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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Apr 2024, 03:35
Replies: 45
Views: 3,825
Posted By BigBoreFour

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/462x683/img_1217_e7003535d7ea1c6c88367247b3c07535557681ef.jpeg


Putting its range to good use it seems. San Fran to Hong Kong (Kai Tak I’d...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Apr 2024, 15:49
Replies: 45
Views: 3,825
Posted By BigBoreFour

Did you mean perhaps 1990? Was the 747SP...

Did you mean perhaps 1990?

Was the 747SP the first aircraft to fly the Pacific (LAX-SYD) non-stop? Did Pan Am do it first with that aircraft? The Pan Am - Qantas Pacific advertisement 'war' was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2023, 20:29
Replies: 50
Views: 11,810
Posted By BigBoreFour

Yeah because the data from the Bureau of...

Yeah because the data from the Bureau of Meteorology in 12,000 B.C.E was super accurate…🙄
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Dec 2023, 20:55
Replies: 0
Views: 568
Posted By BigBoreFour

Southern Cross (replica) flies again

Good to see her back in air!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0eCI5r4RLwY&pp=ygUWc291dGhlcm4gY3Jvc3MgcmVwbGljYQ%3D%3D
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2023, 03:00
Replies: 13
Views: 5,188
Posted By BigBoreFour

Well, if only I had read the 1967 Outer Space...

Well, if only I had read the 1967 Outer Space Treaty first.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty

https://ts2.space/en/is-it-illegal-to-launch-into-space/#gsc.tab=0...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2023, 01:12
Replies: 13
Views: 5,188
Posted By BigBoreFour

Silly question, because since you can’t just...

Silly question, because since you can’t just blast off (no pun intended) into the sky in an aircraft unannounced (all things being equal), does a military or country or rocket agency need some kind...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
26th Aug 2023, 16:38
Replies: 23
Views: 9,030
Posted By BigBoreFour

I hate bringing up old threads, but supposedly it...

I hate bringing up old threads, but supposedly it has orders / options for up to 130 aircraft with deliveries possible in 2029-2030.

With it saving 4-5 hours on a MEL-LAX flight, I’ll take it. :)
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2023, 15:33
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,928
Posted By BigBoreFour

If it didn’t crash, would any airline(s) still...

If it didn’t crash, would any airline(s) still fly it today? Or would the economics have become too much for it to continue?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jun 2023, 13:52
Replies: 21
Views: 3,751
Posted By BigBoreFour

Sorry but also slightly off topic. When the...

Sorry but also slightly off topic.

When the Southern Cross departed Oakland heading to Hawaii on the Pacific run, I believe navigator Harry Lyon used naval or marine maps for the navigation.

I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th May 2023, 22:43
Replies: 963
Views: 369,846
Posted By BigBoreFour

You know, I was thinking the other day I need to...

You know, I was thinking the other day I need to understand shipping and the process a little more. I thought, where could I go?
I know!

To the Bonza AOC thread on an aviation rumour site....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Apr 2023, 19:22
Replies: 10
Views: 1,666
Posted By BigBoreFour

Heathrow Fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoFPMrCan50



Fly boys earning their pay and more. Delta the winner.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2023, 18:49
Replies: 80
Views: 11,836
Posted By BigBoreFour

Some nice details mentioned. But… …the big...

Some nice details mentioned. But…

…the big one….


How fast did it go?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 01:19
Replies: 291
Views: 109,864
Posted By BigBoreFour

:confused: That seems pretty slow. But I'm no...

:confused:
That seems pretty slow. But I'm no terminal velocity expert. Hence my next sentence :
I did a quick search online (the guaranteed way to find accurate information :yuk:), with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 17:55
Replies: 291
Views: 109,864
Posted By BigBoreFour

:oh:​​​​​​​

:oh:​​​​​​​
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2023, 15:37
Replies: 370
Views: 128,072
Posted By BigBoreFour

Time to pull the SR-71 out of the Smithsonian and...

Time to pull the SR-71 out of the Smithsonian and fire her up one last time. Get the old guys back out of retirement.
"We're getting the band back to together!".

Ram the sucker!

A Mach 3 pass...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2023, 20:34
Replies: 93
Views: 25,270
Posted By BigBoreFour

That’s no balloon. It’s a space station…

That’s no balloon. It’s a space station…
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2023, 22:33
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,928
Posted By BigBoreFour

Makes perfect sense (not easy for my small brain)...

Makes perfect sense (not easy for my small brain)

Thank you. Appreciate it.
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jan 2023, 00:48
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,928
Posted By BigBoreFour

Whoa. Nice. Optimum altitude subsonic at MTOW...

Whoa. Nice.
Optimum altitude subsonic at MTOW is FL250 in the Concorde. Who would've thought? :ooh:
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jan 2023, 04:18
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,928
Posted By BigBoreFour

Oh interesting stuff. Thank you so much.

Oh interesting stuff. Thank you so much.
Forum: Tech Log
25th Jan 2023, 20:48
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,673,928
Posted By BigBoreFour

I'm curious how the shorter legs worked, such as...

I'm curious how the shorter legs worked, such as the Washington to Miami (also Dallas at one point?) flight. Did it go supersonic on a 'shorter' flight? Was there a minimum leg distance needed for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jan 2023, 14:39
Replies: 79
Views: 15,109
Posted By BigBoreFour

Nice plane. That's your sister? ...

Nice plane.

That's your sister?
Well...ah...
isn't this awkward...:O
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2022, 05:35
Replies: 155
Views: 50,280
Posted By BigBoreFour

Some nice 'home video' footage from a Pan Am...

Some nice 'home video' footage from a Pan Am LHR-LAX flight. 747-121.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6_iwIso4zY

Holy moly...I wasn't sure it was going to lift off.
Then I wasn't sure it was going to...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2022, 16:11
Replies: 155
Views: 50,280
Posted By BigBoreFour

Only flown a couple times on a 747. ...

Only flown a couple times on a 747.

Lufthansa 744. SIN - FRA.

Air Pacific 744 (?). BNE - NAN (2010. I’m hoping it was the -200 classic but I’m thinking they were all gone by then from FJ. ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Oct 2022, 18:04
Replies: 18
Views: 1,607
Posted By BigBoreFour

Yes that was what I was thinking. I knew the...

Yes that was what I was thinking. I knew the original meaning. Was that a standard RAF thing for that time or just for the section involved in this route?
The logistics, cost, effort involved in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Oct 2022, 15:30
Replies: 18
Views: 1,607
Posted By BigBoreFour

hmm Interesting. I did read somewhere else of it...

hmm Interesting. I did read somewhere else of it having a crew of three. So 2 pilots and one engineer I’m assuming. Nearly 8000lbs empty. Huge.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Oct 2022, 21:12
Replies: 18
Views: 1,607
Posted By BigBoreFour

Whoa. Great article. And here is the link to...

Whoa. Great article.

And here is the link to the documentary. 15 min film with some incredible footage.
Found at IWM . Org . Uk THE CAIRO BAGHDAD SERVICE AIRMAIL [Main Title]Search catalogue...
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