A DC-3 Floatplane (real pic)

**Radooh** · 10-02-2003, 06:36 PM

wow :-eek

i'd love to ride in one of those

**AOA_TANGO** · 10-02-2003, 06:38 PM

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID8/31735.html

Rey Lopez of our team is working on this one as we speak. Should be a fantastic bird.

**Radooh** · 10-02-2003, 06:38 PM

I wonder how one gets on that thing

**Erick_Cantu** · 10-02-2003, 06:50 PM

I think Rey's making one...

Nice shot there. Anything DC-3 is welcome to me.

-E

[link:sgair.net|http://sgair.net/erick/SIGS/SIG_990.JPG]

**FlyingKiwi** · 10-02-2003, 09:08 PM

Very cool. :)

As for largest floatplane though, I think this one takes the crown, the Beriev A-40 Albatross firefighting aircraft. I am very lucky to have seen one of these in real life landing in Auckland harbour, it's an impressive sight I'll tell you that... :7

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...195d9cc3ae.jpg

**argueman99** · 10-02-2003, 09:58 PM

Largest floatplane?

Come on guys....

Think!!

Spruce Goose. Still the biggest thing ever to have flown.

Majestic2003 · 10-02-2003, 11:07 PM

How does that float? :-eek

**GERUNIMO** · 10-03-2003, 08:40 AM

Well I suppose if you wanted to get technical. There is a differince between float planes and flying boats. So it is possible that the DC-3 is the biggest float plane.

Eitherway I'm just stirring up trouble.

Have a good day Folks!
Jerry

**jhender501** · 10-03-2003, 09:37 AM

If I'm not mistaken, that plane (DC3 float) was parked at MHT for
a while several years ago. Quite a sight to see.

Jim

Majestic2003 · 03-18-2005, 08:25 AM

This is probably the largest floatplane ever, someone should make a model. Or is there one already? :)

EDIT: Some history:

EDO Aircraft Corporation designed and built amphibious floats for the C-47, the military version of the famous Douglas DC-3. This venerable old aircraft handled quite well on floats, actually, but the Army cancelled their order after only two had been constructed.