Turbine DC3

[Guest ozzie]

I was up at Bathurst doing some work a fortnight ago and called into the airport for a geek and saw this turbine powered DC3 parked there. looks like it has South African rego. looks like the one that was doing geo survey work in the Antartica recently.

 

anyone elseknow seen this DAC looks like it will be a good jump ship with a decent rate of climb

 

Ozzie

 

 

 

 

[Matt]

If memory serves me, this use to consume space on the grass at Goulburn for a long period of time. I believe it was bought by a group wanting to do parachute ops at Goulburn but that all fell through for some reason or other.

 

I'm sure one of the local Goulburnites will have more of the story.

 

 

[slartibartfast]

So that's where it went. It had been sitting in front of my hangar at Goulburn for the last 18 months getting damaged. Improper restraint of prop and wheels saw some nasty things happen. I arrived one day to find it had travelled 50 metres backwards until stopped by a star picket fence. The wire had cut well into the elevators.

 

John and I cut the fence away and chocked the plane to prevent further wandering.

 

It was ex SA, and last I spoke to them was headed to jump ship duties at Bankstown.

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Hmm maybe having a hard time putting it on the Aussie register. somethng different always freaks CASA out.

 

 

[robinsm]

I think the registration problem was with the south african end. This sat at Goulburn for a long time on the grass and thenat end of one of the taxiways between the hangers (as slarti said). To get my xair out and onto the taxiway I had to treat the damn thing as an aluminium roadblock and weave my way around it (some people have no consideration). I had heard rumours it was disappearing overseas again. Good riddance.

 

 

[motzartmerv]

Got a nice shot of the Jab parked in front of it a few weeks ago, it was at yglb then.. wish i could get picceys off me phone..

 

 

[BLA82]

Now thats a nice looking ship, If only I had the money:crying:

 

 

[slartibartfast]

Try this one.

 

[ATTACH]7504.vB[/ATTACH]

 

They had to add a 6 foot section to the fuselage to accommodate the turbine.

 

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

looks great. big job to add that section to the airframe. looks like they have moved the firewalls forward as well. SHP?

 

that cheetah looks like it wants a tailwheel.

 

 

[Thruster87]

Try this one.[ATTACH]8748[/ATTACH]

 

They had to add a 6 foot section to the fuselage to accommodate the turbine.

This was added forward of the leading edge so the C of G ended up in the correct position.This mod really opened up the cockpit so now its' easy to walk thru to the front.[i did a repair on the seat belt attach points a while back.] Cheers

 

 

[RKW]

Good to see the old girl still has some life in her. She would look better with a pair of P&W's or Cyclones.;)

 

Regards,

 

Bob

 

 

[Barefootpilot]

err they are P&W's!

 

 

[Modest Pilot]

Looks like one of Basler's conversions. They started with Darts way back, the current model uses P&W PT6. They carry around 40% more payload than the old DC3 at 210kn. Anyone visiting Oshkosh can have a look at the plant, it's on the other side of the field from EAA.

 

 

[RKW]

I meant P&W R1830's

 

Regards, Bob

 

 

[Modest Pilot]

The current Basler model uses the Canadian P&W PT6A-67R so maybe it's not one of theirs.

 

 

[Thruster87]

I meant P&W R1830'sRegards, Bob

You mean like this[ATTACH]7558.vB[/ATTACH]

 

 

[RKW]

Good onya Thruster, that IS the real deal! Serves me right for beating about the bush!! Regards, Bob

 

 

[Barefootpilot]

Sorry RKW I knew what you meant but I couldn't help myself! If its not pratt send it back!