[Milsurplus] C-54

[B. Smith]

I was lucky and got to fly em  for a short while in the late 1960's at 
Newburgh NY, tough  assignment providing support to various Dew Line 
sites. No loops. One of the aircraft was used by General MacArthur 
during the war, it was in good shape. Round engines are good. turbines 
are bad.

Z

On 9/2/2013 4:26 PM, Hue Miller wrote:
> In the early 1950s I flew with my parents from New York to California 
> on a Flying
> Tigers Airline, C-47 equivalent. The flight included a refuel stop in 
> Colorado at
> a small field with a small building and a gas pump.   It wasn't 
> 'torture', as some
> seem to reckon the modern flying experience, but I certainly wouldn't 
> describe
> that flight as being 'comfort and style'.
> -Hue
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] SAAF C-54 Acrobatics
> Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:10:40 -0400
> From: Bruce Gentry <ka2ivy at verizon.net>
> To: Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
>
>
>
> GREAT VIDEO!  I knew a DC-4 had been looped in the 1950s  to get out of
> a bad situation, but to see it being done at an airshow is awesome.
> They are becoming fairly rare, and finding unleaded fuel that is
> suitable for big radial engines is a serious problem.   In 1967 or 68, a
> DC-6 and a Lockheed Constellation were entered in the Reno Air races,
> and did better than anyone would have expected. I love the sound of
> them, but fear these planes may be having their last hurrah, as the
> people who know how to maintain them and certified to fly them are
> retiring or dying off.     I am very lucky to have traveled in many
> classic propeller airliners with gasoline engines, they were from a time
> when flying was a treat, enjoyed with style and comfort, rather than the
> torture of today's jet sardine cans.
>
>     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
>
>
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