Northern Air Cargo DC-6 ramp
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- Опубліковано 15 січ 2025
- Busy scene at the Northern Air Cargo Douglas DC-6(C-118) cargo ramp at Anchorage International Airport. While the first C-118A fires up all four of her 2500 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines and taxies out, then the next DC-6A freights makes her way in order to offload her cargo. Washing machines, motorcycles, fragile glassware, softdrinks & potato chips were some of the items on NAC daily cargo list.
I contracted for them back in 93. Installed reinforcement caps on the ribs of them. Had a great time. Wish I could've stayed but at the time I was on strike from McDonnell Douglas and had to go back when the strike ended.
Boy does this bring back memories! I have worked for NAC for 25 years and have loaded 34TA 1,000s of times. That is the last swingtail DC-6 in the world. It was sold a few years back to and undisclosed party (who flies in canada and is named after a large furry animal...) Thanks for posting
Wow, worked on and flew in this plane 30 years ago with Zantop International. No mention of the unique swing tail on this plane that opens up to load cargo.
Very Good Aircraft Mechanic for 40 years. Ready to go back to DC-6!!
If you see the two blisters on the right side of the tail, those are hinges because thats one of the two swing tail DC-6's that NAC had
4TA was Zantops Old swing tail...
I miss the old 6
Flew 4TA at Zantop in the late 70s.... Got some stories to tell.
Hopefully the cockpit was more accommodating for Flight support although 360 isn't to bad.
apparently they're not good pilots. they started their #2 engine first. you're supposed to start your #3 engine first on a 4 engined aircraft
I don't agree with the sequence of engines starting procedure at all.
In props it should be right to left starting the #4 then #3 and so on and so on.
This is a classic beauty of an old bird once used in our airline industries back in the 1950s.
You guys don't know what your talking about, I used to be a Flight Engineer
on DC6s you always start the inboard engines first because they are the only
engines that have hydraulic pumps on them i.e. brakes, flaps, steering etc.
but mostly brakes, the outboard engines run superchargers for aircraft
pressurization. Northern Air Cargo has one of the only DC6 sims in the world
and they know what they are doing as far as DC6s are concerned.
+John doe well said mate on your comment ? there's thousands out there that think they know it all hey
True story...former NAC DC-6 Pilot