Cargo from one DC3
Cargo from one DC3
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Could land parachute cargo or parachute people from one DC3 aircraft ?
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RE: Cargo from one DC3
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Cargo from one DC3
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RE: Cargo from one DC3
RE: Cargo from one DC3
RE: Cargo from one DC3
Electra ... not sure this has been done before, which doesn't mean it can't be done
RE: Cargo from one DC3
Not sure about L-188, check out the military Orion too when you do some Googleing.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Cargo from one DC3
As for L188, you might first check the FAA website and search under STC's and look for the Model L188 and see if there is an STC for parachuting. Good luck.
RE: Cargo from one DC3
Our jumps were not static line (even the first time), we went out in a tuck position. Considering how things are today in the world of sport parachuting, it was a very unique experience.
We were learning to pack chutes for ejection seats. Part of the training was to pack and jump our own chute one time.
One worry the instructors talked about was folks opening the chute before they got out the door of the airplane. If your chute hooked on something in the airplane they could let it loose. But if it somehow hung up on the horizontal stab and it was dragging you along, there might not be any way to land the plane without doing you in.
In our case, we had the quick release fittings taped closed so they couldn't be released. Apparently some knucklehead fiddled with his and released the canopy at 300 feet. So the policy was to tape ours with black electircal tape.
There was also story of a cheif that went out and did a double salute, but was caught by some freak updraft and killed when his head hit the horizontal stab.
So mauch for old stories. Thanks for asking the question.