To: Tucker39
Yes. A Super-G. Thanks. The Constellation was still in service when I was a young kid, and I've always loved the design.
24 posted on
07/15/2018 3:26:55 PM PDT by
Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
To: Windflier
Back in the early 60's connies were used for the DC (National Airport) to NYC (La Guardia) shuttle. Just get on and pay... I flew them frequently (Maybe 30-trips in 3 years) on way to Brookhaven...
Two times approaching National the plane lost an engine with a loud bang...Both times the passengers looked out the window and sighed, then ordered more free booze and went back to reading a newspaper or whatever...
27 posted on
07/15/2018 4:06:40 PM PDT by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: Windflier
I agree, it’s beautiful. A Howard Hughes design, which was perfected and brought to life by “Kelly” (Skunkworks) Johnson at Lockheed, and first flown by TWA, which Hughes controlled. I think the curvy lines are echoed just a little bit in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, all but the triple tail.
40 posted on
07/15/2018 6:24:24 PM PDT by
Tucker39
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