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Offline elmayerle

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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2017, 11:07:09 PM »
Quote from: ysi_maniac on July 08, 2017, 12:36:38 PM
Twin tail DC-7



Nice!  How about a triple tail like the original DC-4E prototype?
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #26 on: July 11, 2017, 06:34:19 AM »
Quote from: jcf on June 04, 2017, 01:54:54 AM

Absolutely nothing 'Art Deco' about it, Deco was all about straightlines and applied decoration.

Wrong. Think Art Deco of the 30's, when this aircraft was made, and you'll find it fits the style perfectly.
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2017, 08:57:59 AM »
Quote from: Gingie on July 11, 2017, 06:34:19 AM
Quote from: jcf on June 04, 2017, 01:54:54 AM

Absolutely nothing 'Art Deco' about it, Deco was all about straightlines and applied decoration.

Wrong. Think Art Deco of the 30's, when this aircraft was made, and you'll find it fits the style perfectly.

Wrong, you're conflating Streamline design styling of the '30s with Art Deco which was of the 1920s.
Anyhow, Streamline as a style is not applicable to aircraft as it was a design motif inspired by the aviation
industry engineering and aerodynamics, aircraft were not, and are not, styled in the of automotive styling.
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2017, 11:38:09 AM »
I'm not confusing anything; streamline is a school of Art Deco.

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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2017, 04:26:25 AM »
DC-4ski with Soviet rough field undercarriage and engines.
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Offline elmayerle

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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2020, 04:03:37 AM »
Apply DC-4M conversion to a DC-6 for a DC-6M?  Markings could be either RCAF or one of the Canada-based airlines.
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #31 on: February 06, 2020, 04:34:27 AM »
Quote from: elmayerle on February 06, 2020, 04:03:37 AM
Apply DC-4M conversion to a DC-6 for a DC-6M?  Markings could be either RCAF or one of the Canada-based airlines.

I've been thinking more of a DC-6G, using Shackleton nacelles. 'Course it would have to have the contra-props too -- right   ;)
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #32 on: February 06, 2020, 08:13:26 AM »
But, of course.
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #33 on: February 29, 2024, 01:33:01 AM »
Random idea:  DC-4 given BT-67 style conversion with 4 x PT6As (though I would probably go for the big PT6A-67F variant rather than the PT6A-67R used there)
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #34 on: February 29, 2024, 04:30:35 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on February 29, 2024, 01:33:01 AM
Random idea:  DC-4 given BT-67 style conversion with 4 x PT6As (though I would probably go for the big PT6A-67F variant rather than the PT6A-67R used there)

Group build idea.   Engine swaps.
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #35 on: March 01, 2024, 12:40:57 AM »
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #36 on: March 01, 2024, 01:22:44 AM »
I have Formaplane ATL 98 Carvair.

Replace the wings with those from a Heller DC-6/C-118 kit. Kit is easy to find. Makes the kit an easier build as well.
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #37 on: April 07, 2024, 06:24:07 AM »
Mate Carvair nose to DC-6 as a "Carvair II"?  A similar exercise with the DC-7 as a "Carvair III"?
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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #38 on: April 07, 2024, 07:46:09 AM »
Quote from: elmayerle on April 07, 2024, 06:24:07 AM
Mate Carvair nose to DC-6 as a "Carvair II"?  A similar exercise with the DC-7 as a "Carvair III"?

Nice. May I use your idea?

With a DC-8, it becomes the Carvair IV!   ;D
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Offline elmayerle

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Re: Douglas DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7
« Reply #39 on: April 13, 2024, 03:44:15 PM »
Quote from: The Big Gimper on April 07, 2024, 07:46:09 AM
Quote from: elmayerle on April 07, 2024, 06:24:07 AM
Mate Carvair nose to DC-6 as a "Carvair II"?  A similar exercise with the DC-7 as a "Carvair III"?

Nice. May I use your idea?

With a DC-8, it becomes the Carvair IV!   ;D
By all means, feel free to use these ideas.  I certainly won't have the opportunity to use them.
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