PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11144 posts, RR: 63 Reply 1, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 6151 times:
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure as most of the very old aircraft I have flown are not well detailed so it's difficult to find out when they first flew or were manufactured. The oldest I know for sure would be from a flight just a few days ago, on a British International Sikorsky S-61 which, built in 1972 (trip report here: http://www.airliners.net/discussions/trip_reports/read.main/116129 ) - I had no idea the aircraft was so old!
Other likely candidates would be;
RP-C3339 - a NAMC YS-11 which I flew in last year and only know that it was built sometime before 1974.
YK-AQE/AQB - Yakovlev Yak 40's which I flew just under a year ago, again they were old, but I don't know how old.
Any help on tracking down manufacturing dates for the above would be very much appreciated!
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 2, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 6143 times:
Both of the a/c I mentioned in the What Is The Smallest Plane You Flown On? (by B747forever Jan 1 2008 in Aviation Polls & Prefs) thread were built in 1929, so they are the oldest and smallest a/c I've flown on:
Jeremy From United States of America, joined May 2001, 668 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 6139 times:
Scenic Airlines Ford Tri-Motor.
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Alaska737 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1056 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 6139 times:
1928 Travelair Bi-plane
1954 DeHavilland Beaver
then a bunch of 1960's-70's jetliners and a few more beavers
KPWM From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 2288 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 6123 times:
Jets: NWA DC-9
props: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (1948)
MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 6112 times:
I flew on one of these beauties on my first ever commercial flight. I sure miss the 727's.
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16575 posts, RR: 11 Reply 13, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 6077 times:
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 15, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 6057 times:
I am sure it was a DC-93 from US. Oldest prop was B99 of US express.
Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26728 posts, RR: 83 Reply 16, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 6046 times:
A B-17 and a B-24 (as a passenger in the early 2000's).
Isitsafenow From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4984 posts, RR: 26 Reply 18, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 6024 times:
That impressed me! Thanks for sharing WILCO737.
My oldest was a Ford Tri-motor, a NW DC 9 N8920E and N8921E, both 1967 vintage flow in 2007 and 2006.
And Continental's barnstormingthe USA DC 3, when it was at MKC 6 or 7 years back.
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AlexPorter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 5982 times:
Mine is the Boeing 727-200ADV of Champion Air. I flew on two of these. They were my first flights and I didn't get the registrations, so I don't know how old they are. I do know, however, that 727 production ended before production even started on all of the rest of my planes, so they must be my oldest.
Vhqpa From Australia, joined Jul 2005, 1383 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 5975 times:
1. 1978 Build Cessna 172 in 2001 23 Years at the time
2. 1984 Build Boeing 747-338 in 2006 22 Years at the time
3. 1986 Build Boeing 737-376 in 2005 19 Years at the time
Earliest commercial Aircraft Ive been on
1981 Build Boeing 727-277 in 1994 13 Years at the time
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Mauiman31 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 434 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 5966 times:
Without having the exact stats some experts here know ---my guess would be some of past TW and current NW - DC-9's. Probably some of TW-DL-NW-UA-AA's - 727's were also close to 20 years or more before they retired. On lots of those.
25 ATCtower: NW DC-9 In reality, Commercial: Champion Air 727-200 GA: Probably 1958 BE55
26 NWADC9: Either one of NW's DC-9-10's or NW or KE's 727-200's. Maybe even an NW 741 as well. No regs though
27 Paddy: Don't have the reg as it was a awhile ago (1996) but it it would have the be the DL 727-200adv I had on a BOS-CVG leg. That thing was rickety!
29 LO231: I forgot my nickname flight to BRU in 90! I flew LO's Tu-134A, I don't think it was that new..... LO231
30 ERJ135: In 1985 I flew in a DC-3 that was 45 years old at the time. In 2003 I flew on a Northwest DC-9 that was 40 years old at the time and is still flying t
33 Super80DFW: I imagine mine would have to be either a NW DC-9 or a Vanguard 732. Probably the DC-9 though.
34 CV990: Hi! The oldest airliner I flew was this one here under: Airplane: MDDouglas DC-10-10 Airline: United Flight: ORD/DEN Date: 1998/08/07 Registration: N1
35 NorthstarBoy: any one of the 8 convair 580s I flew on in college would probably count as my oldest, since i have no real way to authenticate the age of the planes i
36 Be77: Airliners Ford Trimotor at Oshkosh DC-3 (Buffalo Airways in YKF) As PIC C-140
38 AirbusA6: Apologies for the poor quality, and the lack of registration, but I flew on this 721 4 years ago, with the late (and unlamented) Aero Continente... [E
39 Egmcman: I supose it could well have been a KM Boeing 720B in 1982.
41 Baguy: L1011 TriStar Air Atlanta Icelandic TF-ABU Built 1971 (?) BAguy
42 N776AU: I flew on a pretty good number of Valujet DC-9's, but I have no clue as to their ages. The one I know for sure is a Northwest DC-9, N915RW, delivered
43 YVRLTN: The Flagship Detroit Foundation DC3 - built 1937 and oldest airworthy DC3 in the world.
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