What's the next freight airplane?

[braunpilot]

Estafa in Mexico is running 2 CRJ200's - converting 2 more as we speak, and will continue to do so - their business is booming apparently. After talking to the pilots flying them in Juarez it's actually not a bad freighter.

I would assume that is had about the same cargo capacity of a DC-9 but you know what happens with assumptions. Anyone got any details as far as max loads and number of pallets, or whatever they use?

 

[Queboat]

I would assume that is had about the same cargo capacity of a DC-9 but you know what happens with assumptions. Anyone got any details as far as max loads and number of pallets, or whatever they use?

the crj cargo birds i've seen in mexico didnt have a cargo door, so no pallets.

 

[BajtheJino]

I would assume that is had about the same cargo capacity of a DC-9

Not in the neighborhood, ball park, zip code, time zone, hemisphere. Depending on the models theres at least a 40,000lbs. difference.

 

[Orange Anchor]

"2 engines, 1 prop"

Unfortunately, the company (Ayres, yes, that one) went TU before the "Loadmaster" ever took off. FedEx had ordered 50 of 'em.

And Fred Ayers had such high hopes for this design. Good concept. Not enough money to get it off paper combined with Let going belly up.

 

[woutlaw]

Wow. Anything that ugly must be very, very good at it's job. (It's starting to grow on me though. But then again, I like weird airplanes.)

Pity it never got built.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Yeah but just think of all the "can I log multi turbine PIC" questions that won't be asked now.

 

[turbomax97]

the crj cargo birds i've seen in mexico didnt have a cargo door, so no pallets.

Estafa is apparantly the first ones working on getting it stc'd - and yeah no pallets on that bird - all bags.

 

[MSUDAWG]

http://www.freightfeeder.com/

 

[Douglas]

http://www.freightfeeder.com/

I like that part on the "About Us" page.
"Phase one - Begin funding."

News team assemble.

 

[killbilly]

Wow. Anything that ugly must be very, very good at it's job. (It's starting to grow on me though. But then again, I like weird airplanes.)

Pity it never got built.

Looks like a running shoe with a spinner on the end.

Let's call it the Nike!

 

[jtrain609]

I'm not so sure that EMB-120's are plentiful for conversion. Amflight only operates a small handful of them, and they make up a very small part of the fleet. I mean there are only 7 EMB-120's compared to 44 Metro's and 57 Beech 99's in Amflight's fleet.

 

[Cptnchia]

I'm not so sure that EMB-120's are plentiful for conversion. Amflight only operates a small handful of them, and they make up a very small part of the fleet. I mean there are only 7 EMB-120's compared to 44 Metro's and 57 Beech 99's in Amflight's fleet.

Unless yo go to Africa to get some 120s.

 

[scooter2525]

I like that part on the "About Us" page.
"Phase one - Begin funding."

News team assemble.

anchorman?

 

[Cptnchia]

anchorman?

"the bad man punted baxter!"

 

[Minuteman]

I think many of the European operators are retiring their BAes fleet in favor of the stretch CRJs and ERJs (hey, the FAA TCs say the 135/145 is an "EMB" and the E170/E190 is an "ERJ" ... go figure).

Those BAes might be good freighters.

 

[derg]

Yeah but just think of all the "can I log multi turbine PIC" questions that won't be asked now.

Centerline thrust! Yes, but with a caveat.

 

[WacoFan]

I would purchase the DC-3 Type Certificate and any tooling that is left. Slap some turbines on it (I just puked in my mouth a little), and you would have a pretty good machine. Proven, no known weaknesses, a money-maker to this day. If someone wants to pitch in for this effort, Wegougeemandhow Airways will be setting up a paypal account for you to donate to.

Seriously - one fantasy that gives me nocturnal emissions is the one where I come into obscene amounts of cash and rebuild the old United Aircraft and Transport Company conglomerate. Boeing, United Airlines, Pratt and Whitney and Hamilton Standard, all under one roof.

 

[Cptnchia]

I would purchase the DC-3 Type Certificate and any tooling that is left. Slap some turbines on it (I just puked in my mouth a little), and you would have a pretty good machine. Proven, no known weaknesses, a money-maker to this day. If someone wants to pitch in for this effort, Wegougeemandhow Airways will be setting up a paypal account for you to donate to.

You mean like this?

http://www.bsasinternational.com/news/news_ageing_dakotas.pdf

 

[mikecweb]

I'm not so sure that EMB-120's are plentiful for conversion. Amflight only operates a small handful of them, and they make up a very small part of the fleet. I mean there are only 7 EMB-120's compared to 44 Metro's and 57 Beech 99's in Amflight's fleet.

I thought that number is was closer to 12. I could be wrong though.

 

[woutlaw]

I would purchase the DC-3 Type Certificate and any tooling that is left. Slap some turbines on it (I just puked in my mouth a little), and you would have a pretty good machine. Proven, no known weaknesses, a money-maker to this day. If someone wants to pitch in for this effort, Wegougeemandhow Airways will be setting up a paypal account for you to donate to.

I think Basler in OSH is pretty much there. I don't think they own the TC but I think they can manufacture basically every part on a DC-3.

http://www.baslerturbo.com/

When I hit the lottery (gotta play first, of course) I'm buying one.