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On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:27:54 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Alan Minyard" wrote in message .. . The JU-52 was a contemporary of the DC-3, which was clearly a far more advanced and noteworthy aircraft. Contemporary? The Ju-52 first flew in October 1930, more than five years before the DC-3. That's a fairly long time in a period where aviation technology was advancing rather rapidly. The DC-2 (which was as similar to the DC-3 as the Ju-52 was to its latter iterations) first flew on 1 July 1933. Three years makes them "contemporary" in my book. Al Minyard |
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Alan Minyard wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:27:54 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "Alan Minyard" wrote in message .. . The JU-52 was a contemporary of the DC-3, which was clearly a far more advanced and noteworthy aircraft. Contemporary? The Ju-52 first flew in October 1930, more than five years before the DC-3. That's a fairly long time in a period where aviation technology was advancing rather rapidly. The DC-2 (which was as similar to the DC-3 as the Ju-52 was to its latter iterations) first flew on 1 July 1933. Three years makes them "contemporary" in my book. Al Minyard Who cares Al? DLH had a whole bunch of world class aircraft that set a bunch of records including the Junkers G.24, Junkers 52, Junkers G.38 (the Jumbo of the '30s with a bar and salon plus wing viewports) and of course the modern Fw 200 Condor that flew record flights from Berlin-New York and Berlin-Tokyo. Other aircraft that were adapted from a civilian role to a military one included: the He-111, Ju-90 series, Dornier flying boats, and giant Bv 222. Even so, the occupied French built two advanced high-wing Bv-144 transports that could have been Europe's medium range airliner postwar: (a rare photo): http://net.bialystok.pl/~hess/b/blohm_bv_144_fot_01.jpg Rob p.s. Al, your anti-German hatred is showing. Who doesn't love the Ju-52? It is one of the world's greatest civilian aircraft of all time. |
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"B2431" wrote in message ... From: (robert arndt) snip p.s. Al, your anti-German hatred is showing. Who doesn't love the Ju-52? It is one of the world's greatest civilian aircraft of all time. Your bias is showing. I have flown in both the Ju-52 and DC-3. I found the DC-3 superior. The Ju-52 was Martin Caiden's. Neat. I recall seeing that same aircraft back in the very late seventies when Caidin flew it into Langley AFB for an openhouse. There were three warbirds there--the Junkers, a P-38, and IIRC an AT-6. IIRC Caidin taxied in to the display line with his head poked up through an overhead hatch while waving at the crowd? Long time ago... Brooks Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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"B2431" wrote in message ... From: "Kevin Brooks" "B2431" wrote in message ... From: (robert arndt) snip p.s. Al, your anti-German hatred is showing. Who doesn't love the Ju-52? It is one of the world's greatest civilian aircraft of all time. Your bias is showing. I have flown in both the Ju-52 and DC-3. I found the DC-3 superior. The Ju-52 was Martin Caiden's. Neat. I recall seeing that same aircraft back in the very late seventies when Caidin flew it into Langley AFB for an openhouse. There were three warbirds there--the Junkers, a P-38, and IIRC an AT-6. IIRC Caidin taxied in to the display line with his head poked up through an overhead hatch while waving at the crowd? Long time ago... Brooks Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired That was the last weekend in July 1978. The P-38 belonged to Pete Sherman if I recall correctly. I got my rides (2) in the Junkers the day before the open house with the P-38 and some other airplane, I can't recall it's designation, in formation. It was rather interesting watching the P-38 easily pass us with one prop feathered. Wow, small world. I can remember being amazed at how *slow* the P-38 seemed when it did its flight demo--being used to the likes of the F-106's flown by the 48 FIS and later the F-15's of the 1st TFW ripping over the neighborhood. That was one of the last airshows I attended at Langley; ISTR there was a nice A-10 flying demo and the usual (but still impressive) F-15 demo prior to the Thunderbirds show. A bit different from the days when the 316th TAW with its C-130's was the major resident unit at Langley (talk about feathering...I can still remember seeing a C-130 pass overhead with one feathered while on final approach)! Though I do recall an earlier openhouse on the NASA side that included some flight demonstrations, including a RATO assisted takeoff by a C-130E and a VTOL demo by a HS Kestrel in NASA livery. I don't know how they do today, but when I was a kid in the late sixties and early seventies the annual Langley airshow was the highlight of my summers--my first recollection of them was when they were still in the F-100, and I had a print of them flying their shortlived F-105's hanging in my bedroom. Thanks for reviving good memories! Brooks Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired |
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"Kevin Brooks" wrote Thanks for reviving good memories! Brooks Langley is still quite good, if a little toned down. A few years ago (97ish), a U-2 came in. Did a pass down the runway, and then turned and landed. Taxied to the end of the main show area, and TA was helping the pilot out. As we were down towards that end, my son and I walked down there just as the pilot was getting out. Big helmet, pressure suit...the whole deal. People were starting to take some pics...the pilot was just standing there. Then off comes the helmet, and all this blond hair falls out. The looks on people's faces was classic. "OMG!!...It's a girl flying that thing!" Pete |
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Subject: 747 is the greatest aircraft of all time, morons
From: "Pete" Date: 12/5/03 7:12 PM Pacific Standard Time People were starting to take some pics...the pilot was just standing there. Then off comes the helmet, and all this blond hair falls out. The looks on people's faces was classic. "OMG!!...It's a girl flying that thing!" Pete Then there was the day in Stansted England with pea soup fog right down to the deck. Then we heard a pair of R-2800's overhead. No one believed that it could make it down safely. It did. Out climbed a a WAAF ferry pilot. She did something we never thought she could do. Very impressive. She was delivering a new Marauder. But to these gals this was SOP and was repeated many times in the months to come..But she learned to fly long before the war began and had more hours than most of our pilots. Regards, Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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Then there was the day in Stansted England with pea soup fog right down to
the deck. Then we heard a pair of R-2800's overhead. No one believed that it could make it down safely. It did. Out climbed a a WAAF ferry pilot. She did something we never thought she could do. Very impressive. She was delivering a new Marauder. But to these gals this was SOP and was repeated many times in the months to come..But she learned to fly long before the war began and had more hours than most of our pilots. Reminds me of a story of a WAC pilot who, post war was a stewardess. On a DC-4, the co pilot is a ex single engine fighter guy with a bit of an attitude...Captain, who knew the stew well and knew she was a skilled pilot, told the copilot to lose the attitude or he would invite the stewardess to come in and take his place in the seat. Copilot still has the attitude, but no clue she could fly, so captain invites the stewardess to come in, where she then flies the appproach perfectly! Ron Pilot/Wildland Firefighter |
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"Ron" wrote in message ... Reminds me of a story of a WAC pilot who, post war was a stewardess. WAC pilot? Perhaps you mean WASP. |
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