Beautiful Airliners

[Velocipede]

Here's the one that made me want to be an airline pilot when I was a kid. I used to ride these to my Grandmother's house on UAL...

 

[ILSstud]

+3 for the 727, Caravelle, and Constellation!

 

[ILSstud]

Here's the one that made me want to be an airline pilot when I was a kid. I used to ride these to my Grandmother's house on UAL...

Nothing beats those windows....

 

[A300Capt]

I always thought Delta's L1011 looked great with that black nose!

 

[bafanguy]

I think the Caravelle had a FE. A friend flew it for UAL and I remember his mentioning something about a screwy electrical system...DC maybe ? Can't remember for sure.

 

[loubetti]

How quickly folks forget...

 

[ERfly]

This is still one of my favorites

And this one

And this one

Can't forget this one (I obviously have a thing for tri-jets)

For the more modern

This one will always have a special place in my heart

And for pure nostalgia

 

[ERfly]

Almost forgot one

Gotta admit, The Kang had style

 

[ricecakecm]

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The original RJ...

 

[OhioStatePilot]

I love this bird...

And I can't forget this...

Another one... in a real paint job.

Maybe I just have a thing for old Douglas birds???

 

[MikeD]

Sucks to see some of these older birds, which are likely the same ones I see on the ramp here daily. Many of the DC-10s here are AA and NW birds, and 3 TWA L-1011s remain at IGM.

Slowly wasting away.

 

[HeyEng]

Sucks to see some of these older birds, which are likely the same ones I see on the ramp here daily. Many of the DC-10s here are AA and NW birds, and 3 TWA L-1011s remain at IGM.

Slowly wasting away.

It kills me to see all the planes wasting away out West. I saw a deal on "How Do They Do It" a couple weeks ago about recycling old planes. They showed how a -141 is turned into very small bits of metal in a matter of hours. Very sad I have to say...

 

[MikeD]

It kills me to see all the planes wasting away out West. I saw a deal on "How Do They Do It" a couple weeks ago about recycling old planes. They showed how a -141 is turned into very small bits of metal in a matter of hours. Very sad I have to say...

Yeah, the 141s here at DM didn't last long at all in storage, mainly because they took up too much space, so they were cut up quick. A few C-5A models in various states of parting-out there too. In the past few weeks, have seen a L-1011 and a 747SP get the axe here at Pinal, with a number of NW 747-200s waiting in line. Lots of 747-100/200/300s getting it.

 

[HeyEng]

Yeah, the 141s here at DM didn't last long at all in storage, mainly because they took up too much space, so they were cut up quick. A few C-5A models in various states of parting-out there too. In the past few weeks, have seen a L-1011 and a 747SP get the axe here at Pinal, with a number of NW 747-200s waiting in line. Lots of 747-100/200/300s getting it.

I understand the need to do it...it's just painful to watch. The SP is a cool looking jet BTW.

 

[MikeD]

I understand the need to do it...it's just painful to watch. The SP is a cool looking jet BTW.

I never have my camera to snap a pic of it, but there's one that's at PHX every so often on the cargo ramp.......kind of a lavender/white color. Have to find a pic of it.

 

[A300Capt]

And this one

This was the best paint scheme Delta ever had. They've ruined it ever since with each new paint scheme! IMHO.....

 

[ILSstud]

I completely agree on the DL paintjob...I tried best I could to recruit some higher ups to get a retro paintjob on one of their newly painted 767s or something. No luck...

 

[ERfly]

This was the best paint scheme Delta ever had. They've ruined it ever since with each new paint scheme! IMHO.....

I totally agree. Incidentally, the airplane I have pictured, 728, is the same one that made up the ill-fated Flight 191 on August 2nd, 1985.

 

[PlaneCrazy]

What the heck??? Nobody included the HOOTERS jet? I mean c'mon...Its a crime not to include that one!:rawk:

 

[Polar742]

There are many good looking jets out there. The A330/340 (especially in the Blue US Airways and the Vietnam liveries), the 757, but the one that pays my bills is the one I have always found most attractive, grand and amazing. I never thought I'd have the privilege to fly one, and I'm quite grateful that I can do it while maintaining a good QoL and keeping a roof over my head.