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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Mar 2024, 01:35
Replies: 28
Views: 3,278
Posted By tonytales

I think this is the definitive of what went wrong...

I think this is the definitive of what went wrong on Amelia Airheart's round the world flight. No answer to your question on phonetic codes,Amelia Didn’t Know Radio | Naval History Magazine...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Mar 2024, 21:41
Replies: 29
Views: 2,694
Posted By tonytales

It's interesting that I don't remember Eric...

It's interesting that I don't remember Eric "Winkle" Brown ever describe the P-80. I have read, I think, all his books but, being 90, no longer have access to them. I don't believe the Canadians ever...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Mar 2024, 03:52
Replies: 29
Views: 2,694
Posted By tonytales

You are correct. in saying the P-84 was...

You are correct. in saying the P-84 was originally used as an escort fighter. I remember USAF SAC B-36 lugging around straight wing F-84 under their belly's and the attempt to transport them on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2024, 03:00
Replies: 29
Views: 2,694
Posted By tonytales

Lockheed P-80 compared to Gloster Meteor and DH Vampire

Always wondered how the American Lockheed P-80 (F-80 later) compared to the British Gloster Meteor and DH Vampires of similar vintage? All three had long careers and morphed into night fighters and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 02:40
Replies: 8
Views: 2,083
Posted By tonytales

Over here in USA the FAA awards the Charles...

Over here in USA the FAA awards the Charles Taylor Award to people exercising their A&P licenses for fifty years of service. You have to have a clean record or at least not have been caught. :8. At...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2024, 01:52
Replies: 63
Views: 6,532
Posted By tonytales

Dredging my memory banks, I attended school close...

Dredging my memory banks, I attended school close to KLGA to get my A&P licenses. Lunch times, you could walk across highway bridge and get right on ramp in Marine Terminal area. Pan Am had the big...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2024, 01:52
Replies: 63
Views: 6,532
Posted By tonytales

Dredging my memory banks, I attended school close...

Dredging my memory banks, I attended school close to KLGA to get my A&P licenses. Lunch times, you could walk across highway bridge and get right on ramp in Marine Terminal area. Pan Am had the big...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2024, 00:37
Replies: 95
Views: 11,255
Posted By tonytales

Did the McDonnel F2H Banshee see combat in Korea?...

Did the McDonnel F2H Banshee see combat in Korea? Its competitor, the F9F Panther did but don't remember anything on the Banshee. It never grew swept wings either like the Panther.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2024, 00:21
Replies: 63
Views: 6,532
Posted By tonytales

Flew on a Riley modded Heron from San Juan to St....

Flew on a Riley modded Heron from San Juan to St. Croix. I think it was Carib Air? It had four big, flat HO style engines which greatly improved performance. Noted the emergency exit hatches in...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
2nd Jan 2024, 00:00
Replies: 5
Views: 819
Posted By tonytales

Turin, You are so right. Have spent many a...

Turin,
You are so right. Have spent many a night out there.
At a Boeing conference on the still in design B757, the subject of small damage repair to composites came up. Boeing had indeed produced...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2023, 02:36
Replies: 24
Views: 13,629
Posted By tonytales

PILOT DAR has it right. Airline aviation is a mad...

PILOT DAR has it right. Airline aviation is a mad world of different OEM, aged aircraft, variations between customers and suppliers who may not be trustworthy. Receiving Inspection is your first...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Dec 2023, 03:12
Replies: 95
Views: 11,255
Posted By tonytales

Grumman F11F Tiger. - A stong comeback after the...

Grumman F11F Tiger. - A stong comeback after the F10F Jaguar
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2023, 02:12
Replies: 24
Views: 13,629
Posted By tonytales

I have run into fake parts. When putting together...

I have run into fake parts. When putting together TIMCO at KGSO in early 1990's, we had a whole stockroom to fill. I had some good receiving inspectors checking inbound stock before it was shelved....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Dec 2023, 04:51
Replies: 95
Views: 11,255
Posted By tonytales

How about the Martin Mauler, AM-1? It had the bad...

How about the Martin Mauler, AM-1? It had the bad luck to run up against the Douglas AD.
Forum: Tech Log
12th Dec 2023, 01:30
Replies: 43
Views: 5,644
Posted By tonytales

Thinking more on three engine ferries, we had a...

Thinking more on three engine ferries, we had a DC-51 (ex-Trans Carribean) that made, some years apart, three engined ferries JFK to MIA. Literally 3 engines. The first was a crosswind landing...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Dec 2023, 05:13
Replies: 43
Views: 5,644
Posted By tonytales

Aeronaves de Mexico was the operator of two Model...

Aeronaves de Mexico was the operator of two Model 302 Britannias. These were four tank airplanes. Lockheed Air Service handled their maintenance requirements on their overnights at KJFK. Most...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
11th Dec 2023, 04:34
Replies: 12
Views: 1,372
Posted By tonytales

Just remembered a really odd oxy story. My...

Just remembered a really odd oxy story. My company had a contract for Convair T-29 (militarized CV-340)) IRANS.T-29 was a navigational trainer so there was a line of work stations down interior with...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
10th Dec 2023, 04:49
Replies: 12
Views: 1,372
Posted By tonytales

Had one near miss long time ago on a weary...

Had one near miss long time ago on a weary DC08-21 at JFK. Radio Mech went out to check something and turned on the Master radio switch. Blue flash in cockpit, his eyebrows were singed and, being a...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Dec 2023, 04:01
Replies: 43
Views: 5,644
Posted By tonytales

The DC-4./6 and 7 and the Connies, L-049 to...

The DC-4./6 and 7 and the Connies, L-049 to L-1649 all performed 3 engine ferries. First time I prepped an L-1049 for 3 engine ferry I was handed a hollowed-out spark plug with a length of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Nov 2023, 03:40
Replies: 99
Views: 20,842
Posted By tonytales

Not only a pilot's problem

Much of this regards the piloting profession.

Try being a mechanic. In the US, three years of attending an approved school, and you get your licenses. You look for a job. Happy days, Biggie...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Mar 2023, 07:54
Replies: 80
Views: 11,988
Posted By tonytales

The original batch of Jetstars including LBJ's...

The original batch of Jetstars including LBJ's VC-140 had severe wiring problems "Wet Wie Fies" was the term used. Some poor wiring installations at GLAC left damaged insulation especially around...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Feb 2023, 22:46
Replies: 10
Views: 4,586
Posted By tonytales

B787 Lightning Vulnerability?

Saw a lot of lightning damage in my years but I wonder if composites hold up. I saw radomes badly damaged and fist sized holes in stabilizer tips of dural structure. Never saw extensive damage as...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 00:13
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,365,011
Posted By tonytales

Necessary equipment when flying on Turbulence...

Necessary equipment when flying on Turbulence Airways.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Feb 2023, 00:09
Replies: 38
Views: 4,524
Posted By tonytales

Hooter's Air took over the certificate of Pace...

Hooter's Air took over the certificate of Pace Airlines out of Winston-Salem North Carolina. Pace was owned by Piedmont Aviation Services, Named in honor of the Pacemakers of Piedmont Airlines....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2023, 23:20
Replies: 362
Views: 139,438
Posted By tonytales

Hastings/Hermes

Considering the Hastings seems to have been quite successful, why did the HP Hermes fall so flat? Granted, rebalancing the machine to allow adding a nose leg was a change but they both used the same...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2022, 01:38
Replies: 7
Views: 1,879
Posted By tonytales

Comparison between early jet fighters

I have not seen any comparisons in fighting qualities between early British jet fighters, Vampires and Meteors, and the early American ones, P-80 Shooting Star and the P-84 Thunderjet. I have...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Oct 2021, 03:27
Replies: 13
Views: 6,973
Posted By tonytales

All Taiwan has to is to imitate North Korea and...

All Taiwan has to is to imitate North Korea and come up with a bomb. They immediately become bulletproof. No one will attack nuclear North Korea - a nuclear Taiwan ditto.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2021, 23:50
Replies: 26
Views: 26,811
Posted By tonytales

It is the tires that are smoking as they slip....

It is the tires that are smoking as they slip. Remember from many moons ago difficulty in pushbacks. Problem was that B707 and DC-8 didn't have APU's. The generators on the back of the Hough tugs...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2021, 00:42
Replies: 30
Views: 5,978
Posted By tonytales

I had a long history of maintaining DC-8. First...

I had a long history of maintaining DC-8. First were Alitalia DC-8-40s at KIDL/KJFK. Then Iberia and Traans Carib DC-8-50's. I even got to work N808, the prototype which had been upgraded to a series...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Apr 2021, 23:44
Replies: 33
Views: 7,068
Posted By tonytales

I get itchy thinking about putting drained fuel...

I get itchy thinking about putting drained fuel back into the tank. When we defueled a transport jet prior to heavy maintenance, particularly those with foreign registry, it went into a fueling...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2021, 23:16
Replies: 22
Views: 4,625
Posted By tonytales

Growing up in WWII (I was 10 in 1944) the B-17...

Growing up in WWII (I was 10 in 1944) the B-17 was an American icon. When the B-29 came out it was awesome. Both airplanes looked huge in the films and pictures I saw. I made Strombecker wooden model...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2020, 22:12
Replies: 96
Views: 70,175
Posted By tonytales

Fan disc that fail are bad enough. Back, I have...

Fan disc that fail are bad enough. Back, I have seen the result of a front bearing internal fire and severing of both the main shaft but also the "fail-safe" shaft releasing the entire fan disc...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2020, 01:11
Replies: 55
Views: 9,663
Posted By tonytales

Fake Pilot No lift from hydrogen in its liquid...

Fake Pilot
No lift from hydrogen in its liquid form. If you use gaseous hydrogen as the fuel, you couldn't store enough to fly any distance, energy density is too low.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Nov 2020, 20:51
Replies: 34
Views: 5,117
Posted By tonytales

Akrotri bad boy Thanks for your accewptance....

Akrotri bad boy
Thanks for your accewptance. Woodward formerly Woodward Govenors, maee the Hamilton Standard govenors back in the piston days. They are now based here in Ft. Collins, Colorado....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Nov 2020, 01:23
Replies: 34
Views: 5,117
Posted By tonytales

I would like to nominate te Douglas A-26 as an...

I would like to nominate te Douglas A-26 as an old warhorse. In service in 1944 in WW-2 it was retsained and redesignated as the B-26 to the great confusion of many. It then was used through the...
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