DC-3 "Congo Queen" now flying under american registration N41CQ. After four years on the ground she is now up in the air again. Located in Sweden at Vallentuna Airfield. What a Beautiful bird! Filmed at Vallentuna and Hässlö may 2018.
First class aviation cinematography. I was three months old on my first DC-3 flight, not that I remember, but my love affair with classic planes started then and continues to this day. Jet travel is convenient but a flight on an old bird is always a treat. Nothing beats the music of the radials.
Hi from Canada. I flew on a DC-3 back in the mid 70's with Trans North Turbo Air from Whitehorse to Inuvik above the Arctic Circle with stops at Dawson and Old Crow, great flight. Nice to see the Seabee at the start of the video. My Dad had 2 of them in the 50's and 60's.
I love the sound of this airplane. I live near an airport where one of these old timers are stationed. Every once in a while it flies by, and I really enjoy that.
J'adore ce bruit qui a disparut du ciel pour moi un avion à élisses est authentique elle reflète un passé glorieux de l'aviation vous avez tout le temps de contempler au vole comme un oiseau par rapport aux avions à réaction qui apparaissent et disparaissent comme l'eclaire
Thank goodness they didn't destroy this beautiful bird by replacing it with turboprop engines. Nothing like the beautiful music of those piston engines !
@@wrightflyer7855 And I was to comment that I have flown in one DC-3. Opps time to check facts if it wasn't one C_47 then. Internet archaeology done, it was indeed a C47 either of 13 built in the years of 1942 - 1944, or one of 2 that had been put together from parts from WW2 wrecks. (Yes that variety existed also in use.) But I were not able to pinpoint exactly which one. 3 remain, 2 in museums one kept in flying condition by some private enthusiasts.
@@ldnwholesale8552 In fact, a Dakota carried troops into independent India's first battle in 1948. A Dakota is displayed in Delhi Airport to commemorate the plane's contribution to India's defence. The plane was even attributed with features which perhaps did not exist, like that it could also run on diesel and vegetable oil as fuel😀
La fachada de eso aviones DC3 eran un poco rara pero eran los que surcaban los cielos en su epoca y pensar que eso motores eran de pistones. Y quedará argun avion de esa epocs volando todavia hay que ver que la tecnologia en la aeronautica a avansado vastante. Comparandola con los años atras
Gostei deste video,esse avião me traz a lembrança do meu tempo de criança aqui no aeroporto de salvador, dc3 o avião que não cai o piloto é que derruba
That unmistakable sound. Reminds me of Summer. When I was a kid Provincetown Airways flew DC-3s from Boston Logan Airport to Cape Cod. They flew low over our beach...didn't even have to look up to know it was a DC-3. Awesome airplane. Great video. Thank you!
Stunning condition and flight control of that Douglas Commercial 3; a very reliable passenger and military aircraft. The woodsy trees and color scheme of the DC-3 were extra-sweet eye candy. Godspeed.
At the age of 17 I experienced my last flight from Gemena to Kinshasa. 1200 km across the jungle of Congo. With a Douglas DC-3. It was magic. A nice farewell to an unforgettable time and youth. That was in the year 1980. They are calling the 747 "the queen of the skies." I think they got that wrong...
Beautiful aircraft I wish you could have seen more of the Interior. It looks so beautiful. I love to see. The single rest room, and more of the quarters behind the flight deck because it's just so well preserved
A Eronautica e,os voos que fis neste avião,em busca de tratamento fora do Pará, Há tão prestimosa ação;estendiase pelos ricoes da Amazônia,e as demais logitude do solo pátrio,na promoção da cidadania e bem comum...
Belíssimo exemplar desse Douglas, em janeiro de 2020 um desses foi destruído (por um trator Caterpillar), transformado em sucata, pela massa falida da Varig aqui no Rio de Janeiro, foi triste.
Flew on one ozark airlines fort lost in the woods to Kansas City kansas I looked down and I think some of the cars on the freeway where going faster than us
Here in Brazil one DC-3 was destroyed in Rio last week after stay there without use and was only for visitation.. It is incredible , very sad .Every people involved with planes was furious but nobody take care about . The history went to garbage ,this is because we callled third World .
UNO DE ÉSTOS, EN MINIATURA, ME REGALÓ MI PAPÁ CUANDO YO TENÍA 5 AÑOS... DESPUÉS, CUANDO TENIA 22 AÑOS, EN 1962, VOLÉ EN UNO DE ÉSTOS, DE VERDAD, ENTRE TEMUCO Y CONCEPCIÓN (CHILE).
My Dad & Brother's crewed left seat on scheduled routes in these. Flew a UAL DC-3 in the early 1960's. Loved how the class of water on my tray vibrated.
BOA NOITE a todos: Voei algumas vezes no DC.3..conhecido na FAB. como C.47...bons tempos aqueles .qdo servi Aeronáutica..la no PAMA..em S.Paulo..no ano de 1967..ALO FABIANOS da Velha guarda e de hj Abrs...do CB. Rocha.✈🛫✌
Next to the L10-11 and the DC-10 the DC-3 is the prettiest plane as far as I'm concerned. Ive heard stories where fans have booked flights on the DC-3, the booking agent asked where would you like to go? The response is, "I don't care, I just want to fly on the DC-3.
Under the circumstances of the take-over at the time, I think "seized" is a more correct term. But yes, the C-47 has proven itself to be an outstanding versatile aircraft. 👍
I flew on a Dc3 in 1972 from San Juan to San Thomas , it was like driving a car in the sky, it had 3 passengers, can’t remember the name might be Eastern airline or a subcontractor..
Towards the fag end of my career in the Indian Air Force in 1983 I had an awesome experience of flying in a DC-3 aircraft from Gwalior to Kanpur and back to Gwalior ... though , unpressurized and noisy inside - compensated by the steady drone of those two radial piston engines .... sheer music to the ears.🤩
Já voei em um deste no parque Aeronáutico de Lagoa Santa MG, a empresa dona do avião era Adrade Gutierrez eu era soldado da e fazíamos manutenção na Aeronave show de bola👏👏👏
I think the reason there are so many Douglas DC-3 aeroplanes left is because they fill very specific needs that modern aircraft have trouble filling. Not to mention, they are beautiful and rather prestigious.
There is a company in the US doing turboprop upgrades and they will reskin the entire plane and strengthen all internal materials. It seems that the original airfoil design was so perfect when it was built that it continues to be in high demand today. What is so amazing about the design is there were no computers capable of assimilating any kind of airflow surfaces, and it was all done by slide rules and highly talented Engineers and of course, modeling with wind tunnels.
The DC-3 If my wings could talk the stories I could tell from the Co Pilot who landed me so soft with vets hurt in action to the pilot that put parm leaves in my tall one hot day - Or the night our ADF help bring us home when it was so dark it looked as if we floating deep in a west Virginia cold mine for no lights from the sky or ground that flight and how the rotating beacon was like a angle in the night If my wings could talk how they would prase the flight crews that have did their best to brings us back home safe or the grown crews that spend hours of time making sure ever nut & screw is in place and the oil is top off or spend hours in the hot sum cleaning our skid so we shine like a beacon in the night to all who see us Yes we have seen action in ever part of the world from out birth and like a true thoroughbred will keeping flying as long as thiere is life in this old body for some day I will find my self park for the last time and the grass will grow under me and some may do there best to pick my bones apart and I will be alone with my memories or if lucky some museum or some flight school may save me and tell the stories of my many flights to the young and if the listen its just possible my wings will talk Yes if only my wings could talk
Naaawww! It's just like dancing with your sweetheart on the dance floor: you instinctively hold her close, gently guide and listen to her - and so enjoying her company - and simply let her sway to the music!! 😊👍
I think it's purely a conversation piece to stimulate discussion and divert attention elsewhere - designed and installed - just to confuse and perplex eagle-eyed observers such as you and I!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I notice the port engine turns over unusually fast before it fires up. Is the starter properly matched to the voltage on the port engine? I think DC3s run 24 volt systems. Is the starter possibly one rated at 12 volts?
I was thinking they could take a look at the placard or stamps on the starter casing, but if the finger technique you mentioned would work, that’s all the better!
I just hope it wasn't a bolt securing the landing gearl! I suppose that'd be a bit disconcerting to see happen, when looking out the window on take-off, huh?? 😳
Amazing plane I was on one for a short trip at Edinburgh took you up the river forth. What a experience. That plane takes the mail to all islands in the English Channel.sorry don’t know which model it was .but what a plane
