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Boeing 747-100
Boeing 757-200
Boeing 737-200
Boeing 727-100
Boeing 314
Boeing 747-8
Boeing 777-300ER
Convair 880/990
Lockheed L-1011-500
Lockheed L188 Electra
Lockheed L1649 Constellation (starliner)
Douglas DC-8-61/63
Vickers VC-10 (My favorite)
Concorde
Hawker-Siddely Trident
Airbus A310
Airbus A330-200
Sud. Caravelle
Tu-144
Tu-154
Tu-204/214
Dash-8 Q400
Military Bombers:
Avro Vulcan (my favorite)
Handley Page Victor (it grew on me lol )
Tu-160
Boeing B-29
Convair B-36
Boeing B-52H (like the one in Dr Strangelove)
Boeing YB-52
Boeing B-47
This aircraft was designed to do only on thing, to delivery a nuclear weapon to the USSR. The B-58 purpose was raw speed and it did it with engines designed in the 50's. Even today it holds numerous speed records.
Until a few years ago, I could still see them flying near where I live. Not bad for a plane designed in the 1930's!
They flew really slow and made a very distinctive noise very different from a turboprop or jet. I actually got to fly in one twice. It felt like I was in a WWII movie. I wish I could see one flying again. Better yet, fly in one again!
Interesting plane. I had never heard about it. It's amazing that it could actually fly!
"...The engines were supervised by an engineer, who also controlled the throttle. The pilot would ask the engineer to adjust the power, in a manner similar to that used on maritime vessels. ..."
I live near the Canadian War Airplane Heritage Museum.
They have a Lancaster that regularly flies right over my house, very loud
but very cool vintage piston engine sound!
Also like the german WW2 era Me 262
The first operational jet fighter.
Very cool looking, first plane to have swept back wings.
I read there are 2 that are still flyable retrofitted with modern jet engines
replacing the not so reliable old junos.
The B-52 has been one of my favorites ever since I watched Major Kong manhandle that beauty while a couple hundred feet off the deck in Dr Strangelove.
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