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Post by circleman on May 14, 2011 14:19:35 GMT -5
really nice paint, looks pretty in the air and at teh classic sceneries. Great work frank, and h/t to Jaap for the assist.
thx cman
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Post by andre19 on May 17, 2011 4:00:14 GMT -5
DETA – Direcção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos was established in August 1936 and operated 4 C-47A's, 1 C-47B and 2 C-53D's. DETA became LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique in 1975. c/n 11698 was built as a C-53-DO with USAAF serial number 42-68771 and was civilianized in 1946 for DETA as CR-ABJ and named 'Libombos'. In 1970 it went to the Portuguese Air Force as FAP 6170 (in situ in Mozambique) and in 1974 was transferred to the Mozambique Air Force as 6170. It was later scrapped at Maputo (Lourenço Marques).
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Post by capflyer on May 17, 2011 10:33:25 GMT -5
Question for you screenshot takers - why is it that so many screenshots I see of piston aircraft have the props feathered?
Real world - you don't (and I stress don't) feather a prop on a piston unless you have to. There is always a chance it'll get stuck there and the last thing you want to do is have to tear down the nose case so that you can unfeather the prop. That is also why when you exercise the props and test the feathering of an engine during the runup you just look for the RPM drop and then immediately go back to full fine on the pitch control. You can hurt the engine if you let it drop too low and you can induce a failure even if you don't.
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Post by circleman on May 17, 2011 13:32:07 GMT -5
Andre, good work on the DETA skytrain. Bringing africa to life, one douglas at a time.
thx cman
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on May 17, 2011 13:47:22 GMT -5
I think people just like the "different look" that feathered props gives the photo. But I agree that it was not very common (and hopefully both props were never feathered!).
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Post by mdeval on May 17, 2011 21:59:51 GMT -5
OK, Maybe I missed the memo, where can these fantastic repaints be downloaded ?
Mikie
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Post by andre19 on May 17, 2011 22:59:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the KLM Frank, and thanks cman. Yes, one plane at a time, but there were so many I'll never have any difficulty finding the next one. I usually post the screenshots and wait a day or two for someone to point out any errors before I download them to flightsim and avsim. South African Airways circa 1960. At the end of the war in the Far East a number of ex-SAAF C-47 aircraft were transferred to South African Airways. They were soundproofed, fitted out for airline service and appointed as twenty-one seater aircraft. Although built as C-47's, in their civil guise they were know as the DC-3. A total of eight DC-3's served with SAA, the last being withdrawn in 1970. This Douglas C-47A-1-DK C/N 12049 was transferred from the SAAF in 1949 and was registered as ZS-BXG and given the name 'Piketberg'. It was transferred back to the SAAF in 1971 as 6887 and then to the Rhodesian Air Force and was destroyed in an accident in Rhodesia 18 Dec 1980
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Post by circleman on May 19, 2011 0:15:51 GMT -5
Great work andre. Collecting them all.
thx cman
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Post by andre19 on May 19, 2011 1:42:05 GMT -5
Thanks cman, next on the list Hunting Clan African Airways. Hunting-Clan African Airways (1955-1960) was set up as an associated company of Hunting-Clan to operate Tourist Class passenger and cargo services from Salisbury to Kariba, Lusaka, Livingstone, Broken Hill, Ndola, Fort Rosebery, Kasama and Abercon. They also offered Inclusive Tours to Vilancoulos (Mozambique) and Johannesburg. They operated two Douglas C-47's, VP-YNH and VP-YON. USAF 44-76622 (c/n 16206/32954) to RAF as Dakota IV KN477 Mar 1945. Sold Apr 24, 1952, registered G-AMSK same day. Carried out trooping work using temporary RAF serial of XF769. Registration cancelled Aug 1955 on sale as VP-YNH. To Hunting-Clan Air Services as G-AMSK. To Hunting-Clan African Airways as VP-YNK from 1956 to 1959. To Central African Airways as VP-YNK. To Air Rhodesia as VP-YNK, which became Air Zimbabwe. To Sunair as 9J-DAK. Ultimate fate unknown.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on May 19, 2011 8:42:39 GMT -5
Some great African repaints there for Wolfgang's scenery. Thanks,
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Post by dutch11 on May 19, 2011 9:40:11 GMT -5
Thanks for all these African liveries, they are much appreciated. I enjoy flying in Africa, but the lack of repaints limited the flights that I could do. Tom mentioned Wolfgang's scenery which I have also enjoyed, although one of his submarines (I think it is part of his package) almost took out one of my flying boats when I was landing Mark
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Post by andre19 on May 23, 2011 3:18:21 GMT -5
Central African Airways Douglas C-47B-25-DK, C/N 32741 circa 1960. VP-YKN was in service from 1953 to 1966 and named Mashona. This late model (1945 built) went to the Rhodesian Air Force as R7313, then passed to the Zimbabwean Air Force.
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Post by andre19 on May 25, 2011 1:18:04 GMT -5
South African Airways Douglas C-47/DC-3 circa 1970. The remaining four SAA DC-3's - ZS-BXF, ZS-BXG, ZS-BXI and ZD-DJB maintained a feeder service - the "Milk Run". During their last few years they were operated along the Coastal Route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth by aircrews of Comair and later Air Cape under a license agreement. They were all transferred back to the SAAF in 1971. This Douglas C-47A-30-DL C/N 9492 was transferred from the SAAF in 1949 and was registered as ZS-DJB and given the name 'Simonsberg'. After serving for twenty five years it was transferred back to the SAAF as 6801 in 1971.
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Post by okami on Jun 5, 2011 20:16:12 GMT -5
Hi André, that's some wonderful work on all of these African repaints - both for the C-47s and the SAA Constellation. Any chance of an East African C-47? Regards, Nikko
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Post by andre19 on Jun 6, 2011 1:09:33 GMT -5
Hi Nikko Thanks. I'm enjoying Manfred's C-47 and all the African paints. I've just finished the South West African C-47 and you must have read my mind because the East African is going to be the next one. I'm busy collecting all the photos at the moment, so if you know where to find some clear (hopefully colour) ones it will help. South West Airways. The airline was established in 1946 as South West Air Transport and started operations in 1948. It operated from Windhoek in South West Africa (Namibia). On 26 March 1959, it merged with Oryx Aviation and became South West Airways (Afrikaans - Swidwes Lugdiens). In 1965 Namib Air became the only owner of South West Airways and both companies merged into Namib Air in 1978. Douglas C-47A-I-DK C/N 11991 started life with the USAAF serial number 42-92214 and then became FL583 with the Royal Air Force. Subsequently it was operated by the SAAF as 6871. Next it went to Aircraft Operating Company before joining South West Airways. ZS-DIW was given the name Windhoek.
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