Isn't that sound wonderful?!!! My first flight (about age 8) was in a converted surplus C47 into a passenger plane (c.1958). The airline used to fly into our small town airport and leave one engine running while passengers unloaded and loaded onto her. That sound still makes me smile 62 years later.
I had the similar experience, about the same age. Trans Texas Airways war surplus Gooney Birds. A number of years later I was told that TTA aircraft always had one engine that was Blueprint Spec Primo A Number One. The other one ran pretty good. Flew from Houston Hobby (HOU) to College Station (CLL). Last time I flew one was about 1982 or so from Key West (EYW) to Miami (MIA). I remember the long uphill walk to get to seat 1-A.
We had the DC3 version, go's Nothing quite like it when you slide the window open, holler clear, hear the whir whir whir, pop, whir whir some more than the rumble of the engine catching, then poof pop, the rumble continues as the engine catches. No, its not over there's a 2nd one to lite off. Great and thanks for the memory reminder
There is NOTHING that looks, sounds or performs like a round engine. If it is on a Sopwith Camel, a Wildcat, a Corsair or all the way up to a B-29 or Lockeed Super Connie they all sound beautiful. Too bad they will be gone soon.
Actually, turbofan engines are quite expensive for short distances, old engines are more fuel-efficient so they're most likely going to be arround for quite some time.
Both the DC-3 and the C-47, which are nearly the same airplane albeit the DC-3 is a commercial airliner and the C-47 is a military transport, are my two favorite aircraft ever!
C47 skytrain/DC3, some are still being flown in 3rd countries. the work horse of the military at one time, now that is the job of the C-130. both great aircraft.
Na década de 80, no Aeroclube de Fortaleza, que fica no estado do Ceará, no Brasil, tinha dois desses aí sucateados, daí veio um asiático consertou os dois e levou embora...
Absolutely beautiful. However, not very different to getting our 1970 Cortina started on a cold morning... Lots of spluttering and smoke, and choking off. Very much a hit and miss affair. But when she's nicely warmed up, she'll go like hell all day.
Some detais show that's not an early version of C-47,but the color squeme. The plane in the video,actually has C-54 engines and an updated radome nose and windscreen. Although I enjoyed the video.
Why do aircraft engines, especially radials, sound so bloody awful when they first start up cold? That doesn't exactly inspire my confidence boarding one for a long over water flight, even more so if it's single engined 🤔
@LukeTV Incorrect. The generators and pre-oilers are built into the aircraft. The cart is merely a little carrier vehicle for a battery pack. For an example without the little cart see this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-35FTmdBmdl4.html
That is the way to start a radial engine, you never start it with the mags on. The engines in that plane are Wright Cyclones. You should turn them 9 blades before you think about them starting.
DC-3 is the civilian model. C-47 is the military version that is slighty modified to meet the military's needs, such as more powerful engines and they had a metal floor etc.
I was actually the owner of the airplane previously. I cannot remember since we had 2 of them I would have to look on the paperwork, but it is either a C49 or C53. It has the big Wright Cyclones on it as well.
I just saw the video on here, I have been looking for this airplane for some time now. It was sold without my permission and I am trying to figure out how to deal with it
It could have flown the day before this video was made, radial engines just about all smoke after a cold start because engine oil settles to the lower cylinders when they sit long enough to get cold.
