Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
Guest Lizardo

Caribou questions

Recommended Posts

Guest

OK, all you Caribouers (is that a word?) out there. I'm starting to throw this beast together, but I have a couple of questions. First of all, does anyone have any photos of the interior of the aircraft. So far I've been able to come up with nada...zip. Lots of good exterior shots, but nothing of the cargo bay/cokpit.Secondly, can someone familiar with the aircraft confirm my take on the operation of the flaps/ailerons. I won't call them flaperons because they don't appear to work like what I call a flaperon, because they are seperate units. The ailerons appear to be hinged off the back of a larger flap panel and deflect up or down independent of the flap movement. When the flaps deploy downward they just take the ailerons along for the ride. Am I correct? It's hard to pick this up from still photos.Thanks,Mike Stone

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

ALRIGHT!!!!! The "missing plane!" I will hunt around for ya buddy!Don

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi Mike,Many thanks in advance! Can't wait to see your Caribou in FS2002. I was stationed at Phu Cat Air Base 1967/68 with the 537th Tactical Airlift Squadron (Caribou) involved with aircraft maintenance.Here are some links to photos which may help.http://amcmuseum.org/cockpits/cockpitc-7.htm Excellent cockpit photohttp://www.petester.com/html/bou9.html Caribou flapshttp://oc-kahuna.com/RMAFCaribous.html Cargo area interior and other exterior photoshttp://www.oc-kahuna.com/TechnicalDiagrams.html Tech drawings of instrument panel and other areashttp://www.c-7acaribou.com/album/acphotos/ac_06.htm Hold your nose and watch your step. I'll check my files and see if I have anything which may be usefull.If I can help with your project, please let me know. I'd suggest using e-mail if possible but I'll also check this forum.Thanks again, looking forward to your new creation.Howard

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest Lizardo

Here's some...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest

Ah yes, the majestic Caribou! i started one about 2 weeks ago, not getting very far though. i never seem to find the time!i hope yours goes better than mine. i'm really looking forward to it.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest

Thanks for all the help guys. Those photos are a BIG help.Mike Stone

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Here are some shots I found on the web that show the flaps/flaperons pretty well I think. It appears the sections around the nacelles go down slightly more than the outboard "flaperons" do. I also think the outboard part of the flaperons can act as ailerons for normal roll control hence the name "flaperon". Hornithttp://flightsimmers.net/airport/hornit/cb.jpghttp://flightsimmers.net/airport/hornit/cb1.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Guest Lizardo

There are outstanding flight and performance charts, but they're the devil to read :http://oc-kahuna.com/Charts.html(I was surpised such a well known plane had such few genuine tech details).

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

  • Tom Allensworth,
    Founder of AVSIM Online


  • Flight Simulation's Premier Resource!

    AVSIM is a free service to the flight simulation community. AVSIM is staffed completely by volunteers and all funds donated to AVSIM go directly back to supporting the community. Your donation here helps to pay our bandwidth costs, emergency funding, and other general costs that crop up from time to time. Thank you for your support!

    Click here for more information and to see all donations year to date.
×
×
  • Create New...