And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
the local feeder liner got rid of their radial engine fleet in 1965 because all the engine mechanics were retiring, and parts were getting hard to find. you would need to have a remarkable maintenance operation to keep this flying today.
My dad flew in those a whole lot, crisscrossing LatAm and over the Pacific, used to love when TWA landed the Super Constellations in my home city, always had to be there to welcome dad as he was gone months (not weeks) at a time. The life of a technical sales engineer for commercial electronics in the 50's was pretty brutal. Then again, I did same only in jets and the longest abroad was 5 weeks. Never got to fly in one, they retired long before I started a career. One bit of information from dad, NEVER let them seat you in the rear near the tail, you will get seasick as the frame twisted left to right constantly back there. Still was a beautiful aircraft with the really strange gondola with 4 steel cables that slung under the belly for the luggage to go into. Suitcases always arrived at the terminal freezing cold.
They looked great, but kind of cramped for the passengers at the time (today's would feel right at home).
ReplyDeleteOther numerous maintenance issues, too.
the local feeder liner got rid of their radial engine fleet in 1965 because all the engine mechanics were retiring, and parts were getting hard to find. you would need to have a remarkable maintenance operation to keep this flying today.
ReplyDeleteMy dad flew in those a whole lot, crisscrossing LatAm and over the Pacific, used to love when TWA landed the Super Constellations in my home city, always had to be there to welcome dad as he was gone months (not weeks) at a time. The life of a technical sales engineer for commercial electronics in the 50's was pretty brutal. Then again, I did same only in jets and the longest abroad was 5 weeks. Never got to fly in one, they retired long before I started a career. One bit of information from dad, NEVER let them seat you in the rear near the tail, you will get seasick as the frame twisted left to right constantly back there. Still was a beautiful aircraft with the really strange gondola with 4 steel cables that slung under the belly for the luggage to go into. Suitcases always arrived at the terminal freezing cold.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Has kind of a "fluidity" look to it, smooth.
ReplyDeleteThe de Havilland Albatross looks similar albeit on a smaller scale.
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