Boeing 707-436 LAX operations
Thanks to everyone for their input, but I'm not a great deal clearer about the BOAC 1962 schedule for the route.
I've now seen the Winter 62/63 schedules, which are much in line with the summer ones, with the W/B LAX service scheduled for 13.15 hrs and the W/B SFO still shown as 14.05 hrs, although the LAX route also has the note re technical landing en-route.
The problem is that it is not possible to have scheduled the LAX service via JFK in 13.00 - the block times for the two sectors total at least 13.00 hrs alone, with no ground time. It would have been just possible to schedule via YUL, but only allowing 0.30 ground time, and 5.30 for YUL/LAX [ AF allowed 5.40 at that time ].
The other very strange point is why the SFO schedule was between 1.05 and 0.50 longer than LAX - it would have been possible to operate this one via JFK, but again only with 0.30 ground time at JFK [ at JFK ??! ].
It also seems strange that with a total of 5 flights per week to the West Coast, BOAC didn't seem to route via YWG, which with an 8.05 sector LHR/YWG would seem to have been well within the capabilities of the early Conway 707's, and with only a further 3.30 YWG/LAX [ 3.30 YWG/SFO ] would have saved considerable time on both routes.
All very strange !
Richard.
Last edited by captain.speaking; 18th Jun 2009 at 10:57.