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Post by daypharris on Nov 3, 2019 10:16:15 GMT -5
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Nov 3, 2019 12:22:37 GMT -5
Hi,
I agree, a classic video.
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Post by Herman on Nov 4, 2019 8:45:49 GMT -5
Beautiful film production. Thanks for sharing.
Herman
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Post by Pacific SMX on Nov 4, 2019 10:51:20 GMT -5
Indeed, a classic video. Amazing how flight crews back then looked like they had just stepped out of central casting. lol
Regards, Phil
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Post by Pixel Pilot on Nov 5, 2019 10:17:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. I was struck by how the maintenance done in house was seen as an asset to safety. Not one time did I hear the word "outsourcing". Maybe there is a reason to keep things in house. That way you have total control over them.
Ed
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Post by dave mcqueen on Nov 5, 2019 16:00:48 GMT -5
Not sure if it was this video or a different one but I observed that one method of slowing the DC6B down was to extend the main landing gear (not the nose gear) which evidently were built to withstand the wind effect. I never knew about that technique before.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Nov 6, 2019 1:14:37 GMT -5
That was the American DC-7 video. DC-6B’s could not do that - the DC-7 main gear had to be strengthened for that capability.
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Post by jagdflieger on Nov 6, 2019 7:54:24 GMT -5
An enjoyable promo. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by Erik on Nov 8, 2019 18:01:01 GMT -5
Great video indeed. They already had state of the art dispatch, very impressive. Interesting runway markings too, those white lines approximately where the main gears would be.
Many thanks, Erik
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Post by jwh on Nov 9, 2019 2:31:45 GMT -5
This may be the abovementioned American Airlines DC-7 film. Towards the end they show the aircraft extending the main undercarriage to help slow the aircraft down during descent. It is amazing the see the number of jobs and office equipment that have been made redundant with today's computerization. Also how much more comfortable the passengers were especially when you see the couple exchanging seats. Try doing it that easily today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bubJ85xStVAJohn
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Nov 9, 2019 13:20:18 GMT -5
Yep, that's the one. Regarding the comfort level. Let's say this video was from 1957 (for example). A nonstop flight between Los Angeles and New York on a Mercury DC-7 cost $158.85. In today's dollars that would be $1,451.47. Surprised? Check it out for yourself here: www.usinflationcalculator.com/Today a one way business class ticket between Los Angeles and New York costs between $650 and $1200 (with no bag fees), and I would think the seating, legroom, and even the food would probably be comparable to Mercury service in 1957. Alaska even has first class at that price. So it is sort of a myth that airline travel was so different back then - it was just that the very low cost economy travel common today with very little included was generally not available. Even American Aircoach between the two cities was $99, which is $904 today! No meals, and little service. Royal Coachman was available between LAX and NYC (and only to a handful of other cities) for the same price and you got on board meals, but you had to pay for them by buying a meal ticket before boarding.
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Post by dave mcqueen on Nov 10, 2019 0:16:10 GMT -5
So that AC Gilbert chemistry set that sold for $5 (I saved for it over 4 months when I was 6 years old) today would cost about $50 except that collectors would likely make the price higher.
Since the value of a dollar has been reduced so much I am always at a loss to explain to myself why we still have pennies, nickels, dimes, or quarters. They essentially have no value. I'd be okay if prices rounded to the nearest dollar -- until the dollar's value itself had decreased to near zero then they could round to the nearest 5 or 10 dollars. Beats lugging around all that loose change.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Nov 10, 2019 1:36:23 GMT -5
I agree about pennies and nickels. Dimes are about equal to what pennies were back then, so we could keep those and anything higher (for now). IMO.
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Post by jwh on Nov 10, 2019 2:19:37 GMT -5
In Australia we discarded one and two cent coins and one dollar and two dollar notes quite a long time ago. Bit like the UK.
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Post by Pacific SMX on Nov 11, 2019 9:11:07 GMT -5
Going back to airfares then and what they would be today - PSA, in 1983, had a one way fare during the day between LAX and SFO (leaving either LAX or SFO) of $16.50. Using Tom's website, that works out to $42.54. About 1 tank of gas in today's prices. Their last flight of the day left both locations at 12 midnight and was appropriately called "The Midnight Flyer". It was $11.80. In today's dollars, that works out to $30.42. What was amazing about the Midnight Flyer was that PSA didn't take reservations for it. It was first come first serve, and if there were more passengers than the B-727 at the gate could hold, they'd fill the first plane up, send it on it's way, and then pull a second plane up to the gate to accommodate the overflow! PSA definitely set the model for Southwest (well, except for the decision to obtain the L-1011's). PSA-"The World's Friendliest Airline"
Regards, Phil
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