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VEGAS
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Anyone for a smoke?

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Hi guys,

Just been watching this wonderful YouTube vid of one of my favorite ever classic Airliners, an old Convair 880. :)

I'd not seen this clip before. Just lovely watching her take off. :tunes: :tunes:

Never knew a couple had flown as recently as the 1990's. I think 1993 being the most recent. *-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isP1LVVZ6nU
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Thanks, Eddie. That was proper filth. Excellent :agree:

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Indeed! What a dirty girl :-O

Had it been sat at Mojave for 37yrs? Must be a nail biting job for the crew flashing something up that's been stood for yonks.. regardless of how dry it is out there :worried:

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Great bit of film... that was a smokey old departure! Lovely!

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Seems incredible to think that all that smoke was a common sight at airports once. Even the early Comets didn't produce anywhere near as much smoke - and that was much earlier!
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Hi Eddie,

Love that video, you take these old aircraft for granted until there gone!

If i remember right the last time i saw smoking like that was in 2004 when DC8's were flying in and out of Manston Airport here in Kent and i used to see and hear them coming over my home i took some photos back then but with these digital cameras nowadays they tend to get deleted!!, i suppose we will not see anymore Tristars and i have not seen my favorite the old DC10 for a long time!

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Reminds me of my long ago spotting days watching fully loaded KC-135A's struggling off Rwy29 at the 'Hall Image
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