C-54s and 118s Classics from a bygone era [13/13] - Us Air Force C 118.jpg (1/1)

[Miloch]

Flew as a passenger in the 118 as a kid.

Most memorable feature...the constant noise of the four engines!




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[Jess Lurkin[_10_]]

Miloch > wrote in
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> Flew as a passenger in the 118 as a kid.
>
> Most memorable feature...the constant noise of the four engines!
>
>
>
>
> go Warriors
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I'm just full of questions today!

Can the 4-mill gubbamen bizjet at the very bottom
(and half out of the frame) be IDed for me? TIA!

[Miloch]

In article >, Jess Lurkin says...
>
>Miloch > wrote in
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>> Flew as a passenger in the 118 as a kid.
>>
>> Most memorable feature...the constant noise of the four engines!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> go Warriors
>>
>> begin 644 Us Air Force C 118.jpg
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>> `
>> end
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>I'm just full of questions today!
>
>Can the 4-mill gubbamen bizjet at the very bottom
>(and half out of the frame) be IDed for me? TIA!

http://www.pilotspace.eu/lockheed-jetstar_555

The Lockheed L-1329 JetStar (C-140 in USAF service) is a business jet produced
from the early 1960s through the 1970s. Although the Morane-Saulnier MS-760 flew
earlier, the JetStar was the first dedicated business jet to enter service. It
was also one of the largest aircraft in the class for many years, seating ten
plus two crew. It is distinguishable from other small jets by its four engines,
mounted on the rear of the fuselage in a similar layout to the larger Vickers
VC-10 airliner, and the "slipper"-style fuel tanks fixed to the wings.



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[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2016-06-10 01:52:32 +0000, Miloch > said:

> In article >, Jess Lurkin says...


>>>
>>
>> I'm just full of questions today!
>>
>> Can the 4-mill gubbamen bizjet at the very bottom
>> (and half out of the frame) be IDed for me? TIA!
>
> http://www.pilotspace.eu/lockheed-jetstar_555
>
> The Lockheed L-1329 JetStar (C-140 in USAF service) is a business jet produced
> from the early 1960s through the 1970s. Although the Morane-Saulnier
> MS-760 flew
> earlier, the JetStar was the first dedicated business jet to enter service. It
> was also one of the largest aircraft in the class for many years, seating ten
> plus two crew. It is distinguishable from other small jets by its four engines,
> mounted on the rear of the fuselage in a similar layout to the larger Vickers
> VC-10 airliner, and the "slipper"-style fuel tanks fixed to the wings.

Yup! Lockheed Jetstar, another Kelly Johnson project.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_JetStar>




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Savageduck

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On 9 Jun 2016 18:52:32 -0700, Miloch >
wrote:

>In article >, Jess Lurkin says...
>>
>>Miloch > wrote in
:
>>
>>> Flew as a passenger in the 118 as a kid.
>>>
>>> Most memorable feature...the constant noise of the four engines!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> go Warriors
>>>
>>>

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

....and a USAF Jetstar seen at Fairchild AFB in 1986.

Bob ^,,^

[Miloch]

In article >, not my real pseudonym
says...
>
>
>Interestingly, the prototype was actually a twin engined design.
>
>Seen here in 1981 at Abbotsford. Currently owned and under
>restoration by the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
>
>Bob ^,,^
>


In the pic with the jet in camo paint, what's the purpose of those hand rails on
the vertical stabilizer?...to keep from falling off when standing there?




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[john szalay]

Miloch > wrote in
:

> In article >, not my real
> pseudonym says...
>>
>>
>>Interestingly, the prototype was actually a twin engined design.
>>
>>Seen here in 1981 at Abbotsford. Currently owned and under
>>restoration by the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
>>
>>Bob ^,,^
>>
>
>
> In the pic with the jet in camo paint, what's the purpose of those
> hand rails on the vertical stabilizer?...to keep from falling off when
> standing there?
>
>

VOR/LOC antennas If I am not mistaken.

[Miloch]

In article >, john szalay
says...
>
>Miloch > wrote in
:
>
>> In article >, not my real
>> pseudonym says...
>>>
>>>
>>>Interestingly, the prototype was actually a twin engined design.
>>>
>>>Seen here in 1981 at Abbotsford. Currently owned and under
>>>restoration by the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
>>>
>>>Bob ^,,^
>>>
>>
>>
>> In the pic with the jet in camo paint, what's the purpose of those
>> hand rails on the vertical stabilizer?...to keep from falling off when
>> standing there?
>>
>>
>
> VOR/LOC antennas If I am not mistaken.

....that makes sense!




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