FYI.
Thank You.
Interesting stuff NDG!
The heater car in the first photo reminds me of the heater cars the Ontario & Western built from old steam locomotive tenders. O&W had three.
That third photo of the F unit with painted over cab windows, I'm assuming it's a "stuffed and mounted" display piece?
It was still an active unit, but now used as a B-unit. This was done late in the second life to a handful of the rebuilt F7AUs to avoid the cost of maintaining the cab equipment. Fans in the area sometimes nicknamed them "blind beetles".
MKT also rebuilt an F7A into a booster that had a similar appearance.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2326788
Rebuilt to "B" units? Interesting, I've never heard of that before. Thanks!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Spray
NDG FYI. Classic Down For Good?? https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-red-deer-regional-airport-1.4478548 https://www.skiesmag.com/features/air-spray-hot-half-century/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Spray Thank You.
Have flown electra. It is a good stable workhorse. Never had landing gear problem. On problem is the engine out characteristics are quite different. The engines ( Once allison 501-D13s ) are reliable. However the props need constant watching because if a prop angle piston in the props( 1 each for each prop ) starts leaking fluid the fluid goes to outside of prop causing an unbalance with immediate engine shutdown. Did happen in some Convair 580s
The prop wash of the props provide quite a bit of lift over the wings especially on take off and landing so a failure requires quite a bit of airmanship flying aircraft much faster on landing than normal.
Down for good? It depends.
If it's worth Air Spray's while to repair the Electra, it'll fly again. It all depends on the amount of damage sustained and parts availability and, of course, the cost. From the photo it doesn't look all that bad, but you never know.
Find something interesting looking at photos. All our instructions on securing the electras were to place the #4 prop blade in the straight down position. That was other than short turn arounds. Cannot remember the reason but maybe that is no longer a requirement ?
NDG As the Title on the book says; " Oh! The Coal Branch."
A photo from that book. This is near mile 13 on CN's Mountain Park Subdivision, about here: 53.097892, -117.144280
Like all mountain streams, the McLeod River has changed course many times over the years, and no longer flows right next to the track there.
Greetings from Alberta
-an Articulate Malcontent
Thousands of Nazi sympathizers and U -Boats in the South Saskatchewan River.
It is certain the RSN ( Royal Saskatchewan Navy ) would have dispatched the U -Boats with ease as where could they go in a land locked province. The Nazi sympathizers were a dead giveaway and were dispatched by Captain Canada in a matter of days if not hours .
blue streak 1Find something interesting looking at photos. All our instructions on securing the electras were to place the #4 prop blade in the straight down position. That was other than short turn arounds. Cannot remember the reason but maybe that is no longer a requirement?
Not so much the #4 blade down as the #2 blade up, to refresh your memory. The vent for the ring in the governor 'actuator' in the prop hub is adjacent to #2 blade, and if it starts leaking over time, or due to deferred maintenance, there might be 'issues'. It makes sense to plan for even the remote possibility by walking the prop around until the vent is 'up'.
Note that even a small rotation in starting pressurizes all four pumps and starts throwing the fluid toward the outside diameter to where it will not vent, so there is little issue other than on relatively long standing...
I find it amusing that none of the online engine manuals for the Electra even mention this procedure -- I guess new aircraft weren't ever expected to leak without prompt repair ... sorta like the brakes on a Routemaster bus
Miningman Thousands of Nazi sympathizers and U -Boats in the South Saskatchewan River. It is certain the RSN ( Royal Saskatchewan Navy ) would have dispatched the U -Boats with ease as where could they go in a land locked province. The Nazi sympathizers were a dead giveaway and were dispatched by Captain Canada in a matter of days if not hours .
I think the RSN already had their hands fully hunting down the Last Saskatchewan Pirate!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN--bN0mCG4
The thought of RSN Torpedo wakes kerfing across a field of Rapeola/Canola is mirthful!!
I love IT!!
NDGI think the RSN already had their hands fully hunting down the Last Saskatchewan Pirate!
Why not bring the strategic thermonuclear discussion over here?
Oppenheimer built the bombBut now he's dead (dead)Einstein was very very smartBut not enough not to be dead (dead)...
You Sir have fine taste in music!
Well yes, this would be the place to continue the discussion. It was pretty good as it was going.
Or the Shredded Wheat thing ..
"The Saskatchewan Pirate!" Loved it!
Ah, I remember "Kix" all right. Everyone remember you weren't supposed to pour the milk in the bowl TOO fast? If you did, they'd all jump out!
Hope the Saskatchewan pirate had a bit more success than this guy did
https://youtu.be/ytmqmJRw6-E
Bill Miner and so many others attacked trains, but have you ever seen a train attack back?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ4iw-R5fQk
Flintlock76Ah, I remember "Kix" all right
Looking at the facial expressions on the people in the ad, it's difficult to remember that wasn't originally a sugar-coated cereal...
and I can't resist ... since we have Kix and atomic bombs (and, now that you mention it, BaltACD) ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHBHFvydPFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG4u4-sgIG4
Saskatchawan pirates, U-Boots in the Saskatchawan River, Nazi sympathisers, and now Bill Miner!
If things keep getting out of hand it looks like this fine gentleman's going to have to be called back into service...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dG2DSFtYbY
Flintlock76If things keep getting out of hand it looks like this fine gentleman's going to have to be called back into service...
Or this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xTyZnh_yzM
Overmod Flintlock76 If things keep getting out of hand it looks like this fine gentleman's going to have to be called back into service... Or this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xTyZnh_yzM
Flintlock76 If things keep getting out of hand it looks like this fine gentleman's going to have to be called back into service...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83Jqd2h0Yg
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
U-Boots on the Saskatchewan River reminded me of something.
We could probably use this guy too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmveQVTNd8A
PS: See if you can spot the Nazi sympathiser, there's one in there!
I tried to find a picture of Howard Brandy during the Moosylvania campaign, to keep this going, but osay arfay onay ucklay...
Vince can ask Mike. That'll work.
SD70Dude Bill Miner and so many others attacked trains, but have you ever seen a train attack back? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ4iw-R5fQk
'Dude, I finally took the time and watched that clip you posted.
Thank you, thank you, for confirming what I've suspected for years.
Diesels are evil...
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