Delta Convair CV-880-"Promo Film"-1960-Part l/ll

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[twboi75]

I was hired by TWA in 1974 and flew on a C-880!! It was from Chicago to LA and let me tell you, working in the main cabin was noisy, there was barely enough room for two f/a's in the galley, however, it was a great a/c. I went to the 707 after our 880's were retired. Convairs were great airplanes...and yes...they were very comfy for the passengers.

[mcdonnell220]

Thanks SO MUCH for the post! I had heard that FAs didn't care for the Convairs, because of the small galleys. You got in just under the wire, as TWA retired them in '74!! :-)

[RCAvhstape]

The golden age of air travel. High tech jets, dress standards, hot stewardesses who knew how to treat customers, no TSA goons...

[Shipocute]

@RCAvhstape Your right man! The deregulation crippled legendary airlines... that marked end of golden age of aviation. Just declined steeply... :(

[ejdf870]

Sadly, most aircraft today travel under 6oomph.

[ejdf870]

Air time must've been cheap in the past.........

[IFLYWINGS]

I "was" a Test Pilot for over 40 Years, and I Crashed every aircraft I flew, of course they were paper airplanes, but hey its all I could afford !! Captain Crash - Test Pilot.

[tom211t]

@ampicoab They didnt have water injection.... thats why they chose the GE engines cos they had better power ratio and fule consumption than the P&W...

[tom211t]

The only thing that bothers me about today's aviation.. is that the technology is simplifying things so much, that old skill is going out of the window, I find that just a tad sad because those skills and the old way of flying is what defined a true pilot and skipper of the skies... But then again, i did hear David Learmount mention that there is extensive training to keep aviation skills fresh to all pilots..

[VHflyboy]

"setting a record... of 665 mph. But speed is only one facet of performance."

Yes, like fuel burn! lol

[vexviper]

I flew from Chicago to Los Angeles on a 707 back in 1968. 

[miguelmouta]

@contrerados Sorry, but what you are talking about ? Thats the world every mankind is building ...or not ?

[prglg]

665 m/H = 1064 km/H!!! WOW!!!!