The 2nd best part of your video is the sound of the P&W R-2000s on this DC-3. The best part is that you didn't give into providing some lousy background music to disrupt the engine/prop sounds. Thanks for sharing!
I Love your comment, my number one goal is to let people experience the natural sound of these amazing aircraft. Your welcome and a huge thank you for your comment and for watching 😎👍
Oh gosh, background "music". Enough said. She's not a P-51 or an F4U....but she's a beautiful work of art. Jets just cannot compare to these old propeller planes.
We had the Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 engines on the C-7A Caribou, twin-row radial engines rated at 1650 SHP each. They have the Hamilton Standard Propellers: the YC-7A Prototype did not have reverse; the C-7A had a separate Integral Oil Control (IOC) behind the prop which enabled the propeller to be fully reversing - made the C-7A a great STOL airplane. The major headache was not with the engine but the exhaust pipes. There is only one stud per cylinder to support the entire exhaust system without any other supports. The front row of cylinders had a short stack from the front row to align with the exhaust pipes of the rear row cylinders. The welded brackets broke frequently on all of the exhaust stacks! It paid off to ensure the exhaust port liners were not worn out from vibration. The air pressure carburetor only has three mixture settings: off - auto rich - auto lean. There was an additional accelerator pump diaphragm on the right side of the rear accessory case. I spent seven years in the military working on the C-7A's in the late 70's and early 80's.
Thank you so much Michael for your service and for all the information, always loved the Caribou but I hardly ever saw them. They have or had one for years at the Chino Airport in California, I'm not sure it is still around. Unfortunately it was just sitting and rotting away, very sad.
@@EdWhisenantAviation aviation is like family to me! I have loved it since I was 4 I really want to see it in person but because of covid 19 I haven’t been seeing any aircraft with my own eyes and when I do I get really really excited
I don't care who builds them there will never be an aircraft to beat the DC-3 for being not just one of the hardest working, longest lasting aircraft ever built but also it's style is just beautiful, in a class all of it's own!
I grew up with these piston airliners and always loved the sound of those large radial engines. I could listen to them all day. Their sound is like beautiful music to my ears and their exhaust note is pure piston powered poetry to me.
Douglas Dakota C47 From distant hills would drift the sound, A radial-rhythm in the sky, At once I’d know a 47, Was growling down to earth from heaven. Dakota, dawdling into view, ‘Silver City’, or ‘BKS’, Blue, or red, ‘Air Lingus’ green, Hot-house jolting, joy machine. I’d watch its strutted wheels come down, Round yellow eyes, full-beam ahead, I’d trace it banking round to where Its flaps would stab into the air. Rooted beneath the landing-lights, Wide eyed, I’d drink its deep descent, Until it’s shadow swiftly fell free, And rooftop roaring gently shook me. Then swirl of air... a second’s silence. A skid, a squeal, a rattling rumble. A rev’ of engines, a number jotted. A routine landing, a boy besotted! Literally poetry to me... Peter
Yes I love that radial engines sound too. Grew up in the 1950"s in Roanoke, Va and got my dad to take me to the airport every Sunday. Only 3 airlines. Piedmont had the most flights with DC3 craft with P&W 1830 engines. Eastern and American had several flights a day. Easter with Martin 404 and American with Convair 240 planes. The Martin's and Convairs didn't sound exactly the same but found out back then they had the same engines. P&W R2800 CB16. Got to ride on all three. The Martin 404 was the loudest in the passenger area.
My first airplane ride was in a Garuda DC3 in 1956. The flight was from Manado to Makassar, Indonesia. I was 9 years old. Thanks for sharing this clip.
I don't know how anyone could give a thumbs down on this wonderful DC-3 experience. Lucky you to have had this priceless ride in the greatest airplane ever built. Douglas created the most amazing plane ever when they came up with this one. Solid, forgiving, built to withstand even a gear up landing with minimal damage, and still in the air today! I've always been a Douglas fan, way over Boeing or Lockheed. It just always seemed like they built better planes than the competition. Thanks for this wonderful video!
Thanks so much Kenny for your very nice comment, I Love the DC-3, I watch a lot of videos and I never give anyone a thumbs down, people share video's for us to watch and I look at it as I can't be everywhere so I always enjoy watching anything Aviation or Train related.
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thank you for your response. I, too, enjoy train videos, and am a fan of the Virtual Railfan channel on RUclips. The live cam at La Plata, Ohio, is on of my favorites. As a "train spotter" I imagine you're already a viewer.
My dad flew 3s in the USAAF and later was a flight instructor on 3s at Dos Palos and Lemoore during the war before heading to England with the 20thAF. He loved his Goony Birds.
My Pop worked for Delta Airlines fir 40 years. I've flown on D C 6, DC 7 when I was a kid . I use to see D C 3's occasionally, and fell in love with them. Would still love to take a ride on one!
That's some cool history of your Dad working 40 years at Delta, I could only imagine all the neat aircraft he's seen in that time. Really cool you have flown in those aircraft. Thank you for sharing & watching 👍😎
Back in 1954 I was stationed in Panama doing maintenance in the AIrforce on C-47 and C=54 . We were the main center for inspections of these aircraft for the Airforce and had a C-47 came in with the R-2000 conversion on it and we inspected it and found the engine was on the R-1830 engine mount and the sandwich mounts on the front fire seal the lower mounts were compressed like a marsh mellow and the firewall mounts were starting to separate we changed all mounts and they flew it back to the states and we never seen it again. Figured they would put the R-2000. Mounts on to take the weight and extra power,
Forgot to mention great video ! you could actually see the extra power these engines provide, We had a few R-1830 with hi and low blow on them . Our base supplied the South American Embassy's with supplies and at times transportation and flying the Ande mountain range was a chore for that old 1830 . Between Santiago Chile and Buenos Aires Argentina they had to fly thru a pass because the mountains were to high ! I bet with the R-2000 on them they could probably get more altitude , I imagine but they kept it at about 10,0000 feet on the 1830's Either way it's a great conversion..@@EdWhisenantAviation
I remember one time long ago our family had to take a flight from Seattle to Denver. We flew on a DC-7b. I sat right by the #3 engine and when the pilot ran up the engines for take off power the noise was absolutely DEAFENING!!
Re the advert, the best kitchen I've eaten from is the three horseshoes and it's not far from leak , from the atmosphere as soon as you walk in the doors through the bar bar and into the restaurant is an experience that you have to try. My favourite is the carvery and syrup dumpling is top notch
It is, if it would not have been for the bloody war, it would only occupy an honorable small spot... do we now have to thank that Austrian corporal for that? ;-) ha ha
Yes she can get up & go, it has a new paint livery now, you can see it by clicking on my link or by my title of my flight in the new paint job. ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html Title: Flight in Douglas “HIPER” DC-3 / C-47 at Flabob Airport DC-3 Fly-In (N62CC)
Yes this paint livery was pretty cool but it now has a new paint livery now, you can see it by clicking on my link or by my title of my flight in the new paint job. ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html Title: Flight in Douglas “HIPER” DC-3 / C-47 at Flabob Airport DC-3 Fly-In (N62CC)
Sorry I missed your birthday, I hope you had a nice day, and yes you have probably seen a lot of these over the years. Thank you for watching & for your comment 😎👍
Bom dia !!!!!! Nunca ví um DC 3 de perto. Só mesmo pelo RUclips. Mas o Amor por ele é grande assim mesmo. Imagino sua emoção por já ter visto eles voando. Deve ser inesquecível. Grande abraço........
Ulrich Jackisch In the 60s ,as Ground Engineer I assembled those Engines.They where totally Overhauled every 5000 hrs When the DC 3 was retired, the boys pulled one out of the Hangar, We Qantas workers flew out to the Australian East Coast to buy Waterfront Land for investing. We did well and had Family had a outings at Weekends Good Times all around
Now that was a great video! Really cool to see and hear the smoking engine start-up, what a great experience that must have been to fly in this classic.
Hermoso recuerdo...Cuando bebé, 2 meses, fue mi primer vuelo en un DC-3 en un Festival aéreo en mi ciudad natal, Temuco, Chile, una foto en brazos de mi mamá y años mas tarde viajes de mi ciudad a la capital con mis padres...Una maravilla escuchar esos motores antes del despegue, el vuelo y la llegada a aeropuerto, hoy desaparecido, Los Cerrillos en Santiago, Chile. Toda una experiencia que aun hoy recuerdo.
What a gorgeous piece of history I envy you I've always wanted to fly on a DC-3 I live in Fayetteville NC next to Ft Bragg and there is a huge history with the 82nd and these awesome birds. Enjoyed the video thank you I see where she's been converted back to her former glory now. Cheers 👍
WOW! that's so cool Kathie, I was so greatfull that I got to fly in her, have you seen the new paint job it just received and do you live within driving distance to Riverside Airport in California?
The DC 3(C47) ......and the Super DC3 (R4D-8).....flew both of them with a freight company......By far, the most beloved airplanes I've ever flown! Question: Did the DC4 require a type rating, if already typed in the -3? The Super 3 had cleveland brakes, and the regular 3, the old expansion type brakes........WE flight planned the TAS with 120 kts., the Super with 145kts.......quite a difference......fuel burn 100 gph, no blowers on either one.
Bom dia !!!!!! A Aeronave mais fantástica e mais importante da história da Aviação Mundial. Sem dúvidas....... O Albatroz jamais será esquecido. Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Abraço do Brasil.......
Just found this vid, WOW, what an amazing aircraft. Beautiful sound, and beautifully videoed from inside and out. Must have been a fantastic experience taking a ride on it. I guess it had a bit more ' boogie ' down the runway than the R1830 versions??
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thankyou for the reply Ed. Yep, i think the R2000's are rated at somewhere around 1,400HP for T/O, in the C47, where the R1830's are about 1,150 - 1,200 HP. Have flown a few times in the std DC3 as pax, never as PIC. Amazing to think they are still flying today, 70 or 80 years on from their inception. Cheers, Mike.
WOW! That's pretty cool you used to fly this back in the days in & out of Waterbury-Oxford Airport, it's being taken care out here at Chino Airport in California. Thanks so much for your comment.
Wow, what do you know. This cool DC-3 was based only a couple of miles up Rt 8 from my hometown. Incredible plane! And of course, P & W was east outside of Hartford, and Windsor Locks is only a couple of miles NW of Hartford, and a lot of pilots got their intro to the P-47s and the F4Us they would do so well in with their R-2800s as well. Thank you for posting. As Donald Douglas said in 1981 just before he passed, they had no idea at the time they designed her in the mid 1930s, that she would outlive all of them. She gets the job done, and it's great they did a heart job on this one. My Dad was a Cbt Avn Egr in Iceland, and then in the ETO and helped build CAS fields for the 9th AF P-47s, and had C-47s drop in periodically. His greatest memory was helping to build the AF up top the hill from Omaha, and saw the C-47 skytrain that started. C-47 after C-47, he said. One of the scenes in the C-47 vid here on RUclips shows guys with helmets working to unload/load these gals once they touched down. My Dad said the Germans would periodically shell the Marston Mats, requiring them to replace them. They had to work all night to have their AF ready for an inspection the next a.m. by Gen officers.
My pleasure. And AFAIAC, with our Greatest Gen going to their Final Reward with The Almighty at the rate of 800 a day now (when Ambrose wrote his book, BoB, it was 1,000 a day. We are losing them quickly. All that will eventually survive is Oral History, from 2nd Generation, what Ambrose' Museum down in The Big Easy pushes so hard now, and more & more it must come from what little they shared with us. I firmly believed they were so reticent about speaking about their experiences b/c it was something they wanted to leave behind, and too many bad memories of friends lost to the brutality of war. Look at the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan. That shows and says it all.
Nice thing is, even on 87 Octane AvGas your getting almost 400 horsepower more power from each engine than stock. I bet she leaps off the ground when you goose her.
El famoso DC-3 el ave legendaria y uno de los aviones mas iconicos en la historia de la aviacion mundial, ese es la estrella de la corona para la aviacion
Yo trabaje en esos aviones en la FA, tenian un motor R-1830, fantastico avion, en mi pais sirvio de mucho, ayuda humanitaria, traslado de viveres, traslado de tropa y paracaidismo, la FAG tuvo varios con estos motores y despues algunos les colocaron motores de turbina PT6
Love the DC-3s but the C-47 with it's beefed up floor and double doors is the way to go. Can't beat the sound of the o'l school pistons but turboprops are it.
Yup I love them both and this one has the DC-3 Hiper Conversion, which removed the standard DC-3 P&W R-1830s engines to DC-4/C-54 P&W R-2000 Engines that included Modified Stainless Steel Cowlings and engine mounts from DC-4, also installed what they call is the “Crosswind Landing Gear” which is Heavyweight Landing Gear used by the Military on later versions of the C-47. After all of that a huge thank you for watching :)
Actually , that's not true. The DC-3 came first, it was only later pressed into military service. The first users of the DC-3 were American Airlines with their inaugural passenger service on June 26, 1936. The so-called C-47 is just a DC-3 with some extra bits and pieces like a cargo-door and towing eyes for gliders etc. It is in fact the other way around - "On of the very few commercial aircraft that made an easy crossover to military service"
This is the aircraft that I flew the most since childhood, always as a passenger, of course, because I am not a pilot. It was the aircraft most used by the Brazilian Air Force, and my father was an officer in that army, which gave me several opportunities to fly some beautiful planes.
That's pretty cool that you got to fly a lot in these aircraft and others, thank your Dad for his service from me if he is still with us. Thank you for your comment and for watching 👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation We miss Cel Leite since march 2009, but the memories of many adventhures we"ve shared are still much alive. Congratulations and many thanks for the great work you're doing!
@@alexleite2388 I'm sorry Alex for your loss, so glad you have a lot of memories, thank you for your comment. I'm glad this brought back good memories. Take care.
Hello Ed. What were the performance gains by doing these conversions? I've flown DC-3's in years past and love the type. If a trusty Golden Retriever could be an airplane what would it be??? a DC-3/C-47.
There were some EC-47Q's that used R2000 engines. IIRC they listened in on North Vietnamese communication (ELINT) Intel gathering)....The US Army also used RU-8D's at some point.....
I was an aircraft mechanic in Vietnam 1969-1970 with the 362 TEWS (Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron). About 65 C-47's were converted to the EC-47 variant. Of those 17 were Q models powered by the PW R-2000 engine. I noticed that N62CC has a radome as all EC-47's had weather radar installed. I was wondering if N62CC might be of them. But I rather dought it as all EC-47's were transferred to the Vietnamese air force at the end of US involvement. When South Vietnam fell, the pilots crammed in as many family members as they could and escaped to Thailand or other countries. They all probably ended up as chicken coupes.
Totally awesome video Ed....The DC-3 being one of my all time favourite Aircraft Interesting to learn about it having P&W R-2000 Engines...and it's Hiper conversion....I bet you enjoyed this flight ...i would have......Great stuff...Best wishes....Steve.-:)
I’m the current “curator”, if you will, of this piece of history. FYI, since Ed made this video she’s been repainted in all her D-Day glory, as she was on that day. We now call her the Virginia Ann and she’s on track to make the journey back to England and France this May to celebrate the 75th D-Day Anniversary. You can follow the story of all the C-47s making that trek at www.ddaysquadron.org. You can also check out www.daksovernormandy.com
Thank you Barrett for posting this information. For anyone who want's to see my video after being painted in her D-Day Glory you can see it on my channel titled: Flight in Douglas “HIPER” DC-3 / C-47 at Flabob Airport DC-3 Fly-In (N62CC) or the direct link is: ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html
It's a fooking truck that flys. Thousands left over from WW2 still flying. Take off or land in any cow pasture. Astonishingly forgiving of novice pilots. Supremely rugged construction. Workhorse of the Berlin airlift. Most likely the best twin engine piston aircraft ever built.
Ive often thought about larger piston engines on a DC-3, but I was thinking something in the neighborhood of the P&W R2800, which is probably to much for the airframe. The R2000's from the DC-4 would probably go on without much modification. I wonder if the power to weight ratio is better than with the single row Wright 1820's.
Ya it's close to the same paint scheme, since I made this video she’s been repainted in all her D-Day glory & is now named the Virginia Ann and is going to make the journey back to England and France this May to celebrate the 75th D-Day Anniversary. Thank you for watching John :)
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The 2nd best part of your video is the sound of the P&W R-2000s on this DC-3. The best part is that you didn't give into providing some lousy background music to disrupt the engine/prop sounds. Thanks for sharing!
I Love your comment, my number one goal is to let people experience the natural sound of these amazing aircraft. Your welcome and a huge thank you for your comment and for watching 😎👍
Oh gosh, background "music". Enough said. She's not a P-51 or an F4U....but she's a beautiful work of art. Jets just cannot compare to these old propeller planes.
Do you know If its possible to Fit a R-2800 twin wasp in a dc3?
We had the Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 engines on the C-7A Caribou, twin-row radial engines rated at 1650 SHP each. They have the Hamilton Standard Propellers: the YC-7A Prototype did not have reverse; the C-7A had a separate Integral Oil Control (IOC) behind the prop which enabled the propeller to be fully reversing - made the C-7A a great STOL airplane. The major headache was not with the engine but the exhaust pipes. There is only one stud per cylinder to support the entire exhaust system without any other supports. The front row of cylinders had a short stack from the front row to align with the exhaust pipes of the rear row cylinders. The welded brackets broke frequently on all of the exhaust stacks! It paid off to ensure the exhaust port liners were not worn out from vibration. The air pressure carburetor only has three mixture settings: off - auto rich - auto lean. There was an additional accelerator pump diaphragm on the right side of the rear accessory case. I spent seven years in the military working on the C-7A's in the late 70's and early 80's.
Thank you so much Michael for your service and for all the information, always loved the Caribou but I hardly ever saw them. They have or had one for years at the Chino Airport in California, I'm not sure it is still around. Unfortunately it was just sitting and rotting away, very sad.
The P&W R-2000-7M2 produced 1,450 horsepower.
I just don't. Believe this wonderfull little airplane is still flying after 70 years. I love the dc' s. I flew the dc' 8. 63. In 1979 for. Braniff.
Yes they are still flying & really cool that you flew the DC-8's and for Braniff 👍😎THank you for watching 👍😎
Nostalgic memory flying in one of these in 1957 in East African Airways .
Nice you have good memories of your flight, Iv'e been very lucky to have flown several times in so mant differant DC-3, C-47, C-53 & C-41.
Good to see the old girls still flying, they are a major part of aviation history, thanks Ed for sharing this amazing footage
Your welcome Rod, & yes they are a major part of aviation history and still going strong in some parts of the world, thank so much for watching 👍😎
@@EdWhisenantAviation aviation is like family to me! I have loved it since I was 4 I really want to see it in person but because of covid 19 I haven’t been seeing any aircraft with my own eyes and when I do I get really really excited
Nothing sexier than the DC3 Ed! Thank you! Working on a disaster relief plan for the American people hopefully involving these gorgeous workhorsees.
Sounds really interesting, keep up the good work 👍😎
I don't care who builds them there will never be an aircraft to beat the DC-3 for being not just one of the hardest working, longest lasting aircraft ever built but also it's style is just beautiful, in a class all of it's own!
So true Richard, the only other aircraft are C-130, B-52 & UH-1 Huey 👍😎
@@EdWhisenantAviation, I have to add the Boeing 747 to that list. Such a graceful aircraft.
@@richardcline1337 I agree 747 Queen of the Skies 👍😎
I grew up with these piston airliners and always loved the sound of those large radial engines. I could listen to them all day. Their sound is like beautiful music to my ears and their exhaust note is pure piston powered poetry to me.
You said it absolutely perfect, I agree with you 100%, thank you for your comment and for watching :)
Than you so vey much!
Douglas Dakota C47
From distant hills would drift the sound,
A radial-rhythm in the sky,
At once I’d know a 47,
Was growling down to earth from heaven.
Dakota, dawdling into view,
‘Silver City’, or ‘BKS’,
Blue, or red, ‘Air Lingus’ green,
Hot-house jolting, joy machine.
I’d watch its strutted wheels come down,
Round yellow eyes, full-beam ahead,
I’d trace it banking round to where
Its flaps would stab into the air.
Rooted beneath the landing-lights,
Wide eyed, I’d drink its deep descent,
Until it’s shadow swiftly fell free,
And rooftop roaring gently shook me.
Then swirl of air... a second’s silence.
A skid, a squeal, a rattling rumble.
A rev’ of engines, a number jotted.
A routine landing, a boy besotted!
Literally poetry to me... Peter
@@Levied12 Nicely said Peter, thank you for that👍😎
Yes I love that radial engines sound too. Grew up in the 1950"s in Roanoke, Va and got my dad to take me to the airport every Sunday. Only 3 airlines. Piedmont had the most flights with DC3 craft with P&W 1830 engines. Eastern and American had several flights a day. Easter with Martin 404 and American with Convair 240 planes. The Martin's and Convairs didn't sound exactly the same but found out back then they had the same engines. P&W R2800 CB16. Got to ride on all three. The Martin 404 was the loudest in the passenger area.
Damn beautiful modification. I love the DC3. I have about a hundred and twenty hours doing sheet metal repairs on Continental Airlines DC3
That is great, I bet the Continental Airlines DC3's looked great - Thank you for watching 👍😎
It's amazing how fast it takes off!!
Ya you can feel the difference, thank you for watching 😎👍
That sound on takeoff, puuurrrrrrrr magic!
I have to agree with you, thank you for watching 👍😎
Sounds beautiful,like an airborne Harley.
That's a great comparison, thank you for watching Joe 👍😎
Douglas Engineers and Designers were Pure Magic, back in those late 30's. Amazing aircraft.
Yes I agree with you 100% thank you for watching 👍😎
Beautiful airplane.
Thank you so much, it has been painted, here is my video of the new Livery. I hope you like? let me know. ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html
Three guys to manage the DC-3, managable workload. 👍❤️🙏
Hello Thomas, thank you for watching 👍😎
My first airplane ride was in a Garuda DC3 in 1956. The flight was from Manado to Makassar, Indonesia. I was 9 years old. Thanks for sharing this clip.
Very cool I hope this brought back good memories, thank you for sharing & watching 👍😎
I love this bird. Has a sleek, stylish paintjob and body, yet is just rough and tough around the edges to remind you of its hard-working past.
You said it perfect, thank you for your comment & for watching 👍
TOP Video - best i have seen before !!!
Thank you for your kind words Frank 😎👍
I don't know how anyone could give a thumbs down on this wonderful DC-3 experience. Lucky you to have had this priceless ride in the greatest airplane ever built. Douglas created the most amazing plane ever when they came up with this one. Solid, forgiving, built to withstand even a gear up landing with minimal damage, and still in the air today! I've always been a Douglas fan, way over Boeing or Lockheed. It just always seemed like they built better planes than the competition. Thanks for this wonderful video!
Thanks so much Kenny for your very nice comment, I Love the DC-3, I watch a lot of videos and I never give anyone a thumbs down, people share video's for us to watch and I look at it as I can't be everywhere so I always enjoy watching anything Aviation or Train related.
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thank you for your response. I, too, enjoy train videos, and am a fan of the Virtual Railfan channel on RUclips. The live cam at La Plata, Ohio, is on of my favorites. As a "train spotter" I imagine you're already a viewer.
@@65marlin327 Your Welcome Kenny, yup I also watch the Virtual Railfan channel on RUclips :)
My dad flew 3s in the USAAF and later was a flight instructor on 3s at Dos Palos and Lemoore during the war before heading to England with the 20thAF. He loved his Goony Birds.
Thank for sharing about your Dad, glad to hear he liked his Gooney Bird.
The Inside from the DC-3 looks quite nice and tidy , cool man!
Ya and since this video was taken they made it look even better, thank you for your comment & for watching 👍😎
EXCELLENT sound!!!!! I noticed a little black smoke out of #2 just after rotation.
My Pop worked for Delta Airlines fir 40 years. I've flown on D C 6, DC 7 when I was a kid . I use to see D C 3's occasionally, and fell in love with them. Would still love to take a ride on one!
That's some cool history of your Dad working 40 years at Delta, I could only imagine all the neat aircraft he's seen in that time. Really cool you have flown in those aircraft. Thank you for sharing & watching 👍😎
Love your channel Ed Whisenant Aviation! Keep it up! Thank you
Thank you very much Aaron, I really appreciate your comment 👍😎
Back in 1954 I was stationed in Panama doing maintenance in the AIrforce on C-47 and C=54 . We were the main center for inspections of these aircraft for the Airforce and had a C-47 came in with the R-2000 conversion on it and we inspected it and found the engine was on the R-1830 engine mount and the sandwich mounts on the front fire seal the lower mounts were compressed like a marsh mellow and the firewall mounts were starting to separate we changed all mounts and they flew it back to the states and we never seen it again. Figured they would put the R-2000. Mounts on to take the weight and extra power,
That's crazy, ya I guess different modifications depending on who does it. Thank you for your service & for your comment :)
Forgot to mention great video ! you could actually see the extra power these engines provide, We had a few R-1830 with hi and low blow on them . Our base supplied the South American Embassy's with supplies and at times transportation and flying the Ande mountain range was a chore for that old 1830 . Between Santiago Chile and Buenos Aires Argentina they had to fly thru a pass because the mountains were to high ! I bet with the R-2000 on them they could probably get more altitude , I imagine but they kept it at about 10,0000 feet on the 1830's Either way it's a great conversion..@@EdWhisenantAviation
@@16480287 Thanks Stanley. That's a lot of flying you guys did over those mountains, glad it all worked out.
@@16480287 Thank you Stanley for the info, take care.
I saw these things passes above my head when I was young 😍😘
Hopefully enjoyed seeing them over the years, I would have loved it, thank you for your comment & for watching
There was a Pacific Southwest DC-3 at Chino near the Planes Of Fame museum but last I was it, It was in peaces.
What a great plane, the sound from the great radial engines is "music", as has been said already.
You said it perfect, thank you for watching Marten 👍
I remember one time long ago our family had to take a flight from Seattle to Denver. We flew on a DC-7b. I sat right by the #3 engine and when the pilot ran up the engines for take off power the noise was absolutely DEAFENING!!
@@flashesofblack4128 That's awesome you got to fly in a DC-7 & the noise wow! thank you for sharing & watching 👍
This is classic aviation I love the dc3
You & I both, I can't get enough of the DC-3's, I wish I could see them more often👍Thank you for watching 😎
Me too!
@@EdWhisenantAviation me three! Love the DC3, it’s soo melodic
Es hermoso ver siempre al ..DC 3
Yes I love seeing these beautiful DC-3's also, thank you for your comment & for watching 😎👍
Desde que tengo memoria y conocí al más perfecto avion como el DC 3 entro en mi vida como un flechazo gracias por tomar en cuenta mi comentario
@@ismaelalvarado2742 Your welcome and a lot of people really love these old classic DC-3's, thank you again 👍😎
Re the advert, the best kitchen I've eaten from is the three horseshoes and it's not far from leak , from the atmosphere as soon as you walk in the doors through the bar bar and into the restaurant is an experience that you have to try. My favourite is the carvery and syrup dumpling is top notch
In the late 1960 and early 1970s I flew in them in Honduras and Nicaragua. Great aircraft.
WOW! Very nice, I bet you have some stories you could tell, thank you for your comment & for watching.
Saw a lot of these at the 75th D-Day anniversary last June. Met a guy who rode in one from California to Normandy - unpressurized !
Always magnificent, a truly all American ingenuity!
Yes, you sure said it and a huge part of Aviation History. Thanks so much for watching :)
It is, if it would not have been for the bloody war, it would only occupy an honorable small spot... do we now have to thank that Austrian corporal for that? ;-) ha ha
@@MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS Thank you for watching.
Ed, you have such cool videos
Well thank you for your very kind words, I really appreciate it 😎👍
P.S.This is a really nice craft. With those bigger engines, it probably is more like a hot rod than the standard DC-3.
Yes she can get up & go, it has a new paint livery now, you can see it by clicking on my link or by my title of my flight in the new paint job. ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html
Title: Flight in Douglas “HIPER” DC-3 / C-47 at Flabob Airport DC-3 Fly-In (N62CC)
I notice the difference in sound! Still an awesome vintage aircraft!
Sounds pretty good, thank you for watching :)
Best landing ever. Normally the camera would curse it, but that one wouldn't even spill your coffee. Good video!
Yes the pilot did a great job on landing & thank you so much for watching :)
Beautiful aircraft!
Yes one amazing aircraft, it has new paint check it out on my video, let me know what you think. ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html
I was a lucky kid to fly in DC 3's from Boston to Barre Vt ... wish I could again
The DC-3's are one of my favorite airplanes, I'm glad you got to experience a flight in one. Thank you for sharing and for watching 👍
Nice video. Thanks for sharing it. Increasing the power from 1200hp to 1600-1700hp must give the old bird quite a boost in performance.
Yes you can defiantly feel the difference. Thank you for watching :)
That right engine looks to be a little rich. Great flying DC-3. Love the paint livery.
Yes this paint livery was pretty cool but it now has a new paint livery now, you can see it by clicking on my link or by my title of my flight in the new paint job. ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html
Title: Flight in Douglas “HIPER” DC-3 / C-47 at Flabob Airport DC-3 Fly-In (N62CC)
Hoje estou com 65 anos, lembro muito bem desses aviões... Saudades !!!
Sorry I missed your birthday, I hope you had a nice day, and yes you have probably seen a lot of these over the years. Thank you for watching & for your comment 😎👍
Bom dia !!!!!!
Nunca ví um DC 3 de perto. Só mesmo pelo RUclips.
Mas o Amor por ele é grande assim mesmo.
Imagino sua emoção por já ter visto eles voando.
Deve ser inesquecível.
Grande abraço........
Ulrich Jackisch In the 60s ,as Ground Engineer I assembled those Engines.They where totally Overhauled every
5000 hrs
When the DC 3 was retired, the boys pulled one out of the Hangar,
We Qantas workers flew out to the Australian East Coast to buy Waterfront Land for investing.
We did well and had Family had a outings at Weekends
Good Times all around
Great story, thank you for sharing & for watching 👍
Now that was a great video! Really cool to see and hear the smoking engine start-up, what a great experience that must have been to fly in this classic.
Yes it was an exciting flight & my first DC-3 Flight with DC-4 Engines was some history for me, Thanks so much for your support.
” DC-3 they have nice sound the engine brbrbrbreberberberberbrebrebrberbrberbbreeb
That's a cool sound description you gave ya I love the sound of the
DC-3.
thanks man
Loved that smell of the exhaust in the morning during engine start !
I love the smell also😎 Did you fly or work around them? Thank you Stanley for watching 👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation was a crew chief on a C-47 worked and flew with it for my 5 years in Air force !
@@16480287 Thank you so much Stanley for your service 👍
Hermoso recuerdo...Cuando bebé, 2 meses, fue mi primer vuelo en un DC-3 en un Festival aéreo en mi ciudad natal, Temuco, Chile, una foto en brazos de mi mamá y años mas tarde viajes de mi ciudad a la capital con mis padres...Una maravilla escuchar esos motores antes del despegue, el vuelo y la llegada a aeropuerto, hoy desaparecido, Los Cerrillos en Santiago, Chile. Toda una experiencia que aun hoy recuerdo.
That sounds like an Air Festival that is worth going to, thank you for watching 👍
What a gorgeous piece of history I envy you I've always wanted to fly on a DC-3 I live in Fayetteville NC next to Ft Bragg and there is a huge history with the 82nd and these awesome birds. Enjoyed the video thank you I see where she's been converted back to her former glory now. Cheers 👍
Thank you so much for your very nice comment, hopefully you can get a flight in one someday.
@@EdWhisenantAviation your welcome and hopefully 👍
It even sounds alot more mean than a normal DC-3!
Ya, it sure does, thank you for checking it out 👍😎
awsome plane ....super plush passenger cabin
Thank you Rick for your comment & for watching 😎👍
Beautiful airplane! nice flight...thanks
Thank you for watching 👍
Gracias Ed por tu respuesta a mi comentario del DC 3 Felicidades
Your welcome & thank you for watching 👍😎
This was once my Dad's beloved Gooney Bird! Thank you for sharing!
WOW! that's so cool Kathie, I was so greatfull that I got to fly in her, have you seen the new paint job it just received and do you live within driving distance to Riverside Airport in California?
The DC 3(C47) ......and the Super DC3 (R4D-8).....flew both of them with a freight company......By far, the most beloved airplanes I've ever flown! Question: Did the DC4 require a type rating, if already typed in the -3? The Super 3 had cleveland brakes, and the regular 3, the old expansion type brakes........WE flight planned the TAS with 120 kts., the Super with 145kts.......quite a difference......fuel burn 100 gph, no blowers on either one.
That's pretty cool that you flew both of them, thank you for the info & for watching 👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation You're quite welcome!
Bom dia !!!!!!
A Aeronave mais fantástica e mais importante da história da Aviação Mundial.
Sem dúvidas.......
O Albatroz jamais será esquecido.
Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal.
Abraço do Brasil.......
Thank you for watching
@@EdWhisenantAviation boa noite !!!!!
Obrigado pela atenção por ter respondido.
Abraço do Brasil.......
@@FlavioSpirit Your welcome & again thank you 😎👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation Valeu.......
@@FlavioSpirit The cost can vary, thank you for watching 👍👍
Landed on the numbers.
Buckeye 😎 Thank you for watching 👍
Bonito video saludos y Gracias 🛩🇲🇽👍
Thank you for your comment & for watching 👍😎
Just found this vid, WOW, what an amazing aircraft. Beautiful sound, and beautifully videoed from inside and out. Must have been a fantastic experience taking a ride on it. I guess it had a bit more ' boogie ' down the runway than the R1830 versions??
Yes it had a lot more takeoff power, it looks really nice now check it out
ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thankyou for the reply Ed. Yep, i think the R2000's are rated at somewhere around 1,400HP for T/O, in the C47, where the R1830's are about 1,150 - 1,200 HP. Have flown a few times in the std DC3 as pax, never as PIC. Amazing to think they are still flying today, 70 or 80 years on from their inception. Cheers, Mike.
Very Nice !
Thank you for watching 👍
Thank you so much for sharing this!!! It's probably unique in the world having the same engines as the De Havilland Canada Caribou
Yes and thank you for watching :) and you very welcome I'm so glad that I was able to share my video.
Miss the " Bou" for sure
@@orion4565 Thank you for watching.
Beautiful, thanks for posting!
Your welcome William & thank you for watching 👍
Great stuff! Greetings from Norway!
Hello in Norway, thank you so much and Greetings from USA 😎👍
Woow que tiempos aquellos... es grato escuchar esos motores.. gracias por el video
Thank you for watching.
What a beauty.
I flew this airplane when it was based at KOXC 20 years ago. However, back then it had gear doors!
WOW! That's pretty cool you used to fly this back in the days in & out of Waterbury-Oxford Airport, it's being taken care out here at Chino Airport in California. Thanks so much for your comment.
actually I believe I may have been wrong about the gear doors.
Wow, what do you know. This cool DC-3 was based only a couple of miles up Rt 8 from my hometown. Incredible plane! And of course, P & W was east outside of Hartford, and Windsor Locks is only a couple of miles NW of Hartford, and a lot of pilots got their intro to the P-47s and the F4Us they would do so well in with their R-2800s as well. Thank you for posting. As Donald Douglas said in 1981 just before he passed, they had no idea at the time they designed her in the mid 1930s, that she would outlive all of them. She gets the job done, and it's great they did a heart job on this one.
My Dad was a Cbt Avn Egr in Iceland, and then in the ETO and helped build CAS fields for the 9th AF P-47s, and had C-47s drop in periodically. His greatest memory was helping to build the AF up top the hill from Omaha, and saw the C-47 skytrain that started. C-47 after C-47, he said. One of the scenes in the C-47 vid here on RUclips shows guys with helmets working to unload/load these gals once they touched down. My Dad said the Germans would periodically shell the Marston Mats, requiring them to replace them. They had to work all night to have their AF ready for an inspection the next a.m. by Gen officers.
Thank you very much for watching and for all the information that you shared.Take care.
My pleasure. And AFAIAC, with our Greatest Gen going to their Final Reward with The Almighty at the rate of 800 a day now (when Ambrose wrote his book, BoB, it was 1,000 a day. We are losing them quickly. All that will eventually survive is Oral History, from 2nd Generation, what Ambrose' Museum down in The Big Easy pushes so hard now, and more & more it must come from what little they shared with us. I firmly believed they were so reticent about speaking about their experiences b/c it was something they wanted to leave behind, and too many bad memories of friends lost to the brutality of war. Look at the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan. That shows and says it all.
I bet this oldie one has installed new sophisticated navigation devices, heh heh!
Sooooooo good, Ed! A wonderful plane, i love it!!!!! 100 Likes, my friend!
Thank you so much for the 100 likes, my friend 😎👍
Nice thing is, even on 87 Octane AvGas your getting almost 400 horsepower more power from each engine than stock. I bet she leaps off the ground when you goose her.
Yes you can defiantly feel the power when you goose it for takeoff, thank you for your comment 😎👍
Me inclino ante su majestad el DC-3
Thank you for watching 👍😎
Классс!!!!! Классное видео)))))))))
Thank you for watching 😎
Молодцы ребята, доброе дело делаете. Эта техника наша история))))))
Ветеранам второй мировой войны респект. DC-3 лучший борт
muito bom !parabens pela viagem . essa aeronave tem que viver para sempre.
Thank you for watching 👍
Bom dia !!!!!
Tem que viver pra sempre mesmo.
Absolutamente fantástico.
Grande abraço.......
looks like one of the old ffa planes, they had maintence there at fulton county airporrt at one time
Round engines rule!
Thank you for watching, I love Round Engines - YAHOO 👍
Nice the hiperDC-3
Thank you Alberto for watching :)
Excellent moi!,🌠👏🛩️
Thank you for watching 👍
El famoso DC-3 el ave legendaria y uno de los aviones mas iconicos en la historia de la aviacion mundial, ese es la estrella de la corona para la aviacion
Thank you Jaime for your comment & for watching this famous Aircraft the DC-3 😎👍
Yo trabaje en esos aviones en la FA, tenian un motor R-1830, fantastico avion, en mi pais sirvio de mucho, ayuda humanitaria, traslado de viveres, traslado de tropa y paracaidismo, la FAG tuvo varios con estos motores y despues algunos les colocaron motores de turbina PT6
That's pretty cool you worked on these planes, they sure have been workhorses over all these years, thank you for your comment & for watching :)
Love the DC-3s but the C-47 with it's beefed up floor and double doors is the way to go. Can't beat the sound of the o'l school pistons but turboprops are it.
Yup I love them both and this one has the DC-3 Hiper Conversion, which removed the standard DC-3 P&W R-1830s engines to DC-4/C-54 P&W R-2000 Engines that included Modified Stainless Steel Cowlings and engine mounts from DC-4, also installed what they call is the “Crosswind Landing Gear” which is Heavyweight Landing Gear used by the Military on later versions of the C-47. After all of that a huge thank you for watching :)
Most still flying are c47's even if they been converted still a c47
On of the very few military planes that made an easy crossover to commercial service...
Yes that is so true, thank you for your comment & for watching 👍
Actually , that's not true. The DC-3 came first, it was only later pressed into military service. The first users of the DC-3 were American Airlines with their inaugural passenger service on June 26, 1936. The so-called C-47 is just a DC-3 with some extra bits and pieces like a cargo-door and towing eyes for gliders etc. It is in fact the other way around - "On of the very few commercial aircraft that made an easy crossover to military service"
This is the aircraft that I flew the most since childhood, always as a passenger, of course, because I am not a pilot. It was the aircraft most used by the Brazilian Air Force, and my father was an officer in that army, which gave me several opportunities to fly some beautiful planes.
That's pretty cool that you got to fly a lot in these aircraft and others, thank your Dad for his service from me if he is still with us. Thank you for your comment and for watching 👍
@@EdWhisenantAviation We miss Cel Leite since march 2009, but the memories of many adventhures we"ve shared are still much alive. Congratulations and many thanks for the great work you're doing!
@@alexleite2388 I'm sorry Alex for your loss, so glad you have a lot of memories, thank you for your comment. I'm glad this brought back good memories. Take care.
Мне очень нравится этот самолёт! Он гармоничен и брутален. Для настоящих мужчин!
Thank you for watching.
cool video Ed
Thank you Douglas 👍
Nice air craft. But I was able to smell the smoke in my phone while it was starting
Sorry about the smoke LOL - Thank you for watching :)
Simple it's beatful..
I like that Luiz keep it simple 👍
Hello Ed. What were the performance gains by doing these conversions? I've flown DC-3's in years past and love the type. If a trusty Golden Retriever could be an airplane what would it be??? a DC-3/C-47.
This DC-3 is using the DC-4/C-54 P&W R-2000 Engines, you can really feel the difference on takeoff 😎👍
Esse. DC. 3. sabia. ser. charmoso. lindo. ate. a. pintura. e. linda
Thank you for watching 😎👍
Reminds me of Bush Pilots Australiwa m DC3's Mackay to To=3ewnsville anf Cairns to Karumba in N. Queensland Australia great days
Thanks for watching :)
There were some EC-47Q's that used R2000 engines. IIRC they listened in on North Vietnamese communication (ELINT) Intel gathering)....The US Army also used RU-8D's at some point.....
Thank you for the info on the EC-47Q's & the RU-8D's it's always good to here about other models 👍
I was an aircraft mechanic in Vietnam 1969-1970 with the 362 TEWS (Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron). About 65 C-47's were converted to the EC-47 variant. Of those 17 were Q models powered by the PW R-2000 engine. I noticed that N62CC has a radome as all EC-47's had weather radar installed. I was wondering if N62CC might be of them. But I rather dought it as all EC-47's were transferred to the Vietnamese air force at the end of US involvement. When South Vietnam fell, the pilots crammed in as many family members as they could and escaped to Thailand or other countries. They all probably ended up as chicken coupes.
@@johndotcalm Thank you so much for your service and for sharing your story 👍
@@johndotcalm I was worked the ec47 at nkp and ubon thailand before they closed nkp i know some were sent to clark air base from there ??
@@esandave Thank you for the info 👍
Wow, like 80 Kts short final
Thank you for watching :)
Totally awesome video Ed....The DC-3 being one of my all time favourite Aircraft Interesting to learn about it having P&W R-2000 Engines...and it's Hiper conversion....I bet you enjoyed this flight ...i would have......Great stuff...Best wishes....Steve.-:)
+Steve Lewis Video Channel. Thank you so much Steve, you and I both love the DC-3, yes it was in incredible flight. Take care.
I’m the current “curator”, if you will, of this piece of history. FYI, since Ed made this video she’s been repainted in all her D-Day glory, as she was on that day. We now call her the Virginia Ann and she’s on track to make the journey back to England and France this May to celebrate the 75th D-Day Anniversary. You can follow the story of all the C-47s making that trek at www.ddaysquadron.org. You can also check out www.daksovernormandy.com
Thank you Barrett for posting this information. For anyone who want's to see my video after being painted in her D-Day Glory you can see it on my channel titled: Flight in Douglas “HIPER” DC-3 / C-47 at Flabob Airport DC-3 Fly-In (N62CC) or the direct link is: ruclips.net/video/bzGFd7Ws7zk/видео.html
Boa noite,
It's a fooking truck that flys. Thousands left over from WW2 still flying. Take off or land in any cow pasture. Astonishingly forgiving of novice pilots. Supremely rugged construction. Workhorse of the Berlin airlift. Most likely the best twin engine piston aircraft ever built.
Yes this aircraft has proven itself over & over they will not die they remind me of the UH-1 Huey's, C-130's all GREAT Aircraft 😎👍
Ive often thought about larger piston engines on a DC-3, but I was thinking something in the neighborhood of the P&W R2800, which is probably to much for the airframe. The R2000's from the DC-4 would probably go on without much modification. I wonder if the power to weight ratio is better than with the single row Wright 1820's.
Yes the DC-4/C-54 P&W R-2000 Engines are on this DC-3. Thank you for watching :)
Inn the air force all of us had to move too the middle for take off.
Yup, Iv'e been on Flights that they said heaviest people up front & lighter people in the back. Thank you for your service Mario 👍
awsome
+finpainter1 Thank you.
most of the super DC-3's had the fin/rudder modified to handle engine out with the bigger engine.
Thank you for the info & for watching :)
This is not really a super DC-3 is just a standart DC-3 equipped with P&W R 2000 engines now called Hyper DC-3.
@@jesusrafaelenezfranco4759 How is it with an engine out did the raise the Vmc
@@jesusrafaelenezfranco4759 Yes Sir, thank you for watching :)
@@jesusrafaelenezfranco4759 Yes a Hyper DC-3
mechanical music, Why the extended prop shafts?
Because it has the P&W R-2000 Engines, thank you for watching Thomas 👍😎
Avion de légende
Yes it is a
legendary aircraft for sure, thank you for watching 👍😎
Great video! :-)
I saw that the right engine was making smoke when taking off... Just to much fuel? Or was the engine ready for a rebuild? 🤔
Probably just running a little rich, all is ok. Thank you for watching :)
Way to rich at start to... it almost flooded... lol
its in need for some uncle Ronny tinkering.. lol (buffalow airways)
@@MrBugsier5 Too not to.
Looks like Mikey's plane on Plane Savers!
Ya it's close to the same paint scheme, since I made this video she’s been repainted in all her D-Day glory & is now named the Virginia Ann and is going to make the journey back to England and France this May to celebrate the 75th D-Day Anniversary. Thank you for watching John :)