
DC-3 BASLER TURBO 67

The very classic Douglas DC-3 finds a new chance to continue flyng with hi security standards, that is
possible when converted by Basler Turbo Convertions (OshKosh USA), to a turboprop airplane replacing
the 1,200 hp P&W Wasp radial engines with modern P&W PT6A-67R 1281 shp turbo plants.

With such convertion, compared to the original DC-3 you have:

35%  increase in cargo
40%  more useful load
24%  more speed
76%  increase in productivity
15      knts lower approach speed
100% more fuel capacity with proportionate increase in range.


Engines....  P&W PT6A-67R   1281SHP
Propellors... Hartzell 5 Blade  115 inches diameter
Max take off weight....28,750 lbs
Basic Operating Weight.. 15,750 lbs
Max useful load (Including fuel)...  13,000lbs
Max useful fuel standard....  772 gallons US
Max useful fuel (long rane tanks)... 1542 Gallons US
Cabin length...  42 feet 2 inches
Cabin Volume...  1225 cubic feet
Max speed at 10,000 feet... 210knts
Economic Cruise speed.. 176 knts
Single Engine Ceiling...  14,000 feet
Take off distance to break ground...  1296 feet
Take off distance to 50 feet... 1932 feet
Fuel Flow at Normal Cruise speed....  970 lbs per hour
Max range... 2140 nautical miles.

Restrictions for piston planes to use specific airports, permits the converted Basler DC-3 to operate in those airports as in short grass runways too.

  Original DC-3 Visual Model by John Kelly
  Basler Turbo 67R Visual Model Conversion by Mauricio Rozo
             Flight Model by Mike Vidal    
             Data from the original airplane: Trvor Morson         
             Artwork by Mauricio Rozo  <marozo@poligran.edu.co>                      

INSTALLATION.

For FS 5.1 users:    Copy
FSFS Required !!
Put all 'AF' Files into "Texture"   (FLTSIM5 sub dir) ....Put 'Air' File into "Pilots"    (FLTSIM5 sub dir)

For FS95 an 98 users: convert the files with fsconv.exe .


