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Postby Dan4th » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:40 am

Here's a piece of history regarding the Lockheed
Electra Turboprop of 50s, 60s and beyond. Very
similar to your Vickers Viscount....

Part 1:



Part Deux:



Those were the days, eh?

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P.S. Still in use with USN as P-3 Orion surveilance aircraft...
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Wedgy » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:25 am

Dan4th - you are spoiling us with your youtube trawling :ymapplause:
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:27 pm

What can't you find on YouTube????????????

I actually Had one of these! Got it for Christmas!



That was quite a bit of money in 1959!

In those days, Five Dollars = One Pound so
A Three-Pound Item 50 years ago....

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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:36 pm

Embedding disabled unfortunately!
"All modern aircraft have 4 dimensions: span, length, height and politics.
TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:49 pm

So, click on "Watch on YouTube", then.........

Here's the link anyhow........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuEhNzoCnJA&feature=player_embedded

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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Saracenman » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:53 pm

i love the warnings at the end of toy adverts, like that one - "NOT A FLYING TOY" - really? :-o

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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:02 pm

D4th, did you have the hat too?
"All modern aircraft have 4 dimensions: span, length, height and politics.
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:07 pm

Sorry.........

Even at age eight, I avoided looking
like a Dork at any cost!

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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:08 pm

Dan4th wrote:Sorry.........
Even at age eight, I avoided looking
like a Dork at any cost!
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Thanks for the KEYBOARD moment Danth =))
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Iggie » Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:10 pm

Seeing the advert for the Remco plane reminded me of this:
http://tvcream.squarespace.com/toy-list/flight-deck.html

Anyone own up to having one? :D
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:17 pm

No, but I definitely knew a kid up the street who said his cousin had one!
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:16 pm

Back On Topic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Tough aircraft, quite a few still flying.........

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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:31 pm

Lovely!
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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Dan4th » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:38 pm

Even though they were intended as a mid-range
aircraft, KLM flew them (with mods) trans-pond
for a while.

In the Lockheed Constellation, every single "station"
in the monocoque was unique. With the Electra,
they were something like 80% identical. A lesson
learned (from Douglas).

US Navy still flies them (P-3 Orions) as sub hunters.

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Re: Lockheed Electra

Postby Robdsn » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:48 pm

Just 2 of these great aircraft left flying in Europe at this time.

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