C-130 That Shrank in the Wash

Does anyone remember the name of the small 4 engine high wing freight
hauler that looked a lot like a C-130 that was washed in hot water and
machine dried at high heat? If I recall correctly, it was proposed to
build the production aircraft in Puerto RIco.

blue skies

John

Only plane that comes to mind is the DeHavilland -7 although it's not
really a *small* plane but it is a 4 engine high wing turboprop.

How long ago was this?

wrote)
Only plane that comes to mind is the DeHavilland -7 although it's not
really a *small* plane but it is a 4 engine high wing turboprop.


C-27 Spartan?
C-123 Provider?

Unfortunately both are both two engine planes - but they do look a little
like smallish C-130's.


Montblack

In a previous article, "Montblack" said:
wrote)
Only plane that comes to mind is the DeHavilland -7 although it's not
really a *small* plane but it is a 4 engine high wing turboprop.


C-27 Spartan?
C-123 Provider?

Unfortunately both are both two engine planes - but they do look a little
like smallish C-130's.

And in the two engine vein, the deHavilland Buffalo looks way more like a
Herc than a Dash-7 does. However, none of these match the original
poster's mention of "proposed to build the production aircraft in Puerto
Rico".


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Pascal - A programming language named after a man who would turn over in his
grave if he knew about it.

And in the two engine vein, the deHavilland Buffalo looks way more like a
Herc than a Dash-7 does. However, none of these match the original
poster's mention of "proposed to build the production aircraft in
Puerto Rico"

I assumed this plane was powered by turboprops, hence the -7 mention.
Now I'm hooked - gonna have to dig up my old Jane's books to try and
figger this one out...

No. . . sorry, if the answer had been as easy as a Dash 7, C-27 or
C-123, I wouldn't have bothered you guys. I remember pictures of a
prototype flying, but I am certain it never went into production.

It was a high wing four-engine turbo-prop with a very square or
rectangular fuselage cross section. It was developed in the mid to
late sixties or the very early seventies. I seem to remember it was
being initially developed in the U.S., with production possibly in
Puerto Rico.

Thanks to all for the thoughts on the subject. Blue skies

John

"John" wrote in message
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No. . . sorry, if the answer had been as easy as a Dash 7, C-27 or
C-123, I wouldn't have bothered you guys. I remember pictures of a
prototype flying, but I am certain it never went into production.

It was a high wing four-engine turbo-prop with a very square or
rectangular fuselage cross section. It was developed in the mid to
late sixties or the very early seventies. I seem to remember it was
being initially developed in the U.S., with production possibly in
Puerto Rico.

Thanks to all for the thoughts on the subject. Blue skies

John

John,

I bet if you posed this question over at alt.binaries.pictures.aviation,
you'd not only get an answer but probably several photographic examples.

Stumping that group is damn near impossible.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
AZ Cloudbusters
Chandler, AZ

I believe you are talking about the Ahrens AR-404. Search for ahrens on
the following website to get some of the story:

http://www.laahs.com/

Eric

Jay Beckman wrote:
"John" wrote in message
ups.com...
No. . . sorry, if the answer had been as easy as a Dash 7, C-27 or
C-123, I wouldn't have bothered you guys. I remember pictures of a
prototype flying, but I am certain it never went into production.

It was a high wing four-engine turbo-prop with a very square or
rectangular fuselage cross section. It was developed in the mid to
late sixties or the very early seventies. I seem to remember it was
being initially developed in the U.S., with production possibly in
Puerto Rico.

Thanks to all for the thoughts on the subject. Blue skies

John

John,

I bet if you posed this question over at alt.binaries.pictures.aviation,
you'd not only get an answer but probably several photographic examples.

Stumping that group is damn near impossible.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
AZ Cloudbusters
Chandler, AZ

Interesting airplane. I'd pictured a four engine Shorts and wasn't too
far off. The AR-404 has a similar wing planform and boxy fuse.

Wait a minute... the OP said it looked like a shrunken C-130? I'm not
seeing it...