Subject: C-46 -was- This NG is turning
From: Dale
Date: 9/14/2004 8:01 AM Pacific Standard Time
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In article ,
(David Wallace) wrote:


I think the hydraulic boosters were removed when they were demilitarised
- I vaguely recall the pilot of one of the South American "airlines"
saying they were put back to manual and required both feet on the panel
to do anything at speed or in bad weather. I wonder if any of them are
still flying - the last one I heard of was around 5 years back. The
engines are a tad more complex than the R-1280s and I guess parts would
be a problem.

Everts Air is still flying C-46s in Alaska hauling fuel/cargo.

--
Dale L. Falk


I got some C-46 stick time with boosters and as I remember it it had R-2800'.s.


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