PJ2 -
"I flew the first few 71's with the CFM56 installation and we couldn't use reverse on them but you know, that was a long time ago - 1980 to be exact - so thank you sir! I do remember the high idle of the CFM.
The -63 was the finest looking airplane ever, for it's vintage, (but then I love the PanAm Sikorsky S-42 as well...)"
Gee.....I thought
I flew the first -71
Can't even remember when they came out now.
Ya...the -63 was nice, but my favorite 8 was the -62. I liked all that fuel we could carry. We came back from Honolulu to O'Hare one day (8 hours), held for two more hours; then flew to Minneapolis after O'Hare closed, and still had a couple hours fuel left!
As to all time favorites though, I'm a Connie man!