Trilander
Going back a bit in time here but ...
Can anyone tell me what manufacturer made the Trilander? I flew in one back in 1976 from Cairns to Aurukun when it was part of Bush Pilots fleet.
It had car doors on both sides of the aircraft for each row of bench seats and three engines (one on the top of the tail). I haven't seen one for years and I was wondering if they were still around.
The flight was not real fair on a six year old for a 2 hour flight with no loo, no way of moving around and no magic marker books to play with. It also felt like we were taking off for the whole flight, we must have flown at a 45 degree angle the whole bloody way.
I concede that the passing of time may have exaggerated the angle somewhat.
For us kids the coolest part of the flight was when the pilot reached under his seat, grabbed a tupperware box full of sandwhiches and handed them over the back of his seat, ahh the good old days of Bushies and good service. Not to mention grooven airplanes (personal favorite was the DC-3 landing over the Aurukun school).