On Thursday 2 July 2020, the new attraction “The Flying Dutchman” in Madurodam opened to the public. This ‘flight experience’ is in a life-size, fully restored Douglas DC-3, better known as Dakota.
The builders of Madurodam worked on the restoration and transformation of the aircraft for over a year and a half. Holland Composites contributed to this by providing the iconic aircraft with new propeller blades, made of carbon. The new propellers are completely recreated according to the original of only one preserved metal propeller blade. Our carbon experts formed this into a mold, with which two completely new carbon engine propellers could be made, completely in the style of the original Dakota.
The original Dakota propeller blade made of metal.
View the development process of the carbon propeller blades for the attraction “The Flying Dutchman” in Madurodam.
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