DC-4E Over Manhattan, 1939

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/09/2015 at 16:30 • Filed to: planelopnik

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Experimental model with triple tail.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 03/09/2015 at 16:35

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Did they fly the whole trip at that low of an altitude back in the day? It is always interesting seeing these photos of old airliners because you get the sense that they are flying through the city, not over it.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > ttyymmnn 03/09/2015 at 16:36

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God those DC's were beautiful planes. I do miss seeing them fly up in Alaska.

TheHondaBro > ttyymmnn 03/09/2015 at 16:36

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Listen to this and just stare at that image.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/09/2015 at 16:39

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I really don't have any idea. This was probably a photo op, since the source caption indicates that an almost similar photo was published, presumably in Life Magazine. It was taken by Margaret Bourke-White .

ttyymmnn > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/09/2015 at 16:46

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Such classic lines.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 03/09/2015 at 16:52

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Here's a Berlin Airlift C-54 I had the opportunity to see (and take a terrible picture of) at Oshkosh 2010.

That year they also had a couple other rarities; a DC-2 and a DC-7.

The back of the DC-7 had this little "lounge".

jariten1781 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/09/2015 at 17:02

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Prior to pressurization airliners flew low enough that we'd think they were going to crash today. 8000 ft was a high cruise and they'd rarely top 10k ft unless they were crossing mountains. If you look up the maximum ceiling of those designed in the 1930ish time frame you'll see them listed at >20k but they weren't meant for normal operation up there. They were designed to work that high so that they could also be sold into military service and operate over the Himalayas and what have you in case another global war broke out.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 03/09/2015 at 17:19

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One of these days I'm going to do an article about the Airlift and Templehoff.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Jcarr 03/09/2015 at 17:23

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Forget the lounge - look at that head room! It seems so much taller than anything out there now.

Jcarr > BaconSandwich is tasty. 03/09/2015 at 18:14

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I supposed that's what it'd be like if you took out the overhead bins.

area man > TheHondaBro 03/09/2015 at 18:16

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haha nice

McMike > TheHondaBro 03/09/2015 at 19:43

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Listen to this and just stare at that image.

I used to hate pooping in public.

You know the feeling

Nothing is worse that stinking up the toilet at work, or the toilet at a party, or your lover's apartment

^^ Not sure how that helps.