Check my page photos by friends and others page 5 for 2 photos taken by john ford in 2006. Aviation safety network asn aviation safety database. Converted from 19 c54 world war ii transport planes and two dc4 airliners into a small fleet of air ferries by aviation traders of southend, england, the carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany their automobiles onboard the aircraft. Around 196162 five c54s which had been stored at oakland for some time, ranging from several months to 6 years, were rescued by aviation traders of southend and stansted, england from the scrapdealers axe and converted to atl. Up to 5 cars could be loaded through a hinged nose cone. The aviation traders atl 98 carvair was a large transport aircraft powered by four radial engines. Aviation traders atl98 carvair aviation safety network. Gaofw british air ferries 10091970 rotterdamzestienhoven ehrd gaofw british air ferries 21091970 southend egmc. Media in category aviation traders atl98 carvair the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Ostensibly a long, hollow tube in which to carry oversize cargothe planes would accept more than 18,000 pounds of goods through their hinged noseinfluence by aero spacelines. Dc4c54 skymaster aviation traders atl98 carvair fsxfsx. Strictly speaking the aviation traders at98 carvair is not a california. Aircraft data eiamr, 1963 aviation traders atl98 carvair c. This is not a motorbooks format of color pix and some filler text.
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For fsx with acceleration or fsx gold and fsx steam tested with. Aircraft data gaskd, aviation traders atl98 carvair cn. Type complete with base model download hits 252 compatibility microsoft flight simulator 2004 filename scarvair. The first accident involving a carvair happened at rotterdam airport, netherlands, on 28th december 1962, only ten months after the type had been put into service.
The carvair, nicknamed the closet, had a huge front gate to admit up to five cars while also accommodating 23 passengers in the rear. In 1965, ansett had the aircraft converted into an atl 98 carvair by aviation traders ltd. The planes were dispersed throughout the world, operating for 75 airlines and transporting cars. A comprehensive history of the aircraft and all 21 airframes at. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the atl98 carvair. Aviation traders atl98 carvair aviation photos on jetphotos. On 30 may 2007, atl 98 carvair n898at, one of only two flying examples of this type left in the world, crashed near mcgrath alaska. Historic civilian pc aviator the flight simulation company. A comprehensive history of the aircraft and all 21 airframes. A gmax built version of the classic douglas dc4 conversion. Working at southend airport in the seventies produced some great opportunities. The douglas dc4 is a fourengine piston propellerdriven airliner developed by the douglas aircraft company. Military versions of the plane, the c54 and r5d, served during world war ii, in the berlin airlift and into the 1960s. The aviation traders atl98 carvair was a large transport aircraft powered by four radial.
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