The Douglas C47 is a twin-engined low wing transport aircraft, powered by Twin Wasp R1830-90C engines. Between 1935 and 1947 Douglas built a total of 10,654 of the type and over 80 years later there are still almost 1,000 in flying conditions. ...
• Captures the lines and look of a full-scale C-47. • Laser-cut balsa and plywood construction make up the entire airframe. • The self-adhesive covering is preprinted with panel lines and hatches. • Fiberglass cowlings and vacuum-formed nacelles, dummy engines, and tail fairings ...
around the world today. LONG HISTORY:for a more detailed history of this aircraft, clickHERE. For additional data and history on the R4D, clickherefor Jack McKillop's article on Microworks.net Clickherefor the C-47 page at warbirdalley.com. To see books about this aircraft on Amazon.com...
A name, “DAKOTA”, given by the RAF to its C.47 aircraft in use since 1942, will distinguish it all over the world up to the present day. Even today, demonstrating its exceptional longevity, it is not unusual to see a DC3 fly across the skies of every continent. The model on ...
Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Mk I Medium Transport Aircraft.2 x Pratt & Whintey R-1830-92 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines developing 1,200 horsepower each driving three-bladed propeller units. Propulsion...
To set a C-47 Automixture setting use either of the following: VC levers: drag or mouse wheel Monitor > Engines > Mixture: click L/R or wheel up/dn on the value hotspot (L=less, R=more) FSX default keys Shift-Ctrl-F1 (ICOF), Shift-Ctrl-F2 (decrease), Shift-Ctrl-F3 (increase...
Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G turboprop engines, the C295 offers excellent manoeuvrability, and fuel efficiency enabling endurance of up to 13 hours.. This engine has been flown on more than 6,000 aircraft, accumulating over 160 million flight hours, making it a highly relia...
Learn more about the restoration of famed C-47 aircraft That's All, Brother, the aircraft that led the D-Day invasion in Normany.
Aircraft Update : vSkylabs C-47 Skytrain v6.0b2 and DC-3 Airliner v2.0b2 Midway though 2017. Established developer vSkylabs released a classic aircraft for the X-Plane Simulator in the form of the Douglas Commercial 3, or DC-3 as it affectionately became
This Douglas C-47 made an emergency landing in Siberia in 1947. During World War II, it traveled along the Alaska-Siberia air road. In 1946, without having seen frontline action, the aircraft was transferred to civilian duties in Russia. Russian Geographical Society No one was hurt in the 1...