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By: 25th March 2012 at 12:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Highly modified! ....looks like a Beech 18 to me
By: 25th March 2012 at 12:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yes...a Beech 18
By: 25th March 2012 at 13:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Right sorry...it says a Beech.
By: 25th March 2012 at 13:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-More info...seems to have been fully loaded and during take off engine out; http://www.examiner.com/airlines-airport-in-national/florida-beechcraft-crash-kills-pilot
It should perform well in engine out situation; http://www.twinbeech.com/images/beech-18.jpg
By: 25th March 2012 at 13:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Both planes are tied to year 1936; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Model_12_Electra_Junior
By: 27th March 2012 at 19:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-A sad event and video.
By: 27th March 2012 at 20:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Sounds a bit like it was not well maintained.
I picked the accident since I have been sketching a bit similarly laid out design for 2 x 100 ULS 912 engines.
There is 10 m2 of solar panels to provide electricity to run pressurization...could that work ? Named after the 4th moon of Jupiter.
By: 28th March 2012 at 09:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Sounds like no. 2 engine packed up to me.
By: 28th March 2012 at 17:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Pressurisation?
Yeah see aeroplanes need pressurization ovet 20 000 ft.
By: 28th March 2012 at 20:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Sorry 27vet...no intention to divert from the subject.
Beech 18 and Locheed 12A were from 1936...2 years after DH89 flew.
All beautiful classics that inspire my design work.
Do you know actually which ac in this size class was the first to be pressurized ?
By: 28th March 2012 at 21:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yeah Aerostar was; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Aerostar
Duke as well; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Duke
....and 340; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_340
By: 28th March 2012 at 22:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Topspeed....there was a pressurised version of the Lockheed 10 Electra in 1937 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_XC-35
and in Britain the General Aircraft Co GAL41 flew in 1939
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/332082-silhouette-challenge-144.html post #2877
The first experimental pressurized aircraft in each country, I think, and neither went into production
By: 29th March 2012 at 08:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yes, the Beech 18 in question appears to have been a result of poor maintenance. But the plane should fly at sea level at gross weight on one engine. Airport elevation is 8 feet amsl. I can't find the NTSB report to see if overloading was a factor.
Final report not issued yet. Only the preliminary report is available which is basically reported verbatim on the ASN record.
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By: topspeed - 25th March 2012 at 11:21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wiBovZ5pc4
I assume this was modified Locheed Electra ..is it ?
What happened ?