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Posted: 2/26/2021 8:02:52 PM EDT
 Super Constellation - Engine Exhaust Flames  [120FPS] 'Connie' Super Constellation Engine FLAMES at Avalon Airshow 2017 |
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Posted: 2/26/2021 8:06:58 PM EDT
[#1]
Triple 7 be trying to outdo the SC.
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Posted: 2/26/2021 8:25:33 PM EDT
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Most beautiful airliner ever built. Heard alot of stories from old connie guys when I started at TWA about how flying over the Atlantic at night the exhaust would be blue hot. They would say that's when the fuel to air mixture was just right.
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:04:12 PM EDT
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Bestest airplane evar
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:06:22 PM EDT
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I love the Connie!
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:07:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:09:30 PM EDT
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I'd toss Mother Theresa into a woodchipper to fly that thing.
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:14:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:14:45 PM EDT
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He’s running full rich on takeoff I bet. I jumped out of one in 98.
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:19:05 PM EDT
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Oh beautiful!
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:19:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd toss Mother Theresa into a woodchipper to fly that thing. Jesus. |
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Posted: 2/26/2021 9:22:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:26:05 AM EDT
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I flew to England with my mother and little brother on one of those when I was 2 years old. There is picture of us going up the flight stairs with a good looking stewardess carrying my little brother and my mom holding my hand.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:39:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:53:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2021 1:56:46 AM EDT
[#15]
awesome aircraft?? would be so friggin fun to fly that across the atlantic
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:14:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jesus. You have to have standards |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:18:25 AM EDT
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I was about 50 feet away in a Seneca 1 during one of the last 4 engine run ups of a Super G.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 2:19:33 AM EDT
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An elegant transport for a more civilized age
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Posted: 2/27/2021 3:01:42 AM EDT
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Dad was in the Hurricane Hunters when the Navy was using them. Of all the planes he was on, he said the Connie was by far the best. There was just something about them he couldn't explain.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 3:09:02 AM EDT
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If you are ever in Kansas City.
https://www.airlinehistory.org/constellation/ |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 3:43:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I flew to England with my mother and little brother on one of those when I was 2 years old. There is picture of us going up the flight stairs with a good looking stewardess carrying my little brother and my mom holding my hand. Our flight to England landed in Ireland because number three engine caught fire.1964, maybe 65. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:22:51 AM EDT
[#22]
Goddamn what a machine.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 5:05:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Our flight to England landed in Ireland because number three engine caught fire.1964, maybe 65. Quote HistoryQuoted: Our flight to England landed in Ireland because number three engine caught fire.1964, maybe 65. In the case of the R-3350, maintenance crews sometimes nicknamed the turbine the "parts recovery turbine", due to its negative effect on engine reliability.  |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 5:15:21 AM EDT
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I used to load those working for Flying Tiger airlines amongst others.
The mark on the nose wheel strut gave you an idea if the load was balanced. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 5:54:23 AM EDT
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One of those crashed at the Columbus (indiana) airport..........about 35 years ago.Seems like the cause was 'overloaded'.
FIRST thing it hit was the electric pole for our indoor range....sheared off the top 6' or so....... https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800622-0 http://www.indianamilitary.org/Bakalar%20AFB/Publications/ConstellationCrash.htm In the photo showing the clipped off electric pole is our indoor range building in the right side of the frame.... |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 6:50:14 AM EDT
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Insert the "how dare you" meme for burning all of that fossil fuel
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Posted: 2/27/2021 7:00:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd toss Mother Theresa into a woodchipper to fly that thing. I would do that for less, she was not a nice person at all. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 7:34:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Our flight to England landed in Ireland because number three engine caught fire.1964, maybe 65. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I flew to England with my mother and little brother on one of those when I was 2 years old. There is picture of us going up the flight stairs with a good looking stewardess carrying my little brother and my mom holding my hand. Our flight to England landed in Ireland because number three engine caught fire.1964, maybe 65. The Power Recovery Turbines, not Turbo Chargers but actual exhaust driven turbines that were to help "push" the crank a bit harder and thus "recover power" - (AKA Something for nothing) were notorious for failing due to high temperatures. Many pilots joked "The Constellation was THE most beautiful tri-motor ever created" ... |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 7:44:43 AM EDT
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There was one that flew in to an air show at Latrobe PA 15-20 years ago
It was just a static display along with a Berlin airlift DC-4/C-54 But i haven’t heard of it flying for a long time. It was painted in TWA livery. The inside was not well preserved. *at least I was sure there was. It doesn’t look like there are any flyable ones in the USA now. Maybe the one that could’ve been there was painted in MATS USAF colors? But it was flown over to South Korea in 2005 to put on permanent static display |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 7:54:00 AM EDT
[#30]
Very cool.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 3:45:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Goddamn what a machine. Yep. They are impressive up close. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 3:48:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2021 3:54:06 PM EDT
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Wasp Major.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:02:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:03:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI love some airplanes, but had no idea they had "foamers" like trains do. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:04:26 PM EDT
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One of my favorite planes!
They have a beat up one at the air museum in Tucson.  |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:05:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I used to load those working for Flying Tiger airlines amongst others. The mark on the nose wheel strut gave you an idea if the load was balanced. Nice factoid. Really. I like K.I.S.S. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:06:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd toss Mother Theresa into a woodchipper to fly that thing. Have to dig her up |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:07:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Insert the "how dare you" meme for burning all of that fossil fuel Thought about the same thing. It should buzz Greta's house. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:16:39 PM EDT
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I bet @TREETOP was on board. He knows all about bringing fire on a plane...
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:17:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thought about the same thing. It should buzz Greta's house. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Insert the "how dare you" meme for burning all of that fossil fuel Thought about the same thing. It should buzz Greta's house.  No smoking please, Mr Antonov Nah, do it in an Antonov AN-12 instead. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:25:41 PM EDT
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I flew in one in ‘56 as an infant. The next and last time was ‘59 as a 3.5 year old. I remember how large it was on the inside and the engines amazed me.
The next time I was in one was at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum several years ago. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:28:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: An elegant transport for a more civilized age The appearance and demeanor of typical passenger from then compared to now would confirm your assertion. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:36:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Insert the "how dare you" meme for burning all of that fossil fuel Thought about the same thing. It should buzz Greta's house.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxr1H6lNEDMNah, do it in an Antonov AN-12 instead. Russian aircraft are the brodozers of the skies. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:37:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The appearance and demeanor of typical passenger from then compared to now would confirm your assertion. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: An elegant transport for a more civilized age The appearance and demeanor of typical passenger from then compared to now would confirm your assertion. The price of a ticket was also more than first class on Emirates is now. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:38:53 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Most beautiful airliner ever built. Heard alot of stories from old connie guys when I started at TWA about how flying over the Atlantic at night the exhaust would be blue hot. They would say that's when the fuel to air mixture was just right. Where's the got damn like button?! |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:41:17 PM EDT
[#47]
Saw one at an airshow in the 70's and thought it was a beautiful aircraft.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:52:39 PM EDT
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That's what we rode in to Okinawa in 1958 and back to the US in 1960. Well, not one of the new ones, but one in use back then.
I remember getting on it at night (held dad's hand climbing the stairs as mom had my little brother on the way back to the US). I remember looking out the dark windows but not what I might have seen. I remember some palm trees at one of the places we stopped. Don't remember see the exhaust. |
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Posted: 2/27/2021 4:59:51 PM EDT
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Worked on the "Camarillo Connie" in the mid 90's as a volunteer.
I was sad to see it go to the Breitling foundation. The Super Connie is 144 spark plugs flying in close formation.
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Posted: 2/27/2021 5:02:22 PM EDT
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When it is really cold out the dc-3/6s always backfire like crazy on start up and awesome flames on take off at night.
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