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Using DRUM 66 for extended range flights
A FERRY 100 TURTLE-PAC was used with two 24 volt 30 USG/hr transfer pumps.
Sn. Melvyn Becerra from Chile flying his helicopter to Cape Horn some parts are over 17500 feet altitude. Remarkable feat in strong winds and often foggy conditions.
In the luggage compartment the maximum volume fit is 66 USG. FERRY 100 was too big.
But by fitting it the tank confirmed to the shape of the compartment and reduced to 66 USG volume. However in the cabin FERRY 100 fits perfectly
TBM New York to Paris speed record. Dierk Reuter and Phil Bozek averaged 325 knots in the 8 hour. 37 minutes flight. Breaking 34 year old record set by Chuck Yeager in turbo prop under 13,200 pounds. TURTLE-PAC made a special 300 gallon tank.
Flights over South Pole by TBM 930 & TBM 850
Dierk Reuter 930 owner from Chicago USA and Sebastian Diaz on his 850 from Santiago, Chile. Flown over Antarctica with 3 stop overs. 2700 NM. Outstanding super challenging flight.
TURTLE-PAC supplied DRUM 66 tanks for extended range.
AERIAL EXTRAS ferried PITTS from Auckland, New Zealand to Melbourne Australia.
Total of 18 hours flight with stops at Norfolk Is – Lord Howe Is – Gold Coast -Narrabri – Melbourne. Used DRUM 33 seat tank on the front seat.
GREEN LIGHT WORLD FLIGHT – http://www.worldgreenflight.com/
Russian-Polish Helicopter Circumnavigation by BELL 407 – https://ukraine-kiev-tour.com/2017/helicopter-circumnavigation-bell-407.html
Luggage Ferry Tank Plumbing Details
Bill Harrelson World Record flight – Guam to Florida Non stop single pilot. This could only be achieved with the use of Two Turtle-Pac DRUM 66 collapsible airtcraft fuel tanks.
The trip was made using two Ferry 160 gallons Tanks built by Turtle Pac.The ferry flight lasted 30 flight hours and 50 minutes, covered 3.800 nautical miles and completed in one week time, between 7 and 13 of November 2011.
DOUGLAS DC-3 Around world flight 2017 – http://www.flydc3.net/en/
RUSSIAN R66 Expedition to North Pole
Fitted one FERRY 160 FWD and one FERRY 529 over spar. Refuelling and drying out tank after use to reship tanks for repeated use. Great ferry delivery with happy pilots !!
Two FERRY 160 TURTLE-PAC tanks were fitted for non stop flight from Auckland to Gold Coast.
CONAIR ferried their water bombers to Australia for their fire season contract.
Philippe Angellier an Air France Captain of Airbus 380 spending his spare time flying around the world via Easter Island – East to West. Using one FERRY 160 tank in his Twin Comanche. A magnificent high adventure!
For the love of flying. Argentinean Martin Rappallini flys his Aerostar for passion and adventure.
Two aircraft flown from Japan to Germany using Ferry 238 Model tanks
The largest commercial airship in the world is flying an epic flight from London to Dubai. A Turtle-Pac 264 gallon special Ferry Tank is used for the flight.
Turtle-Pac FERRY 238 was used for extra fuel. Owner of Electra Mr Bernard Chabbert a noted aviator and author had this to say about the epic flight:
“Briefly, the act left France on July the 10th, right after adapting the tank inside the cabin just behind the cockpit. I had designed three crews overlapping the three chapters: ferry down to SA, filming all over South Africa, return ferry. The ferry down took 50.14 hours, including three days in internment in Equatorial Guinea where the crew was lured into landing there under the false announcement by the control tower in Malabo that there was avgas, now becoming very rare around Africa. It cost me 11000 euros labelled as “fine for violating the national airspace”, in reality a ransom… Also there was no avgas in Luanda, Angola, where are located Africa’s largest refineries, and we had to fly in from Namibia (5 hours) a Twin Otter bringing 1000 liters of 100 LL, at the total cost of 10 USD per liter… Your tank came in very handy there!
The filming across SA took 63 flight hours, and was absolutely fantastic. The film crew, with Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Christopher Eccleston, and director Mira Nair, were ecstatic at the presence of the Electra, which is the mechanical star of “Amelia”. The aerial scenes will be outstanding, including shots above Victoria Falls, Okavango desert and wildlife, and many different settings. The target for the production is to make a film even more impressive than “Out of Africa” in terms of aerial scenes. Some of the shootings were difficult, as far as piloting was concerned.
Then the return flight was probably the hardest part of the adventure, with the excitement of the film behind. We had decided that the act will be the first in history of aviation to completely circle the African continent, going down to the tip of Africa along the west coast, and flying back along the eastern part (see map on the site), in slightly over 90 flight hours. The avgas situation was difficult in Sudan, where the only choice was to use car gas bought in filling stations near airports in Juba and Khartoum. Again, your tank came in as a necessity because wherever avgas was available, the obvious choice was to embark some extra despite the overload.”
Find out more on this link in French only: http://forum.pegase.tv/viewtopic.php?t=4286
For the first time ever! World record breaking flight of Norman Surplus from Northern Ireland flown his MT-03 German made gyrocopter to Philippines. New world record for gyrocopters. Norman story can be followed @ http://www.gyroxgoesglobal.com/ TURTLE-PAC sponsors Norman – two 80 litre “Gyro- Buddies” tanks used for extended range strapped in the back seat.
vintage restored “Osa’s Ark” crossed the Atlantic via Northern route from Minneapolis to Germany. Using two Turtle-Pac ferry tanks for crossing. See more@ www.unlimitedadventure.com TURTLE-PAC sponsors this world record flight and continuation around the globe.
Used a DRUM 66 on the longest legs. See more on www.alsworldflight.com
For more details contact http://www.worldwideferry.com Bob Ambrose
– Ryan Campbell’s Cirrus plumbed for FERRY 160 –
The pilot was Mal Beard the Australian Aerobatics Champion. This is one of the longest flights undertaken by a Pitts Special. The longest flight leg was 550NM still holding reserve fuel. The extra fuel was carried by a custom made Turtle-Pac Ferry Tank set on the forward seat and secured by seat belt harnesses.
