mrwrong 0 #1 February 19, 2009 Guess who won http://abc.com.au/news/photos/2009/02/19/2496072.htm“The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #2 February 19, 2009 Just where the hell IS the CG on that plane anyway?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #3 February 19, 2009 This is why we must stop people from farting on the plane. One little spark and we're done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #4 February 19, 2009 At least it was a turbo and not a cool radial powered 3You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #5 February 19, 2009 Moment of Silence for one the loss of one more of our potential lifts.... =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #6 February 19, 2009 Quote Just where the hell IS the CG on that plane anyway? gone with the wind scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #7 February 19, 2009 Damn, I tried to get one of those turbine powered DC-3s for Dublin for two years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 February 19, 2009 QuoteJust where the hell IS the CG on that plane anyway? It happened just before takeoff, so I suspect full fuel tanks are the reason it is sitting like that."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #9 February 19, 2009 QuoteDamn, I tried to get one of those turbine powered DC-3s for Dublin for two years. If you spoke to anyone running radials on a '3', give them a call, they should be able to get a great deal on a turbine conversion - engines, engine mounts, props, nacelles, the works. I don't think they're going to rebuild that bird. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #10 February 19, 2009 QuoteDamn, I tried to get one of those turbine powered DC-3s for Dublin for two years. It's been several years but when I visited the Covington, GA airport where Skydive Atlanta was at before they moved to Thomaston, I saw 2 or 3 DC3s sitting on the tarmac with cargo doors. Wonder if they're airworthy? Probably not..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #11 February 19, 2009 QuoteAt least it was a turbo and not a cool radial powered 3 Appears to be one of these babys. Damn! Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #12 February 19, 2009 QuoteQuoteDamn, I tried to get one of those turbine powered DC-3s for Dublin for two years. It's been several years but when I visited the Covington, GA airport where Skydive Atlanta was at before they moved to Thomaston, I saw 2 or 3 DC3s sitting on the tarmac with cargo doors. Wonder if they're airworthy? Probably not... Google Earth still shows one on the tarmac there."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #13 February 19, 2009 QuoteDamn, I tried to get one of those turbine powered DC-3s for Dublin for two years. Well, there's one you can pick up 1/2 price plus shipping and handlingYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #14 February 20, 2009 QuoteQuoteJust where the hell IS the CG on that plane anyway? It happened just before takeoff, so I suspect full fuel tanks are the reason it is sitting like that. the DC-3 fuel tanks are just forword of the wings on both sides between engines and fusledge about size med. size fridge.. looks like blast happen well behind fuel tanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #15 February 20, 2009 Quote Well, there's one 2/2 you can pick up 1/2 price Fixed it for ya! Sometimes simplifying a mathematical expression eliminates useful information. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #16 February 20, 2009 Damned good thing it happened on the ground and not in flight ! Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #17 February 20, 2009 Quote Damned good thing it happened on the ground and not in flight ! And if it had, politicians would be carrying on about "terrorists"."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #18 February 20, 2009 Quote Quote Damned good thing it happened on the ground and not in flight ! And if it had, politicians would be carrying on about "terrorists". I hate to state the obvious but we're talking about Colombia, it's not like the word Terrorist and Colombia haven't been used in the same sentence before.The other thing that is not mentioned in that article is that the airport where it happened (Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport) is not the principal airport for commercial air traffic(any more) and the DC-3 is not a commercial aircraft but a government aircraft as were the passengers. The "grenade" in question was brought on by one of the police officers as they were being transported to Choco where they expect civil riots to break out,so it a safe bet that it was a riot control type of grenade and not your typical HE High explosive type grenade."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #19 February 20, 2009 How much more damage would the "good" gernade have done ? Does it have a different blast pattern.?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #20 February 20, 2009 Turbine DC-3, I'd not heard of them.... not quite as 'romantic' as the original Mr Douglas type... Still and all, it's a shame to loose another fine airframe (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #21 February 20, 2009 Pity about the airframe, yup. Turbo Dak's came about ages ago, though. Nice thing is because the engine is longer & FAA regulations required a minimum distance between props and the cockpit, the fuselage had to be lengthened by at least 2 feet - loads more room for jumpers! edit: can't find my original article, but Basler indicates a 40" stretch.. A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #22 February 20, 2009 QuoteHow much more damage would the "good" gernade have done ? Does it have a different blast pattern.? Not sure what you mean by a "good" grenade but a HE grenade, as in the kind designed to kill people, would have had a much more devastating effect on the airplane and the people within the kill radius."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #23 February 21, 2009 QuoteHow much more damage would the "good" gernade have done ? Does it have a different blast pattern.? HE grenades are one of few instruments of destruction that Hollywood tends to represent as much less powerful than they actually are.Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #24 February 21, 2009 I agree. The first time I threw a few, I couldn't believe the power and sound. Holy shit. I prefer the grenade launcher. Thoomp...... boom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hudsonderek 0 #25 February 22, 2009 think I could get a good deal on those engines? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
