|
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On 8/20/13 02:47 , wrote: From Dulles to Charlottesville is only 100 miles or so... On 8/20/2013 8:24 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote: The longest hundred miles you'll ever see, is flying it in a DC-3. I dunno about that. Flying in the Ford Tri-Motor is unbelievably noisy. |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On 8/20/13 10:54 , Joe from Kokomo wrote:
On 8/20/13 02:47 , wrote: From Dulles to Charlottesville is only 100 miles or so... On 8/20/2013 8:24 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote: The longest hundred miles you'll ever see, is flying it in a DC-3. I dunno about that. Flying in the Ford Tri-Motor is unbelievably noisy. But nowhere near as unpleasant. |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 12:05:58 PM UTC-5, D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 8/20/13 10:54 , Joe from Kokomo wrote: On 8/20/13 02:47 , wrote: From Dulles to Charlottesville is only 100 miles or so... On 8/20/2013 8:24 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote: The longest hundred miles you'll ever see, is flying it in a DC-3. I dunno about that. Flying in the Ford Tri-Motor is unbelievably noisy. But nowhere near as unpleasant. Hennnnn ry! ///Coming, mother/// (Henry Tremblechin. Y'all cats probally never heard of him before, on radio comedy) What's that you say, Henry? ///Google,,, Henry Ford put the World on Wings/// Do tell. ///Yep, it's the Truth. He put the World on Wheels too/// |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 12:43:57 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 12:05:58 PM UTC-5, D. Peter Maus wrote: On 8/20/13 10:54 , Joe from Kokomo wrote: On 8/20/13 02:47 , wrote: From Dulles to Charlottesville is only 100 miles or so... On 8/20/2013 8:24 AM, D. Peter Maus wrote: The longest hundred miles you'll ever see, is flying it in a DC-3.. I dunno about that. Flying in the Ford Tri-Motor is unbelievably noisy. But nowhere near as unpleasant. Hennnnn ry! ///Coming, mother/// (Henry Tremblechin. Y'all cats probally never heard of him before, on radio comedy) What's that you say, Henry? ///Google,,, Henry Ford put the World on Wings/// Do tell. ///Yep, it's the Truth. He put the World on Wheels too/// Google,,, cartoonician.com Jimmy Hatlo Man of many hats Uh Huh, I remember Little Iodine and They''ll Do It Every Time and Henry Tremblechin and many other real Good old newspaper comic strips. That other Henry cartoon strip wasen't Henry Tremblechin though.He was a different Henry. |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:29:12 PM UTC-5, matt weber wrote:
On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:33:57 -0500, "D. Peter Maus" wrote: On 8/18/13 14:10 , wrote: C-47(actually a DC-3) must be the most reliable plane in existence. They are still being used today in several countries . It is an amazing piece of machinery. Many of the radial engines used for C-47's are no longer serviceable for civilian use, and are limited to public use, which does not require the stringent standards of civilian service maintenance schedules. A good number of the C-47's still flying have been converted to turbo prop engines. They are eerily quiet when flying overhead. My experience with that aircraft came in the late 60's when Northwest was flying DC-3's and I was a passenger from Minneapolis to Huron South Dakota. Those twin 9 cylinder Wright Cyclones were astonishingly loud in the cabin, and the aircraft was very rough flying. I didn't stop hurling until two hours after we landed. Like early V-tail Bonanza's, the DC-3 would fishtail in straight and level flight. It was like riding in the back of a 63 Galaxy on the interstate. Finger lickin' unpleasant. But still, one of the most historically significant aircraft ever built. |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:37:20 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:29:12 PM UTC-5, matt weber wrote: On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:33:57 -0500, "D. Peter Maus" wrote: On 8/18/13 14:10 , wrote: C-47(actually a DC-3) must be the most reliable plane in existence. They are still being used today in several countries . It is an amazing piece of machinery. Many of the radial engines used for C-47's are no longer serviceable for civilian use, and are limited to public use, which does not require the stringent standards of civilian service maintenance schedules. A good number of the C-47's still flying have been converted to turbo prop engines. They are eerily quiet when flying overhead. My experience with that aircraft came in the late 60's when Northwest was flying DC-3's and I was a passenger from Minneapolis to Huron South Dakota. Those twin 9 cylinder Wright Cyclones were astonishingly loud in the cabin, and the aircraft was very rough flying. I didn't stop hurling until two hours after we landed. Like early V-tail Bonanza's, the DC-3 would fishtail in straight and level flight. It was like riding in the back of a 63 Galaxy on the interstate. Finger lickin' unpleasant. But still, one of the most historically significant aircraft ever built. My recollection is NW retired their DC-3 well before the late 1960's (I was living in Madison at the time).By the late 1960's they were operating L-188's and 707's and 727's. I suspect the aircraft you were on was actually North Central Airlines, who did operate DC3 into the late 1960's in may of the same places NW flew. In fact if you went to Huron, I'd bet it was North Central rather than NW. Google,,, Nazi Concentration Camp Footage Warning Graphic Images Youtube Google,,, Dwight David Eisenhower on the Jeep, Dakota, and Landing Craft (Dakota... Douglas DC 3, Bulldozers too) Google,,, Restored WWII Dakota |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:00:15 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:40:56 PM UTC-5, dxAce wrote: wrote: On Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:42:04 AM UTC-4, Jim Haynes wrote: On 2013-08-17, extra class wrote: try 60+ The B-52 took its maiden flight in April 1952. Yes, but the ones currently still flying are the B-52H models that went into service 50 years ago. jhhaynes at earthlink dot net Just how safe is a 50 year old flying machine? Probably pretty darn safe since like some helicopters we had only the air frame itself is really that old (and even some of that may have been replaced) the rest having been replaced piece by piece over the decades. dxAce Michigan USA The old Bell Huey Helicopters had a lot of vibration in them. That is what caused a lot of them to crash in Vietnam. My brother was a Helicopter Mechanic at Vung Tau, Vietnam. I would feel much safer in a B 52, or an old Gooneybird. A B-1B just crashed someplace out West . Cost nearly 300M back when they where making them in the 80's. |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 10:08:20 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:00:15 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote: On Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:40:56 PM UTC-5, dxAce wrote: wrote: On Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:42:04 AM UTC-4, Jim Haynes wrote: On 2013-08-17, extra class wrote: try 60+ The B-52 took its maiden flight in April 1952. Yes, but the ones currently still flying are the B-52H models that went into service 50 years ago. jhhaynes at earthlink dot net Just how safe is a 50 year old flying machine? Probably pretty darn safe since like some helicopters we had only the air frame itself is really that old (and even some of that may have been replaced) the rest having been replaced piece by piece over the decades. dxAce Michigan USA The old Bell Huey Helicopters had a lot of vibration in them. That is what caused a lot of them to crash in Vietnam. My brother was a Helicopter Mechanic at Vung Tau, Vietnam. I would feel much safer in a B 52, or an old Gooneybird. A B-1B just crashed someplace out West . Cost nearly 300M back when they where making them in the 80's. Google,,, B 1B crash In Montana. |
Air Force begins massive B 52 overhaul.
|
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:06 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
RadioBanter.com