707 Crash in Iran
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Aged airframes still flying is absolutely fascinating to me.
I was watching a YouTube clip of a flight in a B29 bomber in the states.
The only link to 21st century being a couple of ipads being used for what looked like navigation.
Led me on to reading about the B52 bomber which first flew in the 1960s and is supposed to stay in service until the 2050s.
Almost 100 years.
Imagine keeping a company car going that long.
I do wonder how long does an aircraft remain in service with any of its original airframe?
I was watching a YouTube clip of a flight in a B29 bomber in the states.
The only link to 21st century being a couple of ipads being used for what looked like navigation.
Led me on to reading about the B52 bomber which first flew in the 1960s and is supposed to stay in service until the 2050s.
Almost 100 years.
Imagine keeping a company car going that long.
I do wonder how long does an aircraft remain in service with any of its original airframe?
croyde said:
Aged airframes still flying is absolutely fascinating to me.
I was watching a YouTube clip of a flight in a B29 bomber in the states.
The only link to 21st century being a couple of ipads being used for what looked like navigation.
Led me on to reading about the B52 bomber which first flew in the 1960s and is supposed to stay in service until the 2050s.
Almost 100 years.
Imagine keeping a company car going that long.
I do wonder how long does an aircraft remain in service with any of its original airframe?
At one time a military pilot would expect to fly a variety of operational types during their career. Now there are aircrew flying the same types their grandparents flew.I was watching a YouTube clip of a flight in a B29 bomber in the states.
The only link to 21st century being a couple of ipads being used for what looked like navigation.
Led me on to reading about the B52 bomber which first flew in the 1960s and is supposed to stay in service until the 2050s.
Almost 100 years.
Imagine keeping a company car going that long.
I do wonder how long does an aircraft remain in service with any of its original airframe?
Dr Jekyll said:
croyde said:
Aged airframes still flying is absolutely fascinating to me.
I was watching a YouTube clip of a flight in a B29 bomber in the states.
The only link to 21st century being a couple of ipads being used for what looked like navigation.
Led me on to reading about the B52 bomber which first flew in the 1960s and is supposed to stay in service until the 2050s.
Almost 100 years.
Imagine keeping a company car going that long.
I do wonder how long does an aircraft remain in service with any of its original airframe?
At one time a military pilot would expect to fly a variety of operational types during their career. Now there are aircrew flying the same types their grandparents flew.I was watching a YouTube clip of a flight in a B29 bomber in the states.
The only link to 21st century being a couple of ipads being used for what looked like navigation.
Led me on to reading about the B52 bomber which first flew in the 1960s and is supposed to stay in service until the 2050s.
Almost 100 years.
Imagine keeping a company car going that long.
I do wonder how long does an aircraft remain in service with any of its original airframe?
HoHoHo said:
When I was a young lad living in the Middle East I would always try and go back to school on a BA TriStar.
They were a lovely, lovely aircraft and I had more confidence in them than the DC10 which at the time was having a bit of a bad run!
Slowest take off I've ever been on, the Tristar seemed really wheezy. I'm sure we were in the weeds at the end of the runway before we got airborne They were a lovely, lovely aircraft and I had more confidence in them than the DC10 which at the time was having a bit of a bad run!
surveyor said:
essayer said:
Dr Jekyll said:
The 747-400 only entered service 30 years ago.
And BA has now started withdrawing them..Still over 30 in service.
http://thebasource.com/aircraft/b747-400/
Brother D said:
surveyor said:
Max_Torque said:
Ok aero fact lovers, answer me this:
What is the oldest airframe still flying in regular service anywhere in the world??
(regular service should be timetabled, normal service, in any country?)
My bets are on some old single prop driven high wing crate chugging round Alaska or somewhere equally remote??
BA’s 747’s should qualify....What is the oldest airframe still flying in regular service anywhere in the world??
(regular service should be timetabled, normal service, in any country?)
My bets are on some old single prop driven high wing crate chugging round Alaska or somewhere equally remote??
In any case, show me a quieter cabin than the upper deck of a BA 747.
oyster said:
Why have you posted a picture of a 3 year old carpet being frayed? What has the age of a carpet got to do with the airworthiness of an airframe?
In any case, show me a quieter cabin than the upper deck of a BA 747.
Probably because that's what he saw.... Public perception of maintenance is based on this... and frankly the quietness of the upper deck means nothing to many travelers...In any case, show me a quieter cabin than the upper deck of a BA 747.
texaxile said:
Out of interest and hopefully not too far off topic, if there are still a few 707's flying, why are there only 2 (according to wiki) L1011 Tristars still flying given that the airframes are younger than those of the 707?.
In reality only one Tristar is still flying, being Stargazer. The other one listed on Wiki was only made airworthy for one flight to it's current location with no plans to fly it again.Trevatanus said:
I think I heard they were sticking with them till about 2024.
Still over 30 in service.
http://thebasource.com/aircraft/b747-400/
My return flight to Dubai last weekend seemed to embody the switch in philosophy from 4 to 2 engines (if you exclude the A380, of course!) and span the short spell when BA bought both types for longhaul.Still over 30 in service.
http://thebasource.com/aircraft/b747-400/
Out on BA's oldest 777 - at almost 23 years old, the 6th one built. Back on their second youngest 747 - at a spritely 20 years and a bit.
Trevatanus said:
Airlive.net now saying possibly wrong airfield, rather than just wrong runway.
Yes, you can clearly see in that image that they are seperate airfields, with a rocky hilly ridge line seperating them, but the flightpaths look almost in line with each other, so you could easily see where the confusion could occur...!!Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff