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Jack: I believe the runway is 5600 feet. Most of the aircraft is all private pilot. With no tower announce your position & intention in the airspace. Plenty of parking and your AvGas is available if needed. Hope this helps. TKS!
Written on 09.11.2024 by warmwynds
The fact is that NASA proved the technology in the early 70s. The military program has been mismanaged horribly. I wrote a term paper on it in grad school (a tech policy class, as my degrees are in engineering). First Lady Trump rode on one.
Written on 09.11.2024 by Matt Lacey
Politician imposed program nobody wanted.
Written on 09.11.2024 by LZM3285
Brand new Navion?
Written on 09.11.2024 by LZM3285
super nice!! never flew CE-425. but have 10 years on the sister CE-441 Conquest II, was flight safety trained & its a real hotrod, the Ferrari of the sky.
Written on 09.11.2024 by cougardad
this CE-425 is PT6A powered. the CE-441 is TPE-331 powered, solid & highly stable going to minimums.
The beautiful "baby carriage" a delight to fly, great short field performance, PT-6 power and better than a 90 series King Air.
Written on 09.11.2024 by Sidney Smith
Fabuleux !
Written on 09.11.2024 by Benoit De Hertogh
Thanks DDS JM RL RB TP MR LA KW TD!
Written on 09.11.2024 by nickmarconi019
Hard to believe this smooth looking airframe flew just a couple of years after the end of WW2. Your engine out handling skills needed to be sharp in the event of failure of one engine...
Written on 09.11.2024 by CHRIS ROBEY
Still questionable in my opinion.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Paul Hohman
I love it!
Written on 08.11.2024 by JOSE FRANCO
@Colin Seftel, Kenn Borek Air refers to the plane as a Basler BT-67. Perhaps generally a DC3T, but specifically the conversion that came from Basler:
Written on 08.11.2024 by DArcy Grant
https://borekair.com/fleet/dc3t/
https://www.baslerturbo.com/overview.html
Gorgeous!
Written on 08.11.2024 by George Savage
Nice capture! From this angle, that sure looks like a load of flaps!!
Written on 08.11.2024 by adelma
Nice shot!!
Written on 08.11.2024 by Joe Livingston
Outstanding shot!
Written on 08.11.2024 by Mark Henley
It looks small. Maybe it is the angle of the picture taken.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Jim Sparks
That 747 sure gets around!
Written on 08.11.2024 by john cook
I remember back in the day when I helped to put out a twin Navion conversion when I worked for Riley Aeronautics.
Written on 08.11.2024 by silverio califano
Who's Doug Irwin ?
Written on 08.11.2024 by john cook
Activity log shows B77L (LR), not B772 (ordinary or ER)
Written on 08.11.2024 by Samuel Bixler
Type designator NAVI
Written on 08.11.2024 by Samuel Bixler
Dear terry kelsey, underground Hatton cross.South periferic road.
Written on 08.11.2024 by michel charron
Perfect capture!
Written on 08.11.2024 by nwilcox
Nice example of a not too closely cropped image.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Doug Cook
My family owned a 4-place Navion in the late 40's/early 50's when I was a kid. We called it the flying Buick, after upgrading from a 2-seat Ercoupe. Both parents were accomplished pilots and mother wasn't thrilled after she let me take the controls and I asked if it was okay to try a barrel-roll.
Written on 08.11.2024 by MichaelHale
danke Greg!!
Written on 08.11.2024 by Uwe Zinke
Brilliant shot.
Written on 08.11.2024 by RAY LLOYD
My bad, it is indeed an -800.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Kevin Piechota
The aircraft has the insignia of the "VI Stormo" of the Italian Air Force, based in Ghedi, the "Red Devils".
Written on 08.11.2024 by Andrea Gentilini
G Zorbas, yes you are correct, it was called the Impala in South Africa. Seen many of those in the 60's and 70's.
Written on 08.11.2024 by dupreezd
I travel US 281 in Texas back and forth to Ft. Worth often, and there are several parked at Lampasas airport. I don't know if they're flown or are abandoned, but I sure remember them as a kid. It was based loosely on the P-51. I've never flown nor ridden in one. Great photo!
Written on 08.11.2024 by Keith Brown
No way I'm getting on one. They have a notoriously bad safety record (relatively speaking). I feel sorry for the troops that are forced to board these on a mission. I understand the benefits of being able to fly longer distances at higher speed than a helicopter, but just task a C-130 and use airborne troops and airdrop. This thing is monstrosity that never should've been contracted.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Keith Brown
Re cropping: I always heard that when taking photos of moving objects, be they airplanes, cars or boats you should leave the object more room in front than behind. But hey, it's basically a DC3 and you can't have too many pictures of DC3's.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Al Miller
Where were you when you took this?
Written on 08.11.2024 by terry kelsey
Haven't seen one for a long time. Really good looking planes, and the livery on this one is sweet.
Written on 08.11.2024 by terry kelsey
I thought it was an -800
Written on 08.11.2024 by Nicholas Kostoff
I looked up the ICAO type designation for BASLER BT-67 Turbo 67 and it is DC3T (which applies to all DC3 turbine conversions). There is no way for the contributor to specifically specify the Basler version.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Colin Seftel
@theo is you enter the ICAO type code M326, your photo will be correctly listed as a Macchi MB-326.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Colin Seftel
5*
Written on 08.11.2024 by renato basso
Wow - I wish we could see more of this aircraft.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Doug Irvin
Belongs to Kenn Boreck Air from Calgary. Quite popular in the Canadian northwest.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Patrick Wahle
In South Africa, I think it was called an Impala.
Written on 08.11.2024 by G Zorbas
Gorgeous aircraft.
Written on 08.11.2024 by Patrick Wahle
I would opt for a Greyhound taking off (flaps position).
Written on 08.11.2024 by Patrick Wahle
This is obviously a DC-4, not a DC-6! Always surprised that an aviation website doesn't know the difference. A DC4 has round windows, a DC-6 has square windows, geez!
Written on 08.11.2024 by James R. Miles
The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet trainer designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacter Aermacchi. It is one of the most commercially successful aircraft of its type, being bought by more than 10 countries and produced under licence in Australia, Brazil and South Africa. (Wikipedia)
Written on 08.11.2024 by 082BA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-326
No, it is not simply "a DC-3 with turbine engines". It is indeed a Basler BT-67. These aircraft admittedly are based on a DC-3 airframe, but "the conversion includes fitting the airframe with new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, lengthening the fuselage, strengthening the airframe, upgrading the avionics, and making modifications to the wing leading edges and wingtips." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basler_BT-67]. A lot more than simply bolting a couple of turbines on an existing DC-3.
Written on 07.11.2024 by Alan Hume
It's a Macchi trainer
Written on 07.11.2024 by appsy131
