Flying Machines Traditional Cache
Hidden : 6/3/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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June 2012 Update: The bridge to cross the canal near the cache has been removed.

February 2016 Update: Looks like the S.W. 308 Street access road is closed. This now makes it a 3.0 mile hike or ride each way. We have upped the D/T to suit the level of effort. A ParkNRide Waypoint has been added



The classic FLYING MACHINE, the Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner. Its cruise speed (207 mph or 333 km/h) and range (1,500 mi or 2,400 km) revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting effect on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made. The DC-3 was a twin engine metal monoplane, developed as a larger, improved 14 bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It had many exceptional qualities compared to previous aircraft. It was fast, had a good range and could operate from short runways. It was also reliable, easy to maintain and carried passengers in greater comfort. Before the war it pioneered many air travel routes. It was able to cross the continental United States, making transcontinental flights and worldwide flights possible, and is considered to be the first airliner that could make money by carrying passengers alone.

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