Peace and good health, everyone! Does anyone happen to have a DC-3 model for FS2004 with floats (not an amphibious version)? I want to use it for hydro-traffic.

Did such an aircraft ever exist in reality because it would have had to have very large floats ? Possibly very much engine power as well to be able to get off the water, especially if it had any onboard cargo and/or passengers.

Hans

6 minutes ago, Hans J said:

Did such an aircraft ever exist in reality...

Hans

Look at this

7 minutes ago, Hans J said:

Did such an aircraft ever exist in reality because it would have had to have very large floats ? Possibly very much engine power as well to be able to get off the water, especially if it had any onboard cargo and/or passengers.

Hans

There certainly was an experimental C-47 with floats and amphibious capability, a representation of which was available for FS9, but the OP didn't want amphibian, so I didn't mention it.

Very few were ever built (I wonder why?) and one was still airworthy, if not actually in use, until relatively recently.

Search for "C47 floats" if you want any detail

WOW !!

In real life and by the looks of this C-47, it was even an amphibian and not just a "floatplane".

I say !! WOW !! again. But I don't think any such FS2004 AI or flyable C-47/DC-3 models/paints exist --- BUT --- you never know what may come up in this thread.

Hans

There certainly does . . .

https://library.avsim.net/extsearch?extended_search%5Bname%5D=&extended_search%5Bfilename%5D=Douglas_XC47C_Amphibian_Transport.zip&extended_search%5Bauthor%5D=&extended_search%5Bcategory%5D=0&extended_search%5Bsubmit%5D=

J

4 hours ago, John Hinson said:

There certainly does . . .

https://library.avsim.net/extsearch?extended_search%5Bname%5D=&extended_search%5Bfilename%5D=Douglas_XC47C_Amphibian_Transport.zip&extended_search%5Bauthor%5D=&extended_search%5Bcategory%5D=0&extended_search%5Bsubmit%5D=

J

Unfortunately this is only an add-on for a defunct piece of pay-ware ... first you need the MAAM-SIM R4D/DC-3

3 hours ago, chris_eve said:

Unfortunately this is only an add-on for a defunct piece of pay-ware ... first you need the MAAM-SIM R4D/DC-3

still available here: https://store.maam.org/c47-r4d-simulator-for-fs10/ albeit FS9 port-over to FSX? i.e. with the relevant FSX SP2 compatibility updates, altimeter patch and transparency fixes https://web.archive.org/web/20231112112838/https://www.maam.org/flightsim/PACKAGES/R4D.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20231112034335/https://www.maam.org/flightsim/enhance/r4d_enhance.htm

accordingly potentially still compatible with FS2004; the xc-47c floats / amphibious version is included in the aforementioned download release

9 hours ago, chris_eve said:

Unfortunately this is only an add-on for a defunct piece of pay-ware ... first you need the MAAM-SIM R4D/DC-3

Using the XC-47C in traffic doesn't require the paid MAAM model. The amphibious version uses the paid model's panel links and sounds. However, traffic doesn't use the panel, and the default sounds are used.

On 7/3/2026 at 5:07 AM, Sergiusz Bielicki said:

I want to use it for hydro-traffic.

AI amphibians could only be used as landable aircraft, not as floating,

Bernard

12 hours ago, Retroavia said:

AI amphibians could only be used as landable aircraft, not as floating,

Bernard

Generally, you can get round that by adjusting the contact points so that the aircraft appears to be sunk in the ground, which then looks silly on land but look right in water. If your AI flight plans only serve water-based landing areas they look fine.

John

17 hours ago, Retroavia said:

AI amphibians could only be used as landable aircraft, not as floating,

Bernard

Thank you for the heads-up, but I'm using them as floating aircraft. Of course, I've made some adjustments to the [contact_points] sections in their aircraft.cfg files. And I have to manually issue the KEY_GEAR_UP command to them in Traffic Toolbox Explorer.
Video

Looks fine! Could you share your contact point entries? That would be very kind. I'm using the Folsom's Air Service repaint as well.

Bernard

Edited 19 hours ago19 hr by Retroavia

12 hours ago, Retroavia said:

Looks fine! Could you share your contact point entries?

[contact_points]

//GEAR

point.0=1, 8.0, -8.62, -8.6, 1600, 0, 1.40, 180.0, 0.25, 2.5, 0.60, 4.0, 4.0, 0, 175.0, 175.0

point.1=1, 8.0, 8.62, -8.6, 1600, 0, 1.40, 180.0, 0.25, 2.5, 0.60, 4.0, 4.0, 1, 175.0, 175.0

point.2=1, -18.0, -8.62, -6.6, 1600, 1, 1.50, 000.0, 0.25, 2.5, 0.60, 4.0, 4.0, 2, 175.0, 175.0

point.3=1, -18.0, 8.62, -6.6, 1600, 2, 1.50, 000.0, 0.25, 2.5, 0.80, 4.0, 4.0, 3, 175.0, 175.0