DC8 ENg AIR STARTER Noises
 

As a boy I was intrigued with the sound the engines or the
DC8. would make. Equipped with either Pratt and Witny'jd9 or General Electirc eneinges, Anyway they use the air start motors.
AS the airstart gets underway pone could hear the various howl being emitted from the start motor. Mechanics called it the "High Low" system;.
Always fascinated. As a Boy I would think that the aircraft was getting excited because is was about to fly. Each airstart unit would wind up to a crscending howl.

What's the current status ? Still present (parked?)...?

Airborne ex BNE heading back to KL

Thanks for the update!

Heard a couple of rumours that she is enroute Ostend? There's also mention if this in the Freight forum.

Any info?

hear US Military IRAQ, along with N606AL.....

Chapman freeborn taken over?

Seems they have 'operational control' according to their Facebook page. Thanks for the info

It really is a pretty aircraft and would be a hoot to fly. I am sure it was the one we were seeing in Port Moresby about a year ago. I guess it was parked there to avooid parking fees.

getting it right
 

XPT,
you can't have illegal refugees. You can have illegal immigrants. You can have legitimate refugees. Also, you can have asylum seekers who are eventually sorted out to be either legitimate refugees or illegal immigrants.


You have mixed up the terms, plain and clear.

grounded?
 

OB-2059-P is grounded.
Don't worry a new one comes to Aussieland
Australia's Heavylift Cargo to source another DC 8 freighter - ch-aviation.com.
Has Nick L. moved to Ostend? Hope he locks his office doors during his absence.

Nobody in their right mind would even give a second's thought to trying to put an aircraft like that on the Australian register --- nobody could afford the cost, in time or $$$$, and the vastly increased operating costs, even if you were successful in getting it flying with a VH- rego.

It is on the US register.

Tootle pip!!

touche, maybe the new changes will help

What ever happened to the DC8?