Chicago Midway Circa 1955

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 02/25/2016 at 11:17 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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ttyymmnn > Jcarr 02/25/2016 at 11:21

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Not a jet engine in sight. Love it.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jcarr 02/25/2016 at 11:23

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That looks...loud.

coelacanthist > ttyymmnn 02/25/2016 at 11:26

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Any knowledge on that helicopter?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jcarr 02/25/2016 at 11:28

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Nice Sikorsky S-55 on the left edge. Nothing like a flame spitting radial in the nose to keep your helicopter in the air.

Also it’s funny how the planes dwarf the terminal, yet a modern plane would dwarf any of those planes.

ttyymmnn > coelacanthist 02/25/2016 at 11:29

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Looks like a Sikorsky S-55, which was the civilian version of the H-19 Chickasaw .

ttyymmnn > HammerheadFistpunch 02/25/2016 at 11:32

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It would be glorious.

Jcarr > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 11:32

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Very strange to see a helicopter and not hear the whine of a turboshaft.

Chariotoflove > Jcarr 02/25/2016 at 11:32

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From the days when “gate” meant “back door”. Those days are not as far behind us as one might think either. You still see that at some airports.

Birddog > Jcarr 02/25/2016 at 11:40

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And more recently.