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Title: In Aruba
Post by: Paul Taylor on March 10, 2014, 07:16:34 AM

We got the chance to escape the cold and headed south for a week. We took a island tour bus and as soon as I stepped off the bus I spotted a pair of these. The wife said "OK let's get our picture by them".

Don't know what they came off but cool.

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: John Desrosiers on March 10, 2014, 08:32:39 AM

The photo is upside down.

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Paul Taylor on March 10, 2014, 08:59:42 AM

Yea my smart phone is bad about posting upside down. Sorry.
Would one of my buddies with a PC flip it for me?

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: proparc on March 10, 2014, 09:04:01 AM

Lets all pitch in and flip that photo for Paul. :)

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach on March 10, 2014, 09:11:56 AM

Don't know why, but DC-3 popped into my head when I saw the motor.  I have been known to be wrong though....wellll ok....I'm mostly wrong, but I stick by my wrongness! H^^

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: mike londke on March 10, 2014, 09:22:33 AM

I'm jealous Paul. Have a great trip. Engine looks too small for a DC-3. Since you are in the islands I am going to guess it was from some kind if seaplane. Maybe a Grumman Goose or a Widgeon, or perhaps a Beech-18

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: john e. holliday on March 10, 2014, 09:27:48 AM

Is the island south of the equator?  If so there is your answer, not the phone.   LL~ LL~   Hope you two are having a great time as I think our snow is  done for the year.   But, I've been wrong before as I remember it snowing and sleet on April 15th I thing 1960 when I was on the farm. 

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Paul Taylor on March 10, 2014, 10:09:19 AM

Thanks Milton for the photo flip.  H^^

This was earlier in the week. We are now on our way home. Back to the real world tomorrow.  :-\

We had great weather but to windy for CL.

I wonder if there are any flyers in San Juan?

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Russ Popel on March 11, 2014, 11:01:06 PM

Pratt &Whitney 1830. Looks like DC-3 engine mount.

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: skyshark58 on March 11, 2014, 11:11:08 PM

I'll vote for the DC-3 too. The Hamilton Standard three blade prop would be correct for a DC-3 but not on a Beech 18.

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Dan McEntee on March 12, 2014, 11:17:58 AM

  That close to the water, I would vote for the Grumman Goose or Albatross. It looks like they are near a dock or on the beach.
  Dan McEntee

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Dan Berry on March 12, 2014, 11:22:07 AM

They aren't at a dock or a beach but it IS an island. It's decorations at a bar on the hilltop.

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Dan McEntee on March 12, 2014, 11:30:39 AM

  When the copilot tapped the pilot of the shoulder and said,"I think we lost and engine!" , he wasn't exaggerating!

    Dan McEntee

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: roger gebhart on March 12, 2014, 07:33:41 PM

Its a twin row engine. Not beech 18, not goose. I think albatross was 1820, single row. My guess is DC-3 as well.

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: Les McDonald on March 13, 2014, 04:48:02 PM

Forget the engine and just go buy a drink for the pretty lady!

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: bill rutherford on March 13, 2014, 06:20:54 PM

I have a thought on the engine and it is not DC3. But it could be. I know that just sounds wrong However if my memory serves me right The DC3 had pratt and whitney R17 30 which was two rows of seven. After the war there were so many wright 1720 engine that were taken out of B17's that some one got an STC to put them into DC3's so a DC3 could have either one.  Yea, I think that is right but don't put any money on it.
             Bill Rutherford

Title: Re: In Aruba
Post by: De Hill on March 13, 2014, 07:05:33 PM

You are right, Bill.

Some had single row 1820's.