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Douglas DC-7 taking off Video

Douglas DC-7 taking off @ Fox Field Lancaster CA

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Comments on "Douglas DC-7 taking off"

@Radialbuzz I tell ...
@Radialbuzz I tell you, There's just something EXTREMELY? romantic about the HEALTHY, POWERFUL and THROATY ROAR of radial engines that NO modern turboprop or high- bypass ratio turbofan can ever come CLOSE to replacing!!! I had the chance to fly in a restored Constellation, That was awesome!!! And I also own a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver with an R-985 PW on amphibious floats, That's ALWAYS a joy to fly!!!

thats awesome?
thats awesome?

I work the Line at ...
I work the Line at Fox, so I? can get? right up to the runway if I want.

How wer u? aloud to ...
How wer u? aloud to get that close!?

In '67 i flew with ...
In '67 i flew with an DC-7 from Copenhagen to Palma? de Mallorca. It took 4 hours and we had to flew through the pass in the Alps.

On 100/130 (green ...
On 100/130 (green if full lead, blue if low lead), power is 2880 BHP achieved at 2900RPM (as before), 234 psi of BMEP, 51 inches manifold pressure at sea level. I have a few? hundred hours in DC-7s and Super Connies, mostly as a flight engineer. 115/145 I'm told is still produced in limited quantities each year--for the Reno Air Race.

In addition to ...
In addition to temperature, the pilots may not have been applying full throttle to the engines - the? Wrights have a bad reputation for not handling prolonged full-power settings. It was not uncommon for the 7's, during passenger days, to take long takeoffs and low-angle climbs to reduce the demand on the engines.

Old airplane ...
Old airplane running on low octane gas, probably 100 low lead. So, no rush,? you don't want to baby it, but no sense horsing it off the deck either.

You really seem to ...
You really seem to know your DC-6 & 7 . I'm 63. First plane trip--DC-4--San Francisco to Honolulu, 1951. Then lotsa DC-3 around the islands, then DC-6, DC-7 and Boeing Stratocruiser back and forth to the mainland. Got a 20 minute hop in a Ford Tri-Motor, very noisy and slow. Oh yeah, a float Beaver and once a 1958 Tri-Pacer around the? Islands. Good times and Memories.

Yea, gotta love the ...
Yea, gotta love the old DC-4, DC-6, and DC-7 (and the Connie). But jet turbines are definitely the way to go. These old radials were stressed and you had to have flight engineers just to get them to operate correctly. Fuel economy was not the problem, maintenance costs were. They were also unreliable, noisy and vibrated. But I? loved all the miles I rode in 3's, 4's, 6's and 7's. And I once got a 20 minute hop in a Ford Tri-Motor that I will remember (vibrated, noisy, and slow).

Actually, the R- ...
Actually, the R-3350 engines with PRTs were designed for 115/145 (purple) fuel (dry,? no ADI), and there never was a 125 octane aviation fuel. The R-2800CB series on the DC-6A/B used 108/135 (red) fuel (wet, with ADI) to deliver 2500BHP, or 2400BHP with 100 octane fuel. I am not sure what the reduced ratings on the R-3350 are, but the grades 108/135 and 115/145 fuel have not been available since I was last flying these beasts in the late 1970's.

Well, uh..... no. ...
Well, uh..... no. Actually, the R-3350 engines with PRTs were designed for 115/145 (purple) fuel (dry, no ADI), and there never was a 125 octane aviation fuel. The R-2800CB series on the DC-6A/B? used 108/135 (red) fuel (wet, with ADI) to deliver 2500BHP, or 2400BHP with 100 octane fuel. I am not sure what the reduced ratings on the R-3350 are, but the grades 108/135 and 115/145 fuel have not been available since I was last flying these beasts in the late 1970's.

No it isn't,? it's ...
No it isn't,? it's a DC-7!

Nice? video, on of ...
Nice? video, on of the most beautiful propellor planes, with a too short career, due to arrival of jet planes

Beautiful take off ...
Beautiful take off in a classic aircraft.?

Radialbuzz, ...
Radialbuzz, The key to staying airborne is speed thereby lift. When you fly an old radial engine originally designed for 125 octane fuel but is derated to todays 100LL fuel you need a longer rollout to keep a positive rate of climb, especially if you lose an engine. Watched a privateer takeoff once, had engine trouble, and almost instantly, dropped the whole retardant load? as a precaution. Lesson here: don't stand under fire bomber departures!

great film ---of a? ...
great film ---of a? DC6!

seems like too? ...
seems like too? much runway for that bird.

during the October ...
during the October 2007 California wildfires?

I work the Line at ...
I work the Line at Fox, so I can get right up to the runway if? I want.

Actually? no tanker ...
Actually? no tanker 66 was empty that morning, It was just a really hot morning. The plane and crew were redeploying somewhere else, and didn't come back to Fox. This was taken when the October 2007 California wildfires were winding down.

Actually no tanker ...
Actually no tanker 66 was empty that morning, It was just a? really hot morning. The plane and crew were redeploying somewhere else, and didn't come back to Fox. This was taken when the October 2007 California wildfires were winding down.

Cool plane! How ...
Cool plane! How were you able to get such a good shot from the? ground?

It's a 7, easy way ...
It's a 7, easy way to tell? is that it has four bladed props instead of three.

Are you sure that ...
Are you sure that is a? DC-7? It looks more like a DC-6.

that? still happens
that? still happens

Awesome video, ...
Awesome video, thanks for posting this, I love the old DC's! @hudson501, I've had to pull bags off modern CRJ's to meet weight restrictions in PHX!?

Fox field is about ...
Fox field is about 2500 ft altitute which may explain the long roll. Plus it's used by the forrest service. So this plan? is probably full of flame retardent.



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