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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Feb 2024, 17:55
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

The TCA/Air Canada Vanguards also had the first...

The TCA/Air Canada Vanguards also had the first class at the back, as it was quieter. :O

Great article here (https://www.henrytenby.com/the-air-canada-vanguard-passes-into-history/) by Jack...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Feb 2024, 14:20
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Did they send you homeward, to think again ? :O

Did they send you homeward, to think again ? :O
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2024, 07:31
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, there was a mix of Vanguards and initially...

Yes, there was a mix of Vanguards and initially Comets but later Tridents in the early/mid 70s that I often used on ID90s to visit my folks.

Sadly I missed out on the Comet, but managed a jumpseat...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 13:25
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, I remember when the Comets came in on...

Yes, I remember when the Comets came in on LHR/EDI to compete with the 1-11s. I'm pretty sure Tridents only served GLA until a few years later - certainly no TRDs to EDI in that 1968 timetable.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 06:38
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, but in those days, the train took all day....

Yes, but in those days, the train took all day. :O

By 1968, the 13 daily Vanguards had gone done to 7 plus 5 Tridents, so capacity was already reducing significantly.

Interesting also that in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jun 2017, 20:51
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Lots of thinly-disguised anecdotes about flying...

Lots of thinly-disguised anecdotes about flying the Mudguard in Canada here, too:

http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1420229002l/10156239.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2017, 12:02
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, the standard One-Eleven configuration was...

Yes, the standard One-Eleven configuration was 2L+3R, we all remember that.

But my question was specifically about how BUA reconfigured their seats for trooping flights so that they faced...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th May 2017, 06:43
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Can you by any chance remember whether the triple...

Can you by any chance remember whether the triple seats were fitted on the port or starboard side?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th May 2017, 22:21
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

But nor can you simply turn the double seats 180°...

But nor can you simply turn the double seats 180° and re-install them on the same side, because the legs are offset from the centreline of the seat.

So how was it done?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th May 2017, 18:46
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

In the days before IFE, seatback screens, etc,...

In the days before IFE, seatback screens, etc, fitting and removing seats could be done very rapidly (without requiring any tools).

If it was just a case of reversing the way they were facing...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2017, 12:44
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

Indeed they were. Though of course that...

Indeed they were.

Though of course that wasn't unique to the Vanguard - Tridents also had some rearward-facing seats.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2017, 10:34
Replies: 60
Views: 12,428
Posted By DaveReidUK

The V951s were 18F108Y and the V953s were 135Y.

The V951s were 18F108Y and the V953s were 135Y.
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