DC-6B
pride
of the
'FLYING BULL'S' !!
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HANGAR
8 - SALZBURG |
Dutch
Aviation Support visited 'The Flying Bulls' & spoke with Mr. Harald
Reiter, Managing Director |
   
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A
very special historic glossy plane, kept up-to-date and willing to fly ! |
   
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rAranysas
Hungary reports about it ! |
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PPlease
do follow us on a photographic impression below to honour this 'Flying
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What
a beauty !!i |
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iFlying
narrow over the Austrian snow in the mountains, and like she takes the
color of the clouds |
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iMr.
Harald Reiter, General manager of the 'Flying Bull's' at his office in
Salzburg |
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'Never
seen before' maintainance 'HANGAR 8' |
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Exposition
HANGAR-7 |
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iThe
passengers interior of this beauty normally remains 'secret' only for
VIP's. For this one occasion Dutch Aviation Support was granted to show
these two interior pictures. |
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iThe
cockpit, classic model |
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iNo
digital displays |
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iInside,
outside, even the wheel hatches, it's all shining and proper ! |
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iA
look at the engines, what a sight to see them starting up ! |
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i4 Pratt & Whitney R2800CB-3
take this lady in the air ! |
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iHere
she flies, accompanied by two Alpha Jets out of the 'Flying Bull's
collectioni |
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iThe
beautifull building of glass and steel, the hangars in the shape of a wing |
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iA
mighty view inside, exposed airplanes and helicopters of all kind all over
the place |
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A
conversationroom high under the top shows you all beneath it like this
shining helicopteri |
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iPerhaps
we can report again, about this waterplane, or the logistics outside... |
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iThe
Flying Bulls have a fleet of four hardly ever seen Alpha jets in the
collection |
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diWe
hope to report about them in future !! |
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Finally:
The DC-6B as guest at an Airshow at Kecskemet Hungary |
DC-6B |
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DC-6B |
Length: |
Lengte:
32,2 m.
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Heighth: |
Hoogte:
8,9 m.
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Wingspan: |
Spanwijdte:
35,8 m. |
Max.
Weight: |
Max. Gewicht:
47.000 kg. |
Max.
Speed: |
Max. Snelheid:
555 km/u |
Cruise
speed: |
Kruissnelheid:
465 km/u |
Economical
speed: |
Economische snelheid:
435 km/u op 20.000 ft. |
Engines: |
Motoren:
4 Pratt & Whitney R2800CB-3 |
Engine
type: |
Motor
type:
18 cylinder double Wasp |
Propeller |
Propeller:
Hamilton
standard, (3) |
Power: |
Vermogen:
2500 Pk (met water-methanol) |
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Thank
you Mr. Reiter for your time and stories - We hope to meet again in future
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