Are we sentimental about WWII transports?

[3WE]

http://forums.jetphotos.net/showthread. ... post634383

I find some sadness...

[Not_Karl]

Yes, we are ,

[J]

Try this for fast relief.
http://www.b-29doc.com/

[3WE]

Try this for painfully slow relief.
http://www.b-29doc.com/

Fixed.

Pretty bird, but too many minutes of hot air & silence before / between starts.

[flyboy2548m]

I have a lot of respect for Buffalo Joe for running an airline under those conditions for as long as he has. In fact, I respect anyone running ANY business up there for more than a few days, certainly not MY kind of fun.

That being said, I've always found his choice of aircraft puzzling. Considering how moody big round engines can get even in normal climes, using them up there seems like trouble from the start. Having to use oil warmers on every start, carrying gobs of parts, it all strikes me as more trouble than it's worth. Why not CV-580s or even F-27s or YS-11s?

[3WE]

From the TV show, although overly-dramatized and edited, there seemed to be plenty of somewhat-significant breakdowns, and the list of accidents at Wikipedia also seems to say "over-due failure of old mechanisms" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Airways); and then consider how much expensive and harder-to-find Av-Gas those things must burn...

[flyboy2548m]

From the TV show, although overly-dramatized and edited, there seemed to be plenty of somewhat-significant breakdowns, and the list of accidents at Wikipedia also seems to say "over-due failure of old mechanisms" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Airways); and then consider how much expensive and harder-to-find Av-Gas those things must burn...

Indeed. In fact, I seem to recall this very C-46 having gear problems before.

[Not_Karl]

Somewhat off topic, but...

An Arall Aerolineas Llaneras Douglas DC-3 (...) was climbing out of Puerto Gaitan when the left hand engine (R-1830) failed. The aircraft lost height, the crew attempted an emergency landing outside the aerodrome. The aircraft burst into flames and was evacuated. Two crew received injuries and were taken to hospitals.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4968a8e1&opt=7168

[Not_Karl]

Somewhat off topic, but...

WRONG, completely on-topic.

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http://rzjets.net/aircraft/?page=74&typeid=275

A PropPhoto of it.

[3WE]

Sturdy, metallic construction + 172-like performance = frequent occupant survival.

But the plane did died