Thread: Decades Old Airplanes You Have Flown.

My first plane ride was in a Harvard (North American T-6) trainer. Uncle was a pilot in the RCAF.

Originally Posted by aging one

In the late 70's and early 80's the Fokker F 28 twin engined jet was very popular on regional and domestic routes here in Asia and around the world. Here is a shot of one, plus in my opinion one of the very worst airlines that has ever flown.

Was it ever on time?

The old days. Philippine Airlines = Practically always late.

Originally Posted by aging one

The old days. Philippine Airlines = Practically always late.

Or Pakistan International Airways = Perhaps I'll Arrive.

Yes davis I was talking about the late 70's early 80's. What a route. BKK/HNL/SFO 400 bucks.

Bangladesh Biman Bkk to Kathmandu ..............

Originally Posted by Rupert Wanger

Aerflot - worst flying experience ever

A drunk guy across from me started projectile vomiting his vodka and in-flight meal. The stewardess came over and stuffed his mouth with napkins and left him. He returned to his collapsed state.

He was Scottish.

Orrens

Originally Posted by aging one

Was the nose-ski some kind of risk-mitigation for desert runway overshoots?

Scary stuff...

Simply yes, 1952. Perhaps in the cold to, I will investigate that. Damn good question.

Originally Posted by Looper

Was the nose-ski some kind of risk-mitigation for desert runway overshoots?

I have never flown a plane. Need to get my post count up.

Originally Posted by aging one

The grand dad of the all the DC 3. Flown often in the early 50's, the last one I flew was in Burma about 1979.


Next up was perhaps the most innovative airplane ever built the British Comet. Flew this thing about a month before the first one blew up due to massive decompression.


Then came the DC 6, here is the " Flying Gazelle" that I used to come home from Arabia on. It had beds that folded out made by Pullman, quite the nice journey.

Aramco eh..I read that they flew gold and workers to Saudi arabia on those Aramco planes.

Anyone flown Concorde?

Originally Posted by pickel

The first plane I ever flew in was a Cessna 172.

Me too. My friends dads freind had one. I was like 13 years old. We were flying and out of the blue, the pilot grabbed an air horn and hung it out the window and let it rip. To this day, I have no idea why he did this

Originally Posted by ShrewedPunter

Anyone flown Concorde?

No, but I sat in the Queens official seat in one and sat in the cockpit.