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By air or by sea in the summer, nw alaska
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May 18, 2020 12:59:37 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
That’s a Shorts Skyvan. A.K.A. a” Winnebago” and sometimes referred to as “not an airplane, but the box one came in”. For the aviation enthusiasts in the group something like 15% of the aircraft’s lift is generated by the fuselage.
May 18, 2020 15:39:19 #
D-5008
Loc: Raleigh, North Carolina
FYI, This is a CASA (C-212 ? ), a great skydiving aircraft. The Short Skyvan is a much boxier airplane and a much different tail configuration. Jumped the CASA number of times, the Skyvan a couple.
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May 18, 2020 16:32:40 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
D-5008 wrote:
FYI, This is a CASA (C-212 ? ), a great skydiving aircraft. The Short Skyvan is a much boxier airplane and a much different tail configuration. Jumped the CASA number of times.
Thanks for the correction.
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May 18, 2020 16:35:28 #
D-5008
Loc: Raleigh, North Carolina
rv8striker wrote:
Thanks for the correction.
You are most welcome.
May 18, 2020 16:47:52 #
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GeneV
Loc: Lampasas, Texas
rv8striker wrote:
That’s a Shorts Skyvan. A.K.A. a” Winnebago” and sometimes referred to as “not an airplane, but the box one came in”. For the aviation enthusiasts in the group something like 15% of the aircraft’s lift is generated by the fuselage.
From the horse's mouth (FAA Registry N349TA):
Construcciones Aeronauticas SA
C-212-CC
May 19, 2020 09:09:40 #
I just finished reading about Unalakleet. Your town looks pretty small.
May 19, 2020 09:16:37 #
I don't think I'd ever seen so many planes in one place as I did when we were in Anchorage, AK.
May 19, 2020 11:43:57 #
Giradedon
Loc: Unalakleet, AK
last census was about 800 people, it is small like Bethlehem, a good place.
May 19, 2020 11:58:25 #
This is a Cessna Caravan. They haven’t had an enviable safety record up here. Several have crashed, most of them due to icing on the wings. They are a workhorse, though.
May 19, 2020 12:02:47 #
D-5008 wrote:
FYI, This is a CASA (C-212 ? ), a great skydiving aircraft. The Short Skyvan is a much boxier airplane and a much different tail configuration. Jumped the CASA number of times, the Skyvan a couple.
Correct. Not a Cessna Caravan or a Shorts . All of those are used in Alaska as well as vintage Beavers, Otters, and Twin Otters. There are even a few DC3 winging around.
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