Chicken first, or egg?

[siznaudin]

Here's something else to kick the history/nostalgia category along again.

 

(are you all too young out there? .. or maybe I'm just too b****y old!) Don't answer that!

 

Now:

 

The WW2 Jeep fits nicely through the cargo doors of a C47 .. BUT .... was the Jeep sized so as to suit the C47 door width, or was the C47 door width made to suit the Jeep?

 

[or maybe - it was nothing more than a serendipitous coincidence?]

 

 

[Guest OzChris]

I would only take a stab at it and say that the Jeep was made to fit the aircraft...but its just a guess, I have nothing to base it on.

 

 

[Guest Glenn]

Well the C47 is the military equivalent of the DC3 (same thing, different label)

 

The DC3 being originally designed as an airliner then converted for military use.

 

I believe a larger cargo door was added. I can't see how a jeep would fit in without some pushing and shoving to accomodate it so I will go with a coincidence.

 

 

[Coop]

I believe a larger cargo door was added. I can't see how a jeep would fit in without some pushing and shoving to accomodate it so I will go with a coincidence.

Well, you are right about the pushing and shoving. See here:

 

http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/P03698.011

 

Coop

 

 

[Coop]

The WW2 Jeep fits nicely through the cargo doors of a C47 .. BUT .... was the Jeep sized so as to suit the C47 door width, or was the C47 door width made to suit the Jeep?

[or maybe - it was nothing more than a serendipitous coincidence?]

I'm going for the coincidence theory. The C-47 (modified DC-3 with bigger doors and strengthened floor) was ordered in 1940. The first Jeep came off the production line in September 1940 (apparently). I think it would be much too presumptuous to suggest that the powers that be could have brought these two ideas together in their minds and thought: "Hmmm.... if we make the doors just so big, we'll be able to squeeze the Jeeps through and take them to the battle field......"

 

Nah. Lucky coincidence.

 

Coop

 

 

[Guest Glenn]

Well, you are right about the pushing and shoving. See here:http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/P03698.011

Coop

Good find