GravityGirl 0 #1 July 14, 2004 Here are a couple of pictures of the airplane that my husband flys. Is it just me, or does it look a lot like a jump plane? Honey!?!?! Who do I have to call to book this for the boogie???? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn 0 #2 July 14, 2004 Hey, it looks like a jump plane to me. Put me down for a slot. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuvToFly 0 #3 July 14, 2004 That's pretty neat, but not as cool as the plane I fly "The helicopter approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of a magic carpet" - Igor Sikorsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #4 July 14, 2004 Looks a bit too shiny for a jumpship. Where's all the tape holding it together? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #5 July 14, 2004 Which boogie, when, where ??? I'm coming...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pawl 0 #6 July 14, 2004 What type of plane is it ?"Africa is not for sissies" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #7 July 14, 2004 looks like a DHC Dash-8 Q400 to me...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #8 July 14, 2004 "looks like a DHC Dash-8 Q400 to me..." I'd go with that, only cos I was looking at Dash 8s for another thread-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #9 July 14, 2004 welll... hummmm... how do you think I figured it out ?? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #10 July 14, 2004 mmm - Missing the clear plexiglas door - Gotta take that big hatch off of there, and get a camera step installed. All those seats are pretty useless, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #11 July 14, 2004 Hmm.. Can't he accidentally land at the wrong airport around the time of the Byron Boogie? We won't tell.. no really we won't.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #12 July 14, 2004 QuoteHere are a couple of pictures of the airplane that my husband flys. Is it just me, or does it look a lot like a jump plane? Honey!?!?! Who do I have to call to book this for the boogie???? Ha. If you think the King Air stalls easy, just get that puppy down to a normal jumprun speed and get the whole plane up the back end for an exit. That T tail will get him nice and current after that real fast. I've jumped a very similar plane in Poland. They solved that problem by running jumprun at 200 kph. Not nice at all. The one jump was enough for me out of that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #13 July 14, 2004 QuoteThey solved that problem by running jumprun at 200 kph My God! How would you exit at that speed? geez JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #14 July 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteThey solved that problem by running jumprun at 200 kph My God! How would you exit at that speed? geez 200Kph=~100Kts. Not as bad as it sounds...Some of my Otter exits felt like that... Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #15 July 14, 2004 170kts Casa exits are betterYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 July 14, 2004 Yeah, 100kts per hour jumprun isn't that bad. If you've ever jumped a King Air with a crappy pilot, then I promise you you've jumped at that speed.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #17 July 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuoteThey solved that problem by running jumprun at 200 kph My God! How would you exit at that speed? geez 200Kph=~100Kts. Not as bad as it sounds...Some of my Otter exits felt like that... Jen Whoops ! My bad, I meant 200 knots. Truly nasty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #18 July 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteThey solved that problem by running jumprun at 200 kph My God! How would you exit at that speed? geez Jen Jen, I have gotten out at 24,000 feet at 180 KEAS. That works out to somewhere around 240 mph. It is a rush to say the least. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #19 July 14, 2004 That would be a great jump plane. It's the twin otter's big brother, both made by DeHavilland in Canada. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #20 July 14, 2004 Tell Mathias to swing by Byron next time and we'll give it a try.. see if it's good for that or not.. Wonder how pilot Dave'd do flying that bad boy on jump run.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #21 July 14, 2004 QuoteWonder how pilot Dave'd do flying that bad boy on jump run.. Damn dude! Don't even joke like that! *shiver* -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #22 July 14, 2004 It looks fast to me! Must be the paint job.Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathias 0 #23 July 14, 2004 Dash 8 Q-400 is the model You are looking at, haven't flown that specific tail number yet N417QX cuz we just got that one, our landing speeds are 105-120kts so I think you could jump out of it. Fast, sure we do about 360kts groundspeed with that thing about 5000shp per side. The better jump ship though would the Dash 8 - 100 model,... (we just retired a bunch of them too)Ingen minns en fegis! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #24 July 14, 2004 QuoteHa. If you think the King Air stalls easy, just get that puppy down to a normal jumprun speed and get the whole plane up the back end for an exit. That T tail will get him nice and current after that real fast.The tail on a Dash 8 is VERY high. I seriously doubt it'd be an issue, even with a wingsuit. I talked to a couple pilots that fly Dash 8s for Air Canada for awhile up in Kamloops about the potential of using it as a jump plane. Supposedly, it'd be really easy to strip everything out of the inside, leaving you with essentially a super-size Otter. You can stand up in this plane, and the door is huge. It climbs really damn fast, even fully loaded. You'd a have a REALLY long jump run, or a lot of go arounds. It'd kick ass to jump from it as a specialty aircraft, so long as it's over an area with a lot of outs. The one in question was a 300 series with a four-bladed prop. The 400 seems a lot beefier. More info at Bombardier's site here: http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=3_0&lang=en&file=/en/3_0/3_1/3_1_2_6.html QuoteIt's the twin otter's big brother, both made by DeHavilland in Canada.True -- Bombardier acquired DeHavilland from Boeing some time ago. Six one, half dozen the other."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #25 July 14, 2004 QuoteThe better jump ship though would the Dash 8 - 100 modelOr maybe a 200. Isn't it essentially the same as the 100 (in terms of size), but with bigger engines?"¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
