Same engines. Different cowlings (reduction of the front opening, smoother housing for the oil coolers, etc.). It’s what’s left of the Transair modification that was done to several Daks post-war to improve on aerodynamics, the original mod also included full main wheel doors, which were later removed on this particular aircraft.

Ah, thanks.

Strange cowlings on the Dc-3. Different engines?

you dont really see it being used much on live aircraft due to the gradual build up of weight, especialy if more was used on one side of the aircraft than the other as it upsets the trim.

with filler on statics i dont see a problem. panel beating if it is done correctly is an art and is not advisable to start thrashing away on a skin that you may end up making worse.. the trouble lies in the memory of the metal, when it is sharply dinged the elements its made of have been stretched beyond its normal flat state. so when you come to flatten it the metal wrinkles and creases unless your real carefull during the process. during flattening you may have got rid of the dent but have ended up moving the pressure from the dent to another part of the skin creating wrinkles or creases.

its best done with a heavy block of something on one side of the ding to absorb the (gentle taps) blows from the hammer on the other..

its very rewarding when its done though

I think just about every large aircraft I’ve seen resprayed has had filler used on the smaller dents (airliners and cargo aircraft), usually applied after the initial primer coat then DA’d smooth.

Knocking dents out can be done for the smaller ones, but often the deeper dents are out of limits for the SRM and often won’t come back out fully as the metal has stretched and you end up with the skin ‘panting’ (oilcaning for our American friends). You end up having to repair it.
I don’t see anything wrong with filling a static aircraft as long as you don’t loose lots of rivet lines.

We have one of those machines in work but we use it mostly for metal. We use it making repair pieces. It makes things so much easier. Even something as simple as a circular patch with evenly pitched rivet holes looks so much better. No more compasses and measuring. 😀

If you combine one of these machines and a brake press you get factory standard parts.
One thing that does surprise me is that the machine in the video doesn’t have the hoover attachment around the router cutter, that would stop most of the dust and swarf getting everywhere.

I find it sad that all the good work bomber command did during the war is overshadowed by Dresden.
The sacrifices the crews of the daylight bombers made early in the war don’t get a mention, where who squadrons of Battles were wiped out. The precision bombing by the likes of 617 , the raids on the V weapon launching sites etc ,etc.
I also find it strange that the American carpet bombing of the Japanese homeland before the nukes were dropped never seems to get a mention. The loss of civilian life there was horrendous and is arguably their Dresden.

Typical, Where was the waste and environmental management? What a joke! 😡
All the Sh1t that we have to adhere to here and the non-uk europeans under ‘stringent’ EU directives, just smash it to bits and let whatever is in it come out and spill everywhere.
It really does cheese me off. 😡
If anyone did that so publicly here in the UK, they would be for the high jump, but not onto a crash mat.

I really don’t see what the problem is. That was a very small amount of fuel that leaked out and it was cleaned up. The rest of the aircraft is going off for recycling, what’s the problem?

If You wanted to take several passengers or make a camper van you could use a C130 external tank… 😀