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Jtb106 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 917 times:

I see that the CV-880 restoration project is selling off an straight turbojet engine to help pay for the project. Anybody who can't get enough of one, and who really hates their neighbors can have one in their front yard. Or if they want their car to go REAAALLY fast!

http://www.convair880.com/880parts.html

j

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Flight152 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 3295 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 810 times:

That would look great on my front lawn it may melt the siding on my house though. My neightbors would love me for it. LOL

DrukAir_BAe146 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 794 times:

I am confused. You think that turbojet fans actually read this message board? I thought only the turbines read it...

N-156F From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 776 times:

Hmmm...I wonder what this would look like on top of my car...

Perhaps an afterburner to boot? Smile

XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3996 posts, RR: 36
Reply 4, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 773 times:

I bet that thing would make one heck of a convection oven....

Chicks dig winglets.

AerLingus From China, joined Mar 2000, 2371 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 748 times:

Now THAT would be away to take care of the leaves come autumn!

Get your patchouli stink outta my store!

Jetguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 742 times:

Hey how about using it as a snow blower or better yet, a community hair dryer?

Cicadajet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 735 times:

well if they get this off the ground, it will be the first civilian jet airliner saved as a flying example won't it? That would be quite an accomplishment. All these warbirds but no one attempting to secure and preserve a flyable Comet, Caravelle, or even 707 or DC-8 until it is almost (or is perhaps) too late. I hope these guys can pull it off.

tom

Jtb106 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 715 times:

...You guys are killin' me! Nice visuals...

Csavel From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1336 posts, RR: 5
Reply 9, posted (12 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 684 times:

Just curious.
Their website states that,
"8483H then set another record at which it still holds from LGA to FLL of 1 hour, 43 minutes gate to gate, which was set in 1962. "

I was surprised that four engine jets (C880's, 90's DC-8s 707s) ever flew out of LGA. Can anyone enlighten me?

I may be ugly. I may be an American. But don't call me an ugly American.

Cicadajet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (12 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 670 times:

I certainly did not see ANY DC-8s or 707s at LGA during the 60s or 70s, so I rather doubt 4 engine jets flew there - however I can't say that I know the Convair jets runway needs and there were not many of these planes, so I can't say it never happened. One person actually posted to a forum comprised of airline foamers that a relative informed him a 747 landed at LGA during the very early days of practices or PR or something like that. I found this very hard to believe..but no one contested it, so who knows?

Art at ISP From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 166 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (12 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 661 times:

I can assure you all that a 747 NEVER landed at LGA. The runways are built on pylons into the water, and they are seriously weight restricted, and could never hold the weight.

There were also never any DC-8's or 707's at LGA--the runways were and still are much too short to accomodate such aircraft--they had balanced field length requirements of 9000-11000 feet depending on weather and model, and the runways at LGA are only 7000 feet long.

The largest aircraft to use LGA were DC-10-10's and L-1011-1's. The L-1011 is still an occasional visitor via DL. These are severely weight restricted, and are therefore limited to short range flights.

Regards

Art at ISP

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