'Reminds me of the new (8 hours on it when I left Sault Ste, Marie, MI) 1974
Cessna 177RG I flew with the entire family aboard on a trip from The Soo to
eastern NC in summer of '74. 'Smelled like a new car; autopilot; very
quiet; mighty fine airplane - a real hummer - it literally just hummed. I
was the resident expert on that airplane by the time I returned it to The
Soo. New cost was $38,000. 'Wonder what such as that would cost these
days.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-36 With Tank Treads??, NOW 777
Back many moons ago I was going BOS-LHR on BA, got on a brand new 777 (was
its 2nd flight). The FAs and pilots were all excited about it and spent a
lot of time pointing out the new features and performance and such. I
think the galleys were down below, there was an elevator for going up and
down. It even smelled new, like a new car. After the fact I was thinking
that flying a 2-engine plane trans-Atlantic on its 2nd flight might have
been a bit risky, but no problems befell us so it was OK. At the time,
the Scottish agricultural products provided in copious quantities and
varieties dampened any concern I might have had.
--R
On 9/28/14 5:52 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
AT wrote:
And in comparison to the B-36 and B-52, we now have the B-1B with an
empty weight of 182,000 lb, maximum gross weight of 477,000 lb...
I remember 18 years ago taking a ride on the new 777. The pilot was
proud to compare his new 777 with the familiar B-52. B-52 had 8
engines and the 777 had more engine power with 2 engines than the
B-52. He named several comparisons. Each seat had new-then, lcd
screen to watch shows - it was a spectacular ride on that aircraft,
and the price was right - $50RT promo with T-Day afternoon leave and
return on Saturday morning. Memorable for me and 2 sons.
ma
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