Modern Mechanix ~ vintage look at aviation

[TangoWhiskey]

I found these aviation-related pages from the archives of Modern Mechanix fun to explore.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/category/transportation/aviation/

Anybody know where I can get a '58 Ford GlideAir?

 

[TangoWhiskey]

And I wish we still had this problem in GA:

 

[TangoWhiskey]

IFR navigation (BUT CAN YOU NAME THE PLANE?):

 

[TangoWhiskey]

How about this?

 

[Richard]

And I wish we still had this problem in GA:

Be careful what you wish for. The current GA fleet could be stacked up like that as a result of too many airport closures.

 

[bbchien]

Sikorsky 38.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Sikorsky 38.

Good job!

 

[jesse]

And I wish we still had this problem in GA:

Wow. It would seriously suck to need the airplane in the back. I suppose that might work for a flight school fleet -- but the amount of time it would take to do that can't possibly be worth it. Unless there were a hurricane on the way or something.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Wow. It would seriously suck to need the airplane in the back. I suppose that might work for a flight school fleet -- but the amount of time it would take to do that can't possibly be worth it. Unless there were a hurricane on the way or something.

They are all the same model from what I can tell... I guess you'd just take one from the front. You know, a LIFO queue. Stack programming; pop one off the top.

 

[Dr. O]

My airplane still has the patches on the fuselage from where the signal flare tubes were removed... Do any of you whipper snappers remember them? As in actually saw them and were trained on when to deploy?

denny-o