Oldest airliner?
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Oldest airliner?
This one is 82 years old. A Ford 4AT's behind the lineup of terrestrial Fords.
Enjoyed a lovely sightseeing flight at 75kt.
Enjoyed a lovely sightseeing flight at 75kt.
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One of my regrets was not going for a ride in EAA's Trimotor at Oshkosh. One day...
Surprise was being at Catalina Airport in 2000 when the 1960s version, a Bushmaster 2000, hove noisily into view and landed. Smashing!
Surprise was being at Catalina Airport in 2000 when the 1960s version, a Bushmaster 2000, hove noisily into view and landed. Smashing!
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One of my regrets was not going for a ride in EAA's Trimotor at Oshkosh. One day...
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High Treadi, Did it at Oshkosh twelve years ago. Brilliant, worth every penny. Done Concorde as well [thank goodness] Never miss an opportunity to do these things Ticks in boxes is what life is all about. Currently recovering from serious but hopefully succesful surgery, so very glad I did these and other things..
Lovely photo (except for the bloke on the left 
). How old is the JU-52 of Lufthansa ? It must be of the same vintage and is still flying and looking in tip top condition.
SHJ
). How old is the JU-52 of Lufthansa ? It must be of the same vintage and is still flying and looking in tip top condition.SHJ
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Lufthansa's Ju52 was built in '36, so she's 75. Missed a ride in her out of London City Airport, fully booked when I applied! Blast...
Oldest I've managed was a 1929 (I think) Stinson SM-8 out of Space Coast Airport.
JEM60, sorry to hear that you've been unwell, hope that your recovery is swift and painless.
Oldest I've managed was a 1929 (I think) Stinson SM-8 out of Space Coast Airport.
JEM60, sorry to hear that you've been unwell, hope that your recovery is swift and painless.
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Actually this was my second ride in a Ford: Rode one from Put-In-Bay to Port Clinton OH (Island Airways) 45 years ago.
EAA's ship is a 4-AT-E, originally had Wright J6-7 engines, now powered by P&W R-985s. Being the lighter 4-AT model, it is legal for single-pilot ops, per Capt. Colin Soucy.
EAA's ship is a 4-AT-E, originally had Wright J6-7 engines, now powered by P&W R-985s. Being the lighter 4-AT model, it is legal for single-pilot ops, per Capt. Colin Soucy.
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TREADI. Thanks for the good wishes I have no doubt that 4days of Legends will go a long way towards my recovery!!!![Working to getfit for that!!!]
