Never been in a propeller aircraft
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Eric Mc said:
A kind of ducted fan.
This is a piston engined aircraft -
Many years ago when flying a model glider on Mill Hill above Shoreham, G-FANS flew over the top of me, on its way into the airport. I have it etched in my memory that it had a propeller on one side and a fan on the other, but can't find any pictures of this configuration.This is a piston engined aircraft -
The most disconcerting propeller aircraft that I've flown in was my friend's Sky Ranger microlight with a BMW flat twin engine. It had a centrifugal clutch between the engine and the reduction gearbox, so the engine would start, but the propeller didn't go round. Only when the revs increased did the propeller start doing its stuff.
Edited by GliderRider on Wednesday 22 May 13:07
More Channel Island prop memories. Two aircraft I did not like flying in were the Aurigny Short 360, which was a shoe box with wings. It just felt wrong flying in it as it was very loud and uncomfortable. The landings were usually pretty rough. The other was the Blue Islands Bae Jetstream 31. It was very cramped, the seats felt smaller than the Trislander and I always felt claustrophobic in it, especially if it was an evening flight in the dark. The flight crew always left the curtain to the cockpit open and looking out the front just didn't feel right, even though I liked to in a Trislander.
Give me a Trislander or even better a Dash 8.
Give me a Trislander or even better a Dash 8.
The first Virgin Viscount I flew in was an ex Channel aircraft the instructions cards in the seat pockets were all marked up with Channel logos.
The seats were all leather and I do remember being able to see into the cockpit for the full flight.
All very different from flying in an RAF VC10 with the seats facing the rear ,the loudest noise was from the air system until the engines were in reverse thrust
The seats were all leather and I do remember being able to see into the cockpit for the full flight.
All very different from flying in an RAF VC10 with the seats facing the rear ,the loudest noise was from the air system until the engines were in reverse thrust
grumpy52 said:
The first Virgin Viscount I flew in was an ex Channel aircraft the instructions cards in the seat pockets were all marked up with Channel logos.
The seats were all leather and I do remember being able to see into the cockpit for the full flight.
All very different from flying in an RAF VC10 with the seats facing the rear ,the loudest noise was from the air system until the engines were in reverse thrust
Are you sure? Channel Airways went out of business in 1972. Virgin acquired their Viscounts in 1987/89 and obtained them from British Air Ferries on a lease. Before BAF, these Viscounts were mainly ex- British Airways/Cambrian/Northeast/BEA aircraft. They acquired just four of them - all flown by BAF crews.The seats were all leather and I do remember being able to see into the cockpit for the full flight.
All very different from flying in an RAF VC10 with the seats facing the rear ,the loudest noise was from the air system until the engines were in reverse thrust
This is G-APEY which, as far as I am aware, previously served with the airlines I mentioned above. As was this one - G-AOYG
London Gatwick to Maastrict was the main one. Virgin at the time were establishing their Atlantic operations and were initially linked to KLM in Holland. Amsterdam Airport at that time was trying to claim that it was "London's Third Airport".
Regarding Channel and their Viscounts, they acquired their Viscount fleet in the mid/late 1960s, mostly from the American airline, Continental. The Channel Airways colour scheme was just a slightly revised version of the Continental scheme.
Regarding Channel and their Viscounts, they acquired their Viscount fleet in the mid/late 1960s, mostly from the American airline, Continental. The Channel Airways colour scheme was just a slightly revised version of the Continental scheme.
Eric Mc said:
grumpy52 said:
The first Virgin Viscount I flew in was an ex Channel aircraft the instructions cards in the seat pockets were all marked up with Channel logos.
The seats were all leather and I do remember being able to see into the cockpit for the full flight.
All very different from flying in an RAF VC10 with the seats facing the rear ,the loudest noise was from the air system until the engines were in reverse thrust
Are you sure? Channel Airways went out of business in 1972. Virgin acquired their Viscounts in 1987/89 and obtained them from British Air Ferries on a lease. Before BAF, these Viscounts were mainly ex- British Airways/Cambrian/Northeast/BEA aircraft. They acquired just four of them - all flown by BAF crews.The seats were all leather and I do remember being able to see into the cockpit for the full flight.
All very different from flying in an RAF VC10 with the seats facing the rear ,the loudest noise was from the air system until the engines were in reverse thrust
This is G-APEY which, as far as I am aware, previously served with the airlines I mentioned above. As was this one - G-AOYG
I do remember that the stewardess was very good looking if a little bit "chunky" .
As a passenger in the former-Flybe's Crash-8, also SAAB 340 around Shetland and Orkney, BN Islander around Orkney, Turbo Otter on floats around British Columbia and possibly a Twin Otter on floats too. Also a Cessna 185 on floats up the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island.
As a pilot I've had a go in a few things, various motorgliders, Tiger Moth, Cub, Pawnee and Seneca probably the more interesting prop types. I used to fly the DR400 as a glider tug, that was a great thing to fly.
As a pilot I've had a go in a few things, various motorgliders, Tiger Moth, Cub, Pawnee and Seneca probably the more interesting prop types. I used to fly the DR400 as a glider tug, that was a great thing to fly.
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