Canadair C-4 Argonaut

bigred1970 · Post by **bigred1970** » 25 Aug 2006, 01:01

well I like the old propliners, so after downloading the dh-91 I decided to try something a little later. I found this beauty. the Canadair C-4 Argonaut. it is basicly a dc4 that has been re-engined with 4 merlins that produce 1350 hp standerd with up to 1650 at takeoff. I have flown dc4's before in fs and this thing is hot, if the p and w radials are a truck engine, the merlines are a le-mans racing engine. this thing has a celing of 29500 feet, that is jet territory, and on the flight I am doing I am crusing at 22k at 258 knots ground speed... the file is argo_v10.zip from avsim and it comes in 2 boac and a british midland liverly, I got the great lancaster sound set and it is definatly a different experence from the radial propliners that I usually fly, all in all a nice job for a modest sized download...

phantom_fgr2 · Post by **phantom_fgr2** » 25 Aug 2006, 01:13

will give it a try mate cheers

Ben Hartmann
UKMIL Repaints

blanston12 · Post by **blanston12** » 25 Aug 2006, 01:21

That's the one by Jens B. Kristensen, I have used it before and its very good. He release a DC-4 as part of the same series and its excellent as well.

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 25 Aug 2006, 12:07

I flew as a passenger once in one of those, from Khormaksar to Nairobi. I can't remember the name of the airline but I think they called the aircraft a DC4b or was it 6b...certainly sounded nice and I seem to remember spending a lot of time trying out my new camera on the rather pretty stewardess

I also visited the flight deck briefly and the crew were obviously very pleased with their Merlins.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Aug 2006, 12:12

Hi Peter

Did they by any chance call it a DC 4M?

Was it a British Airline?

Garry

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 25 Aug 2006, 18:47

Didn't know they had them, but this might be Peter's plane

http://projectnorthstar.ca/gallery/view ... CL4_EBB_60

Edit:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0865225/L/

Kenyan registered VP-KOJ

Also:

http://www.mccrow.org.uk/EastAfrica/Eas ... irways.htm

Avant-Garde-Aclue · Post by **Avant-Garde-Aclue** » 26 Aug 2006, 05:48

I recall as an 11 year old flying from Khormaksar to Mombasa on an Aden Airways Argonaut. It had a wonderful engine sound, and the livery was very much like BOAC's

http://adenairways.com/aden%20airways.htm

http://www.adenairways.com/Bulletin_Boa ... mit=recent

Sean

Post by **Garry Russell** » 26 Aug 2006, 09:05

These were BOAC associates which accounts for the BOAC ttype livery and the operation of the actual aircraft in the first place.

Garry

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 26 Aug 2006, 09:35

Aden and East Af werent the only ones to sport BOAC styling were they Garry - Didnt CX also use BOACs base livery???

Leif

Post by **Garry Russell** » 26 Aug 2006, 09:46

Hi Leif

There were quite a number of airlines all around the Globe that used BOAC based livery

But the assumption here is it was an EAA C-4

It could have been Air Links, Derby/BMA or Overseas that at times operated the type down through Africa, sometimes on lease to BOAC but not in BOAC livery which is why I asked if it was British and did they all it a DC 4M.

Overseas had some DC4M2 where as the 'Argonaut' was a Canadair Four, Overseas had C-4's as well.

Only CPA and BOAC bought Canadair Fours the RCAF and TCA were either DC4 M1 or DC4M2

Garry