aerial photography

ipasgas1 · #1 08-10-11, 08:41 PM

Pictures of older 337's, ie 1965-72, look like the right passenger window opens as well? Can it, too, be opened in flight?

Ernie Martin · #2 08-10-11, 10:00 PM

Yes, but perhaps not all the way up. Attached is the image of the door of a 65-69 from the parts catalog, with two of the parts identified (I used to have a 69). I believe that the arm (part 18) limits travel, and also that 73 and later have a sufficiently different fuselage that you couldn't just put this door in a later model. Don Nieser could confirm this.

Ernie

ipasgas1 · #3 08-11-11, 03:55 PM

If anyone has one of these windows, is there room enough to stick a camera lens out? Have you opened it in flight (would be slow flight for the photo)?

Roger · #4 08-11-11, 08:31 PM

Yes, you can open the side window and fly around and take pics. I flew my 1970 in the islands often, low and slow with the window open. That being said, try not to have crap in the plane fly out and into the back prop.

jchronic · #5 08-12-11, 08:46 AM

Before I started my own operation, the leased airplane we used for the whale survey (a 1965 337) had an O2 door installed with a window that could be cranked all the way open in flight for photos. It really didn't stir things up in the cabin that badly, but it was a little chilly early in the year!

Joe

African 337 · #6 11-06-11, 12:40 PM

My 1969 C337 D has an opening co-pilot door window. The say only allows it to open for about a 6 inch gap at the bottom, which is not much good for photography. If you remove the stay (very simple) the window opens further but soon fouls on the hinges at the top as the hinge line is set inside the section of the door. We tried moving the hinges so that the hinge line is flush with the outside of the door. The window opened fine on the ground but in flight it a significant positive angle of attack so is forced very hard against the wing touching only at the front so then gets very twisted. Not easy to make it work! The storm window can be quickly removed and a flexible photographer can take through that if you are happy to fly from Right seat and have someone in the way of your yoke!