[simpits-tech] Jetstream Update

[Roy Coates]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Sean Galbraith wrote:

>
> >Puzzled about the spar comments, if you look at the delivery photo's
> >you'll see that the entire wing section is one lump, the fuse sits on top
> >of that so the spar is effectively below floor level.
>
> So it's not like the Queenair then.....  The damn spar sticks up about 3
> inches right at the rear of the cockpit....how many times I've kicked the
> bl00dy thing so far..... Haven't actually fallen over, yet ;-)
>

I seem to recall that the DC-3 was the most famous for spar problems.
Sadly I missed the chance to fly in one a few weeks back so I missed the
chance to fall over it ;)

Roy.