Thread: Plane tragics???

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Is the Buffalo as versatile and nimble as the Carrabou?

Buffalo is a turbine engined Caribou - but they redesigned it at the same time, and it put on weight, badly. Maximum takeoff weight is up by six tonnes (about 30%), but empty weight is up by three tonnes, and maximum speed cruising speed is up about 20%. Since it has about twice the power of the Caribou, a good proportion of the extra payload will need to be fuel, but the extra power should give similar performance out of short fields. Overall dimensions are only slightly larger, but the fuselage is wider and slightly longer.

Although of very similar configuration, it does not have the distinctive wing bend at the engines like the Caribou, and the tailplane is on top of the vertical fin instead of part way up.

John

Originally Posted by PhilipA

BTW I saw a turboprop DC3 on the tele somewhere recently so now someone is doing that.

I remember reading long time ago now about a US firm that was reworking aluminium big block Chevs to aviation configuration to replace turbines in smaller aircraft. Apparently the overhaul cost of a turbine was greater than a new modified aluminium 454.

Smoky Yunick had arranged the loan of a turbine to go into his legendary "capsule car" for the Indianapolis 500. That was until he was advised that the loan was free but the engine company expected him to pay $25,000 to $30,000 for a post-race overhaul. An Indianapolis Offy was just under $10,000 at the time, and he already had a good Offy. Guess what went into the capsule car.

Sorry to hijack the thread, but does anyone know what this aircraft is and why it's flying a grid search pattern off North Stradbroke Island?

It has "Rescue" painted on the side and it looks like a Dash 8.

As already stated, there is no direct replacement. The very slow stall speed made these aircraft accurate when they unloaded, sans landing; it also minimized cargo damage upon landing.

Originally Posted by scanfor

Sorry to hijack the thread, but does anyone know what this aircraft is and why it's flying a grid search pattern off North Stradbroke Island?

It has "Rescue" painted on the side and it looks like a Dash 8.

Something to do with sunken containers maybe? Could be a search exercise.

When I went to the Amberley Air show - they had several C-17s there (Aus and US) but the one scheduled to give a flight demo was broken ! It was one of our new ones too ! Hope it has a good warranty !


Plane tragics see also www.qam.com.au

Originally Posted by scanfor

Sorry to hijack the thread, but does anyone know what this aircraft is and why it's flying a grid search pattern off North Stradbroke Island?

It has "Rescue" painted on the side and it looks like a Dash 8.

It's a Dornier 328. Used for SAR.