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Some countries even still use it for military service, such as South Africa, which has a handful of examples re-engined with turboprop engines for maritime patr
by _djo_ 5y ago
Some countries even still use it for military service, such as South Africa, which has a handful of examples re-engined with turboprop engines for maritime patrol use.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoI've seen one of those in service in Europe too. It was owned by a geosurvey company. Really easy to see because the engine nacelles were totally different. I don't think it was that basler 67 either. The nacelles looked more vertical. Edit: I think it was this one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conroy_Turbo-Three https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conroy_Turbo-Three
- _djo_ 5y agoYep. As far as I know all the current geosurvey ones are Basler conversions, but there are different engine options if I recall correctly. e.g. https://www.bellgeo.com/aircraft https://www.bellgeo.com/aircraft and http://www.dc-3.co.za/dc-3-south-african-operators/spectrem-air.html http://www.dc-3.co.za/dc-3-south-african-operators/spectrem-... There are other conversions though. The South African ones were done by Braddick Air Services, based on a licence from Schafer/AMI in the US, so it's subtly different from the Basler BT-67s.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoAhh you're right! It was actually one of those Bell Geo aircraft. I had forgotten the name of the company. Those engines are actually on the wikipedia page, but the front view in this photo looks different: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basler_BT-67#/media/File:Basler_south_pole.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basler_BT-67#/media/File:Basle... That must indeed be a different engine option. Thanks for the clarification!