blues deville Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Bad timing back in the day for this mighty Dehav plane but it still has its role in today’s aviation world. https://www.skiesmag.com/features/the-quiet-stol-multi-tasker-story-of-the-dhc-7/?utm_source=skies-daily-news-top-story&utm_campaign=skies-daily-news&utm_medium=email&utm_term=top-story&utm_content=V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 A recently departed friend spent some time on the CC-132 version with 412 Squadron in Lahr. He said it was the best and most capable transport aircraft he ever flew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 That's our bird in its new colours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 36 minutes ago, Moon The Loon said: That's our bird in its new colours! Looks good Moon. Hard not to notice that colour against the frozen tundra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, blues deville said: Looks good Moon. Hard not to notice that colour against the frozen tundra. with any luck that will never be needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Niner Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Moon The Loon said: That's our bird in its new colours! Very sharp Moon! Does the blister canopy on the top really afford a better view than from the flight deck? The two vantage points look pretty close together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st27 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I’ll take the L188 for that job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 That bump on the top looks like a "before" picture on Dr. Pimple Popper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 hours ago, J.O. said: That bump on the top looks like a "before" picture on Dr. Pimple Popper! Haha. That show is hard to watch. The DHC7 may not be the belle of the ball but I’d rather stare at it all day versus some of those surgeries. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 18 hours ago, blues deville said: Looks good Moon. Hard not to notice that colour against the frozen tundra. Hardly the Arctic! I believe that's Port Hardy where we deployed a few years ago to monitor the clean-up of a sunken tug's leaked diesel fuel near Bella Bella. Never seen so much rain in my life (Port Hardy). A veritable rain forest part of Vancouver Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 16 hours ago, Tango Niner said: Very sharp Moon! Does the blister canopy on the top really afford a better view than from the flight deck? The two vantage points look pretty close together. The airplane was initially built for the sole purpose as an ice reconnaissance platform to supplement then ultimately replace the L-188's being operated on ice recon for the Canadian Ice Service, a branch of Canadian Coast Guard, operated by Nordair. The Elektras were removed from service less than 5 years later (~1989). The observation dome (upper blister) was for the ice observer to look at and map arctic ice formation. Saved having two observers, one on each side of the aircraft. Can't sit there for takeoff and landing though... The role of the aircraft today is much removed from ice observation and relegated to other national roles - marine pollution detection, Fisheries & Oceans projects, sovereignty flights, other... Still lotsa fun after all these years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 The ND Electras were well equipped back when their contract started. My now 95 year old father was a key part of the aircraft selection and subsequent work to have them meet the ice recon requirements. One of them had its aft fuselage sliced off by low flying RCAF Argus who was in serious trouble in Summerside, PEI. ND found another Electra with the same aft section intact and rebuilt the aircraft. It continued to fly with two different total times/takeoffs and landings. The fleet also received some new paint schemes over their years of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 16 hours ago, blues deville said: One of them had its aft fuselage sliced off by low flying RCAF Argus who was in serious trouble in Summerside, PEI. What happened to the Argus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 4 hours ago, J.O. said: What happened to the Argus? Probably just spit a little more oil than usual, then kept going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 4 hours ago, conehead said: Probably just spit a little more oil than usual, then kept going. https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/living/vivid-memories-remain-of-fiery-argus-crash-of-1977-108597/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Kip Powick said: https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/living/vivid-memories-remain-of-fiery-argus-crash-of-1977-108597/ I knew the Argus and her crew had struggled with the approach that day but I’d forgotten the scary details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 6 hours ago, blues deville said: I knew the Argus and her crew had struggled with the approach that day but I’d forgotten the scary details. I know I may be contributing to the thread creep here but a couple of photos of the remains of L-188 CF-NAZ in the hanger in YSU and being loaded on to a Super Guppy for shipment to Van Nuys CA for fuselage splicing to be reborn as C-GNDZ. Photo credit unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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