There could be a new DC-3 in our sim . . . soon

[Dominique_K 10,150]

1 minute ago, Lord Farringdon said:

Of course the PNG Defence Force were gifted 6 (I think) C-47's from Australia, later improved to DC-3's for PNGDF operations. I flew on one from Port Moresby to Lae. They were not well looked after and some the troops were just sitting on crates!! All we needed were a few free range chickens strutting up and down the cabin and it would have passed as a set off one of the Indiana Jones movies! So yes I agree, a great bush plane alright!

Cheers

Terry   

I have flown in DC-3 and C-47 in Laos and I know the feeling of being seated on a crate 😁. Goodness that doesn’t make me feel any younger ! A great boonie aircraft but I doubt  she could land on the steep sloped strips of PNG.

[harrry 322]

1 hour ago, Dominique_K said:

I have flown in DC-3 and C-47 in Laos and I know the feeling of being seated on a crate 😁. Goodness that doesn’t make me feel any younger ! A great boonie aircraft but I doubt  she could land on the steep sloped strips of PNG.

I have flown in the DC3 in New Guinea....with and without chooks and it performed quite well in many types of regeons.  I have a liking for this bird as it is the first plane i flew as a passenger in in 1947 and remember it very well.  Melbourne Sydney via Canberra.

[harrry 322]

And those that could fly cannot because of the unavailability of Avgas at airports in this jetfuel age.

[TuFun 437]

Wouldn't put it past me if Manfred's C-47 shows up in MSFS sometimes soon by a new developer with phenomenal skills at modeling. It maybe a new model all together... who knows. 😉   I've seen his work on other projects and it is top tier! 

 

[Fielder 3,682]

1 hour ago, harrry said:

I have flown in the DC3 in New Guinea....with and without chooks and it performed quite well in many types of regions.  I have a liking for this bird as it is the first plane i flew as a passenger in in 1947 and remember it very well.  Melbourne Sydney via Canberra.

Speaking of Chooks...

 

[harrry 322]

7 minutes ago, Fielder said:

Speaking of Chooks...

 

Pay attention now......I said Chooks not Chocs...

I bet a few bags of coffee were used as chocks though when it flew in New Guinea.

 

[harrry 322]

One flight I flew on in New guinea was from Arawa to Rabaul.  My fellow passengers were a group of locals dressed in traditional costume off to work in their indentured labour for 4 years.  Fortunately such slavery has now stopped. A more pleasant and friendly set of flight companions would be hard to find.  It got a bit cold at 5000 ft so they knew how to fix it,,,,,just light a little fire in the middle of the side saddle DC3.....n need to bother the pilots they had things to do.   

[Paul K 1,348]

Could it be that the DC-3 in question is the AirFoilLabs one ? If so, it's for X-Plane, with no mention ( as far as I can see ) of MSFS2020.  Looks gorgeous, though.

https://www.airfoillabs.com/c47-dc3

[Deimos 45]

So when will there be more of this breadcrumb trail? I really need to have a DC-3 in my sim....

[Dominique_K 10,150]

12 minutes ago, Deimos said:

So when will there be more of this breadcrumb trail? I really need to have a DC-3 in my sim....

Buy the DC-6, its like having a double ration of DC-3 for the price

[Deimos 45]

1 hour ago, Dominique_K said:

Buy the DC-6

Already have that. But that is too much airliner most of the time. I'd rather have a more get up and go plane.

[raymar 969]

1 hour ago, Paul K said:

Could it be that the DC-3 in question is the AirFoilLabs one ? If so, it's for X-Plane, with no mention ( as far as I can see ) of MSFS2020.  Looks gorgeous, though.

https://www.airfoillabs.com/c47-dc3

Nope. This one is a clean sheet.

Ray

1 hour ago, Dominique_K said:

Buy the DC-6, its like having a double ration of DC-3 for the price

 

2 hours ago, TuFun said:

Wouldn't put it past me if Manfred's C-47 shows up in MSFS sometimes soon by a new developer with phenomenal skills at modeling. It maybe a new model all together... who knows. 😉   I've seen his work on other projects and it is top tier! 

 

I know several DC-3 enthusiasts that agree with you.  Great design.

Ray

[raymar 969]

I am starting this book today. I was watching this video about how rare the DC-3 and how expensive parts of them are becoming.  Interesting scenes and discussions. 

[Treetops45 1,082]

3 hours ago, raymar said:

Nope. This one is a clean sheet.

Ray

 

I know several DC-3 enthusiasts that agree with you.  Great design.

Ray

A few WIP shots would enhance your street cred.😃

T45

[warbirds 555]

22 hours ago, dobee51 said:

I'm surprised PMDG didn't make one. Not much different than a DC-6...

And, I think, they own a real one.