Endangered Aircraft: Twin Engine Taildraggers

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Tailwheel airplanes are back in style! Old warbirds, vintage taildraggers, and the resurgence in the back country flying have brought tailwheel aircraft into the spotlight... but these are all single engine tailwheel aircraft. What about the twin engine or multi-engine tailwheel planes? Why are they so rare now and are they fading away? Planes like the Beech 18 and the Lockheed Electra or the 12A are becoming more rare every day!
This video features the Howard 250 from the Golden Age Flight Museum. Air to air footage courtesy of the museum.
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Also featured is the C-45 / Beech 18 from the Arizona wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
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@nellayema2455 4 месяца назад

I worked at an FBO in Flint, MI in the eighties. We had a few Beechcraft B-18s that were based there. We also had regular visits from DC-3 and DC-4 aircraft. Very cool old aircraft. These airplanes were used exclusively for air freight. The joke about the B-18 was "Fill the oil and check the gas."

@HeavyMetalHorizons 4 месяца назад

Ha! That's a great one. Reminds me of "if there's no oil under it, there's no oil in it!"

@winstonchurchill3597 3 месяца назад

Wow never really thought about the airflow not being very effective until the tail lifts up. Interesting. My Grandfather flew the Lockheed Model 10 Electra for Braniff back in the early 30's - guess he had to deal with that.

@jimw1615 4 месяца назад

Multi-engine tail-wheeled aircraft are old, relatively few produced, and most have been crashed or scrapped over the years. That's why they are rare.

@venessapurefoy8336 4 дня назад

I’ve flown a tail wheel and a multi. Combining the two just seems like an insurance nightmare

@atb1325 4 месяца назад

Very informative and well done Max.✈✈

@HeavyMetalHorizons 4 месяца назад

Thanks I appreciate that.

@ghtaboma Месяц назад

Landing at uncontrolled Compton, CA, airport in the 60’s, a D18 Beech came in over the top of our C-150. Didn’t see us. The CFI saw him, and took evasive action. Could have been nasty.

@BasedGuitarist07 4 месяца назад

I’ve never flown a taildragger. Not sure if I ever will. Maybe one day. But I like my tricycle gear lol

@1965niles 4 месяца назад

keep living the dream Maxx!!! Awesome video!

@HeavyMetalHorizons 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@glenn_cheatham 4 месяца назад

Great video! Your points are spot on and also apply to the mechanicing side of aviation. All the guys with the knowledge are moving on and few are taking their place, unfortunately. Got to learn all we can when we get the chance. - Glenn A&P, CFI.

@glenn_cheatham 3 месяца назад

Coincidently, you posted this video and then within a week, two Lockheeds crash. Very unfortunate.

@retropuffer2986 4 месяца назад

Very fascinating video. I was shocked to hear a single person was flying those planes.

@ericsd55 4 месяца назад

I have 1.1 hours in a Howard 500 - I can't believe the pilot flew it single pilot. Right place, at the right time. I thought I was a badass as a night freight Beech 18 pilot until that flight lol! Nice video! Now do one for multi seaplanes, talk about a even smaller pool of pilots.

@WrightCycloneR1820 3 месяца назад

Well this is a great video that explains things really well, thanks. Just wondering if an element of the lack of popularity is to do with engine failure below single engine controllability speed? All of these older types that I can think of have a substantial gap between take off speed and single engine safety speed. Yes, a single could lose all power, but you don't have asymmetric stuff to deal with. Just a thought, maybe a video on how this is handled/negated to give some reassurance? Anyway, great video and a great intention!

@Conn653 3 месяца назад

How about a video on the UC-78/T-50 'Bamboo Bomber' by Cessna? The TV show, Sky King, featured that aircraft and was a major inspiration for getting into aviation 🙂 BTW - I've flown the 7 AC Champ and loved it 🙂

@HeavyMetalHorizons 3 месяца назад

I do have a little bit of footage of a T-50 actually! Thanks for the suggestion!