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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

28th Feb 2015, 19:13

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Why is the HS 748 known as the Budgie?

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Posted By pigboat

om15 another operator of the Dart Herald was...

om15 another operator of the Dart Herald was Eastern Provincial Airways. They had a total of four, one was lost on March 17th 1965. The airplane came apart in the air because of corrosion in the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Feb 2015, 13:30

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Why is the HS 748 known as the Budgie?

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Posted By pigboat

Chevron! That's the one. I42 the only other...

Chevron! That's the one. I42 the only other operator in Canada I can think of is/was Wasaya, but here again I'm not sure if they still do. They lost a 748 freighter at some strip in Northern Ontario...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Feb 2015, 01:06

Replies: 135

Why is the HS 748 known as the Budgie?

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Posted By pigboat

Great demo by the F-27. I was shooting the breeze...

Great demo by the F-27. I was shooting the breeze with one of the F/O's on that demo one day. He told me the PNF would switch #2 VHF to an unused freq and begin a 10 count. The #2 antenna was on the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

7th Feb 2015, 23:26

Replies: 135

Why is the HS 748 known as the Budgie?

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Posted By pigboat

The F and J model Fairchild F-27's and the...

The F and J model Fairchild F-27's and the FH-227's - RDa 529's and 532's respectively - had a two stop propeller. In addition to the flight fine pitch lock there was a cruise pitch lock that engaged...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

7th Feb 2015, 19:54

Replies: 135

Why is the HS 748 known as the Budgie?

Views: 42,867

Posted By pigboat

om15 thanks, that's the mod I was thinking of. I...

om15 thanks, that's the mod I was thinking of. I seem to remember a 748 that had it incorporated.

I'm pretty sure CF-CSE was the first 748 in Canada, imported by an oil company ..Shell?.. It had...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

7th Feb 2015, 14:32

Replies: 135

Why is the HS 748 known as the Budgie?

Views: 42,867

Posted By pigboat

The worst noise from the Dart came from the...

The worst noise from the Dart came from the compressor section. Rolls had a mod ...1560?? .. that applied an acoustic lining inside the intake and extended it by a couple of inches. It made for a 10...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Feb 2015, 01:51

Replies: 135

Why is the HS 748 known as the Budgie?

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Posted By pigboat

Only ever heard 'em called The Whisperliner on...

Only ever heard 'em called The Whisperliner on this side of the water. Nice pic of a First Air 748 turning final to R07 at Pangnirtung on Baffin Island.
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