The Forgotten Douglas

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pilottj

Blues is Life
Hey folks,
Here is the DC-5

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Quite a beautiful airplane, definately a showpeice of 30s-40s streamline design. It really was just a victim of bad timing and competing with the company's big selling DC-3. Tho apparently the prototype was eventually sold to William Boeing as a personal transport. I guess if you can sell it to your competitor's CEO, it is a pretty good airplane :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-5
http://www.vrcurassow.com/2dvrc/sscuracao/dc5.html
http://www.dc3history.org/dc5.html

Hey Bill and Tim, is this bird pecuiliar enough for your tastes?:wiggle:

Cheers
TJ
 
Yes, updated Lucariny plane, available at Simviation as KLM PJ-AIW. Looks pretty good in FSX but no panel or VC so some tweaking is required.
 
Because of the DC-5 the KLM is the only airliner that used all of the Douglas Commercial production models; from the DC-2 to the DC-10!

Would be an interesting project, but is there any cockpit info available?
 
Ferry_vO said:
Because of the DC-5 the KLM is the only airliner that used all of the Douglas Commercial production models; from the DC-2 to the DC-10!

Would be an interesting project, but is there any cockpit info available?
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Photo included with the Glenn Duncan panel upgrade that included the FS9 Radio Range setup
 
Huh. Looks; unsuprisingly, like a DC-3 cockpit, or close. Didn't the USMC take a DC-5 on charge wartime? Or am I remembering incorrectly ?
 
srgalahad said:
Photo included with the Glenn Duncan panel upgrade that included the FS9 Radio Range setup
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I worked with Glenn on the 2D panel. I provided the pictures form a book on the DC5 I have.
Would be nice to have a DC5 in FSX (or flight....). Who knows.

R.
 
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