Originally Posted by
washoutt
In post #24 I noticed, that the Argosy has a lengthwise kink in the fuselage, probably at the level of the floor. The Fokker F-27 has the same kink. For the F27 it was meant to provide some protection against a belly landing, it contained a strong keel beam. Is it the same for the Argosy?
I flew it for three years, but never noticed the kink. Regarding performance, the military Argosy wasn't too bad. In Aden we didn't do many all freight loads and I remember the Aden - Bahrain - Aden schedule legs, normally full passenger, as quite a good day out as we picked up fresh prawns at Bahrain,, even though it was five hours each way.