Just wondering if anyone knows if there were ever any books written about C.R. Smith who was president of American for many, many years. I did a search but if there was one mentioned I missed it. Thanks
Jump to postJust was looking at the web site for the Elkhart Air Show. They list a B-52 as one of the static display aircraft. The longest runway at EKM is 6,500. Can they put a B-52 in there?
Jump to postI just noticed on the tour schedule that the aircraft will be at DTW on August 9 which is my day off. Is the public invited or are these visits just for employees? Thanks
Jump to postLast fall I drove to Pigeon Forge <acronym title="Air Tahiti Nui (France)">TN</acronym>. I stopped at an airport that had a road on a hill overlooking the cargo area. It looked like a great spot to shoot the freighters. I would like to return but can't remember if it was <acronym title="Lexington - ...
Jump to postThe aircraft was TWA B727-31 N840TW and it did happen on April 4, 1979 over Saginaw. It went from 39,000 to 5,000 in 63 seconds. There was some damage to the aircraft and an emergency landing was made at DTW.
Jump to postCan you believe that until after 9/11 quite a few areas of the airport had no fences. Down by hangar two which is where most of the aircraft were parked we would just walk out on the ramp and take pictures. Now everything is fenced in and security is much tighter. You never know what is going to pop...
Jump to postAustralian National and KLM both operated the DC-5. The Breguet BR 761/763/765 Deux Ponts was mainly operated by Air France. Air Algerie and Silver City each operated one briefly on lease. I think only about 20 were built.
Jump to postThnks very much for the info. It seems a waste to keep it open.
Jump to postNW pretty much matches the fares of the LCCs at <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>. There was an article in today's Detroit News saying that in the past two weeks they have cut fares 30% to 75 destinations from <acronym title="Detroit - Me...
Jump to postJust wondering if Dade-Collier airport outside of Miami is still in operation.As I recall it was never used for much of anything except training flights.
Jump to postThere was a JAL 62 that landed in San Francisco Bay about 3 miles short of the runway at <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>.It landed gear down in about 9 feet of water. There were no serious injuries and the aircraft was rebuilt and later fle...
Jump to postJAL took delivery of 15 DC-8-62s. Of those 5 were freighters. Three DC-8-62s wre written off while serving with JAL.
Jump to postI was thinking along the same lines as I don't think they can get a 747 in there. A PACE 757 arrived at PTK at 4:10. Any idea what it was doing there?
Jump to postIf you are talking DC-8s I think you would be limited to Arrow Air, ATI or Murray Air or Astar. I don't think Airborne/DHL or UPS charters out their aircraft. Please let us know what shows up.
Jump to postTransamerica dates back to 1948. It was a supplemental airline owned by billionair Kirk Kerkorian. It was called Los Angeles Air Services. I know they operated some Lockheed Constellations. In 1960 the name was changed to Trans International Airlines (<acronym title="Tirana - Rinas International (Mo...
Jump to postI fail to understand why time after time peole just go into a parking lot or some other area of an airport and start taking pictures. In this day and age they see someone hanging around they are going to call the police to check it out. The magic word is ASK FIRST! Go there during regular business h...
Jump to postFront Page Tours was a tour operator which leased 5 727s from Express One . MGM Grand Air was a scheduled airline operating upscale service. Since the scheduled operation wasn't going well they went into the sports charter business. In 1994 MGM sold the airline to a company called Grand Holdings whi...
Jump to postThey can always use those 757s to replace the NW DC-9s.....Just Kidding!!!!
Jump to postI had done a search but had entered Red Wing instead of Redwing and got nothing. That thread centered around a DC-9. I wonder if it is the same outfit and they operate Convairs too.I'm sure it's a freighter as <acronym title="Detroit - Willow Run (YIP / KYIP), USA - Michigan">YIP</acronym> is all ca...
Jump to postLockheed built four C-121 Constellations with P&W turboprops for the Navy. Two were later transferred to the Air Force and operated as <acronym title="Flight West Airlines (Australia)">YC</acronym>-121Fs. The Air Force also had two turboprop <acronym title="Flight West Airlines (Australia)">YC</acro...
Jump to postEvery so often Flytecomm shows an airline called Red Wing Airways flying into <acronym title="Detroit - Willow Run (YIP / KYIP), USA - Michigan">YIP</acronym>. It says they operate Convair 580/640/600 equipment. Does anyone know who they are and what specific aircraft they operate? And no they are n...
Jump to postThanks very much for the info. I have been shooting slides for over 20 years and have never heard of this stuff. I'll give it a try.
Jump to postI was going to bid on a slide collection on eBay. I contacted the seller to see what condition the slides were in as far as scratches and dirt. He mentioned some had some dirt spots and fingerprints but slide cleaner should take care of it. I have never heard of any way to clean slides. Any info wou...
Jump to postThere is a B-50 on display at the Air Force Museum. I believe they also have an F-107 in the restoration area.
Also just thought of the Convair XC-99 transport and the Lockheed Constitution transport.
COMCO operates 2 757s. I don't know about any other aircraft types.
Jump to postTwo <acronym title="Cargolux (Luxembourg) and Air Chathams (New Zealand)">CV</acronym>-340s serial numbers 91 and 131 were converted to Allison T-56 power for the air force and designated <acronym title="Flight West Airlines (Australia)">YC</acronym>-131C. When they were sold surplus they were given...
Jump to postThe Boeing B377 Stratocruiser in it's original form. There were some that were converted to The Super Guppys and I think several are still in museums. How about the DC-5 Republic Rainbow Bristol Brabazon Avro Jetliner Handley Page Hermes C-74 Globemaster Pan Am was going to order it and call it the ...
Jump to postOne way to avoid these problerms is to contact the airport. If possible send them an email in advance. If you can't do that stop at the airport office when you get there.Find out exactly what you can and can't do.If you have been told it is ok to take photos and you continue to be given a hard time ...
Jump to postI think everyone is missing something here as far as the DC-8s go. There are no series 63 and 70 passenger aircraft left. The expense would too great to convert a freighter back to passenger configuration! I think at one time the government of Gabon had an executive 73 series aircraft. I am not sure...
Jump to postWhile on the subject of Presidential aircraft I just finished reading The Flying White House by <acronym title="LAB Flying Service (USA)">JF</acronym> terHorst and Ralph Albertazzie. It was published in 1979 and is a very good history of Air Force One. If you can find a copy it is very good reading....
Jump to postBest was a very small carrier. I don't think they ever operated more than 2 or 3 aircraft at a time. They did not operate the BAC-111 they had DC-9-10 series aircraft. Mohawk had BAC-111s.Altair had F-28s. Air Illinois operated the BAC-111 as did Cascade and Atlantic Gulf.Mid Pacific in Hawaii opera...
Jump to postI recently received a letter from a photographer that had paid a recent visit to <acronym title="Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (FLL / KFLL), USA - Florida">FLL</acronym>. He mentioned that you were allowed to shoot thru the fence but if you have a ladder it must be six feet from the fenc...
Jump to postThe best way to find out is to contact the airport that you are interested in and ask them. Send them a letter or email and ask where at the airport are you allowed to watch aircraft. If you receive a reply be sure to take it with you when you go.
Jump to postI seem ro recall that American installed JATO on a DC-4 freighter many years ago. I saw a Canadian Armed Forces C-130 make a JATO assisted take off. It was quite impressive.
Jump to postToday I received a slide of a United 727 taken in 1992. In the backround there is a Lufthansa 737 landing. Did United ever operate any 727s within Europe?
Jump to postThe DC-7 did not have the range to compete with the L1049C Constellation. The DC-7B was developed to keep pace with the Connie. It was pretty much like the Standard DC-7 except for an optional slightly higher maximum take off weight and an inproved flap operating system The biggest difference is tha...
Jump to postThe DC-8 would have sold better if they had come out with the 60 series earlier. Just a rough guess but there are maybe 100 DC-8s still active and quite a few in storage.
Jump to postI seem to remember that the aircraft used was a CV-240/340/440
Jump to postAMERICAN B707 B720 B727-100 B727-200 BAC-111 MOHAWK BAC-111 BRANIFF B727-100 B727-200 NORTH CENTRAL <acronym title="Cargolux (Luxembourg) and Air Chathams (New Zealand)">CV</acronym>-440 DC-9-30 ALLEGHENY <acronym title="Cargolux (Luxembourg) and Air Chathams (New Zealand)">CV</acronym>-440 BAC-111 ...
Jump to postSpirit's old colors had a blue bottom, as do USA 3000, America West and US<acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>. It could have been an executive airliner type. I saw an executive 757 with a blue bottom at <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acron...
Jump to postA DC-8. I've just never been in the right place to get on one. Seems like when I have flown somewhere the only airlines flying there didn't operate DC-8s. The only chance I have now is a cockpit ride in a freighter and my chances of that are slim and none.
Jump to postDid it land or just do a touch and go? Could have been a training flight. The military types do go in and out of civil airports that don't have too much traffic. I have seen military transports shooting landings at <acronym title="Detroit - Willow Run (YIP / KYIP), USA - Michigan">YIP</acronym> befo...
Jump to postI just checked flytecomm and they showed 6 Arrow arrivals today at <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>. Five were listed as DC-8s and no aircraft type shown for the other. I tried their web site but it looks like it's down. Go to www.ibt747.org and click ...
Jump to postUnited used to fly <acronym title="San Diego - International / Lindbergh Field (SAN / KSAN), USA - California">SAN</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Honolulu - International / Hickam AFB (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA ...
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