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27th September 2008, 10:38 AM
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Nigel, Nothing stacks up against the Caribou for short field performance...
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27th September 2008, 11:14 AM
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27th September 2008, 11:19 AM
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Stick with the MD-11... Now that is crime performunze!
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27th September 2008, 11:51 AM
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Is that the Brewster Buffalo? I thought it was a bit outdated and a little underpowered for current operational needs, but if that's what floats your boat.........  The Finnish variety!  And one in action!
Last edited by Nigel C; 27th September 2008 at 12:27 PM. Reason: The original picture I used keeps dropping off the page , so I had to find another one!
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27th September 2008, 12:24 PM
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But the Buffalo like's to collapse its wings.
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#28
27th September 2008, 12:25 PM
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Hi Nathan
I've often thought that the DH Buffalo may have been a natural follow on to the Caribou but I don't think it was anywhere near as successful as the 'bou which is odd given DH Canada's success with other models. And somehow I can't picture a C27J getting banged down on rough strips like the Caribou. The C27 looks too pretty to be treated that way !! Time will tell.
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27th September 2008, 12:43 PM
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The DHC-5 Buffalo (A Caribou with turbo props and a weather radar) wasn't as succesful as the US Army didn't buy any, unlike the Caribou which it brought for service in Vietnam. It didn't have quite the same STOL perormance as the Caribou, although it was still pretty good.
The Caribou could take a load of 26 troops or a land rover which was basically its full load into a airstrip at 800ft in length on memory, depending on the airfields altitude. I recall on several ocassions whilst 38 SQN was based at Richmond watching Caribous struggle on circuits due to the head winds and requiring extra pwoer to get the aircraft down. On more than one occasion the aircraft had negative airspeed. These days the Chinnok would perform the roles that the Caribou can do, the C-27 if brought, would slot into another role between the Chinook and the C-130 fleet roles.
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#30
27th September 2008, 04:42 PM
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Ok whack on the same engines as the Dash 8 and the Bou would be just as good, and don't the airframes on the Caribou have an infinite lifespan??
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