Aviation Thread

[Uncle Duke]

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/07/28/hundreds-of-air-force-training-planes-grounded-over-ejection-seat-concerns/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mil-breaking

[Up All Night]

[Up All Night]

Presented by Pan American Airways System, this pre-war promotional documentary film is titled “Overnight to Hawaii” chronicles a Pan Am Clipper Flight from San Francisco to Honolulu and eventually China. The film highlights the pre-World War II flight paths of Pan Am along the Pacific and offers the viewer a life-like experience of being on board. The film underscores the company’s “Clipper Era” from 1931-1946 characterized by the 28 Clippers carrying different nicknames that symbolized Pan Am and served Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Founded in 1927, Pan Am was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century.

[Up All Night]

This promotional film for Pan Am's "double deck Clipper", the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, was made in the last 1940s as the airplane entered worldwide service.

The film includes some rare footage from Pan Am's history (including some awkward model shots of early aircraf) beginning at the 8:00 mark. The Consolidated Commodore Flying Boat is seen at 8:30, and the Sikorsky S-42 Brazilian Clipper is seen at 8:50. Check out the shots of the swimsuit-clad men removing the plane's landing gear! The China Clipper Martin M-130 is seen at 9:23 and the Boeing 307 at 9:30. The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft to enter service with a pressurized cabin. The Boeing 314 is seen at 9:50, and the Douglas DC-4 at 9:58 as well as a Lockheed Constellation or Connie.

The Boeing B-17 "Buck Shot" is seen at the 10:58 mark followed by the B-29 and B-50 aircraft.

The film includes footage of trans-Atlantic routes, and a trip to Brazil and Hawaii by Pan American.

[Uncle Duke]

This promotional film for Pan Am's "double deck Clipper", the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, was made in the last 1940s as the airplane entered worldwide service.

The film includes some rare footage from Pan Am's history (including some awkward model shots of early aircraf) beginning at the 8:00 mark. The Consolidated Commodore Flying Boat is seen at 8:30, and the Sikorsky S-42 Brazilian Clipper is seen at 8:50. Check out the shots of the swimsuit-clad men removing the plane's landing gear! The China Clipper Martin M-130 is seen at 9:23 and the Boeing 307 at 9:30. The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft to enter service with a pressurized cabin. The Boeing 314 is seen at 9:50, and the Douglas DC-4 at 9:58 as well as a Lockheed Constellation or Connie.

The Boeing B-17 "Buck Shot" is seen at the 10:58 mark followed by the B-29 and B-50 aircraft.

The film includes footage of trans-Atlantic routes, and a trip to Brazil and Hawaii by Pan American.

I used to see the USAF tanker version of the 377, the KC-97, frequently as a youngster.  They were based a now defunct SAC based near Columbus, Ohio.  Later models of the KC-97 had a jet under each wing to increase their speed to make it easier to refuel jets. The Stratocruiser wasn't as elegant as the Connie/Super Connie, but its design was a big step forward in aviation when many airlines were making do with surplus WWII transports.

Back 15-20 years ago, one of the Sikorsky biplane flying boats flew over.  I assume it was heading to an airshow somewhere.   Nothing sounds like a big radial engine.

[Walks_At_Night]

Interesting sighting if real.

https://twitter.com/jaiden_floyd/status/1581768100289998848

[Uncle Duke]

Interesting sighting if real.

https://twitter.com/jaiden_floyd/status/1581768100289998848

If you read further down in the chain of posts, you'll see the guy who posted the photo admits it's photoshopped.

[Walks_At_Night]

If you read further down in the chain of posts, you'll see the guy who posted the photo admits it's photoshopped.

Bahh.  He hadn't yet at the time. Thought maybe NASA had dusted one of theirs off.

[ItsOver]

The P-63 cuts the B-17 in half during a CAF air show.

The B-17 was the Texas Raiders. Note to video narrator, you don’t survive something like that.

[ItsOver]

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https://theaviationist.com/2022/11/13/b-17-and-p-63-kingcobra-collision/

[Walks_At_Night]

Different angle that provides more context.  The B-17, followed by a B-24, and a B-25 I guess. Not sure what the last bomber in line is. Almost looks like a Hudson but I don't think there are any of those left that can fly.

[Walks_At_Night]

It seems tail end charlie might have been this twin beech thingy:

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[Walks_At_Night]

B-17 darn near took out a Stearman/Jenny or some sort of bi-plane.

[Walks_At_Night]

P-39 Airacobra cockpit - I'd assume very similar to the P-63 King Cobra.  Not a fountain of visibility.


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[sean92008]

That collision in Dallas looked really bad, as if someone wasn't looking where he was going. Sure looked like he banked straight at it.