Old Timer's Airline Quiz and Discussion.
May 4, 2014, 5:17 pm
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3. And the Boeing 720B is correct. These turbofan powered versions of the B720 operated by Avianca were about a year old at the time and apparently were real hot rods....
May 4, 2014, 5:21 pm
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May 4, 2014, 5:52 pm
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My goodness! I hope our pal jlemon is able to afford the occasional brief respite from his computer in between addressing all these answers! I'd suggest it's high time for a well earned Cajun Bloody Mary. Or two! Thanks again for the time and effort that went into submitting all these great questions!! And now, I'll attempt to answer a couple...
12. You are in Salt Lake City and would like to travel to San Francisco. You discover a "milk run" flight operated by United that makes five intermediate stops en route. Identify all five stops and the equipment operated by UA on the route.
1962? I should imagine this would've been flown with a DC-6, routing Salt Lake City to Ely to Elko to Reno to Sacramento to Oakland to San Francisco.
16. Caribair was operating a unique version of the Convair 340 at this time. What was this unique feature?
Hey Now! Here's one I'm pretty sure about! Some of the 340s were equipped with JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) boosters (more like a rocket than a pure jet, I believe) for operations out of St. Thomas.
21. What type of aircraft was Canadian Pacific operating on its direct flights between Vancouver (YVR) and Whitehorse (YXY) at this time?
Well, they ran the DC-3 into Fairbanks, but on the direct YVR-YXY run, I suspect it would have been a DC-6.
12. You are in Salt Lake City and would like to travel to San Francisco. You discover a "milk run" flight operated by United that makes five intermediate stops en route. Identify all five stops and the equipment operated by UA on the route.
1962? I should imagine this would've been flown with a DC-6, routing Salt Lake City to Ely to Elko to Reno to Sacramento to Oakland to San Francisco.
16. Caribair was operating a unique version of the Convair 340 at this time. What was this unique feature?
Hey Now! Here's one I'm pretty sure about! Some of the 340s were equipped with JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) boosters (more like a rocket than a pure jet, I believe) for operations out of St. Thomas.
21. What type of aircraft was Canadian Pacific operating on its direct flights between Vancouver (YVR) and Whitehorse (YXY) at this time?
Well, they ran the DC-3 into Fairbanks, but on the direct YVR-YXY run, I suspect it would have been a DC-6.
May 4, 2014, 6:55 pm
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My goodness! I hope our pal jlemon is able to afford the occasional brief respite from his computer in between addressing all these answers! I'd suggest it's high time for a well earned Cajun Bloody Mary. Or two! Thanks again for the time and effort that went into submitting all these great questions!! And now, I'll attempt to answer a couple...
12. You are in Salt Lake City and would like to travel to San Francisco. You discover a "milk run" flight operated by United that makes five intermediate stops en route. Identify all five stops and the equipment operated by UA on the route.
1962? I should imagine this would've been flown with a DC-6, routing Salt Lake City to Ely to Elko to Reno to Sacramento to Oakland to San Francisco.
16. Caribair was operating a unique version of the Convair 340 at this time. What was this unique feature?
Hey Now! Here's one I'm pretty sure about! Some of the 340s were equipped with JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) boosters (more like a rocket than a pure jet, I believe) for operations out of St. Thomas.
21. What type of aircraft was Canadian Pacific operating on its direct flights between Vancouver (YVR) and Whitehorse (YXY) at this time?
Well, they ran the DC-3 into Fairbanks, but on the direct YVR-YXY run, I suspect it would have been a DC-6.
12. You are in Salt Lake City and would like to travel to San Francisco. You discover a "milk run" flight operated by United that makes five intermediate stops en route. Identify all five stops and the equipment operated by UA on the route.
1962? I should imagine this would've been flown with a DC-6, routing Salt Lake City to Ely to Elko to Reno to Sacramento to Oakland to San Francisco.
16. Caribair was operating a unique version of the Convair 340 at this time. What was this unique feature?
Hey Now! Here's one I'm pretty sure about! Some of the 340s were equipped with JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) boosters (more like a rocket than a pure jet, I believe) for operations out of St. Thomas.
21. What type of aircraft was Canadian Pacific operating on its direct flights between Vancouver (YVR) and Whitehorse (YXY) at this time?
Well, they ran the DC-3 into Fairbanks, but on the direct YVR-YXY run, I suspect it would have been a DC-6.
12. Whoops! I neglected to update this quiz item with an ANSWERED note but have now done so. This was previously correctly answered by jrl767. Your routing of SLC-ELY-EKO-RNO-SMF-OAK-SFO is correct as well; however, the equipment operated on the route at this time by United was actually a Convair 340 Mainliner.
And speaking of the Convair 340.....
16. Correct! And I believe there may be a photo of a Caribair Convair 340 on airliners.net taking off from St. Thomas with the JATO system in operation.
21. Ah, CP was not operating the Douglas DC-6 between Vancouver and Whitehorse at this time. So here's a hint: the equipment was not a piston powered aircraft.
And with that, I shall now take a brief 72 hour break from the OTA&AQ. I'm off to Houston first thing in the morning to attend the annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The company I'm with is not only exhibiting at this oil & gas industry show but will also actually have a brand new, twin engine Sikorsky S-76D helicopter on static display right next to our "luxury, air conditioned show tent" (we flew the S-76D into the convention center parking lot yesterday afternoon). So I'll return to my home here in south Louisiana this Wednesday evening and will then once again respond to your excellent answers. Thanks in advance for your patience!
May 4, 2014, 7:25 pm
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It has been a whirlwind couple of days for 'ol 2A. I started yesterday morning in Portland, Maine, rode Amtrak's Downeaster down to Boston and then made my way over to Fenway Park to watch Jon Lester pitch an absolute gem of a game in leading the Red Sox to victory over my Oakland A's. Fenway is a living museum and my favorite baseball park ever, so just being there and soaking up the event on a pleasant Saturday afternoon diminished the sting of the loss. (Plus the A's beat the Sox today!) After the game I flew back across the continent to San Diego aboard Alaska's 737-800 painted up in the 75th Anniversary livery as worn by Alaska planes back in the 1930s.
Bonus Question: Anybody know what Alaska's name for this specially liveried 737 is?
This morning I flew up to Seattle, did some laundry, had a nice lunch down at Pike Place Market and am now about to board an Alaska 739 down to Denver. My upgrade has cleared and I'm looking forward to yet another variation of Alaska's ubiquitous chicken dinner.
Another Bonus Question: There's a 727-200 on display at the Boeing Field Museum of Flight. What airlines' livery is it wearing?
Bonus Question: Anybody know what Alaska's name for this specially liveried 737 is?
This morning I flew up to Seattle, did some laundry, had a nice lunch down at Pike Place Market and am now about to board an Alaska 739 down to Denver. My upgrade has cleared and I'm looking forward to yet another variation of Alaska's ubiquitous chicken dinner.
Another Bonus Question: There's a 727-200 on display at the Boeing Field Museum of Flight. What airlines' livery is it wearing?
May 4, 2014, 7:45 pm
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and Fenway is indeed a GREAT venue for watching baseball!!
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May 5, 2014, 6:31 am
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50. In 1957, Canadian Pacific was serving only two airports in the U.S. One was Honolulu (HNL). Identify the other U.S. destination, describe the route and also name the aircraft type flown by CP on this service.
Fairbanks, DC-3. Whitehorse to Fairbanks with stops at Mayo and Dawson City on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
Fairbanks, DC-3. Whitehorse to Fairbanks with stops at Mayo and Dawson City on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
May 5, 2014, 9:40 am
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35. Now you are Nashville and wish to travel to Tulsa You ascertain that one airline operates daily nonstop service and better yet, first class is offered. What air carrier and aircraft type will you be flying on?
37. Also in 1963, only one airline was flying nonstop between San Diego and Mexico City. Identify this air carrier as well as the aircraft type operated on the route.
37. Also in 1963, only one airline was flying nonstop between San Diego and Mexico City. Identify this air carrier as well as the aircraft type operated on the route.
37. Western Air Lines, Lockheed Electra.
Jon Proctor has just uploaded many photos of SAN from the late 1950s and early 1960s, along with more photos of LAX, ORD/MDW, and JFK/LGA. If you haven't visited his fantastic web site in a while, it's time to re visit it!
May 5, 2014, 1:55 pm
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the USSC ruled in Rassmussen v. the United States (197 U.S. 516, 522 (1905));
a majority of the Court concluded that Alaska had been incorporated into the United States because the treaty of cession with Russia specifically declared that "the inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States.[20]
Also for your information all US territories are represented in the United States Congress by a non-voting delegate from that territory.
That's it for today's lesson.
May 5, 2014, 2:09 pm
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Bonus Question: Anybody know what Alaska's name for this specially liveried 737 is?
Yes, the aircraft with the 75th Anniversary livery is called Starliner 75.
SEATTLE, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today
introduced "Starliner 75," a new 737-800 featuring a 1940s paint scheme, to
celebrate the airline's 75th anniversary. The aircraft was unveiled at
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before making its inaugural flight to
Anchorage, Alaska, where the airline was founded in 1932.
Yes, the aircraft with the 75th Anniversary livery is called Starliner 75.
SEATTLE, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today
introduced "Starliner 75," a new 737-800 featuring a 1940s paint scheme, to
celebrate the airline's 75th anniversary. The aircraft was unveiled at
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before making its inaugural flight to
Anchorage, Alaska, where the airline was founded in 1932.
May 5, 2014, 6:25 pm
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An Ansett-ANA timetable from 1962 lists several turboprop aircraft being operated by the carrier, all under the banner "Golden Jet Services".
Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was guilty of the same thing with their Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft. Please permit me to recreate this marketing message from a 1962 PSA timetable....
Still! The Lowest JET Fares! San Francisco - Los Angeles $13.50 (plus tax). PSA SUPER Electra JETS
Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was guilty of the same thing with their Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft. Please permit me to recreate this marketing message from a 1962 PSA timetable....
Still! The Lowest JET Fares! San Francisco - Los Angeles $13.50 (plus tax). PSA SUPER Electra JETS
http://www.airliners.net/photo/CityJ...879f8fda94354b
May 6, 2014, 10:45 am
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4. Avianca was also flying once a week between Bogota and Frankfurt at this time. There were four intermediate stops en route. Identify all four stops as well as the equipment flown on the route. Also, what was the name that Avianca used to promote their in flight service on this and other international routes?
Four stops: BOG-MIQ-SJU-MAD-ORY-FRA
Equipment: Boeing 720-B
"Red Ruana" Service -- the red ruana was the red cape that the stewardesses (oops -- flight attendants) wore.
May 6, 2014, 11:12 am
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2. This South American based airline was operating direct service once a week to Beirut, Lebanon. Four intermediate stops were made en route. Identify the air carrier, the airport in South America where this flight originated from, all four stops and the equipment flown on the route.
May 6, 2014, 11:45 am
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Bonus Question: Anybody know what Alaska's name for this specially liveried 737 is?
Yes, the aircraft with the 75th Anniversary livery is called Starliner 75.
SEATTLE, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today
introduced "Starliner 75," a new 737-800 featuring a 1940s paint scheme, to
celebrate the airline's 75th anniversary. The aircraft was unveiled at
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before making its inaugural flight to
Anchorage, Alaska, where the airline was founded in 1932.
Yes, the aircraft with the 75th Anniversary livery is called Starliner 75.
SEATTLE, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today
introduced "Starliner 75," a new 737-800 featuring a 1940s paint scheme, to
celebrate the airline's 75th anniversary. The aircraft was unveiled at
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before making its inaugural flight to
Anchorage, Alaska, where the airline was founded in 1932.