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Post by mickywest on Feb 8, 2019 20:36:10 GMT
The Boeing YC-97 was based on the B-29 design with the B-29s Wright R-3350 engines , structure in 2024 alloy (and even a vestigial tail -turret!) and an example passed through Heathrow in 1960 en route to some mercenary type work in Africa  The Boeing YC-97J was a turboprop development of the production C-97 (which was based on the B-50s structure, and so used the new higher strength 7075 alloy) ..... this one passed through Heathrow Northside in January 1956.  .Boeing abandoned the turboprop tanker derivative of the C-97 and promoted the turbojet KC-135. Parts of the YC-97J were incorporated in the Guppy program Attachments:
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Post by eLaReF on Feb 9, 2019 20:41:44 GMT
The LHR-LGW movements site only has archive movements for Jan/Feb/Mar and the first 2 are one movement each
No YC-97J listed for March either, but just to get everybody upset it lists the occasional Stratocruiser!:-
01/03/1955 G-AMOK V701 VISCOUNT 24
02/03/1955 G-ALHS DC-4M 156
02/03/1955 G-ALHK DC-4M 157
02/03/1955 G-AKWY DH-82A TIGER MOTH 83138
02/03/1955 G-AMSH DC-3 16583/33331
02/03/1955 G-AMUU YORK 1
03/03/1955 G-ALHU DC-4M 166
04/03/1955 N5119V DC-6B 44119
05/03/1955 F-BGND L-1049G CONSTELLATION 4513
05/03/1955 G-ANMH SKEETER 6 SR905
06/03/1955 N5120V DC-6B 44120
06/03/1955 G-AKTU VIKING 1B 211
07/03/1955 LN-LMT DC-6B 44170
07/03/1955 F-BBDJ DC-4M 42942
07/03/1955 G-ALTZ CONSUL 5134
07/03/1955 G-ALZU AMBASSADOR 5217
09/03/1955 VH-EAF L-1049E CONSTELLATION 4579
09/03/1955 G-AMOL V701 VISCOUNT 25
12/03/1955 G-AIAF PROCTOR 5 AE87
12/03/1955 G-ALHX DC-4M 169
12/03/1955 G-ALHY DC-4M 170
13/03/1955 G-AGOB YORK 1 1229
16/03/1955 G-ANAP DOVE 1B 04433
16/03/1955 G-ANHB V701 VISCOUNT 62
17/03/1955 G-ALWE V701 VISCOUNT 4
17/03/1955 G-AMFV DC-3 10105
17/03/1955 G-ANBB BRITANNIA 102 12903
17/03/1955 F-BGNQ V708 VISCOUNT 33
17/03/1955 VH-EAN L-1049H CONSTELLATION 4803
18/03/1955 PH-CGH CONVAIR 340 121
18/03/1955 G-ALCU DOVE 2 04022
18/03/1955 G-AMJV DC-3 33556
18/03/1955 HB-IBI DC-6B 43750
18/03/1955 G-AMOH V701 VISCOUNT 21
18/03/1955 G-AMTS HERON 2 14007
18/03/1955 G-ANLO COMET 3 06100
18/03/1955 EI-AFQ BRISTOL 170 MK 31 12937
18/03/1955 EI-AGI V707 VISVOUNT 34
18/03/1955 VT-DAR L-749A CONSTELLATION 2619
18/03/1955 G-AMWC BRISTOL 170 MK 32 13128
19/03/1955 G-AHNI TUDOR 4 1342
19/03/1955 G-ALHN DC-4M 160
19/03/1955 G-ALXN DC-3 14661/26106
19/03/1955 LN-LMS DC-6B 44167
19/03/1955 CS-TSA DC-4M 3072
20/03/1955 G-ALSD STRATOCRUISER 15946
20/03/1955 G-ALZR AMBASSADOR 5214
20/03/1955 G-ALZT AMBASSADOR 5216
20/03/1955 G-ALZW AMBASSADOR 5219
20/03/1955 G-AMOG V701 VISCOUNT 7
20/03/1955 G-AMOJ V701 VISCOUNT 23
20/03/1955 G-ANAL S-51 WIDGEON WA/H/90
20/03/1955 F-BGNP V708 VISCOUNT 18
20/03/1955 N1041V STRATOCRUISER 15941
20/03/1955 N6021C L-749A CONSTELLATION 2659
20/03/1955 OO-AWT CONVAIR 240 157
20/03/1955 OY-KLO DC-6 43133
20/03/1955 VT-DGM L-1049C CONSTELLATION 4548
21/03/1955 G-ALWF V701 VISCOUNT 5
21/03/1955 G-ALZX AMBASSADOR 5220
21/03/1955 G-ALZY AMBASSADOR 5221
21/03/1955 G-ALZZ AMBASSADOR 5222
21/03/1955 G-AMAA AMBASSADOR 5223
21/03/1955 G-AMAC AMBASSADOR 5225
21/03/1955 G-AMON V701 VISCOUNT 27
21/03/1955 G-ANGF YORK 1
21/03/1955 F-BGNM V708 VISCOUNT 12
21/03/1955 F-BGNR V708 VISCOUNT 35
21/03/1955 VT-DAS L-749A CONSTELLATION 2620
21/03/1955 ZS-DBR L-749A CONSTELLATION 2623
21/03/1955 ZS-DBS L-749A CONSTELLATION 2630
22/03/1955 N6503C L-1049D CONSTELLATION 4165
23/03/1955 G-ANAF DC-3 33436
26/03/1955 G-AMUP L-049E CONSTELLATION 2051
28/03/1955 G-ANHA V701 VISCOUNT 61
29/03/1955 N6534C DC-6B 43543
29/03/1955 G-AKGH STRATOCRUISER 15974
29/03/1955 G-AMUR L-049E CONSTELLATION 2065
29/03/1955 G-AMXM YORK 1
30/03/1955 GACDJ DH-82A TIGER MOTH 3183
30/03/1955 G-AHCV DC-3 12443
30/03/1955 G-ALHT DC-4M 165
30/03/1955 G-AMDB DC-3 26432
30/03/1955 G-AMOE V701 VISCOUNT 17
30/03/1955 G-AMOI V701 VISCOUNT 22
30/03/1955 EI-AFV V707 VISVOUNT 30
30/03/1955 N6535C DC-6B 43535
30/03/1955 VH-EAA L-1049E CONSTELLATION 4580
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Post by ianmmacdonald on Feb 9, 2019 21:00:56 GMT
4th April 1949 Clipper Flying Cloud arrives at London after her first Atlantic crossing. (Photo; P.A. - Reuter #PAR13121-3 - Click on image to see it full size. I am only able to load thumbnail images for some reason.  |
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Post by rosevidney1 on Feb 10, 2019 11:59:35 GMT
I once had the preliminary flight manual for the YC-97J but disappointingly it did not give details of performance enhancements. Swizz!
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Post by mickywest on Feb 10, 2019 13:25:28 GMT
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Post by mickywest on Feb 10, 2019 13:37:28 GMT
4th April 1949 Clipper Flying Cloud arrives at London after her first Atlantic crossing. (Photo; P.A. - Reuter #PAR13121-3 - Click on image to see it full size. I am only able to load thumbnail images for some reason. To get the full width display you need to upload the image to Flickr or Photobucket or similar then insert a URL via the button 7th from right on the top bar |
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Post by mickywest on Feb 10, 2019 13:45:54 GMT
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Post by biafranbaby on Feb 26, 2019 21:16:30 GMT
I will probably be slaughtered for hi-jacking this thread (only temporarily) but while on Heathrow movements, I am told that Canberra PR.7 WT528 'Aries V' visited Heathrow in 1959. Don't know a precise date or the reason for its visit but the last known round-the-world flight for this aircraft was a year beforehand.
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Post by mickywest on Jun 28, 2019 21:16:11 GMT
Same YC-97J, different occasion...don't know the significance of the cross on the side....possibly connected with test-flying by Boeing before hand-over  |
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Post by eLaReF on Jun 29, 2019 5:44:33 GMT
I will probably be slaughtered for hi-jacking this thread (only temporarily) but while on Heathrow movements, I am told that Canberra PR.7 WT528 'Aries V' visited Heathrow in 1959. Don't know a precise date or the reason for its visit but the last known round-the-world flight for this aircraft was a year beforehand. Ignoring the etiquette side of things, one good reason for not hi-jacking topics and, instead, starting your own is that we could have a sole Canberra expert who has the info, but who has no interests in C-97s and doesn't read this thread. You therefore don't get the answer to your question. |
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Post by andym on Jun 29, 2019 10:48:52 GMT
Hear, hear.
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Post by mickywest on Jul 24, 2019 13:51:29 GMT
More views of the YC-97J (but not at Heathrow)   |
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Post by mickywest on Apr 28, 2020 21:17:48 GMT
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Post by mickywest on Apr 28, 2020 21:39:58 GMT
The very first Aero Spacelines Guppy conversion was converted from ex Pan Am Stratocruiser N1024V in the open air at Van Nuys, California  ...the resultant 'Pregnant Guppy' retained the P&W R-4360 piston engines The expanded fuselage was constructed by workers standing on the original Stratocruiser's rooftop  and with NASA Dryden in Oct62  RATO boosters were experimented with  Attachments:
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Post by mickywest on Aug 29, 2020 22:30:25 GMT
The T-34 powered Super Guppy as NASA 940 N940NS  |
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