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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Apr 2018, 08:29
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

WHBM, The cabin crew on those shots were US crew...

WHBM, The cabin crew on those shots were US crew and some of the cabin service shots were in the full size cabin mockup. The "passengers" were Lockheed employees family who were also "used" on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2018, 09:40
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

Chevron, The Beverley was purchased to support...

Chevron, The Beverley was purchased to support the L1011 in the event of an engine failure overseas. Of course Europe wasn't too much of a problem with a two engine ferry but the Caribbean would have...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2018, 09:28
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

ROG, the problem was they Court Line could have...

ROG, the problem was they Court Line could have solved the financial problem but was thwarted by the Government. Court Line held some fairly considerable shipping interests including Appledore...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Oct 2010, 19:19
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

BossDHogg, Please check your messages ...

BossDHogg,
Please check your messages

Thanks
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Feb 2010, 13:29
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

Gibair. The aicraft suffered a tyre busrt at...

Gibair.

The aicraft suffered a tyre busrt at V1:uhoh:

The crew heard and felt the bang so aborted.
During the Hi Speed rejection 5 of the other 7 tyres burst ( same union I guess:})
We got...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Mar 2009, 16:50
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

Well a vist to the attic located some pics of the...

Well a vist to the attic located some pics of the Court Line1011 airstairs. The ultimate in Monkey motion!!:)

Sorry, despite several readings of BOAC's instructions I was not able to actually...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Nov 2008, 07:12
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

Tony, Bear in mind that CL were going to...

Tony,
Bear in mind that CL were going to operate into airport as the first wide body charter aircraft so GSE was always a concern as well as runway strength.
So the airstairs were requested from...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2008, 10:01
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

WHBM There were actually only 3 colours ...

WHBM

There were actually only 3 colours
Each aircraft had three shades of the colour from dark at the bottom to light at the top.

The whole point of the colour change was to make the airline...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Apr 2008, 21:21
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

JSP, Originally all the same Court Line group....

JSP,
Originally all the same Court Line group. After the demise of the parent company the SA helios continued with the sale from the bankrupcy to local buy out.;)

Carholme
Bill had a company...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Apr 2008, 19:35
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

JSP, This was part of Court Line. The...

JSP,
This was part of Court Line.

The helicopters were Sikorsky's and they were servicing the Oil Tankers going round the Cape.
The were contracted to the Oil Companies and met the ships out at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2008, 21:15
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

LGS, There was another factor which you may...

LGS,
There was another factor which you may remember.
3 years before with rising fuel prices operators decided to add a fuel surcharge on all flights. This amount was finalised 2 weeks prior to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Apr 2008, 09:24
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

WHBM I remember the fixed wing side and the...

WHBM

I remember the fixed wing side and the subtle change of name !;)

It was originally called Court Line Helicopters and wholly owned by CL.
After the collapse it was sold off I think to a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2008, 01:07
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

Pigboat, Yes it was Halcyon the Great ! It...

Pigboat,
Yes it was Halcyon the Great !

It was one of the first tankers over 100,000 tons ;) Hence the name!

Of course old hat now seeing some of these tanker weights !

Court Line also had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Mar 2008, 19:21
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

WHBM I think it would have been even more...

WHBM
I think it would have been even more prudent to have bought an engine-carrying aircraft that actually worked !
and your suggestion would be ? :confused:

ATNotts
Yes partly but a couple of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2008, 11:30
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

WHBM The L1011 had an RR RB211 engine. It...

WHBM

The L1011 had an RR RB211 engine.
It was the first big fan engine made in UK
It was unique in a 3 spool design
Its development had driven RR into bankruptcy (and nearly Lockhed)
We had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Mar 2008, 06:16
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

WHBM In 68 the DC3's had gone. Also do not...

WHBM

In 68 the DC3's had gone. Also do not remember the Bristol freighter?:confused:
We had the Beverley that we could not get UK civil certification on.
So that went to Beverley !

The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2008, 10:25
Replies: 350
Views: 184,846
Posted By GotTheTshirt

The use of Seat Back catering was only thought up...

The use of Seat Back catering was only thought up to increase in Flight Bar sales as in those days much of the flight profit came from the Duty Free Bar:}
It gave the cabin crew more time to flog...
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