August 20, 20178 yr I was watching this video of a DC-6 for sale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrwOVeUenH0 and they say in the video that the DC-6 fuel consumption in no more than that of an "Embraer business jet"... So, my question is: is it still economically viable for cargo or even passenger transport?
August 20, 20178 yr Everts Air Cargo says it is. Best Regards, Kurt "Yoda" Kalbfleisch Pinner, Middx, UK Beta tester for PMDG J41, NGX, and GFO, Flight1 Super King Air B200, Flight1 Cessna Citation Mustang, Flight1 Cessna 182, Flight1 Cessna 177B, Aeroworx B200
August 20, 20178 yr I don't know but I wonder if the maintenance cost wouldn't be substantially more. Very interesting question. Vic green
August 21, 20178 yr maybe the fuel consumption is the same, the type of fuel isn't. AVGAS is expensive! Even Everts started to use jets a few years ago due to high costs. They only uses the six because there is no other option. No other plane with that amount of payload can land on the short gravel strips like Everts uses. Regards Ronald van Ingen. Ronald van Ingen EHAM
August 22, 20178 yr It depends on the parts availability and the market you're serving. As RonnieDuck mentions, if you're serving an area which can't be served in the same manner with another type of aircraft, it would seem that the DC-6 can be profitable. I think the DC-6 could be substituted with a twin otter in many cases more profitably though. James Burke
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