"UserNotFound" (jalopnik2)
11/06/2020 at 08:53 • Filed to: None
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"UserNotFound" (jalopnik2)
11/06/2020 at 08:53 • Filed to: None | 11
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Hello, I am here, from the past, to share some vintage watercolors prints, from the past, of aircraft, from the past, once operated by United Air Lines.
I still have these prints. I should frame them and put them up somewhere.
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So, Oppo, I just rediscovered a set of watercolor prints of vintage aircraft put together by United Airlines in the late 70's given to me by one of my relatives. They’re totally awesome and I thought I would scan them and share them with everybody.
Apparently this collection is 13 of the 43 or so originally made, according to this guy:
http://www.cappyscloset.com/1563.html
Enjoy!
NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> UserNotFound
07/31/2014 at 21:50 |
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Those are awesome! Thanks for posting.
BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> UserNotFound
07/31/2014 at 21:51 |
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It must have been so cool to fly in one of those early airliners...
Jayhawk Jake
> UserNotFound
07/31/2014 at 21:53 |
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Great plane, looks good in the United colors
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UserNotFound
> BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
07/31/2014 at 21:54 |
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Not all of them were cool for the pilot though, look at the Fokker "Universal", 5th from the bottom!
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Jayhawk Jake
> BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
07/31/2014 at 21:54 |
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I took a ride in a trimotor. It was cool, but I think it would actually be pretty tiring for a long flight. We have it good now
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UserNotFound
> Jayhawk Jake
07/31/2014 at 21:55 |
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Yeah I was really stoked to see that one. That livery looks great on the Boeing 247-D and the Lockheed Lodestar too.
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> UserNotFound
07/31/2014 at 21:57 |
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Awesome! Thanks :)
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BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> Jayhawk Jake
07/31/2014 at 21:58 |
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Haha, definitely, but that might as well be part of the "appeal". Then again, I haven't been in an airlines since... 1998. And I've only flown twice, tickets were pretty expensive when I was a kid, and nowadays I just don't have time to go anywhere that would require me flying.
Spaceball-Two
> UserNotFound
07/31/2014 at 22:13 |
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I love the DC3. I took these a couple weeks ago.
(actually a converted C47)
STAGGERED-6
> UserNotFound
07/31/2014 at 22:19 |
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These are great prints. If you're into aviation I have to recommend you read Tiger Tales: An Anecdotal History of the Flying Tiger Line. It's been my holy grail of civil aviation reading for some time know.
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UserNotFound
> Spaceball-Two
07/31/2014 at 22:23 |
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Gorgeous
ttyymmnn
> UserNotFound
07/31/2014 at 22:30 |
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That 247 is gorgeous. I'd love to see that livery on a modern plane. What I also find interesting about the 247 is that you can see the lines of the B-17 that would follow. They've got one of these hanging in the Air & Space Museum.
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> ttyymmnn
07/31/2014 at 23:26 |
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Wow, you're right, I looked at some side by side pics and you can see the similar lines.
MonkeePuzzle
> UserNotFound
08/01/2014 at 09:22 |
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in the event of a water landing... your plane becomes a boat
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> MonkeePuzzle
08/01/2014 at 10:36 |
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Yeah haha it is a pretty goofy looking plane.
facw
> UserNotFound
11/06/2020 at 08:57 |
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I imagine that pilot would find it quite cool, even if he dressed warmly.
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> facw
11/06/2020 at 08:58 |
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Good job typing out my thoughts, word-for-word, as I went down and re-read the old comments.
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facw
> UserNotFound
11/06/2020 at 08:59 |
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The double bubble makes it considerably less graceful than the B-29.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> UserNotFound
11/06/2020 at 09:11 |
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Chariotoflove
> UserNotFound
11/06/2020 at 09:19 |
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Heck yeah you should frame these. Thanks for sharing.
Thomas Donohue
> UserNotFound
11/06/2020 at 09:24 |
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This will be the post that puts the nail in the coffin. All of these copyrighted images, without proper attribution. Kinja closed.
/s (good pics!)
Maxima Speed
> UserNotFound
11/06/2020 at 09:30 |
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Thankyou very much! Those are beautiful prints.
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> Thomas Donohue
11/06/2020 at 09:47 |
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Burn it all down.
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facw
> Thomas Donohue
11/06/2020 at 09:51 |
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Honestly I was looking at my STOVL planes post (because of the Skyfire’s recent flight line entries), saw a typo, went to fix it, and then immediately decided I really didn’t want to have to update attribution info on all of those photos...