CorsairArm's trip to San Fran and Seattle

[corsairarm]

Right here we go.
I had a quick tour here as I had just been picked up from the Flying Heritage Collection and the ladies were waiting outside in the car for me so only had time to take photos but not enough time to talk to anyone at great length.
This first aircraft is NOT a Learjet but its predecessor and was used at the skunk works or NASA. Sorry but can't remember which,old age strikes again.

A Cutlass? Boy this thing was high of the ground.



Wildcat





I like this. What else do you do with a spare ball turret, hang it under you stairs of course!!

Huey

Here is the Comet. A lot of work has gone into this on the inside but when you see the rest OMG. I hope they get it under cover at the main site soon. I feel a Tui's add here but to be fair it does look like they are working on the outside, it just at a stage where it is a mess.



The seats were done by Mexicana.


Yes that correct the seats were sticking out into the isle.
Now for the outside view.




The prototype B727. when this goes to the main site apparently the one already there will be chopped up.






and the pride of their collection


The next post will be the Flying Heritage collection

[Dave Homewood]

I cannot believe the BOAC Comet seats, they look so uncomfortable. Like the olden days picture theatre seats, no elbow room. Imagine how awful a long flight would be in that. And some people think they were from a romantic era of flying.

[John L]

That looked like a Buccaneer behind the Huey....

[nuuumannn]

Thanks for posting the images of the Comet, Corsairarm; a real beauty of an aeroplane. Odd that they have painted it in BOAC colours as that one never served with BOAC, being an ex-Mexicana example. The British charter airline Dan Air used to cram as many pax on their Comets by adding a fifth row in the cabin, like that example, but through the entire aircraft!

Yep, it's a Buccaneer alright; unmistakeable, and that first pic is a Lockheed Jetstar. Really liking that Boeing 247; those sloped forward windscreens are neat! Classic 1930s art deco styling.

[flyjoe180]

Wow, awesome pics! Great collection, lots of history and nostalgia in that lot.

[Naki]

Apr 12, 2012 4:22:00 GMT 12 nuuumannn said:

Yep, it's a Buccaneer alright; unmistakeable, and that first pic is a Lockheed Jetstar.

Are you sure? Looks like the Jetstar (with only one engine attached per side) from behind to me.

[Bruce]

I agree, its the Jetstar. early models were twin engined - later models had 4....

[Chris F]

Stunning photos...many thanks...I will be at the USS Hornet in October and Planes of Fame.

[nuuumannn]

Looks like the Jetstar (with only one engine attached per side) from behind to me.

Yep, looks like you're right, you can see the cabin windows through the Huey's glazing. You can aslo see the start of the wing fairing ahead of the nacelle.

[corsairarm]

A view from the other side.

and this is what the museums website says about it. A straight copy and past so I hapt it is ok to do this.

Lockheed Jetstar CL-329 Prototype
Just 241 days after the start of it's design, the Museum's Lockheed Jetstar made its first flight over Burbank, California. This prototype aircraft, powered by two Bristol Orpheus 1/5 Turbojets, was designed in response to an Air Force request for a 10-passenger utility jet. It was completed a full year ahead of its competitor.

The Air Force did not buy the Jetstar in large numbers because of budget cuts. Yet Lockheed saw a civilian need the small jet and continued production of a four-engine version. In time, foreign and U.S. companies as well as the U.S. Navy and Air Force purchased 162 Jetstars.

Now if you want a mystery to solve try this.

I think Iknw what it is
Or these


Later today I will be posting photos from the Flying Heritage Collection. I was going to post them a few days ago but I had an argument with a kitchen machine and a couple of my fingers are bandage which makes typing a one finger operation.

[corsairarm]

The day I visited this museum they had a flying display of 2 Russian aircraft and a fast taxi of one other. It is not a very big collection of aircraft but certainly very interesting. They also have a collection of armored vehicles.


Plenty of fire power.
























And now the armored vehicles



The flying display aircraft of the day one of which is an old friend.




This is the only aerial photo I took as I only have a little poke and shoot.
Now the big grunter.




It wasn't allowed to fly as the FAA hadn't given its approval yet.

That's all the museums I visited except the day I did the Boeing tour I went up to the viewing deck where you leave for the tours and this was on the runway warming up to take off. It belongs to the Historic Flight Foundation. I went around there after this was taken but it was closed so couldn't see the rest of the aircraft.






I will be posting my commercial photos of airliners on the appropriate thread (Brownie points Dave ;D) during the week. These will include the Boeing site, Sydney, San Fransisco and Seattle airports.

[Dave Homewood]

Great stuff. At least three ex Alpine Fighter Collection aircraft there by the looks of it, the Oscar, Spitfire Mk V and I-16 Rata.

[nuuumannn]

Fantastic images. That collection has some real choice machines; that Fw 190A is a genuine WW2 restored example, not a Flug Werk one, so would be ace to see it fly. Nice to see Grumpy the B-25 again! For many years that was with the Fighter Collection at Duxford.

[oj]

Apr 15, 2012 7:16:32 GMT 12 corsairarm said:

A view from the other side.

and this is what the museums website says about it. A straight copy and past so I hapt it is ok to do this.

Lockheed Jetstar CL-329 Prototype
Just 241 days after the start of it's design, the Museum's Lockheed Jetstar made its first flight over Burbank, California. This prototype aircraft, powered by two Bristol Orpheus 1/5 Turbojets, was designed in response to an Air Force request for a 10-passenger utility jet. It was completed a full year ahead of its competitor.

The Air Force did not buy the Jetstar in large numbers because of budget cuts. Yet Lockheed saw a civilian need the small jet and continued production of a four-engine version. In time, foreign and U.S. companies as well as the U.S. Navy and Air Force purchased 162 Jetstars.

Now if you want a mystery to solve try this.

I think Iknw what it is
Or these


Later today I will be posting photos from the Flying Heritage Collection. I was going to post them a few days ago but I had an argument with a kitchen machine and a couple of my fingers are bandage which makes typing a one finger operation.

[oj]

I had a nice photo of a USAF Jetstar at Ohakea about 1964.
I mailed it to NZ Wings magazine.
I do not remember whether it was published.
I never saw it again.
I wonder whether anyone else saw it or has a similar record?

[nuuumannn]

Dunno about that, but it looks like no one answered what the mystery aircraft was, it's a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star.