Ultra-low flyby of a DC-3!

[nudemetalz]

I nearly ducked under the desk !!!!

This is either clever flying or stupid risk of a fine aircraft..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15DcHmuuhig

[Zedder]

Brilliant, thanks.

[george formby]

Wadio controlled DC-3 me thinks. Then again, I'm not one of the worlds great thinkers

Just watched it again, dunno....

[ellipsis]

...my bro-in-law flew those for a long time...New Guinea and such places...swears they were/are the toughest ,best aeros ever made...and from some of his tales of where they had to operate, that seems fairly standard stuff...

[Maha]

This one is...well....fuck me!

[Zedder]

Wadio controlled DC-3 me thinks. Then again, I'm not one of the worlds great thinkers

Just watched it again, dunno....

I don't think so George, the proportion's right etc.

[george formby]

I don't think so George, the proportion's right etc.

That is what I weighed up the second time, distance, time, scenery. Not sure how they managed to get so much plane in frame so close but the change in focus looks kosher.

I had a ride in one a few years ago. My ears only stopped ringing recently.

[Zedder]

That is what I weighed up the second time, distance, time, scenery. Not sure how they managed to get so much plane in frame so close but the change in focus looks kosher.

I had a ride in one a few years ago. My ears only stopped ringing recently.

Yeah, I know what you mean, I did a scenic flight around Auckland in one. Talk about forty thousand rivets flying in loose formation!

[Ronin]

Legend has it that during the war they needed to use all aircraft on a certain field for evacuation. There was one DC3 which was missing a wing so they bolted on the nearest close fit they had and flew it out.

[Edbear]

Will these planes ever die? They seem to be timeless in their appeal, and it would be a shame if their airframes reached that point where they can't fly them anymore.

Great Barrier Airlines has this issue now with their Tri-Motors, they are finding it ever harder to locate frames. Of course they are flying regularly so not quite the same for the DC3's I guess.

[Maha]

Will these planes ever die? They seem to be timeless in their appeal, and it would be a shame if their airframes reached that point where they can't fly them anymore.

Great Barrier Airlines has this issue now with their Tri-Motors, they are finding it ever harder to locate frames. Of course they are flying regularly so not quite the same for the DC3's I guess.

I think thats what Anne and her parents flew out to NZ on, from Canada in ...1960.
Took a few stops I beleive.

[Edbear]

I think thats what Anne and her parents flew out to NZ on, from Canada in ...1960.
Took a few stops I beleive.

A Tri-Motor? I like them and so does the airline, they reckon they are the most economical plane to use for that purpose and will struggle to find a more modern plane to do the job as well. It is as though they were specifically designed with Great Barrier in mind.

[Kickaha]

Will these planes ever die? They seem to be timeless in their appeal, and it would be a shame if their airframes reached that point where they can't fly them anymore.

Great Barrier Airlines has this issue now with their Tri-Motors, they are finding it ever harder to locate frames. Of course they are flying regularly so not quite the same for the DC3's I guess.

DC3 have a fairly long airframe life a lot of this is apparently due to not be a pressurised aircraft, the guys at Ashburton Aviation museum reckon you can keep one flying pretty much for ever as spares are readily available from the USA and they don't expect that to dry up any time soon

There's also a turboprop conversion for them but I reckon it spoils the looks

[Pussy]

I had a ride in one a few years ago. My ears only stopped ringing recently.

A DC3 is VERY quiet in the cabin area compared to some.
Go for a ride in a 300hp Fletcher and find out what real noise is.

[Zedder]

This one is...well....fuck me!

Thanks Maha, that clip always puts a smile on my dial.

Talking of old aircraft, I was really impressed with the work the old guys from Bomber Command did on the Lancaster at Motat. Apparently they met up there every week and between them played a major role in doing the old girl up to the state it's in now. It's a pity it'll never fly again though.