Neato

app flap · Post by **app flap** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:09 pm

http://www.skytruckcompany.com/video.html

if that thing and a twotter got into a cage and fought with chains and sticks with nails in them... i wonder who would win?

corporate joe · Post by **corporate joe** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:12 pm

app flap wrote:http://www.skytruckcompany.com/video.html

if that thing and a twotter got into a cage and fought with chains and sticks with nails in them... i wonder who would win?

comparison between the twotter 300 series and the skytruck (can't say that word without smiling)

http://www.skytruckcompany.com/compare.html

app flap · Post by **app flap** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:14 pm

they forgot the cage match column in that particular article...

corporate joe · Post by **corporate joe** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:44 pm

app flap wrote:they forgot the cage match column in that particular article...

my money is on the twotter.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:48 pm

I've never flown a twatter just going on observations, but this skytruck doesn't look like a true off strip machine. Sure it's got some great features, but it's no twatter replacement.

birdlegs · Post by **birdlegs** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:50 pm

Can it be flown on skis? Floats? Doesn't look like it.

Twin Otter all the way!

rightseatwonder · Post by **rightseatwonder** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:38 pm

i think the longevity of the 2-otter is the simplicity of the design (ie. the landing gear) and its ruggedness. I guess the skytruck just has to perform in the most harsh environments in the world on wheels, wheel/skis, skis and floats for around 50 yrs and we'll have a chance to have a true comparison!

looks pretty cool though.

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:11 pm

COUNTERINSURGENCY:

The M28 is not afraid of a fight. It can be outfitted with a variety of lightweight weapon systems, which will allow this versatile aircraft to play a key role in stand-off military operations. Weapons options include compact rocket or grenade launchers and or 7.62mm machine guns. The aircraft can also be equipped with standard NATO under-wing hard-points pylons allowing it to carry a wide variety of weapon options.

The Skytruck wins hands down.

Lommer · Post by **Lommer** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:42 pm

That's pretty cool. Its the first aircraft I've seen in a while that actually offers some decent competition to the Twotter. It appears to outperform it in almost every important category, and I REALLY like the rear cargo door (you can even get a hoist!). However, it does appear that the engines are significantly bigger/more powerful, so I wonder how its fuel economy compares. Also only time will tell whether its anywhere near as rugged.

The website says a skytruck can go 1,010 nm on 602 USG of fuel, what are the numbers for a twotter?

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:49 pm

Dam Cat you beat me to it!
http://www.skytruckcompany.com/Counterinsurgency.html

I think this is the machine that will be able to service the good people of Shamattawa.

It appears that this aircraft gives its pilots super human strenght

Perhaps they should have opted for this option to hoist those extra Bulk Barrels of Pop.

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:20 pm

Hey ..! the only reason you like it is cuz it looks like yer ugly Islander

I'm more lookin forward to seeing the 400 series twotters that viking is possibly building.

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:30 pm

I think this is the machine that will be able to service the good people of Shamattawa.

Looks like your picture went away ......

....never mind Shamattawa I bet if TC were to ramp check you with that sucker they would be real courteous.....

And you could rent it to Hedley to see where he would test out those rocket pods......

You could dress up in a swat team rig with lots of high powered weapons on you and just tell TC's ramp checkers to fu.k off because you are on a secret mission..

nightguy · Post by **nightguy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:29 pm

I am sure JC or Ettw would be happy to take one north and break it and show the nice people at Sky Truck just how strong their landing gear is. And look at the "facts" they have on their site. Find me a Borek otter pilot that needs that much space to get off the ground! Hell thats almost worth a trip north myself to break one.

Pirx · Post by **Pirx** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:16 am

Skytruck is a modernized and westernized version on an Antonov An-28 with PT6's instead of russian engines.

Lost in Saigon · Post by **Lost in Saigon** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:45 am

This design dates back to 1958 wth the AN-14

1969 AN-28

1993 PZL M-28 Skytruck

1994 AN-38

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:25 am

if that thing and a twotter got into a cage and fought with chains and sticks with nails in them... i wonder who would win?

You bastards! My first weekend off, and I get called by the boss to get down to YYC and to bring a box of nails...

You wouldn't believe the hassle I got from YZF security.

ettw · Post by **ettw** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:25 pm

Chatting with a pilot here who is headed to Afghanistan on the -7 and we decided that a Twin with 2 door gunners with 50 cal would be some ride! Hell I think I'd even go over there for that sort of excitement. Have to cut a hole in the seat cushion to make room for my helmet to protect my balls from fire below!!

Cheers,

ETTW

PS....anyone really good with photoshop? Id love to see the door gunners and pods hangin on my twin. JC...I thought we had hard points on SJB? Not the sort of hardpoints we're talking about here mind you

just curious · Post by **just curious** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:31 pm

We have 8 sets of 300M wings with hardpoints. We can put any weoponry you want under the wings as long as we are not taking out caribou.

Over the Horn · Post by **Over the Horn** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:20 pm

We can put any weoponry you want under the wings as long as we are not taking out caribou

I thought that was the tradishional Inuvialuit hunting method

twotterflyer · Post by **twotterflyer** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:15 pm

I have a video some where when I almost had the nose wheel riding on a set of antlers!! not sure if its digital tho!

Redneck_pilot86 · Post by **Redneck_pilot86** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:49 am

twotterflyer wrote:I have a video some where when I almost had the nose wheel riding on a set of antlers!! not sure if its digital tho!

You mean your 'friend' almost had the nose wheel riding on a set of antlers.

ettw · Post by **ettw** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:45 pm

You mean your 'friend' almost had the nose wheel riding on a set of antlers.

Cheers,

ETTW

Justwannafly · Post by **Justwannafly** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:27 pm

ettw wrote:Have to cut a hole in the seat cushion to make room for my helmet to protect my balls from fire below!!

Or just wear bulletproof underwear

not to be confused with bullet underwear, which doesn't work as well....but for some reason DOES look better

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:48 am

How much $$$ ???

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