Best Jumpship

[harro 0]

Go to this link and have a look at the video's
www.penturbo.com
The plane is for sale for about 4.35 Mil
Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex

[weid14 0]

those are nice jump planes. there are two sitting right at the airport behind work now (they've been there for a while). The next door down also has a B-17 (24? can't remmeber) they work on every winter, and there has been a DC-3 parked there for the longest time also. then there's the heli's that take off an land on the other side of the building. I dont' go outside at work much, it drives me nuts!

[Shark 0]

Looks like the 'ol C-123 of Vietnam fame, etc.

[harro 0]

Think they call them a DHC caribou
Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex

[prost 0]

Yeah but I think you also can get them with turbines. I think they call it a buffallo then. There is a drop zone with a Caribou but I don't think they jump it much. I can't remember where it is right now. Maybe someone else can help out.
William

[diverdriver 5]

The Buffalo DHC-5 is a totally different animal. It's bigger. It has a "T" Tail and comes with turbines already. These are turbine converted Caribou. Not a bad idea for a jump plane. Wonder if anyone could make a turbinebou work?
Chris Schindler
http://www.diverdriver.com

[harro 0]

Probably be a expensive jump ticket!!
Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex

[diverdriver 5]

I don't know. It's the price of four otters but it can easily do the work of four otters. Plus it's a tailgate which itself will be a draw. I'm thinking given the right operation I bet it could be done resonably.
Chris
http://www.DiverDriver.com

[freeflir29 0]

"it can easily do the work of four otters"
That'd have to be a big boogie to fill it.......and a big field to get everyone on it....
"I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"
Clay

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

The big draw at the Herd Boogie was always Caribous. Not bad planes, but TERRIBLY loud (radial engines) and most had slippery ramps from hydraulic leaks. The USAPT had them as their demo team staple until they bought their Fokker F-27 Friendships.
Joe Leith, an video guy (and BASE fanatic) in the old Carolina Council went in while filming an 8 or 12 man tube exit at The Halloween Boogie they used to have at Barnwell, SC in the early to mid '90s.
My webpage HERE

[freeflir29 0]

"Fokker F-27 Friendships"
ATC- "United 224 Heavy you've got a Fokker F-27 tracking NW 2 miles your 1 o'clock"
Pilot-"Atlanta Approach this is United 224 Heavy.....I always wanted to say this.....I've got that Fokker in sight!"

"I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"
Clay

[Stacy 0]

**The big draw at the Herd Boogie was always Caribous**
moo moo moo!!!
Stacy
http://users.snip.net/~stacy

[Jesse 0]

My favorite is the King Air - not too big, not too small - and loads of power

[AggieDave 6]

Gotta love the C182 for it's homey feeling, but my favorite has to be a S.Otter. Fast, good number of jumpers, nice sized door. But for fun, god I loved jumping a CASA...talk about fun Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton-

[freeflir29 0]

C-17....all time favorite. What a BIG freakin airplane....comfy troop seats too...."I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"
Clay

[RemiAndKaren 0]

anything with a tailgate (allthouth I'll take a fast S. Otter over a slow Skyvan if it means 1 or 2 more jumps in a day).....
the favorite of the ones I've jumped: the AN 72.....
Remi
Muff 914

[sunshine 2]

CASA is definately the best. It may take a little longer to get to altitude than a super otter, but god i love that tailgate. And it's the best plane to get a running start to tackle the video man and push him out of the plane. (Not that I would ever do such a thing, but if i was going to.....)
Cowboy take me away, fly this girl as high as you can into the wildblue ~ Dixie Chicks

[nacmacfeegle 0]

I'd go with the AN 72, I like 'em even more than hercs. I think Vichy once had an Ilyushin 76, now that would have been fun.

[harro 0]

Found a picture on my travels of a caribou with the Golden Knight logon on the side.
Imagine your own caribou for training!!
Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex

[RemiAndKaren 0]

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Ilyushin 76

was that the chopper?
Yea.. they used a big ass chopper for a few years... that would have been cool... Talking to some who went to those boogies, the last one they had was scary! a little too old and not too well maintained! lol.. thats why they went for the AN 72 after I think....
too bad we were in North America at the time... Norman kent has some cool pics of exits from those boogies in his book.
Remi
Muff 914

[freeflir29 0]

IL 76 is a large cargo jet similar to a C-141
htttp://bird3.bird.ch/Russians/Il76/IL76P01.html
"I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"
Clay

[RemiAndKaren 0]

then I dont think they used that bird at Espace to my knowledge. They did use large choppers (I thinkMI something or another).
Remi
Muff 914

[freeflir29 0]

MI-6 and MI-8 probably. They are the most prevalent out there. They are both large.....
http://avia.russian.ee/vertigo/mi-6-r.html
"I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"
Clay

[lummy 4]

Remi wrote:
anything with a tailgate
I'll Second that!!!!!

[jfields 0]

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Remi wrote:
anything with a tailgate
I'll Second that!!!!!

I hope you two aren't including Skreamer in that!
Justin