Just an Earth-Bound Misfit: The Rantings of an Aging, Armed, Pinko Chick

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Connie!!

Watch the takeoff closely (about 4 minutes into the clip). You'll see the exhaust flames from those R-3350s.

Constellations were elegant airplanes. It is a good thing that there are people who have found a way to keep a couple flying.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: Lovely!; 8/19/2010 12:36 PM
montag said...: As a kid in NJ I watched Connies and others fly to Newark and NYC. Back then I thought it was great when they were phased out for jets. Nowadays I prefer them turning to burning.; 8/19/2010 1:42 PM
Frank Van Haste said...: Dear Miss Fit:

Dennis Wolter (of Air-Mod note) says that the Connie is the most beautiful artifact ever created by the hand and mind of man.

I do believe I agree with him.

(Thanks for the pretty pictures.)

Regards,

Frank; 8/19/2010 2:54 PM
Cujo359 said...: TWA used to fly Constellations into what was my hometown airport back in the early '60s. Haven't seen one in a long time. Thanks.; 8/19/2010 3:06 PM
tom said...: Yes OH yes the Connie and its R3350 18 cylinder radial engine
Woo Hoo; 8/19/2010 9:29 PM
Eck! said...: The sound of round engines in the morning, good for the soul.

Both the 3350 corncob engines and the
Connie were both the peak of the art
and that was the result. Beauty!

If I had to bunch a few piston birds up and call it art I'd put the DC3 and the Beech staggerwing next to it.

Eck!; 8/19/2010 10:21 PM