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Post by harrysone on May 19, 2018 22:29:44 GMT 12
Its taken me 2 years, but I've finally finished the restoration of my Heller DC-6. Production of the new decals was rather a daunting task which I kept putting off...LOL. Getting those window centers right took about 4 nights of measuring, scanning, printing...GRRR!  IMG_8371_zpsd4antu1m by Harry Follas, on Flickr  IMG_8374_zpsz10a8gqk by Harry Follas, on Flickr  IMG_8423_zps9je2ewsw by Harry Follas, on Flickr  IMG_8432_zpsmlm18jda by Harry Follas, on Flickr  IMG_5125 by Harry Follas, on Flickr  IMG_5133 by Harry Follas, on Flickr  IMG_5143 by Harry Follas, on Flickr |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 20, 2018 13:16:40 GMT 12
That looks excellent!
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Post by markrogers on May 20, 2018 20:51:47 GMT 12
Awesome! Like the look of it!
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Post by ZacYates on May 25, 2018 11:02:21 GMT 12
Fantastic work Harry, she looks great! It’s interesting to see the difference in length between the two models.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 25, 2018 12:17:43 GMT 12
Fantastic work Harry, she looks great! It’s interesting to see the difference in length between the two models. The DC-6 was a stretched and pressurised development of the DC-4/C-54, hence the different fuselage lengths. Also a switch from Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp engines (bigger bore than the R-1830 Twin Wasps) in the DC-4 to the Pratt & Whiteney R-2800 Double Wasp in all DC-6 variants. The design was further stretched to the DC-6A/DC-6B/DC-6C airframes. Then further stretched to the DC-7/DC-7B and re-engined with Wright R-3350 Turbo-Compound engines. One further stretch of the airframe was undertaken which resulted in the DC-7C Seven Seas. From the DC-4 to the DC-7B, the same wing was used, although beefed up structurally as the various fuselages got longer and heavier. The DC-7C had wing extensions added at the wing roots, which not only allowed for more fuel tanks, but moved the inboard engines further away from the fuselage making it a wee bit less noisy for passengers. In one of my bookcases, I've got a couple of specialist books about the four-engined Douglas Commercial aeroplanes from the DC-4 to the DC-7C, including military variants of the DC-4 and DC-6/DC-6A. |
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