasize - I.E. the positive and the negatives of human cooperation!

    As I said I really enjoyed that video!

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    Great story, thanks for sharing


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    Apparently because they're not pressurized according to the guys at the Aviation museum
    Somewhere I read the DC3 has a "structure" that anchors the wings and other bits and which takes all the stresses. As long as this part is replaced at regular intervals the rest of the airframe is good for just about forever. Anyone care to elaborate / shoot down?
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