Everts C-46 and DC-6 Propliners
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2012
- Everts Air Cargo Curtiss C-46 Commando and Douglas DC-6 classic propliners in action in Anchorage, Alaska. Taken in May, 2012.
Apologize for the wind noise and the unsteady camera work near the end - winds were 20 knots gusting to 25 knots. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I flew into Anchorage from Fairbanks early on the 9th of September and the Alaskan 737 held before crossing 7L 25R. Gobsmacked to see an Evert DC-6 thundering down the runway past our stationary jet. Even inside our plane the noise that DC-6 made was pure magic. One of the highlights of my 8 weeks in the US.
I can remember when the DC-6s were used in passenger service along with the Constellations. Great airline service back then. Not as fast as jets but comfortable smooth flying.
its kind of weird everything around that C46 has changed, look at all of the jets in the background here is this old propliner doing what it does best, flying. i really like seeing that. an aircraft from a different time, still doing her job and still making the operator revenue, may she continue to fly on.
Great!Nice to see these old birds mixing it with the later stuff.Doing just as important a job!😎👍
Love the c-119 Flying Boxcar just sitting there next to the runway minding it's own business, like as if it wasn't an awesome plane in it's own right..........
these old propliners are an utter pleasure to watch and listen to especialy the most beutiful of them the super constellation. i also love the old bombers like the b29 and 17. i woud love to fly in one of them but i could not afford the cost.(peter newbrook)
NOTHING LIKE A HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP BEFORE DOING THE BORING LANDING STUFF! ;))
Love this! TY! N151 flew for Braathens S.A.F.E in Norway from 1962-1971 as LN-SUB. I hope she can come back to Norway as one has said here in a post. In Scandinavia the DC-6/7 flew the Vikings to Spain and Italy in the 60s. They were replaced by B-727s and B-737s Braathens (BU) did push the limit of the Fokker F-28 and flew them sometimes non stop from OSL to IBZ, MAH or charter flts to the western Med. but then with a fuel stop in Lille, France. BU became part of SAS, SK in 2005. Then they had been flying since 1946.
I once flew from Stockholm to Lanzarote with Brathens S.A.F.Es 737 back in the year of 1973. Then it was refuelling in Bordeaux.
Really a nice video with these old propeller Aircrafts. Feels odd to know that they are flying on but the 747-100 (?) in the background now probably is scrapped.
fantastic video thanks for uploading
Great video!! Thanks for the upload!!
That C-46 landing is what happens when an FO lands way too fast, even after tower asked to plan minimal time on the runway. Flaps were added back in while going to fast (still) after touchdown. Worse things have happened, that’s for sure!
FANTASTIC video ! And no f... music !... Thanks for posting !
I us to work on all the prop planes I watched the company go from Everts air fuel to the startup of air cargo express, spent a lot of cold temps of 40 below doing a QC outside as airplane had to fly next morning, hermen nelson going one hose on engine, one on tool box and one tied to my back. LOL We were working out of hangar one next to the Fairbanks terminal Clif Everts had a 1929air traveler we restored. I miss Cliff was imitating Cliff one day he walked up behind me, he just shook his head and walked off LMBO did I feel small. That was 20 years ago.
I worked for Frontier across the ramp from you brother, went through the same thing with their DC-3 and Herman/Nelson heaters
Being able to do a passable Cliff impersonation was a requirement for working there.
HUGE LIKE Ben Love these old Classics. Keep up the great work & I Subscribed 👍😎
Awesome, thank you!
great footage
Woooh? Lots of ground effect!
151 will be making its last commercial flights this month, then fly to Norway to go into a museum.
Actually built in 1942---70 years old at the time.
what destination these plains? a regular segment ' or ?probably hard access places with a grass runway? must be exciting.i wonder what the cost is for one freight unit ?
Great work! Whatever camera you used, the props look real! Spinning I mean.
Who ever was PF in the Everett C-46 with the tacky landing salvaged it perfectly.
I understood that N151 was written off in 1992 after a runway excursion at Selawik. It appears in this video so it must have been repaired on site at Selawik. Does anyone have details? This was Cathay Pacific's first and only DC6B (registered VR-HFK) which they bought new in 1958. At the time they also had a few DC3's, a DC4 and a DC6. My father flew this aircraft often in the late 50's and early 60's.
That was a different N151. The airplane which crashed in Selawik is still in Selawik After that airframe was de-registered, the Cathay plane was registered as N151.
Nice. No music is a big plus. Hearing all the natural sounds puts the viewer 'there'.
Absolutely.... "music" overladen is never a plus.
BEAUTY!!!!!!
I flyed many times with them in Turkiye.
One would have to congratulate Everts for using the cheap propjobs to get the work done.
They are definately not cheap by any means. Parts are hard to find and expensive
I see an old C119 in the background. Is it operational?
No. that hasn't flown since probably some time in the 1980's ... maybe early 90's. Up until a few years ago, it was still on a dead-end taxiway on the south end of the airport. I'm not sure if it's still there, (the place it was moved to isn't easily visible) but if it is, it won't be for long. There's a large construction project soon to take place in that area.
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1:35 Buffalo Joe would be shaking his head in disapproval if he saw that.
@ 1:35 the pilot's mistake was trying to bring the tail down too early. The plane still had enough airspeed to get airborne once the angle of attack increased (from bringing the tail down). He should have either applied light braking or let the speed bleed off naturally so the tail comes down on it's own as a result of loss of lift.
I guess you didn't notice that the flaps were selected up, and then they were selected down again. That's what caused her to balloon. Bringing the flaps up after touching down is normal technique in the C-46, and you won't balloon. You also won't have a drag or below Vmc problem if the landing has to be aborted after touching down and then you lose an engine on the go around. Flying a C-46 safely and smoothly requires knowledge of many of its quirks.
1:09 .... is that Flying Boxcar in the background also still operational?
7:37 .... I wonder what the pilot of the Cathay Pacific 747 felt seeing this old bird ahead of him/her .... envy?
Envy????..... Probably not. I flew large props (DC-6's) for several years (3,000+ hours), lived from paycheck to paycheck, and 15 years later was a 747 Captain going in and out of ANC and making 50X more. It brought back fine memories of when life was an adventure in my youth, but no envy!
No, the C-119 hasn't moved for years. It looks much worse today. The cowlings are gone, the windows are cracked, and I think one of the props was cannibalized.
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Sure! Let me know when you have it up so I can have a look.
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You got to keep the tail up on these too like the DC-3s or you get the float bounce and hopefully you don't crash.
I know that the C-46 saves Everts money over the DC-6 with smaller loads, but they should really look into something like the Convair 340 or 440, same engines as the DC-6, and Im sure parts are a lot more available compared to the C-46
The Convair will not go into as short an airstrip as the C-46
The C-46 definitely needs Spoilers.
Miami Airlines in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1950.
Thats why wheel landings aren't everything some pilots think they are, and what I refer to as landing the airplane twice, better to land in a full stall three point position, that way you know the aircraft is thru flying.
no wonder my FedEx packages are always late..all their jets are in alaska
"wow !!!!!!!" he says when the C46 bounces....well, too fast making wheel landings is a not so great idea. Meaning, airplane wants to keep flying, just three point the friggin thing
You might notice the NF pilot retracted, then reextended the flaps again as he was lowering the tail. In large multi engine conventional geared airplanes, a wheel landing is the usual way to land for numerous reasons.
1:27 - 1:40 . . . returning from a fuel delivery hop?
No. That's a cargo plane (You can tell because it says "Cargo" on the side in big letters. The Fuel planes said "fuel" on the side. Also in big letters. Everts' air Cargo, and Everts Air Fuel are two different companies with 2 different operating certificates.
Hát igen, illene 3 pontra kilebegtetni egy farokfutós gépet. Szépen el is pattant neki landoláskor.
C-46s are cool stuff. You just don't see them like the DC-3s. I do prefer the C-46 over the C-47 or DC-3 models.
Might have to do with the fact that there was almost 3 times as many DC-3/C-47's built than C-46s.
The Dc-6 just got a new home in norway! czcams.com/video/vHQWsPOdhn8/video.html
It is thanks to these airplanes that Alaska has not been covered with pavement like the rest of the USA.
Thank for your video, I was a Proud little part of Sam Coplands The True captain America "Pappy"" of The BlackSheep Squadron of Kenai AK "
back a couple years before this video.
The Spirit of America and
SalmonEllie 1822ms those where my birds, well mine and the other two Tims well again and I have to apologize "Aircraft Engineer" as well as The Chief mechanic " T I'm Stringer aka "Polar Bear" AF retired",
RampTramp AMP apprentice of above mentioned PPS second Class inspiring pilot Tim Stone aka " Shadow " and Also
"Aircraft Engineer "
Tim Winters retired
49th airborne
jump master
Aka " The professor also the iceman"
I am the "Shadow" between the Greatest-other 2 Times I Have Ever had the privilege , pleasure and Honor to have ever worked for with Under beside .!
And the truth is I couldn't hold a flame to either one of them great "Times "
CoPilot James B
aka
"The Rabi"
Also
our second secretary with her three Australian shepherds..
4 of 6 left-handers . Also true . Anyone want to guess?
Some of the best days of my life so far ,
I could go on about it forever.
.but I guess it's time to say so long for now and God Bless
Thanks for the trip Down Memory Ln
Glad you enjoyed the video!