Dumonceau
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Holyfriggin'Lord,MaryandbabyJesus, dat thing's fugly as some fugly dogs out there. Probably even fuglier, and that's gotta say something!
ROFLMFAO!!!
I think it's pregnant too!!
J.
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ROFLMFAO!!!
I think it's pregnant too!!
J.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find something.....anything.....less pretty....
All airplanes are pretty, but some have rather minuscule levels of prettiness, such as this Transylvania Airtruk.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OY-DVZ_Transavia_PL-12_Airtruk.jpg
TeiscoDelRay
Life Time CM
Or less embarrassing?? Seriously, I know one simmer who may be quite excited by this, since he wanted to build one a while back.
Jafo
SOH-CM-2024
Hey, the pilot finally swallowed his pride (or put on his beer goggles) and climbed into the cockpit!
Even the gauges appear embarrassed to be seen in the plane and are all hiding at the bottom of the panel...
olderndirt
Charter Member
The top part is where you tape your 'Learning to Fly' instructions.Even the gauges appear embarrassed to be seen in the plane and are all hiding at the bottom of the panel...
Bjoern
worst developer ever
Or the "At least I have an airplane. Others don't." mantra.
Spad54
SOH-CM-2025
Even the gauges appear embarrassed to be seen in the plane and are all hiding at the bottom of the panel...
That IS the panel. Whats above it is an 8 gallon gas tank located between an ignition source and the pilot. The crash pad is there to give your head a place to rest before going up in flames
TeiscoDelRay
Life Time CM
I think it i cool and in fact is my sightseeing bird of choice now for when I want to just cruise the scenery such as Pago Pago.
binarkansas
SOH-CM-2022
Some C-3 comments - rather long and boring to most
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I've actually flown in a C3 Master. I grew up in rural NE Arkansas. Cotton and Soybean country. My father was a farmer/ag pilot/mechanic. A doctor we knew from Memphis maintained an office in Osceola, Arkansas, the nearest town of any size to us. Osceola is about 50 miles north of Memphis. He commuted from Memphis in one of his aircraft. Normally he would use his Navion Rangemaster, but on rare occasions and when the weather was nice, he'd fly his Aeronca C-3 Master.
My dad and his business partner had "opened" the then new Osceola municipal airport. They offered flight instruction, fuel and had a branch operation of the Ag business there (which we all called crop dusting). One day when the Doc was getting ready to take off in his C-3, for his return to Memphis, he bet my dad he could take off on the ramp rather than using the runway. As I mentioned in the prior post, his C3 had been retro-fitted with a 65 Continental, so he would have easily made it, but he misjudged a little and clipped the fuel Island with his wing tip. This ended his flying for the day. He was surprised to learn my dad has his A&P license and knew how to repair the wing tip...............that was how I learned about the C3, I helped with the leading edge repair and the re covering and doping process. I also earned a ride in the ugly little thing. If memory serves me accurately, it was either red or orange red, It had doors but they were removed. We flew from Osceola (7M4) to a grass field on some property doc owned, did a couple of landings then returned. If I am remembering accurately, the control column, while appearing like the one in the model photos here, was in the exact center of the cockpit,. I also remember doc commenting it was placed there so it was available to both occupants...........he also said it was handy when he carried female passengers. That was about 50 years ago, and I've never forgotten that flight. While our family aircraft, at different times included a Champ, a Chief, a Super Cub and a Cessna 180, I've always had a soft spot for the little flying bath tub.
Spad, I sure hope there's a paint kit and/or a orange/red or red texture included in the package.
Thanks again for making the C3 available to us!
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I've actually flown in a C3 Master. I grew up in rural NE Arkansas. Cotton and Soybean country. My father was a farmer/ag pilot/mechanic. A doctor we knew from Memphis maintained an office in Osceola, Arkansas, the nearest town of any size to us. Osceola is about 50 miles north of Memphis. He commuted from Memphis in one of his aircraft. Normally he would use his Navion Rangemaster, but on rare occasions and when the weather was nice, he'd fly his Aeronca C-3 Master.
My dad and his business partner had "opened" the then new Osceola municipal airport. They offered flight instruction, fuel and had a branch operation of the Ag business there (which we all called crop dusting). One day when the Doc was getting ready to take off in his C-3, for his return to Memphis, he bet my dad he could take off on the ramp rather than using the runway. As I mentioned in the prior post, his C3 had been retro-fitted with a 65 Continental, so he would have easily made it, but he misjudged a little and clipped the fuel Island with his wing tip. This ended his flying for the day. He was surprised to learn my dad has his A&P license and knew how to repair the wing tip...............that was how I learned about the C3, I helped with the leading edge repair and the re covering and doping process. I also earned a ride in the ugly little thing. If memory serves me accurately, it was either red or orange red, It had doors but they were removed. We flew from Osceola (7M4) to a grass field on some property doc owned, did a couple of landings then returned. If I am remembering accurately, the control column, while appearing like the one in the model photos here, was in the exact center of the cockpit,. I also remember doc commenting it was placed there so it was available to both occupants...........he also said it was handy when he carried female passengers. That was about 50 years ago, and I've never forgotten that flight. While our family aircraft, at different times included a Champ, a Chief, a Super Cub and a Cessna 180, I've always had a soft spot for the little flying bath tub.
Spad, I sure hope there's a paint kit and/or a orange/red or red texture included in the package.
Thanks again for making the C3 available to us!
Spad54
SOH-CM-2025
The more I fly it the better I like it. Its a bit of a hand full in P3D as you need to be mindful of the wind direction and speed. The operator will need at lease 10 knots on the nose to get airborne. That was the reason we went to the tail wheel configuration. With a tail skid the drag on the skid prevented the aircraft from rolling forward. None of these issues have been encountered in FSX or FSX SE.
Spad54
SOH-CM-2025
We'll make a paint kit available. Do you have a picture of a livery you have in mind? So far the only one included are in the post above.
TeiscoDelRay
Life Time CM
I take the little C3 up for some sightseeing along the island and make a very bouncy landing (counts as three landings I think).
binarkansas
SOH-CM-2022
Unfortunately, no. In those days photography was not given much thought. That was in around 1966 and even then the plane had been totally restored. I don't even know the N number, sorry. Glad you're including a paint kit.
BB