British Airways BAC 1-11 510 - what do we know of them...
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IIRC there was a box called a "Medina Unit", that was to do with the auto pilot and an annunciator that displayed "Extend" during the final part of the approach. It may have been when the GS was disconnected.
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I remember reading the story of the crew on the last Trident scheduled flight. I thought the captain might get the 757 but, no. He ended up on the 1-11 but only briefly. He had a 737 course not long afterwards. From the Trident to a the 1-11, what a disappointment. I don't know what types the two FOs ended up with.
I remember reading the story of the crew on the last Trident scheduled flight. I thought the captain might get the 757 but, no. He ended up on the 1-11 but only briefly. He had a 737 course not long afterwards. From the Trident to a the 1-11, what a disappointment. I don't know what types the two FOs ended up with.
GBGKG, series 539, ex man and bhx is at present intact at the museum at Newquay.
the delightful owners of the airport want the museum shifted out, in which case that machine, as well as the VC10 will be totally scrapped.
I flew KG in October 1988 bhx-dus and back, being based there on the standard 1-11s, with Collins instrument fits from 87-90. Great base.
interestingly the flying aptitude test to get into BA was on the S1-11 sim.
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the delightful owners of the airport want the museum shifted out, in which case that machine, as well as the VC10 will be totally scrapped.
I flew KG in October 1988 bhx-dus and back, being based there on the standard 1-11s, with Collins instrument fits from 87-90. Great base.
interestingly the flying aptitude test to get into BA was on the S1-11 sim.
mike
the delightful owners of the airport want the museum shifted out, in which case that machine, as well as the VC10 will be totally scrapped.
We all know what happened in Corfu. The aircraft ended up operating for BA/Maersk based at BHX in the 90's. There were stories going round that the deceased old lady's face kept appearing through the window of the rear door during flight.
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Funny thing about BA was the allowances system back then. Certain fleets did disproportionately well in terms of allowances. IIRC, in the early 90’s the highest paid pilots in BA were some of the shuttle back up guys (not) flying the 1-11, and the others were the 737 pilots doing the IGS routes in Germany paid in DM. Some of the lowest paid were skippers on the classic 747.
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some of the shuttle back up guys (not) flying the 1-11
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This isn't specific to the -510 variant but I remember some 1-11s, I think mainly Dan Air, had an unusual RT feature. There was a short, high-pitched bleep at the end of every transmission. I guess this was something to do with the radio equipment in certain aircraft. Some had Marconi, some had Collins. There may have been other makes and types I'm unaware of.
This isn't specific to the -510 variant but I remember some 1-11s, I think mainly Dan Air, had an unusual RT feature. There was a short, high-pitched bleep at the end of every transmission. I guess this was something to do with the radio equipment in certain aircraft. Some had Marconi, some had Collins. There may have been other makes and types I'm unaware of.
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