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Old 18th Feb 2008, 03:27
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Sure these airplanes are old, but I can not think of a more successful design than the DC3.
A couple of others come to mind.

Piston: Douglas DC-6B
Turbine: Fokker F.27 (and Fairchild FH227)

Having flown all four types, they certainly do the job for which they were designed...very economically.
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