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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2018, 15:25
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

All of that was standard stuff on old Soviet...

All of that was standard stuff on old Soviet aircraft. Not just the embarrassing applause on every touchdown, but the universal greaser as well. It carried on with Tu154s to recent times. I don't...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2018, 21:53
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

The Soviet Ilyushin 86 widebody, which was...

The Soviet Ilyushin 86 widebody, which was somewhat contemporary with the Tristar, was also self handling (in fact even more) where it was wished. In this case there was a lower hold-level entrance,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2018, 21:43
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

Did we show this before ...

Did we show this before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTI-z1RAEU

a question on the thread discussing this is, are those actual Court Line cabin crew dark blue uniforms around the 11 minute...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2018, 10:50
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

Job for the Spanish government, surely. Same for...

Job for the Spanish government, surely. Same for Heathrow Airport.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2015, 13:26
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

Didn't know of this guy, but a number of the key...

Didn't know of this guy, but a number of the key team who worked on the Tristar design in the late 1960s came from the UK manufacturing industry, and their departure for Burbank was noted and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2015, 18:31
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

PSA had them as well, used on Los Angeles-San...

PSA had them as well, used on Los Angeles-San Francisco shuttles with short turnrounds. Like the Court ones, these aircraft had a limited life before being stored for some time and then sold. But the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2015, 22:56
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

I believe I am correct here, although others...

I believe I am correct here, although others posting are the experts :

Court did the bulk of Clarksons flights from the London area, flying from Luton. They also did flights in some years from...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jul 2012, 11:04
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

This is available on the web, written at the time...

This is available on the web, written at the time of Court Line's inauguration by Peter Murdoch himself, who did the livery design and evetything that went with the image.

Design Journal - VADS:...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Sep 2008, 22:12
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

I put this in another PPRuNe thread a few years...

I put this in another PPRuNe thread a few years ago, but it possibly will be of interest here as well :


Well here, courtesy of Tony Merton-Jones' book mentioned above, is the Court Line fleet,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jul 2008, 12:31
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

I have seen this picture before of the three...

I have seen this picture before of the three One-Elevens (maybe in a book) and recall it captioned as being at Stansted, in which case it's looking north at the old ramp on the west side of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2008, 20:04
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

Not only helicopters, but they had Convair 580s...

Not only helicopters, but they had Convair 580s operating only a few years ago in what many here will think are some very familiar livery schemes !
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2008, 06:45
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

Sun Sea Sand and Superjet if my memory is good...

Sun Sea Sand and Superjet if my memory is good enough.

Of course, always known as Sun Sea Sand and Sex.

Oh, did we do such things in those days ? :)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2008, 12:37
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

I think it would have been even more prudent to...

I think it would have been even more prudent to have bought an engine-carrying aircraft that actually worked ! :) :)

I guess Court got the idea of the Beverley from TWA. They had a Fairchild C-82...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2008, 06:48
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

1968 was one year on and the fleet had changed a...

1968 was one year on and the fleet had changed a lot. The One-Elevens had started arriving.

In 1967 the Bristol Freighter was G-AIFS and the last DC3 was G-APPO. Both had gone by the following...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2008, 22:30
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

Any such research obviously starts with Tony...

Any such research obviously starts with Tony Merton-Jones' book.

1967 was the last non-jet year for Autair - the One-Elevens started to arrive in 1968. They were building up their scheduled...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2007, 08:57
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

As I understand it seatback catering was a...

As I understand it seatback catering was a considerable nuisance, which however did not dissuade Dan-Air at least, who picked up some of the One-Elevens after Court ceased trading, continuing with it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Sep 2007, 08:40
Replies: 350
Views: 184,842
Posted By WHBM

The airline purchased an established Luton area...

The airline purchased an established Luton area coach operator primarily to run their link to London, and the local bus routes came with that. The vehicles (mostly Ford R1114 for the technically...
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