PSAM Israeli C-47 at Chino

[Eric Friedebach]

Originally there was an overhead escape hatch in the cockpit. Many times these were sealed or skinned over to stop leaks and/or for installation of radio control heads.

Sometimes the fwd baggage door ends up getting skinned over as well. That makes for a nice warm cockpit to give tours in at shows!

[N3Njeff]

all the dc-3s that i have seen, the upper escape hatch was there. Seems like it would be a bit far back for radios being installed there. But it is foreward of the starlight dome and if I remember right, the starlight is just at the wall that is just aft of the meat door.

Neat to see one with the Desert air filters. Is there not a AD for the removal of them here in the states............something about them catching fire if the engine backfires through the carb?????

Last edited by N3Njeff on Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[N3Njeff]

looking at the pics again...........she really looks complete...........anyone have interior shots???? It looks like she may still have the sight hole for the wind drift meter at the Navigators station.