July 12, 20214 yr I caught an upload file today, in the Library, of these two classic and interesting (long-haul) propliners.... CL-44, was the license-built version, by Canadair, of the Bristol Britannia (see next). It's seen below in the livery of Loftleiðir, otherwise known as Icelandic Airlines (not to be confused with Icelandair). The airline operated between 1944-1979. Loftleiðir was the only passenger operator of the Canadair CL-44J variant, the largest passenger aircraft flying over the Atlantic Ocean at that time. Loftleiðir marketed the CL-44J under the name "Rolls-Royce 400 Prop Jet" (see marking on the Tail, in the image, below). Bristol Britannia, a 4-engine turboprop, seen, here, in the color of British Eagle, was an output of the Brabazon Committee. Innovative, in its own right, it came at the juncture when the Airlines were already anxious to enter the jet-age. So, though moderately successful, it was soon eclipsed by the (emerging) long-haul jetliners (just as were, many other such large prop-liners of the era).
July 12, 20214 yr Nice looking classics ! cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
July 12, 20214 yr Very nice classic, P_7878. Whenever I can port an FSX plane over to MSFS I have made the experience that their outside model looks so much better in the new environment, especially when you add a bit of shine to it. I don't want to highjack your post, but have a look at the FSX Goose for example: Edited July 12, 20214 yr by bernd1151 Any attempt to stretch fuel is guaranteed to increase headwinds My specs: AMD Radeon RX6700XT, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB RAM, 34" monitor, screen resolution: 2560x1080
July 12, 20214 yr Author pmplayer, Alaska738, bernd: Appreciated the comments...!! Bernd: NP at all...more the merrier...🙂...Wonderful shine on this Grumman goose...! Though, I'm curious about all classic and forgotten airliners...I certainly wish to transfer some favorite ones...hopefully...one day...when I get there...🙂... (Of course, glad you're able to do these conversions already...)...!!
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