Hanger queens - The Glamour of Flight, Part 1 &2

[MaxWeener]

Vintage Commercial Aviation Promotions: Flight Attendants

http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/02/glamour-of-flight.html

http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/glamour-in-skies-part-2.html

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Later, -MW

[Doug Maclean]

"MaxWeener" > wrote in message
m...
> Vintage Commercial Aviation Promotions: Flight Attendants
>
> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/02/glamour-of-flight.html
>
> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/glamour-in-skies-part-2.html
>
> --
> Later, -MW


Ahhh the British Caledonian girls ,,,,,, how I remember them

Doug

[Mitchell Holman[_2_]]

MaxWeener > wrote in news:130320070716199215%
:

> Vintage Commercial Aviation Promotions: Flight Attendants
>
> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/02/glamour-of-flight.html
>
> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/glamour-in-skies-part-2.html
>


Southwest and the Hot Pants girls, with the "Fly me"
campaign that women hated so. Those were the days.....

[CWO4 Dave Mann]

MaxWeener wrote:
> Vintage Commercial Aviation Promotions: Flight Attendants
>
> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/02/glamour-of-flight.html
>
> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/glamour-in-skies-part-2.html
>

Great post. Thanks!

Notice also that there are no "minorities" everything is lily-white.
Notice also that almost every carrier shown is now out of business in
the USA.


Ah how the times change ...

Cheers,

Dave

[Glenn Jacobs]

Very nice post. It does reminds me of the earlier and more pleasant days
of commercial aviation. My first commercial flight was from Denver to
Philadelphia on a Connie Jan 1, 1955. I did a lot of commercial flying up
till 5 or so years ago and it became less and less pleasant as the years
went by. I remember when you could go up to cockpit in flight and chat
with the pilot. I once made the majority of a flight in the copilot¢s seat
(Slick Airways on a converted C46).

It is a shame as it used to be a positive experience and now it is more
pain than anything else. I drive across the country to avoid flying. I
will probably make one or two more trips by air and those will be
International where driving presents lots of problems. Don¢t suggest I go
by boat as I was cured of that on the USNS General Randolph.

JakeInHartsel

[CWO4 Dave Mann]

Glenn Jacobs wrote:
> Very nice post. It does reminds me of the earlier and more pleasant days
> of commercial aviation. My first commercial flight was from Denver to
> Philadelphia on a Connie Jan 1, 1955. I did a lot of commercial flying up
> till 5 or so years ago and it became less and less pleasant as the years
> went by. I remember when you could go up to cockpit in flight and chat
> with the pilot. I once made the majority of a flight in the copilot¢s seat
> (Slick Airways on a converted C46).
>
> It is a shame as it used to be a positive experience and now it is more
> pain than anything else. I drive across the country to avoid flying. I
> will probably make one or two more trips by air and those will be
> International where driving presents lots of problems. Don¢t suggest I go
> by boat as I was cured of that on the USNS General Randolph.
>
> JakeInHartsel


Oh yes, isn't that the truth. My first flight was in the cockpit
jumpseat of a PBY that my dad was flying on "Dependent's Day" at North
Island. I must have been around 7 at that time. They don't do that
anymore either -- lawsuits, of course.

Cheers,

Dave

[Bruce R]

"CWO4 Dave Mann" > wrote in message
. ..

>
> Oh yes, isn't that the truth. My first flight was in the cockpit
> jumpseat of a PBY that my dad was flying on "Dependent's Day" at North
> Island. I must have been around 7 at that time. They don't do that
> anymore either -- lawsuits, of course.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
>

What sort of weapon pod is that under the nose of the F-86


Bruce R

[Wayne Paul]

"Bruce R" > wrote in message
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>
> "CWO4 Dave Mann" > wrote in message
> . ..
>
>>
>> Oh yes, isn't that the truth. My first flight was in the cockpit
>> jumpseat of a PBY that my dad was flying on "Dependent's Day" at North
>> Island. I must have been around 7 at that time. They don't do that
>> anymore either -- lawsuits, of course.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>
> What sort of weapon pod is that under the nose of the F-86
>
>
> Bruce R
>

Un-guided rockets.

Wayne

[Alfie]

Hello, Bruce!
You wrote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:38:10 -0400:

BR> What sort of weapon pod is that under the nose of the F-86


Its only armament - 28 FFAR in retractable tray - later the Danish F-86D
were modified to carry two Sidewinders on pylons in front of the main
wheels.

With best regards, Alfie. E-mail: alfblume(a)hotmail.com

[Alfie]

Hello, Wayne!
You wrote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:49:24 -0600:



WP> Un-guided rockets.

WP> Wayne



With best regards, Alfie. E-mail: alfblume(a)hotmail.com

[David Hartung]

Wayne Paul wrote:
> "Bruce R" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "CWO4 Dave Mann" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>
>>> Oh yes, isn't that the truth. My first flight was in the cockpit
>>> jumpseat of a PBY that my dad was flying on "Dependent's Day" at North
>>> Island. I must have been around 7 at that time. They don't do that
>>> anymore either -- lawsuits, of course.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>> What sort of weapon pod is that under the nose of the F-86
>>
>>
>> Bruce R
>>
>
> Un-guided rockets.

2.75" FFARs

[Wayne Paul]

"David Hartung" > wrote in message
. ..
> Wayne Paul wrote:
>> "Bruce R" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "CWO4 Dave Mann" > wrote in message
>>> . ..
>>>
>>>> Oh yes, isn't that the truth. My first flight was in the cockpit
>>>> jumpseat of a PBY that my dad was flying on "Dependent's Day" at North
>>>> Island. I must have been around 7 at that time. They don't do that
>>>> anymore either -- lawsuits, of course.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>> What sort of weapon pod is that under the nose of the F-86
>>>
>>>
>>> Bruce R
>>>
>>
>> Un-guided rockets.
>
> 2.75" FFARs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin-Folding_Aerial_Rocket

[Bruce R]

"Alfie" <alfblume(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
k...
> Hello, Bruce!
> You wrote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:38:10 -0400:
>
> BR> What sort of weapon pod is that under the nose of the F-86
>
>
> Its only armament - 28 FFAR in retractable tray - later the Danish F-86D
> were modified to carry two Sidewinders on pylons in front of the main
> wheels.
>
> With best regards, Alfie. E-mail: alfblume(a)hotmail.com
>


Was that any use against Russian bombers? I thought they were used mainly
against thin skinned ground vehicles or troops. However the Sabre Dog was
an all weather interceptor right? Sort of the "sneak up and hit them
between the eyes with a ball-peen hammer" then wouldn't you say?

Bruce R

[Dave Kearton]

Bruce R wrote:

>
>
> Was that any use against Russian bombers? I thought they were used
> mainly against thin skinned ground vehicles or troops. However the
> Sabre Dog was an all weather interceptor right? Sort of the "sneak
> up and hit them between the eyes with a ball-peen hammer" then
> wouldn't you say?
> Bruce R



This model Sabre was one of the first Western aircraft with a primitive fire
control computer to fire the rockets on a collision course with the incoming
bomber.


There's an overlap between really intelligent gunsights and the early fire
control computers that not only told the pilot where to aim, but when to
fire the brace of unguided rockets.


The principle works well with ducks on weekends and slow moving bombers that
fly in straight lines.




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Cheers

Dave Kearton

[Doug Maclean]

>> Vintage Commercial Aviation Promotions: Flight Attendants
>>
>> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/02/glamour-of-flight.html
>>
>> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/glamour-in-skies-part-2.html
>>
>
>
> Southwest and the Hot Pants girls, with the "Fly me"
> campaign that women hated so. Those were the days.....
>



I can't remember the airline but the uniform sticks in my memory


Doug

[Wilman]

that could take my mind off the cattle car conditions encountered in
flying today

Doug Maclean wrote:
>>> Vintage Commercial Aviation Promotions: Flight Attendants
>>>
>>> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/02/glamour-of-flight.html
>>>
>>> http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/glamour-in-skies-part-2.html
>>>
>>
>> Southwest and the Hot Pants girls, with the "Fly me"
>> campaign that women hated so. Those were the days.....
>>
>
>
>
> I can't remember the airline but the uniform sticks in my memory
>
>
> Doug
>
>
>
>
>

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[Bob Harrington]

Wilman > wrote in
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>
> that could take my mind off the cattle car conditions encountered in
> flying today

Moo?