On A Jet - AMA

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 10/14/2019 at 12:40 • Filed to: AMA

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On a jet from SEA-ATL For 4 hours AMA. This week we flew ATL-SNA, SNA-SEA and now home. Did Disney and my mother in law’s 70th birthday party on  Whidbey Island. Good fun all around.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 12:44

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When did they get rid of the tiny engines and go to the high bypass turbo fans, that jet doesn’t look that old but those engines look hilarious .

For Sweden > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 12:46

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How fast are you hustling to get from SEA to ATL within 4 hours?

facw > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/14/2019 at 12:46

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Production ended in ‘88. There aren’t a lot left today (I think there are a few charter/freight airlines that fly them because the low-bypass engines are less susceptible to damage on rough fields).

Last time I saw one operation was in 2012, a charter plane in Las Vegas.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 12:47

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Whidbey island is nice!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > facw 10/14/2019 at 12:48

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I didn’t start flying frequently until 1998 so it is likely I flew on a few of these but not many. 

Chariotoflove > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 12:50

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Which power puff girl would you have as pilot if you had to choose?

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 12:50

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I think they can get larger engines on the airframe BTW. Just mount them further forward so you can elevate the center axis of the turbine— get some high-bypass engines, or maybe those next gen geared turbofans.

Oh, wait a minute.  Maybe somebody did that...

ttyymmnn > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/14/2019 at 12:54

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What could possibly go wrong?

facw > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 10/14/2019 at 12:57

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For comparison:

f86sabre > For Sweden 10/14/2019 at 12:58

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We must have a good tail wind. 

f86sabre > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/14/2019 at 12:59

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It has been some time since we flew the -200. 

For Sweden > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 13:00

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BIG push

f86sabre > Chariotoflove 10/14/2019 at 13:00

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Buttercup.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > facw 10/14/2019 at 13:03

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Not to go off on this Tirade-of-The-Day, but it’s just sad that the engineers doing THE VERY EARLY wind tunnel tests recognized what a handful this was going to be to fly with rapid changes in the pitch access. It jumped out of the data but...

The movement forward of the Center of Lift, in pitch, is a huge problem.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 13:04

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If you ever fly to FCA I’ll let you drive the Datsun. As long as it is not winter time. 

f86sabre > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/14/2019 at 13:16

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There was a lady at my mother in laws party that showed up in a lively 280Z. Great shape for a driver.  She said her and her husband were car people.  That was her runabout, but they also have 9 Packards!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 13:19

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The 280z is a great road car but not nearly as visceral as a 240z . There is just something about a super light weight car with a high reeving motor.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 13:27

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Are your bags packed & ready go? 

RacinBob > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 13:32

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That is a really old 737.....

If this is it, it looks like it was converted to air cargo

f86sabre > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 10/14/2019 at 13:37

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Yep. Even have our lightsabers under the seats

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/14/2019 at 14:53

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I believe that the last -200, the one with thos e little JT8D engines, was made in 1988 for Air New Zealand. The -300, the first one with the big CFM56s, came out about 3-4 years earlier.

facw > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/14/2019 at 15:22

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According to Wikipedia the last -200 went to Xiamen Airlines on 8/8/88 (the Chinese like their 8s). The first high-bypass 737 (a -300) went to USAir on 11/28/84.

facw > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 15:24

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TSA lets you bring those on- board? Surprised they don’t rule them out like most other fake weapons :)

f86sabre > facw 10/14/2019 at 15:26

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The Disney empire is strong.

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/light-saber

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > facw 10/14/2019 at 15:27

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Well, at least I got the year right...

Grindintosecond > f86sabre 10/14/2019 at 17:33

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A Delta -200? 

Grindintosecond > facw 10/14/2019 at 17:33

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TSA has no idea what one is. Shrug n  let it go through.

f86sabre > Grindintosecond 10/14/2019 at 20:26

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It’s an old pic. Loved the Powerpuff Girls paint job.