geogphotos Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Plane type/ identity would be much appreciated. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I think it's from the Convair 240 family... Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) Yes. Convair CV640 variant, built in 1957, converted to RR Dart turboprops. This one http://aviadejavu.ru/Images6/HI/HI-23/89-1.jpg Ended up like this unfortunately https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframePhotoViewer.php?Serial=34104 Edited June 9, 2022 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Kirby Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Footage of plane on pond5: https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/169270989-amenas-algeria-1973-air-algerie-aircraft-moves-slowly-runway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 That one is well and truly nailed! Many thanks. I love the little chimney above the cockpit 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, geogphotos said: That one is well and truly nailed! Many thanks. I love the little chimney above the cockpit 😄 Pilots are not allowed to smoke in the cabin now.🤣 Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Pilots are not allowed to smoke in the cabin now.🤣 Allan It gets cold up there in the sky so they probably needed a little fire...maybe a small stove in the corner with the co-pilot lobbing on a log now and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Pilots are not allowed to smoke in the cabin now.🤣 Allan In theory.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Yes. It used to be the support for the radio aerial (see photo) but when Rolls-Royce put in the new engines they also converted it for the pilot's malodorous camel-dung cigarillos. Edited June 12, 2022 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 10/06/2022 at 02:45, Abiyoyo said: In theory.... In theory... Passengers are not allowed anywhere near the cockpit. Once in Brazil on a 4 hour internal flight, the pilot announced that he was bored and was inviting everyone on board to come and say hello. We dutifully queued up and had a good look in the cockpit. Then he pointed to a seat behind him, and told me 'sit here and teach me English'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Another Convair CV-640 in 1973 at Hassi Massoud airport. This one crashed and was damaged beyond repair in 1976 at Djanet airport, Algeria - no injuries or fatalities Edited June 12, 2022 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, geogphotos said: Another Convair CV-640 in 1973 at Hassi Massoud airport. This one crashed and was damaged beyond repair in 1976 at Djanet airport, Algeria - no injuries or fatalities Nice fresh coat of red paint on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, spacecadet said: Nice fresh coat of red paint on that one. That is why it crashed, Too much paint. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Allan Bell said: That is why it crashed, Too much paint. Allan You say that, but up till quite recently American Airlines didn't paint their aircraft- just polished them up. It saved about 250kg. That's a couple of passengers. Edited June 12, 2022 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Allan Bell said: That is why it crashed, Too much paint. Allan If they were still using leaded paint then that sure would have added more weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avpics Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 12/06/2022 at 18:21, spacecadet said: You say that, but up till quite recently American Airlines didn't paint their aircraft- just polished them up. It saved about 250kg. That's a couple of passengers. Back to a time when airliner liveries were interesting and not a variation on 'Eurowhite'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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