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Post by Bushpounder on Jun 6, 2015 6:10:27 GMT -5
I found a great page on Facebook - yes, there are many if one doesn't use FB for just a yak room. It is called DHC-2 DeHavilland Beaver. Well worth looking at. It has many current as well as a lot of old pictures. I was looking for a certain person who used to fly in spandex, but I didn't look at all the pictures yet! LOL!
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Post by Bushpounder on Jun 6, 2015 9:06:16 GMT -5
This is one shot off of that site. Ain't she a beaut?  BP;) |
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Post by Bushpounder on Jun 6, 2015 9:11:36 GMT -5
Here is another for a q/a -  It said that a load such as a boat should be strapped onto the port so the pilot can keep an eye on it. It also said that boats should fly stern first as it cuts down on elevator flutter from the airstream caused by bow-first travel. Glenn, can you verify that? BP;) |
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Post by pivo11 on Jun 6, 2015 12:37:03 GMT -5
Beautiful shots, I must admit, but I will have nothing to do with Facebook. Ever.
The three times I flew on bush planes in Canada, we had traditionally shaped canoes, so the bow and the stern were the same. They were strapped to the right side of the airplane, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2015 17:53:28 GMT -5
Yes. NO! I mean, no, I never wore Spandex. Yes, the stern goes forward. Putting it the other way around causes massive turbulence off the square stern which can (in a boat like that) totally blanket the one side of the horizontal stabilizer. That's not good. In fact, that's really bad. I'm still here, so you know which way I stuck them  . They do cause a LOT of drag though (canoes are barely noticed on the Beaver, but boats are another story - and even worse on a 185). I usually flew with the boat on the left side so I could see what it was doing (you'd find out pretty quick though if it started to come off in flight! Wouldn't help you much, but at least you'd know what (not who) to kiss next). I only flew with a square stern canoe on the right side once because where I was going to have to "beach" the aircraft was very tricky and the winds were very bad that day so I needed to have fast access to the left float. The only other times I flew with canoes on the right was when I was carrying 2 at a time so there was one on each float. I must admit - I'm in agreement with Fritz on the FB thing. Never go there myself . |
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Post by Jay on Jun 7, 2015 5:17:53 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip BP, despite looking at railroad pics on facebook every day I hadn't thought of checking for aircraft pictures too.
You're missing out guys, so many cool pics there. And you don't have to get a profile there to see them.
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Post by Bushpounder on Jun 7, 2015 15:52:00 GMT -5
Jay - there is also one called Bush Pilots and also Cessna 180/185. Good stuff.
BP;)
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. They do cause a LOT of drag though (canoes are barely noticed on the Beaver, but boats are another story - and even worse on a 185). I usually flew with the boat on the left side so I could see what it was doing (you'd find out pretty quick though if it started to come off in flight! Wouldn't help you much, but at least you'd know what (not who) to kiss next). I only flew with a square stern canoe on the right side once because where I was going to have to "beach" the aircraft was very tricky and the winds were very bad that day so I needed to have fast access to the left float. The only other times I flew with canoes on the right was when I was carrying 2 at a time so there was one on each float.