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| Author: | K5DH [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
Yesterday at Fort Lauderdale (KFLL), I saw an odd Twin Beech parked on one of the ramp areas on the north side of the field. It had the ridiculously long, pointed "Pinocchio" nose and turbine engines, but it was a regular tail-dragger. Now I've seen longnose Beeches (always on tri-gear) and I've seen turbine Beeches (always on tri-gear), but I've never seen one like this. I wasn't able to get a photo as we were on our takeoff roll. Okay, so maybe it wouldn't be odd to you, but it was odd to me. |
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| Author: | Taigh Ramey [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
I have seen shots of that Beech. I figured it was the Pfizer or Viagra company aircraft! |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
That's probably a HAMILTON-WESTWIND conversion using GARRETT TPE 331'S (METROLINER dog whistles). A local literally 'fly by night' outfit that was based @ KPAE before getting evicted, moved to KMVW in Mt. Vernon, then disappeared called METHOW VALLEY. They operated a few (and several 985 powered ones)hauling mail to/from the San Juan Islands and flying copies of the WSJ overnight to Idaho and Western Montana (including one that found a mountain one dark night). The pilots thought it was a hoot to over prime the engines and get a 15 foot stackfire out of the TPE's @ 0230. There's one ex METHOW bird shoved tail first into a TEE hanger @ Snohomish airport (Harvey Field) and been sitting there for at least 10 years attracting spiders and mice. Someone posted a couple shots of at least one METHOW hulk they'd found amid a bunch of other model 18 hulks in the Mid West here on WIX a couple of years ago. |
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| Author: | airknocker [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
Back in the 70's, night mail haulers flew the NY-N.E. routes with 18s and the Westwinds came in and out of ALB at 10 PM each day. One cowboy made the base to final turn in near knife-edge with the wing landing lights one above the other.  http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/v ... oBVGgrCgQr |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
airknocker wrote: Back in the 70's, night mail haulers flew the NY-N.E. routes with 18s and the Westwinds came in and out of ALB at 10 PM each day. One cowboy made the base to final turn in near knife-edge with the wing landing lights one above the other. http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/v ... oBVGgrCgQr COOL! Haven't seen a Rice Rocket in years and I always thought being P.I.C. on a WESTWIND corporate jet would lead to a cool business card your name here, Yom Kippur Clipper Skipper |
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| Author: | skymstr02 [ Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
Its a Westwind Conversion to the BE-18 airframe, not the IA-24:  I worked on one in Texas, belonged to the local telephone company. It has PT6A-20's (550hp) each side. Its the airplane that I learned to taxi a taildragger on. With the power lag and reversing props, it was different. |
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| Author: | CAPFlyer [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
Interesting to see that aerial application light bar out on the nose. Wonder what that's one's used for - bug spray, crop dusting, mapping, or firefighting? |
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| Author: | cwmc [ Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
METHOW had two Westwinds, an H-18 with PT-6A-27's and an E-18 with -6's. They were well maintained as well as all of their recip 18's. Except for the usual little things, and an unusual thing once on take off at Burbank, it was the best 18 outfit I ever flew for. Chris... |
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| Author: | davidbray [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Saw an odd Twin Beech... |
CAPFlyer wrote: Interesting to see that aerial application light bar out on the nose. Wonder what that's one's used for - bug spray, crop dusting, mapping, or firefighting? Aerial application for Med Fly control according to the website the picture is from. |
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