Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Posted (7 years 8 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 13383 times:
I've been a YS-11 fan for years, and thought I knew who most of the operators of the type in the US were. I knew PBA had them, but I never knew they took on pseudo-Continental colors at one time:
Jeffry747 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 961 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (7 years 8 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 13281 times:
If Continental had those things, then I wonder if any of them ever made their way down to Houston. I frequented IAH when I lived there, and have never seen a real YS-11.
Dtwclipper From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (7 years 8 months 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 12781 times:
Quoting Jeffry747 (Reply 1): If Continental had those things, then I wonder if any of them ever made their way down to Houston. I frequented IAH when I lived there, and have never seen a real YS-11.
Remember that PE bought PBA and when CO took them over, they got their associated airlines as well.
Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Reply 5, posted (7 years 8 months 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 12518 times:
Quoting Dtwclipper (Reply 3): Remember that PE bought PBA and when CO took them over, they got their associated airlines as well.
Ah....that makes sense then. I just thought it very cool to see it with the meatball. Learn something new every day!
Quoting Zrs70 (Reply 2): Remember how loud those things were? I used to watch them in ACK, pulling up next to the much quieter DC-3's.
Oh yes! When I worked in my airline's cargo facility, it was right next door to where ABEX used to park their YS-11, and when he fired it up those Darts at night, it was ear-splitting! I loved it though. It's still one of my very favorite planes for flight-simming too...I love cranking up the volume when I fly this one.
Here's some real YS-11's I've had the good fortune to meet:
Access-Air From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1939 posts, RR: 15 Reply 6, posted (7 years 8 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 12163 times:
The cheatlines on that YS-11 are that of PBA Provincetown/Boston Airways that along with Britt Airways was integrated into the PeoplExpress fold in 1986. Then in early 1987 PE was integrated into the Texas Air (Continental/Eastern) fold....So,
of the PASSENER CARRYING airlines that flew YS-11s in the US...they were:
Piedmont Airlines of NC
Pinehurst Airlines of SC
Mid Pacific of Hawaii
Far West Airlines of Fresno, ca.
PBA of Provincetown, Ms. and Naples Fl.
Ft. Worth Airlines of Ft. Worth, Tx.
Trans Central Airlines, Oklahoma City
Simmons Airlines of Negaunee, Mi.
Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Reply 9, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 5490 times:
These were sampled from a video and are also for flightsim, although they are individual .wav files, as are the YS-11 sounds, so you may be able to play them somehow.
Quoting Access-Air (Reply 6): The cheatlines on that YS-11 are that of PBA Provincetown/Boston Airways that along with Britt Airways was integrated into the PeoplExpress fold in 1986. Then in early 1987 PE was integrated into the Texas Air (Continental/Eastern) fold....So,
Thanks AccessAir, for that! I think I knew most of that list already. I noticed you left out Hawaiian Airlines...they operated at least three examples in the late 60's, N1145H, N1146H, and N1147H. I believe they all went to Mid Pacific after that.
Kappel From Suriname, joined Jul 2005, 3533 posts, RR: 19 Reply 10, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 4954 times:
Quoting Rampkontroler (Reply 5): Oh yes! When I worked in my airline's cargo facility, it was right next door to where ABEX used to park their YS-11, and when he fired it up those Darts at night, it was ear-splitting!
Are those the same engines as on the HS.748? I remember thinking that a jet was taking off, turned out to be a HS.748. What a noise!!!
Gg190 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 160 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 4472 times:
Quoting Kappel (Reply 10): Are those the same engines as on the HS.748? I remember thinking that a jet was taking off, turned out to be a HS.748. What a noise!!!
Yep the same engines. Dart was one of the most widely used turboprop engines in the world. Used on 748's, Viscounts, YS-11's, F-27's, herald's and few others as well.
Stirling From Italy, joined Jun 2004, 3943 posts, RR: 27 Reply 14, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 4262 times:
Quoting Gg190 (Reply 13): Dart was one of the most widely used turboprop engines in the world. Used on 748's, Viscounts, YS-11's, F-27's, herald's and few others as well.
Hawker Siddeley Argosy
Grumman Gulfstream I and I-C
Convair 600 and 640 (CV240>600, CV340,CV440>640 or 580)
Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Reply 15, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 4144 times:
Quoting Gg190 (Reply 13): Quoting Kappel (Reply 10):
Are those the same engines as on the HS.748? I remember thinking that a jet was taking off, turned out to be a HS.748. What a noise!!!
Yep the same engines. Dart was one of the most widely used turboprop engines in the world. Used on 748's, Viscounts, YS-11's, F-27's, herald's and few others as well.
Yes, it's a beautiful, high-pitched, twittering squeal...an awesome sound!
Access-Air From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1939 posts, RR: 15 Reply 16, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3543 times:
Opps, yes sorry I meant P-Town Mass....Thanks...
Here, guys go to my website and you can hear some actual Rolls Royce Dart sounds in the Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft. My site: http://fh227.rwy34.com
Go to FH-227 Sounds. Some are wave files some MP3s...but they are ALL real recorded by ME inside and/or outside of the FH-227 aircraft.
Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Reply 17, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3423 times:
Hey, thanks! The sound files are great...I can see myself there! This one is my favorite...that's the sound I was talking about! ( Nice website you've got set up there as well, I'm heading back for more!)
Sound 3 - Ozark FH-227 Engine startups Spring 1976 In Rock Falls. -
Access-Air From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1939 posts, RR: 15 Reply 18, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3364 times:
Rampkontroler,
Many thanks!
I will hopefully be adding a few more sounds to the site shortly.
If you send me some feedback I will add you to my update list and send you the update when I complete it.
I have another couple engine start-ups like that one of which I am about 50 feet away from the plane...
Once again thanks for looking!!
Dc8jet From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 321 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 3347 times:
This brings to mind the PBA DC-3s in the Eastern Express colors. There was one in full colors with titles sitting in Fremont Ohio a couple of years ago. Don't know if it's still there or not.
Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Reply 20, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 3295 times:
Quoting Access-Air (Reply 18):
Many thanks!
I will hopefully be adding a few more sounds to the site shortly.
If you send me some feedback I will add you to my update list and send you the update when I complete it.
Thanks a lot, I'd like that. I've got a couple Mesaba F-27 shots on MyAviation.net that you are welcome to use if you ever have the need for them.
Access-Air From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1939 posts, RR: 15 Reply 21, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 3248 times:
Cool shots!!!!!
N268MA is the very first Mesaba Fokker F.27-200 I ever flew on, from Moline to Minneapolis back in August of 1989 for an interview with Mesaba.
That aircraft ended up being sold to Scenic/Eagle Canyon used as a spares ship...
N4560Z a 500 series Fokker was the first one in Mesaba's fleet to wear the Red colours like that. It previosuly flew for Mississippi Valley Airlines and previous to that East-West in Australia if memory serves correctly. After its tenure with Mesaba it went on to fly with short lived Mahalo Air in Hawaii....I am not sure where it is now or if it is even airworthy. last I heard it was still sitting in HNL.. I think still wearing its tail number of N980MA. Some one please correct me if I am wrong.
I miss seeing Fokker and Fairchild F.27/F-27/FH-227s.....I grew up seeing the type all my life. So its sad not to be able to go to any airport and see them....
Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Reply 22, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 3091 times:
Glad to bring back some memories! Did you ever get that job with XJ? Thanks for the back info on those two frames as well.
Quoting Access-Air (Reply 21): I miss seeing Fokker and Fairchild F.27/F-27/FH-227s.....I grew up seeing the type all my life. So its sad not to be able to go to any airport and see them....
Yes, it is a real shame...I think the last one I saw was a FedEx feeder down in Miami a couple years ago. Not sure if they still have them. Loved the striped props!
The best you could hope for is an F-50....but it's just not the same is it!
Access-Air From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1939 posts, RR: 15 Reply 23, posted (7 years 8 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2999 times:
Nope, never got the job at XJ....However I landed a job at a Travel Agency back then to which I am still working for.
I was actually invited by Mesaba back in 1995 to ride gratis on their last two scheduled Fokker F.27 flights on 14 and 15 Sep 95. The plane operated with a 200 series N278MA. It was a shame esp the (overnight in CWA) next morning, as there were only 5 passengers and about 35 open seats.
I did get to actually see Some of the YS-11s at OHare with Simmons Airlines back in 1986....To me tho, all I kept saying to myself was, "That YS-11 is making F-27 sound!!!" The only other RR Dart powred plane I have actually seen in service is a G-159 Gulfstream. Even then it was weird hearing the Dart sound coming from the Gulfstream...
I just wish that I had been able to get on one of the Simmons YS-11s before they were replaced by the ATRs.
The Rolls Royce Dart is my Favourite turboprop engine and actually, they sound different on different planes such as the YS-11, or G-159 or F27s or I saw on a video a HS-748...But yeah awesome engine.
We cannot also forget the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, and the HS-Andover were also powered by the Dart. BEA (British European Airways) even temporarily re-engined a DC3 with some Darts. Joe Fugure, the former head of Pilgrim Airlines out of Groton, Ct. also made a Super DC3 Dart conversion using two Darts from an old Capital/United 745 Viscount. There was also the Yellow and Brown Conroy conversion of the DC3 with Darts...
Ok...stop me now...LOL.
Rampkontroler From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 859 posts, RR: 7 Reply 24, posted (7 years 8 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2849 times:
Quoting Stirling (Reply 14): Hawker Siddeley Argosy
Grumman Gulfstream I and I-C
Convair 600 and 640 (CV240>600, CV340,CV440>640 or 580)
Quoting Access-Air (Reply 23): The only other RR Dart powred plane I have actually seen in service is a G-159 Gulfstream. Even then it was weird hearing the Dart sound coming from the Gulfstream...
( Note: I hate to keep plugging my pics, but I feel it's on topic, so I hope no one minds. I know how touchy these things can be sometimes! )
I have had the opportunity to work near some of the Convair 600 series as well. It was the same wonderful sound!
I did see one recently here in Cleveland, N73137 stopped by on Sep. 1st looking pretty much the same as here, only without the titles:
25 Stirling: News from a current YS-11 operator, Phuket Air: Following an accident with one of its YS-11 aircraft last Sunday the airline has withdrawn its 4 YS-11
26 Rampkontroler: Yes, I heard about that...that's too bad. I really enjoyed seeing their shots from Phuket: Their props giving away their previous heritage with ANK:
28 Stirling: You probably did, but not with Allegheny, rather on the route of the Pacemakers, Piedmont Airlines. If not mistaken, the largest American utilizer of
29 Access-Air: Did I forget to mention that very Rare and nver produced proposed airliner that was powered by RR Darts at the followingl link: http://meltingpot.fort
30 Fanofjets: Thanks for the link to the Accountant, Access-Air. I remember reading that Freddie Laker was involved in that project (as he was with the ATL Carvair)
31 Rampkontroler: Thanks again AccessAir, for giving me something else cool to look at! I'm not sure if I'd ever heard of this bird, but it obviously flew at some poin
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