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Looking for a freeware C-2 Greyhound, cant find jack s***. Also looking for Grumman Gulfstreams I and II, DHC-4 Caribou, DHC-5 Buffalo, Boeing YC-14, and McDonnell Douglas YC-15. Would appreciate some assistance.

YA-9guy wrote:Looking for a freeware C-2 Greyhound, cant find jack s***.

Here you go ---> http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=C-2A_Greyhound.zip&categoryId=

Greyhound doesn't seem a very appropriate name. LOL

YC-14 ---> http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=BoeYC14.zip&categoryId=

Buffalo ---> http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=dhc-5+buffalo&categoryId=31

Caribou ---> http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=dhc-4+caribou&categoryId=31

Hagar wrote:
Greyhound doesn't seem a very appropriate name. LOL

My guess (and it is a wild guess) is that this bird got its name from the very successful American bus lines, since the C-2 was designed to transport personnel (and cargo) to and from aircraft carriers. For a long time, "Greyhound" has been synonymous with "intercity bus". The name doesn't really fit with big lumbering buses, either, but that's marketing for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_Lines

beaky wrote:

Hagar wrote:
Greyhound doesn't seem a very appropriate name. LOL

My guess (and it is a wild guess) is that this bird got its name from the very successful American bus lines, since the C-2 was designed to transport personnel (and cargo) to and from aircraft carriers. For a long time, "Greyhound" has been synonymous with "intercity bus". The name doesn't really fit with big lumbering buses, either, but that's marketing for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_Lines

Good thinking. That hadn't occurred to me.

beaky wrote:

Hagar wrote:
Greyhound doesn't seem a very appropriate name. LOL

My guess (and it is a wild guess) is that this bird got its name from the very successful American bus lines, since the C-2 was designed to transport personnel (and cargo) to and from aircraft carriers. For a long time, "Greyhound" has been synonymous with "intercity bus". The name doesn't really fit with big lumbering buses, either, but that's marketing for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_Lines

The C-2 Greyhound actually is faster, bigger, and heavier than the C-1 Tracker. I think the name is very fitting when you compare it to its predecessor.

Hagar wrote:Buffalo ---> http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=dhc-5+buffalo&categoryId=31

Caribou ---> http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=dhc-4+caribou&categoryId=31

For some reason, the Caribou's engines would just quit on me when I was on the ground. No way to get them both started up. Is this normal?