skydive aircrafts

[dkf1979 0]

Does anyone know a good link to see different types of aircraft used for skydiving? I only have 3 jumps (4-5 jumps after this Saturday), and I've only jumped from a Cessna Grand Caravan (cargo) and a C-182. I couldn't tell you what a king air or a twin otter even look like. Any good links for pics and specs?

http://bodypilot.bounceme.net

[Erroll 80]

Antonov & others

[indyz 1]

Go to the Airliners.net search page and put "skydiving" or "skydive" in the Keywords field.

[Lee03 0]

There is an excellent book published in Austraila. Written by Gerard Frawley. Title is "The International Directiory of Civil Aircraft." It lists most all aircraft produced and shows allot of planes used as jump planes. It isn't very expensive, maybe $18.00. You can pick it up at Borders.

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[Fast 0]

King air

Otter

Which is which is self explanatory

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[trigger 0]

Here an AN72 a v.nice jump plane or is that jump jet

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[darkwing 5]

I've got a few on my page.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[SPY 0]

Go to

diverdriver.com

The most common jumpships in america are there.

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[FrogNog 1]

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Does anyone know a good link to see different types of aircraft used for skydiving? I only have 3 jumps (4-5 jumps after this Saturday), and I've only jumped from a Cessna Grand Caravan (cargo) and a C-182. I couldn't tell you what a king air or a twin otter even look like. Any good links for pics and specs?

I just go to http://images.google.com/ and type in the name of the airplane. Works well.

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[Skydive2 1]

Just wondering who's Otter that is (the white with red strips that you have a pic of). It looks really familiar, just can't place where I've seen it.
thanks

Lance

[indyz 1]

It was owned by Jerry Jacquin (of Skydive Illinois). Rented to Sky Knights in East Troy, WI this summer, blew an engine, sat on the ramp for a couple of months. The story that I heard since then is that the bank took the plane back after Skydive Illinois closed down and it has been repaired and sold to a cargo operation.

[Skydive2 1]

Is that the same Otter that used to be Green striped? The one in this pic?
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/163439/M/
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[indyz 1]

I think so. I have a picture of it in the red paint scheme showing the same tail numbers.

[Kramer 0]

...and a Caravan is the kind where you exit out the back, right?

-Kramer

The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!

[MakeItHappen 15]

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Does anyone know a good link to see different types of aircraft used for skydiving?

Lee Loncasty jumped from a number of different planes.

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[indyz 1]

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...and a Caravan is the kind where you exit out the back, right?

A Caravan is a single engine side door Cessna. Holds more jumpers than a King Air, less than a Twin Otter. Picture. You are probably thinking of a Casa or a Skyvan.

[tspillers 0]

At Aggieland we are jumping a Beech 99. A good description is if mated a King Air and an Otter. The door is bigger than an Otter. It is bigger than a King Air but a little smaller than an Otter.

Todd

I am not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example.

[whatever 0]

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At Aggieland we are jumping a Beech 99. A good description is if mated a King Air and an Otter. Todd

man, that sounds like potentially the best jump plane crossing ever!

if only the result was something the size of the Otter that climbs and flies like the King Air...

soon to be gone

[tspillers 0]

It only has PT6 - 20's on it so we limit it to 14-16 depending on temperature, but it has 22 jumper belts and the weight and CG can handle it. If it ever gets a -27 upgrade it would really rock. It would be fast than a Super Otter. I actually landed with the plane. That thing lands fast. Of course the biggest thing I have flown is a 182 and the other jump planes I have landed with (Otter, Carvan, etc) land at much slower speeds.

Todd

I am not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example.

[FrancoR 0]

Blanik, a glider

Maybe you should have asked for typical Jumpships.

Franco

If it does not cost anything you are the product.

[gjhdiver 0]

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Does anyone know a good link to see different types of aircraft used for skydiving? I only have 3 jumps (4-5 jumps after this Saturday), and I've only jumped from a Cessna Grand Caravan (cargo) and a C-182. I couldn't tell you what a king air or a twin otter even look like. Any good links for pics and specs?

Huh. Newbies. Back in my day we couldn't afford aircraft. We had to blow ourselves to altitude with dynamite.

[WFFC 1]

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Huh. Newbies. Back in my day we couldn't afford aircraft. We had to blow ourselves to altitude with dynamite.

on a cold day when it was snowing sideways and you had to walk to the dz uphill...both ways?

[lazy 0]

this is a nice one

[Brains 2]

How's the beech treating you guys?? I still need to get up there and jump it. When is it leaving, or is it?

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[tspillers 0]

It rocks. We are enjoying it all we can. No set date for departure. If we support it, who knows.

Todd

I am not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example.