Convair 580 Memories with Henry Tenby – North Central / Republic / Northwest Airlines
Join JetFlix TV founder Henry Tenby for a fascinating and personal look back at the history of the Convair-liner Convair 580 with one of the world’s largest operators of the type. Between the late 1950s and late 1990s, the North Central Airlines – Republic Airlines – Northwest Airlines dynasty operated the venerable regional airliner for …Read more »
PC-6 Turbo Porter The STOL Workhorse Utility Aircraft
Built with the reliability of a Swiss watch, this 1960s publicity film extols the performance and reliability virtues of the famous Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter general utility aircraft. The Turbo-Porter can be operated on wheels or skiis from both gravel and paved air strips and its STOL performance made it the ideal workhorse for tundra and …Read more »
Canadair CL-215 Air Tanker – A Purpose Built Water Bomber
This late 1960s publicity film was made to promote the then relatively new Canadair CL-215 air tranker, a Canadian built and designed surface water scooper built to fire forest fires. Over the last 50 years the CL-215 has undergone a number of enhancements and updates and today it operates as a safe and reliable water …Read more »
United Airlines Douglas DC-8 Jetliner Early 1960s
This publicity movie dates from the very early 1960s and provides an overview of the then brand new passenger jetliner, primarily explaining the technical aspects of the new jetliner and its capabilities as a new large jet transport, which brought vast improvements in comfort and convenience to airline passengers of the day.
Jet Engines Technology of the Early 1950s
This film was made to promote and educate the public about the advancements of jet engines in the early 1950s. The film explains the difference between the technology of the piston engine and the jet engine, and it has lovely footage of airliners of the day and takes the viewer up for a ride in …Read more »
Lockheed Airlifters – C130 Hercules / C-141 Starlifter / C-5 Galaxy
This publicity film dates from the late 1960s and was produced to present Lockheed’s line up of aircraft dedicated to meeting the airlift needs primarily of the US military. The smallest aircraft in the Lockheed stable would be the C-130 Hercules or L-100 as designated for commercial operators. The Hercules boasts a 49,000 payload capability …Read more »
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