Jet powered DC3 Dakota

[dampfpanzerwagon]

I saw this over on ARC and thought it was worth sharing!

See Thursday August 19th. The Jet Dakota.
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/

Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/

[Colonel Tubby]

With all the power plants used on the DC3 I now find myself wondering why this hasn't been tried in real life.

Because nobody is that mad?

In all likelyhood I'd think the airframe wouldn't be able to stand the stress.

[Colonel Tubby]

Plenty of turbine powered DC 3's flying in the world whose wings haven't fallen off.

And I have seen photos of them taking off at McMurdo Base, Antarctica with JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) packs attached.

It is a pretty strong airframe.

Really, I knew they were sturdy but not that hardy!

[Colonel Tubby]

That was excellent - thanks for posting!

If they can cope with that it probably explains why they are still flying today!

[AzSteven]

That was excellent - thanks for posting!

If they can cope with that it probably explains why they are still flying today!

There are two things in aviation I am convinced of - when I die of old age 50+ years hence, somebody will still be operating C-47s for commerical service, and at least two B-52 airframes will still be in government service.