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[tlewis95]

Apparently there will be some sort of 'big announcement' tomorrow.

 

[Boyington]

Apparently there will be some sort of 'big announcement' tomorrow.

I really hope that it involves Super Constellations with Garret engines!!! SUPER METRO!!!

 

[Inverted]

I really hope that it involves Super Constellations with Garret engines!!! SUPER METRO!!!

Your man card was just pulled.

 

[Boyington]

Why is not not manly?!?!

 

[Inverted]

We make a bit more but we get to keep our pay and date of hire. Mind you average tenure at Wiggins is 7 years.

Wow. This is going to create a crapstorm at AMF I gather.

 

[Inverted]

Why is not not manly?!?!

You leave the damn radials on!!!!!

 

[Boyington]

The super conies were turboprops. (Thats what made them super). I am a big fan of radials - but without the Garretts, then they are not SUPER METROS. Look at the long legs on the Connie...it looks a lot like a metro.

 

[Boyington]

Wow. This is going to create a crapstorm at AMF I gather.

It is WAY to early to guess, but wouldn't you think that they would just keep 2 certificates and run it as 2 business with the same owners? Thus no mixing of the pilot pools.

 

[Inverted]

The super conies were turboprops. (Thats what made them super). I am a big fan of radials - but without the Garretts, then they are not SUPER METROS. Look at the long legs on the Connie...it looks a lot like a metro.

Uhh the Super Connie had Wright R-3350's on them I am almost positive.

 

[Inverted]

It is WAY to early to guess, but wouldn't you think that they would just keep 2 certificates and run it as 2 business with the same owners? Thus no mixing of the pilot pools.

Ya that would make sense to me.

 

[Roger Roger]

Uhh the Super Connie had Wright R-3350's on them I am almost positive.

Yes, with power recovery turbines.

 

[Boyington]

I've never flown one (obviously) but thought they had Pratt & Whitney T34's. I certainly may be wrong.

• 4 × Pratt & Whitney T34-P-6 axial flow turboprop engines, 5,530.67 hp (4,124.22 kW) each

 

[tlewis95]

You could just put four PT6-20s on a Metro and call it a Super Metro too.

 

[Boyington]

You could just put four PT6-20s on a Metro and call it a Super Metro too.

You would have to put them on upside down, though.

 

[Roger Roger]

I've never flown one (obviously) but thought they had Pratt & Whitney T34's. I certainly may be wrong.

• 4 × Pratt & Whitney T34-P-6 axial flow turboprop engines, 5,530.67 hp (4,124.22 kW) each

Uh....not that I've ever seen. Sure you're not thinking of the Orion?

 

[Inverted]

Ya I have never seen a Connie with turboprop engines.

 

[Hacker15e]

The super conies were turboprops. (Thats what made them super).

Uh, no.

Google L749 and L1049.

There were no turboprop Constellations.

 

[Boyington]

Uh, no.

Google L749 and L1049.
There were no turboprop Constellations.

Like I said, I certainly could be wrong. Googling Super Constellation Turboprop does return quite a few results of turboprop variants.

After further research, it appears that there were a few turboprop variants that were created. One in particular was flown by Flying Tigers (N9746Z) and was used for cargo deliveries.

Source: http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-QandA.htm
http://www.network54.com/Forum/213163/thread/1035998833/last-1051127865/Lockheed+R7V-2

 

[NewYorkophile]

It is WAY to early to guess, but wouldn't you think that they would just keep 2 certificates and run it as 2 business with the same owners? Thus no mixing of the pilot pools.

I'd guess that if the Wiggins operation was doing well enough to run on its own, it wouldn't have been sold. By merging they'll pick up routes and pilots and a few 99s- no reason to keep 3 EMBs when you've already got a Metro schoolhouse.

 

[hotice]

It is WAY to early to guess, but wouldn't you think that they would just keep 2 certificates and run it as 2 business with the same owners? Thus no mixing of the pilot pools.

That is what we have been told.

I'd guess that if the Wiggins operation was doing well enough to run on its own, it wouldn't have been sold. By merging they'll pick up routes and pilots and a few 99s- no reason to keep 3 EMBs when you've already got a Metro schoolhouse.

They actually acquired a few more EMBs as of recent funded by AMF.