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Reply #15 - Aug 19^th, 2007 at 4:30pm

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Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 12:16pm:

No modern plane has yet to match the reliability and widespread use of the DC-3, and none have lived up to it's credentials.

C'mon Jake, that's unfair.

No modern plane's been around for 70 years! Grin

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Reply #16 - Aug 19^th, 2007 at 5:28pm

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Charlie wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 4:30pm:

Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 19^th, 2007 at 12:16pm:

No modern plane has yet to match the reliability and widespread use of the DC-3, and none have lived up to it's credentials.

C'mon Jake, that's unfair.

No modern plane's been around for 70 years! Grin

My point exactly! Grin

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Reply #17 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 3:30am

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I said that about the DC3. The dash 8 can then be considered a DC3 replecement form what you class the DC3 as. STOL.

The connie what you have said may be true but tell me what truely repleces thr connie.

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Reply #18 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 7:45am

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colsie123 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 3:30am:

The connie what you have said may be true but tell me what truely repleces thr connie.

Any transatlantic airliner?

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Reply #19 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:19pm

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colsie123 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 3:30am:

I said that about the DC3. The dash 8 can then be considered a DC3 replecement form what you class the DC3 as. STOL.

The connie what you have said may be true but tell me what truely repleces thr connie.

Dash 8 isn't a DC-3 replacement, it doesn't handle backcountry nor does it ever land on dirt/grass. And it's not quite STOL either. And as charlie tweek and I both said....any transatlantic/transpacific airliner replaces the Connie. Why do you think DC-3s are still in service and connies are only airshow/museum pieces?

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Reply #20 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:33pm

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Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:19pm:

colsie123 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 3:30am:

I said that about the DC3. The dash 8 can then be considered a DC3 replecement form what you class the DC3 as. STOL.

Dash 8 isn't a DC-3 replacement, it doesn't handle backcountry nor does it ever land on dirt/grass.

Quite. I doubt it would handle a howitzer hanging out the side either. The closest thing that could get close to the DC-3 for versatility is it's eventual successful replacement, and the aircraft that does its equivalent job now: The C-130. However it can't be as successful as hit had little use as a civil platform and has very few, specialised civilian uses.

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Reply #21 - Aug 20^th, 2007 at 6:42pm

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Charlie wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:33pm:

Jayhawk Jake wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 2:19pm:

colsie123 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2007 at 3:30am:

I said that about the DC3. The dash 8 can then be considered a DC3 replecement form what you class the DC3 as. STOL.

Dash 8 isn't a DC-3 replacement, it doesn't handle backcountry nor does it ever land on dirt/grass.

Quite. I doubt it would handle a howitzer hanging out the side either. The closest thing that could get close to the DC-3 for versatility is it's eventual successful replacement, and the aircraft that does its equivalent job now: The C-130. However it can't be as successful as hit had little use as a civil platform and has very few, specialised civilian uses.

Yea, and I don't know of a C-130 that got hit by a Japanese Zero and made it home safely....or one that got buried under ice for 50 years and was able to fly home. Not that the C-130 couldn't do those....

What really seperates the DC-3 is it's versatility in both the commercial and military markets as you said....again, that's why I love it so much!

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Reply #22 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 10:59pm

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If it wasn't for Flight Simulator, I am not sure I would have learned much about the DC-3. But, on a whim, one day while flying with my dad I loaded up the default DC-3, took it for a spin, and was . . . Wow! Shocked

What a gorgeous and fun-to-fly airplane!

Since then, I have picked up bits and pieces of information about the DC-3 and learned what a truly enduring and special airplane it is. When I am not practicing learning to ~~crash~~ fly in the Cessna 172 and the Gippsland GA-8, I am finding more and more time to enjoy the DC-3.

Why, heck, I even made it into the first Xyn Air liveried aircraft I have ever repainted (just look at my siggy). Yes, the DC-3 is truly a gem among all the classic aircraft.

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Reply #23 - Aug 21^st, 2007 at 11:41pm

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Xyn_Air wrote on Aug 21^st, 2007 at 10:59pm:

If it wasn't for Flight Simulator, I am not sure I would have learned much about the DC-3. But, on a whim, one day while flying with my dad I loaded up the default DC-3, took it for a spin, and was . . . Wow! Shocked

What a gorgeous and fun-to-fly airplane!

Since then, I have picked up bits and pieces of information about the DC-3 and learned what a truly enduring and special airplane it is. When I am not practicing learning to ~~crash~~ fly in the Cessna 172 and the Gippsland GA-8, I am finding more and more time to enjoy the DC-3.

Why, heck, I even made it into the first Xyn Air liveried aircraft I have ever repainted (just look at my siggy). Yes, the DC-3 is truly a gem among all the classic aircraft.

Happily daydreaming,
~Darrin

There's plenty to learn about the DC-3!!!

http://douglasdc3.com/

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Reply #24 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 10:31am

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You can always count on Jake for an over zealous critique on his beloved Dakota. Grin

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Reply #25 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 1:52pm

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You can always count on Jake for an over zealous critique on his beloved Dakota. Grin

You sure can! I get to see a few Daks tomorrow...expect a flood of pics!!!!! Grin

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Reply #26 - Aug 28^th, 2007 at 10:38pm

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Anybody cover the Cub yet ?......I'm sure that there are still a few pilots living who earned their wings in the venerable Piper stalwart......... Grin

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