Old "Props" and Long Sectors
Folks,
I read elsewhere of a regular US-Far East non-stop of 17 hours.
I seem to recall that, in the brief, pre-jet period of L1649/DC7C "front line" operation on the North Atlantic, that non-stops of over twenty hours were not uncommon, these "ultimate recips." having exceptional range, but not speed.
Did I read that a particular US West Coast-Paris flight was almost 24 hours? TWA and a Super Constellation?
I'd be fascinated to hear what crew, technical and "passenger comfort" issues were raised by these largely-forgotten "long hauls".
r