Canadian Pacific Comet Discussion

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

This thread refers to these pictures:

calclassic.proboards55.com/index.cgi?board=screenies&action=display&thread=386

Nice job! The Comet that crashed before it could blow up... Too bad CPA never got to fly them, and too bad about the Comet's Achilles heel.

[chris_c]

Nice pics, I really like that CP paint scheme.

A brief description of the crash can be found here:

www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/8803/comcfcun.htm

They seemed to treat pilot conversion training in a remarkably cavalier fashon in those days but the accident also resulted in modifications to Comets engine intakes and wing leading edges.

Several years before the crash at Karachi, Captain's Pentland and Sawle were responsible for route proving Canadian Pacific's Vancouver - Tokyo - Hong Kong and Vancouver - Australia routes in the Canadair C4 (as CP's North Stars where called).

Chris

[ikkim1985]

Great textures sir...

[ruicristina]

ah, you're just too kind !
tx

[hobofat]

Beautiful repaint Rui!