Originally Posted by Astro14
Originally Posted by Exhaustgases
The old DC-6's are a better plane.
Then there is this one that is a recent downing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Chilean_Air_Force_C-130_crash
The stronger airframe was C-97/ KC-97 much better than a C-130.
The DC-6 had a horrific crash record.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Douglas_DC-6
Notably killing presidents of countries, the UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarakjold, and generally without survivors after in flight fires. The turbo-charged engines had a terrible reliability record, and caught fire or failed with depressing regularity.
Several crashes per year. Several dozen crashes during its brief 12 year production run.
You can't be serious in your claim that the DC-6 was better...
Most all crashes in the old days 1950's thru 1970's, was due to lack of air traffic control and navigation system. As we speak DC-6's are working and making money, hauling supplies, fuel and such, daily. And during the time they've been working how many C-130's have bit the dust so to say? Oh and even with the over priced fuel, they are still orders of magnitude cheaper to operate than any turbine powered plane.