tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post9062293274091841262..comments2024-03-29T09:47:04.022-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Your Sunday Morning Jet NoiseComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-64640633246989389872018-04-23T00:52:59.854-04:002018-04-23T00:52:59.854-04:00With 22,500 lbs of thrust per engine and a smaller...With 22,500 lbs of thrust per engine and a smaller weight to move versus the final B-707 (19,000lbs per engine), no wonder it could boogie. Just looking at it made me wonder about the tail mounted engines, and the answer was really simple...African runways. High and hot performance was needed, as the B-707 couldn’t cut it in Africa until the runways get extended, but the VC-10 had fat tires and engines mounted out of harms way. In the end, the superior operating economics of the DC-8 and B-707 won out as longer and better runways got built throughout Africa.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-45799738475733187142018-04-22T20:47:53.908-04:002018-04-22T20:47:53.908-04:00It still holds the record for JFK to PIK at 5:01! ...It still holds the record for JFK to PIK at 5:01! A 787 just set the JFK-LHR at 5:13.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-63439408779632422912018-04-22T10:01:11.019-04:002018-04-22T10:01:11.019-04:00So, they filmed the takeoff from behind a tree...So, they filmed the takeoff from behind a tree...Deadstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484321108126882385noreply@blogger.com