Do the fuel pressure gauges still operate with avgas ? I thought they had been modified years ago to another system under some instruction from the F.A.A . the Daks I worked on in the 50s still had the old system but I'm willng to hear from people who still work on them if it is a figment of my imagination:hmm::hmm::hmm:

All the Daks I've worked on have direct reading fuel pressure gauges. I had a cockpit line off last year in fact. I'm not saying that transducers aren't fitted, just that I've never seen one.

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Hey...Robert Campbell...

You really seem to be an experienced guy around the C-47.

Question that's been bugging me for some time:

Have you ever seen a C-47 with the dual cargo doors on BOTH sides of the fuselage?

I saw one a few years ago, but could not believe they ever manufactured them!

Oh...I saw it hanging up in the Boeing Air Museum auditorium in Seattle.

Cheers...FD...:)

I think the Seattle Museum aircraft is a DC3, not a C47. They usually had a single door on either side: one for pax, one for baggage.
I've never heard of a left & right set of dual cargo doors; can't see there being enough strength in the fuselage structure to handle it. :)

New DC-3 Nose
 

Best option would be an all-glazed nose like a B-29 or a Heinkel 111. Easier to build from scratch than grafting it on. Imagine the bird-strikes!
:eek:....:(....:yuk:

Hi stevef...

Thanks for your response..but no, it was definitely a C-47, with the large dual opening cargo doors on both sides...

that's why I ask the question, for the same reasons you stated!

Many years ago, I was a qualified Airframe Mechanic on RAAF C-47s, we didn't have any DC-3s.
From that point of view, I too know (or knew) them well...

Cheers...FD...:)

I reckon that old bird could be fixed in a couple of months!
Let me know if you need a hand.
I'm sure that there are loads of old bits lying around, but where???

Try Buffalo Airways - they have several DC-3s in service and a large inventory of parts (including a partial DC-3 for sale in Alberta, Canada).

Buffalo Airways - Your source for all of your aviation transportation needs

Spiny

Does anyone know what is happening with N136FS? Is it scrapped, being used for spares, or being repaired?