Re: Ford/Fokker

Posted by Michaelson from em12-686.utsi.edu on April 18, 1999 at 10:40:07:

In Reply to: Ford/Fokker posted by Mark Indy on April 17, 1999 at 00:42:07:

: There wasn't actually a Junkers Trimotor until the Ju52 came along in the mid thirties, and that's a completely different design. The plane in ToD is a Ford Trimotor which happens to look almost exactly the same as the Fokker Trimotor, the difference being the Ford is covered with corrugated metal and the Fokker was wooden. I think you might be referring to this one. Also, Fokker was a Dutch design bureau, not German.

: The planes in Raiders and LC are naturally Douglas DC-3 Dakotas.

: One thing I was wondering about in Temple... how come the plane explodes after hitting the mountain when there's no fuel on board? I always felt sorry for the chickens.

: Cheers!
: Mark

One thing, the DC3 was not classified a Dakota until the military version came out during WWII. It is the same plane, though, as you have noted. regards. Michaelson

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