Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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The former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 which is currently parked at Rand Airport near Johannesburg, South Africa is expected to fly again.
It is being re-fitted with two zero timed engines according to a message at avcom.co.za
http://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 1&t=127773

It even might return to the Netherlands.

The aircraft is now registered ZS-AUA
Pics:
http://www.dc-4.co.za/42934.htm

taken from https://www.dutchdakota.nl/dda-classic- ... chiedenis/
Eind 2013 heeft een drietal Nederlandse investeerders de DC-4 over genomen voor de vraag prijs. In 2014/ 2015 zullen de investeerders een haalbaarheidsonderzoek starten naar de mogelijkheden van restauratie van de DC-4 die momenteel nog in Zuid Afrika staat. Hierbij blijft het toestel in Nederlandse handen en is een stuk je Nederlands historische luchtvaart veilig gesteld.
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Re: Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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Would be very good.
Anyone for the names of the investors?

Especially the zero-timed engines might be a good start.
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Re: Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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We can hope, but I wouldn't be surprised if the airfields still don't want it to come to their fields, due to the music that cultural barbarians describe as noise.
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Re: Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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An excerpt of
http://www.airnieuws.nl/phregister/489/ ... ieuws.html :
- FLYING DUTCHMAN FOUNDATION: Werd in het leven geroepen door een driemanschap,
bestaande uit de heren
Groeneveld,
den Hartigh en
Scheffmann en men besloot eind vorig jaar om de in Zuid-Afrika opgeslagen DDA Douglas DC4 ZS-AUA (ex PH-DDS) aan te kopen en een plan voor restauratie op te stellen.

Bekeken wordt of het toestel de komende twee jaren weer vliegklaar gemaakt kan worden, dan wel een andere bestemming zal krijgen.
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Re: Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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The FDF is on track!
We now also have a crowd funding campaign online
www.FlyingDutchmanFoundation.nl
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Re: Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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Are there any updates about getting the DC-4 back in the air? Their Facebook page has not been updated for a while now..
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Re: Former Dutch Dakota Association DC4 to fly again

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I spoke to someone involved some time ago and he even didn’t know what to expect...only that it needs money money and money....
Linky to a picture taken in april this year and that doesn’t gives me a good feeling..
http://www.proplinerinfoexchange.com/pi ... 7T2140.jpg

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