Old 707-300's still flying!

[MCI transplant]

<_< ------ Interesting article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Pratt-Whitney-to-Deliver-prnews-2314593588.html?x=0

 

[eolesen]

Take care of it, and they'll survive into their 80's... 😉

Curious to see that they chose to stay with the JT's, since a number of the KC-135 and RC-135s were re-engined with the CFM-56 about ten years ago.

 

[upsilon]

<_< ------ Interesting article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Pratt-Whitney-to-Deliver-prnews-2314593588.html?x=0

This is an aircraft on which it would be used, a Joint STARS E-8C. The caption says it was formerly an AA freighter

 

[MCI transplant]

🙄 ------ Brings back old memories doesn't it? I remember the expression on one of our passenger's face when he saw me sitting on top of one of the pylons, beating on a T.C. cover with a wooden chock, trying to get the latches latched, with a plane full of people, in the gate, waiting to be pushed back for their flight!-------- I looked over, and saw all these noses pressed against the windows, with looks of shook on their faces! --------- I can imagine what they were thinking!!!------ What the hell is he doing??? 😀

 

[Bob Owens]

🙄 ------ Brings back old memories doesn't it? I remember the expression on one of our passenger's face when he saw me sitting on top of one of the pylons, beating on a T.C. cover with a wooden chock, trying to get the latches latched, with a plane full of people, in the gate, waiting to be pushed back for their flight!-------- I looked over, and saw all these noses pressed against the windows, with looks of shook on their faces! --------- I can imagine what they were thinking!!!------ What the hell is he doing??? 😀

Do that today and you'd be getting an LOI from the Feds.

Higher altitudes? Just what I'd want to do, go higher in a 50 year old pressurized fuselage!

 

[MCI transplant]

Do that today and you'd be getting an LOI from the Feds.

Higher altitudes? Just what I'd want to do, go higher in a 50 year old pressurized fuselage!

🙄 ------ And I wouldn't recommend it today!!! ------But it worked!------- And as the line mechanics know, sometimes "you got to do what you got to do" to get that plane out of town!-----"SAFELY"!!!

 

[MCI transplant]

Do that today and you'd be getting an LOI from the Feds.

Higher altitudes? Just what I'd want to do, go higher in a 50 year old pressurized fuselage!

🙄 ------ And I wouldn't recommend it today!!! ------But it worked!------- And as the line mechanics know, sometimes "you got to do what you got to do" to get that plane out of town!-----"SAFELY"!!!

 

[Interested]

Nothing prettier than an old smoky 707 with those JT-3's!!!!

 

[kirkpatrick]

Nothing prettier than an old smoky 707 with those JT-3's!!!!

Nothing compared to the Convair 880. The field went IFR for three minutes after every takeoff.

MK

 

[1AA]

Nothing compared to the Convair 880. The field went IFR for three minutes after every takeoff.

MK

Now that's a good one.

 

[Interested]

Nothing compared to the Convair 880. The field went IFR for three minutes after every takeoff.

MK

I like that !!!

 

[Lloyd Grey]

<_< ------ Interesting article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Pratt-Whitney-to-Deliver-prnews-2314593588.html?x=0

I've seen a number of 1959 - 1963 model KC-135 tankers in recent years. The first two numbers of any AF plane' tail # is the year the USAF ordered the jet.

 

[Mr Red]

I've seen a number of 1959 - 1963 model KC-135 tankers in recent years. The first two numbers of any AF plane' tail # is the year the USAF ordered the jet.

Any relation to LARGE GREY ?

 

[SkydrolJunkie]

Any relation to LARGE GREY ?

Or Byron Ledbetter??