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Search: Posts Made By: Tim Zukas
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Mar 2024, 20:19
Replies: 10
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tim Zukas

Forgot about World Air Transport Statistics, the...

Forgot about World Air Transport Statistics, the IATA annual report. First issue was 1957 with numbers for 1956.

BOAC 388342 revenue pax, 1875867 thousand RPKs, 2884160 thousand ASKs.

BEA...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Mar 2024, 18:09
Replies: 2
Views: 693
Posted By Tim Zukas

Radar on Continental DC-3s, 1948

From the January 1948 OAG

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U1EfBB7sfWSLVe-_x3swFQRwjEaM7FDB/view?usp=sharing

Continental was all DC-3 then. They don't mention weather, so this must be something...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Mar 2024, 00:59
Replies: 10
Views: 1,015
Posted By Tim Zukas

Can you get a look at old magazines? Can't expect...

Can you get a look at old magazines? Can't expect to get every year for every airline, but some stats did appear in the 1960 era. American Aviation (which became Airlift around then) published...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jan 2024, 23:23
Replies: 9
Views: 1,862
Posted By Tim Zukas

What's going on here? (says R3Y takeoff)

The chase plane suggests this is some sort of test -- for what?
Flying boats didn't ordinarily take off like that, did they?

All sizes | 23_0001569 Convair Negative Image | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Nov 2022, 16:35
Replies: 50
Views: 11,744
Posted By Tim Zukas

Water injection?

Do any aircraft use water injection nowadays? B-52Hs or other TF33-powered maybe?

When it was common -- when Pan Am 707s were leaving Heathrow in summer 1959, say -- how cool did the day have to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Sep 2020, 16:33
Replies: 26
Views: 6,645
Posted By Tim Zukas

If the pic is real, then what's happening? ...

If the pic is real, then what's happening?

The elephant has always been in the same spot, at 51.33306N 0.77102W? If so, the DC-8 is just under a half-mile south of the approach course for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Sep 2020, 00:57
Replies: 77
Views: 21,027
Posted By Tim Zukas

Airlift for April 1963 had an article on airliner...

Airlift for April 1963 had an article on airliner JATO. It said American, Ansett-ANA, Braniff, Caribair, Ethiopian, Pan Am, Panagra, TACA and Trans-Australia had tried it, tho maybe Pan Am never had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jul 2020, 16:10
Replies: 11
Views: 2,120
Posted By Tim Zukas

In 1952 the longest flight out of Manchester was...

In 1952 the longest flight out of Manchester was Swissair's DC-3 to Zurich. Ringway's runway 6 was extended from 4200 feet to 5900 feet in 1950, allowing four-eng airliners, but looks like they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jul 2020, 17:08
Replies: 26
Views: 6,278
Posted By Tim Zukas

The Aeroplane for 10 Dec 1948 says the Blackbushe...

The Aeroplane for 10 Dec 1948 says the Blackbushe FIDO cost 125 pounds (sterling, not avoirdupois) per minute, after it had warmed up; the issue for 3 January 1947 says fuel for the Manston FIDO cost...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jul 2020, 17:18
Replies: 236
Views: 115,961
Posted By Tim Zukas

Don't think Pan Am ever scheduled B377s to...

Don't think Pan Am ever scheduled B377s to Manchester. BOAC did, but the mid-50s timetable says their B377s flew to Burtonwood rather than Ringway. Anyone got a timetable showing anyone's B377 at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jul 2020, 17:05
Replies: 26
Views: 6,278
Posted By Tim Zukas

FIDO

They might have tried FIDO at Eureka?Arcata, California when that was their instrument-landing experimental airport. And LAX had one-- dunno for how long, or how many times it was used. As I recall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2020, 16:33
Replies: 12
Views: 2,777
Posted By Tim Zukas

The 1963 chart shows 4500 feet (click on it and...

The 1963 chart shows 4500 feet (click on it and you can enlarge the chart)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/12530375@N08/14563508706/sizes/k/
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Apr 2020, 02:50
Replies: 3
Views: 909
Posted By Tim Zukas

In the Jan and Feb 1958 OAGs, three L1049s a week...

In the Jan and Feb 1958 OAGs, three L1049s a week AMS to CUR via SMA. Fastest left AMS at 1145 Thu, stopped BRU-LIS-SMA and arrived Curacao 0605 Fri. The other two flights were via CCS.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Dec 2017, 20:34
Replies: 16
Views: 3,611
Posted By Tim Zukas

BOAC's listing in the OAG says BWIA operated the...

BOAC's listing in the OAG says BWIA operated the Trinidad-to-NY Britannias. No idea whether it's true. It says BWIA also operated the thrice-weekly jets (unspecified) from Trinidad to NY.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Dec 2017, 17:14
Replies: 16
Views: 3,611
Posted By Tim Zukas

OAG

The January 1963 OAG shows a weekly all-coach Britannia leaving Trinidad 1130 Saturday, stopping Barbados and Antigua and arriving NY at 1945. A second weekly freq was to start Tue 22 Jan. Both...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th May 2017, 23:34
Replies: 15
Views: 4,459
Posted By Tim Zukas

In the June 1964 OAG BOAC just flew Comets to...

In the June 1964 OAG BOAC just flew Comets to JNB. No VC10s south of Lagos.

In January 1966 the Sun-Mon VC10s to JNB left LHR at the same 1945 but stopped at FRA, NBO and Salisbury.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th May 2017, 23:04
Replies: 15
Views: 4,459
Posted By Tim Zukas

They left LHR Fri-Sat.

They left LHR Fri-Sat.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2017, 21:08
Replies: 15
Views: 4,459
Posted By Tim Zukas

January 1966 OAG shows six BOAC VC-10s a week...

January 1966 OAG shows six BOAC VC-10s a week LHR-JNB-- two of them stop just at FCO and NBO. They leave LHR at 1945 Fri Sat, stop FCO 2300-2345, stop NBO 0825-0910, arr JNB 1200.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2016, 17:42
Replies: 6
Views: 5,100
Posted By Tim Zukas

First jet across the Atlantic?

What was the first jet to fly across the Atlantic?

Not the first scheduled flight--
Not the first airliner--
Not the first transport--
Not the first nonstop--

Just, what jet built on one...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2016, 18:04
Replies: 9
Views: 6,339
Posted By Tim Zukas

In the 1931 Air Pilot, Catterick was the only...

In the 1931 Air Pilot, Catterick was the only airfield in Great Britain between lat 54 and 55.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Aug 2012, 17:22
Replies: 21
Views: 7,712
Posted By Tim Zukas

If you look at the rest of that 1947 timetable I...

If you look at the rest of that 1947 timetable I think you'll find PA didn't fly to Ascension, despite the map. Don't think they ever did; maybe Panair do Brasil never did either?

Didn't find a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Aug 2012, 22:16
Replies: 21
Views: 7,712
Posted By Tim Zukas

Never nonstop?

When PA and TW were about to start their polar flights in 1957 the Aviation Week article said a Frobisher stop would be usual for Pan Am-- both ways, far as we can tell. IIRC Airport Activity Stats...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2010, 19:40
Replies: 5
Views: 3,354
Posted By Tim Zukas

In 1990 a 767-200ER set the distance record in...

In 1990 a 767-200ER set the distance record in the 150-to-200-tonne class-- 14856 km, says FAI.
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2010, 22:55
Replies: 2
Views: 1,900
Posted By Tim Zukas

You're thinking of the checkerboard tanks on the...

You're thinking of the checkerboard tanks on the approach to LGA.
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jun 2010, 16:21
Replies: 120
Views: 24,083
Posted By Tim Zukas

"Ground speed. The speed of an aircraft relative...

"Ground speed. The speed of an aircraft relative to the surface of the earth."

An aircraft that's diving vertically at 500 knots clearly has a speed of 500 knots "relative to the surface of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th May 2010, 16:12
Replies: 15
Views: 3,491
Posted By Tim Zukas

The 1/79 OAG shows Navajos into LHR; I don't see...

The 1/79 OAG shows Navajos into LHR; I don't see any pistons in the 10/82 ABC.
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2010, 16:10
Replies: 24
Views: 9,681
Posted By Tim Zukas

If you're assuming a spherical earth, then 45 S -...

If you're assuming a spherical earth, then 45 S - 0 E to 58 N 136.0758804 E will do the job. Initial great-circle track same as rhumb-line track, 48.10543 degrees.
Forum: Tech Log
20th May 2010, 21:35
Replies: 24
Views: 9,681
Posted By Tim Zukas

For any two points, there is at least one...

For any two points, there is at least one constant-direction track leading from one to the other. (Constant direction relative to true north, anyway, and maybe constant magnetic as well.) Given the...
Forum: Tech Log
7th May 2010, 23:09
Replies: 3
Views: 3,176
Posted By Tim Zukas

I was too lazy to figure out the formulas for the...

I was too lazy to figure out the formulas for the spheroid, but if you only need a rough idea we can use the sphere-- if we do, it turns out 1:515500 is the scale at lat 51.8-51.9, with standard...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2010, 03:25
Replies: 186
Views: 43,503
Posted By Tim Zukas

If the Cessna was parallel to 101 it would have...

If the Cessna was parallel to 101 it would have been on a course of about 175 deg true; United was climbing on course 298 deg. How close can the Cessna be to the 777s track and still have room to...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2010, 23:58
Replies: 186
Views: 43,503
Posted By Tim Zukas

The controller was never sure of that, of course....

The controller was never sure of that, of course. He told him, and the Cessna agreed-- that's what the controller was sure of.

Like they said, the 777 was crossing Highway 101 at maybe a 45-degree...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2010, 21:13
Replies: 186
Views: 43,503
Posted By Tim Zukas

"this incident did not result in a loss of...

"this incident did not result in a loss of seperation"

In other words, he didn't hit him. As long as he misses him, no "loss of separation" has occurred-- right?
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2010, 16:49
Replies: 186
Views: 43,503
Posted By Tim Zukas

"This was a non event." Let's try to figure...

"This was a non event."

Let's try to figure out what this means. I'm guessing he means "The pilot didn't like what happened, but you know what snivelers pilots are; obviously everything was...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Jan 2010, 17:07
Replies: 7
Views: 952
Posted By Tim Zukas

"those "vertical lines" (which in reality are not...

"those "vertical lines" (which in reality are not even straight lines) would be crossing each other all the time."

At the point where two "vertical" lines cross, gravity would be pulling in two...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jan 2010, 21:36
Replies: 3
Views: 1,703
Posted By Tim Zukas

7/77 ABC Part One: BA 551 arr 1000 (to be...

7/77 ABC Part One:

BA 551 arr 1000 (to be ex-We eff 6 Oct; less frequent until then)
BA550 lv 1215 (to be ex-Th eff 6 Oct)

AF 1 arr 0830 daily
AF 2 lv 1030

5/78 ABC Part Two:
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