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Presidential Airways postcard set @postcardtimemachine

Not all STOL airliner projects of the late 1960s and early 1970s were jets. In the late 1950s, Charles #Breguet worked on a four engine transport that not only utilized the propwash to "blow" the wing surface and its flaps, but had turboprop engines that were cross linked by a drive shaft to minimize impacts from engine failure. The ultimate development over a series of prototypes resulted in the #Breguet941.⁣ ⁣ The increase in air travel in the 1960s meant that STOL airliners were one way of increasing airport capacity. Some airports even had STOL runways (LGA and DFW, for example). City center "STOLport" facilities were envisaged as helping offload airport traffic.⁣ ⁣ McDonnell Aircraft obtained a license to market and build the aircraft for the US market as the McDonnell 188. Both #American #Airlines and #Eastern Air Lines tested the concept on a very limited basis particularly in the US Northeast corridor. ⁣ ⁣ The #McDonnell188 had four abreast seating with accommodation for 57 passengers using less than 1000 feet of runway to fly 500 miles. The fuselage was square section, so it was not pressurized. McDonnell did have plans for a pressurized version, the McDonnell 188E. ⁣ ⁣ The 188 was much smaller than the previous STOL airliner concepts I've posted, seating only 1/3 to 1/2 as many passengers as the previous designs I talked about. But it would have been ready for production before its jet STOL competitors. ⁣ ⁣ Passenger appeal wasn't great and the innovative cross shaft system added weight and maintenance complexity which in turn raised seat-mile costs. No orders resulted and the aircraft ended up with the French Air Force which withdrew them from use in 1974 due to the aircraft being maintenance intensive.⁣ ⁣ Now I've got one more jet design and one more turboprop design to discuss, but keep in mind that these concepts were the focus of considerable effort by many companies at the same time the #BAe146 began development as the Hawker Siddeley HS.146. ⁣ ⁣ #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #instaplane ⁣ ⁣ #McDonnellDouglas⁣ ⁣ #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #flight⁣ #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation https://www.instagram.com/p/CfIijbmLRZ-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I hate goodbyes

It’s wonderful to see great aircraft getting repurposed in incredibly useful ways that their designers never even originally imagined. . . . This BAE146, converted and operated by @airspray_airtankers , is seen performing a water drop demo during the 2018 Aerial Fire Fighting North America Conference held earlier this year in Sacramento, CA. #airtanker #waterdrop #fire #aerialfirefighting #aviation #aviationphotography #fireseason #avrojet #bae146 #regionaljet #nextgenairtanker #largeairtanker #3000gallon #jet #irads #wildfires #california #forestfire #tanker #aerialfirefightingnorthamerica #tangentlink (at Sacramento McClellan Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl_9eKvA9xm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qz2sxb0ukeb

✈️JUSTPLANES.COM✈️ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🎥 Cool takeoff Aegean 146 at Corfu (2001) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ➡️ www.youtube.com/JustPlanes ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ #justplanes #avgeek #bae146 #aegean #aegeanair #aegeanairlines #corfuairport (at Corfu International Airport)

1987 British Aerospace BAe 146-200 N908AS c/n E2082 parked at Air Spray, Chico Airport in California. 2017.

The first production commercial aircraft to use carbon brakes was Concorde, but the second production commercial aircraft to have carbon brakes was the British Aerospace BAe-146 which first flew in September 1981. Previously seen only high performance military aircraft, carbon brakes on the 146 was really the first widespread commercial aircraft use given the minuscule production numbers of Concorde. ⁣ ⁣ Comparing conventional steel brakes with carbon brakes for the same aircraft, carbon brakes are 40% lighter with better heat absorption. At the time of the 146’s genesis, carbon brakes are considerably more expensive than steel brakes, so it’s use on a short haul jetliner was unprecedented at the time. ⁣ ⁣ I’ve posted before about our new aviation publishing venture, La Jetee Press, and our inaugural book,“Fighting to be Heard: How the British Aerospace Bae-146 Started the Regional Jet Revolution” by Brian Wiklem. In the next several weeks, I’ll be talking more about the BAe-146, Brian Wiklem’s book, as well as giving you a feel for the mission and passion of La Jetee Press. ⁣ ⁣ Humor me the self promotion, but as a life-long avgeek, this book and our enterprise is an exciting time for me I absolutely have to share with everyone. ⁣ ⁣ You can order Brian’s book at www.lajeteepress.com. ⁣ ⁣ #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #LaJeteePress⁣ #HawkerSiddeley #BritishAerospace #BAe #BAe146⁣ ⁣ #instaaviation #aviationlovers #flight ⁣ ⁣ #AvGeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation #TeamAvGeek https://www.instagram.com/p/Ced6FSJuXaG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=