gdg9 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 488 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 4498 times:
Going through some of my old photos today I came across a few Champion Air shots. I've searched a few various sites and was surprised to see many have not been scrapped yet. Now, I did see one in particular - N696CA listed on another forum as being due for scrapping in Opa Locka in February. Has this happened yet? Does anyone know? Thanks
NWAROOSTER From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 864 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 4291 times:
RIZJETS.NET says N696CA has been scrapped.
That was the last passenger 727 built.
SYfan100 From United States of America, joined May 2008, 587 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4226 times:
Always have found it interesting how some planes get scrapped sooner then planes that might be older then the one that got scrapped first.
Weren't most sent to New Mexico to be stored for a good while?
FX1816 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1400 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4199 times:
Quoting SYfan100 (Reply 2): Always have found it interesting how some planes get scrapped sooner then planes that might be older then the one that got scrapped first.
Weren't most sent to New Mexico to be stored for a good while?
There were a few at SBD but I haven't been there in quite a while to see if they are still there. I do know that about 2 years or so ago my wife and I were driving down I-15 through the Cajon Pass to Fontana and we saw a trailer that was pulling an ex Champion 722. It was the full fuselage minus the wings and tail. It was actually stopped at the scales on the Northbound 15. I have no idea where it went from there and it was dark enough that I couldn't catch a tail number.
SYfan100 From United States of America, joined May 2008, 587 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4153 times:
chrisair From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1796 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4126 times:
I drove by the one in BUR last week. Still there, engines and all, in 1 piece. It's parked over by the gym and baseball place off San Fernando Road.
It really looked like you could just gas it up and go flying. Wake the neighbors up at 5 a.m. and all.
NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3099 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4093 times:
There were 2 Champion 727s at OPF when I was there in November, one was all white
United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7176 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3758 times:
Quoting NASCARAirforce (Reply 6): There were 2 Champion 727s at OPF when I was there in November, one was all white
I will have to check it out next month when I go there. Last Feb there were 3 there .One was painted grey and white,just like Champions scheme.
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B727LVR From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 628 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3570 times:
Quoting SYfan100 (Reply 2): Weren't most sent to New Mexico to be stored for a good while?
I know of only one Champion Aircraft in ROW. IIRC it was N688CA. It was scrapped 2 or 3 years ago. I believe there was one more their before that, which was also scrapped, but that was before I worked there. I left there at the end of 2007, and dont believe any more have been their since, atleast for storage or scrapping.
688 was had the entire interior removed, we did basic sotrage checks on it, and would rob parts for Champion when requested. It was a nice aircraft. But all 727's are nice to me.
I'm like a kid in a candy store when it comes to planes!
B727LVR From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 628 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (1 year 3 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 3313 times:
I remember seeing one in VQQ last year when I was there. It was pretty well stripped of parts, and I couldn't get a tail number. Looking at google maps you can see it in the over head view of the field, on the NW corner of the airfield, North of the Flightstar hangars, but in road view, its gone, so it may have been scrapped or moved.
I'm like a kid in a candy store when it comes to planes!
Always have enjoyed the 727 myself as well.
What many people really do not know is it really was a favorite by many people!
However though this Airline was interesting in which towards the end I did start to wonder really when they might get a Boeing 737-800 or a Airbus 320? Nothing ever happened in the overall end.
Things shutdown and their aircraft really did go to different places with how I look I thought with one picture they might have been in New Mexico? But nope as it was just that one that got taken apart.
But yet take a look at North Carolina where there are still a ton of Northwest planes besides Phoenix. But yet then you see this odd duck sitting at a different airport you would never expect getting scrapped.
This is really interesting to me because what did really happen to the rest of those planes?
It's no different with United and Delta where they have more aircraft parked in other area's then Northwest has aircraft.
It's almost really like a game! Even though most of us could in general guess what really has happened to many of those aircraft with meeting the chopper.
United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7176 posts, RR: 8 Reply 13, posted (1 year 3 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 989 times:
Quoting SYfan100 (Reply 12): But yet take a look at North Carolina where there are still a ton of Northwest planes
Last time I went to Maxton , there was still a 741 in NW Orient colors.
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SYfan100 From United States of America, joined May 2008, 587 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (1 year 3 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 778 times:
They should put that in a museum unless parts have been disappearing. A piece of history with it's old colors is always something people like to see when it comes to avation.
United_fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7176 posts, RR: 8 Reply 15, posted (1 year 3 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 681 times:
Quoting SYfan100 (Reply 14): They should put that in a museum unless parts have been disappearing. A piece of history with it's old colors is always something people like to see when it comes to avation.
AFAIR,It was in sad shape , and once a plane of that size lands in MAxton,the runway is too short to leave. I really have to get down there again.
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