Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-26-2012, 02:06 PM
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Really, the best transport of them all is seen here with the C-5,
It's the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou). It s a Canadian-designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly retired from military operations, is still in use in small numbers as a rugged "bush" aircraft.
The de Havilland Canada company's third STOL design was a big step up in size compared to its earlier DHC Beaver and DHC Otter, and was the first DHC design powered by two engines. The Caribou, however, was similar in concept in that it was designed as a rugged STOL utility. The Caribou was primarily a military tactical transport that in commercial service found itself a small niche in cargo hauling. The United States Army ordered 173 in 1959 and took delivery in 1961 under the designation AC-1, which was changed to CV-2 Caribou in 1962.
The majority of Caribou production was destined for military operators, but the type's ruggedness and excellent STOL capabilities requiring runway lengths of only 1200 feet (365 metres)[1] also appealed to some commercial users. US certification was awarded on 23 December 1960. Ansett-MAL, which operated a single example in the New Guinea highlands, and AMOCO Ecuador were early customers, as was Air America, (a CIA front in South East Asia during the Vietnam War era for covert operations). Other civil Caribou aircraft entered commercial service after being retired from their military users.
Some are still operated in Papua New Guinea.
It's the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the United States military as the CV-2 and later C-7 Caribou). It s a Canadian-designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly retired from military operations, is still in use in small numbers as a rugged "bush" aircraft.
The de Havilland Canada company's third STOL design was a big step up in size compared to its earlier DHC Beaver and DHC Otter, and was the first DHC design powered by two engines. The Caribou, however, was similar in concept in that it was designed as a rugged STOL utility. The Caribou was primarily a military tactical transport that in commercial service found itself a small niche in cargo hauling. The United States Army ordered 173 in 1959 and took delivery in 1961 under the designation AC-1, which was changed to CV-2 Caribou in 1962.
The majority of Caribou production was destined for military operators, but the type's ruggedness and excellent STOL capabilities requiring runway lengths of only 1200 feet (365 metres)[1] also appealed to some commercial users. US certification was awarded on 23 December 1960. Ansett-MAL, which operated a single example in the New Guinea highlands, and AMOCO Ecuador were early customers, as was Air America, (a CIA front in South East Asia during the Vietnam War era for covert operations). Other civil Caribou aircraft entered commercial service after being retired from their military users.
Some are still operated in Papua New Guinea.
08-26-2012, 02:28 PM
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Lol yeah, you get it.. Buddy of mine by the name of Major Rex W. out at creech met that fate.
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08-26-2012, 03:24 PM
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Kids these days, with their fancy iPhones and iPads, flying their fancy jet engine aeroplanes.
Why, back in my day we didn't need no silly jet engines! We had REAL airplanes, with tail skids, and real guns, and we had to fly with one hand and shoot with the other! And we Liked it! LOVED it!
Photos: Nieuport 17 Scout (replica) Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Any idiot can fly a jet fighter, and most of them do!
Why, back in my day we didn't need no silly jet engines! We had REAL airplanes, with tail skids, and real guns, and we had to fly with one hand and shoot with the other! And we Liked it! LOVED it!
Photos: Nieuport 17 Scout (replica) Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
Any idiot can fly a jet fighter, and most of them do!
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