Pan Am & Saudi B747-SP, BA/Sinagpore/AF o/c Concorde, Seaboard 747-200F, TransAmerica B742 & DC-10-30, BA Tri-Star 500 & Super VC-10, Calder Super 8, Malev & CSA IL-62, Air Afrique DC-8 & DC-10-30, Arista DC-8.
Today: United, Egyptair, Air France & El Al 777. Atlas 744F, Anything Saudi.
Spotters have been Homeland Security before HS was a glimmer in the president's eye.
I don't have a favorite aircraft but I do have a list of ones I LOVE.
VIP flights
Air France old colors 707s, BOAC RR Conway powered 707-436s, Seaboard World 747-200 Containerships, SAS 747-200 (dragon ships),trans Caribbean DC-8s (great livery !),Swiss Air DC-8s, pilgrim twin otters, NYA Bv107s, anything that screamed on finals,and roared at takeoff,and emitted copious gobs of black smoke, Lan Chile ,and Avianca 707s, Alitalia DC-8s,and 747 classics, in '03 there was still a classic freighter flying in AZ colors.
The beehive hummm of the JT9D and GE CF680C2,the thunder of the JT8D-17,the rumble of the PW1830 and the high ,thin whine of the PW 545A are all music to my ears!
oh yeah, lest I forget EA L-1011s !
The beehive hummm of the JT9D and GE CF680C2,the thunder of the JT8D-17,the rumble of the PW1830 and the high ,thin whine of the PW 545A are all music to my ears!
The Cl-44 Loftleiders were amongst my favorites as well, back in the late 60s/early 70s.Originally Posted by 727C47
Other favorites included RAF VC-10s, British Caledonian 707s, TAP 707s, Aer Lingus 747-100s, and National 747-100s and basically all the IL-62s we used to get.. LOT, Aeroflot, CSA, Tarom and later, Ukraine (in the 90s).
Tom
"Keep 'em Flying"
I am a sucker for 747 and 777 speedbirds. I will also second Air Tahiti A340.
Dima
ps. Gee thanks, now I am craving some spotting action :lol:
Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous.
i remember seeing Interflug,(E. Germany),IL-62s in the 70's too, do you remember the regional that used to fly the Dehavilland Herons into JFK some time in the mid 70's ?The Cl-44 Loftleiders were amongst my favorites as well, back in the late 60s/early 70s.
Other favorites included RAF VC-10s, British Caledonian 707s, TAP 707s, Aer Lingus 747-100s, and National 747-100s and basically all the IL-62s we used to get.. LOT, Aeroflot, CSA, Tarom and later, Ukraine (in the 90s).
Tom
The beehive hummm of the JT9D and GE CF680C2,the thunder of the JT8D-17,the rumble of the PW1830 and the high ,thin whine of the PW 545A are all music to my ears!
Kenny, I'm stealing your plane. The Wunala 744..
"lol retart"
FedEx DC-10
Evergreen 747-200
Lufthansa A340-600
Aspires to become an Air Traffic Controller at Kennedy Tower.
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Current Fave's: Virgin A340-600 / Air Tahiti A340-300
Past Favorites: UAL 727-100's & DC8's / Branniff's multi-color 707's
I wasn't really out at the airport too much in the Mid/late 70s, but I can remember Pilgrim and Suburban using Dehavilland Twin Otters to JFK (and was that the fixed wing aircraft New York Airways used for a bit as well?). As for Herons, I can't recall seeing any at JFK - but Allegheny Commuter was all over the Eastern US as I recall. Did Prinair (Puerto Rico) ever come to JFK? They had Herons as well.i remember seeing Interflug,(E. Germany),IL-62s in the 70's too, do you remember the regional that used to fly the Dehavilland Herons into JFK some time in the mid 70's ?The Cl-44 Loftleiders were amongst my favorites as well, back in the late 60s/early 70s.
Other favorites included RAF VC-10s, British Caledonian 707s, TAP 707s, Aer Lingus 747-100s, and National 747-100s and basically all the IL-62s we used to get.. LOT, Aeroflot, CSA, Tarom and later, Ukraine (in the 90s).
Tom
Never did get to see Interflug IL-62s either..but did see a 4 engine prop come in just after dark to the IAB one year.. and could only make out the word "flug" so presumably Interflug or Sudflug - If it was Sudflug, I presume it was a DC-7, but had not considered Interflug. If so, that would've made it an IL-18! At any rate, entirely "unscheduled" in that particular case.
Tom
"Keep 'em Flying"
remember a twin otter on floats plying the hudson river,and phl in the 70's too.
The beehive hummm of the JT9D and GE CF680C2,the thunder of the JT8D-17,the rumble of the PW1830 and the high ,thin whine of the PW 545A are all music to my ears!
Not a great scan from a slide, but I did shoot one of the Pilgrim Otters, circa 1981, landing at JFK:
KC-135 - Passing gas & taking names!
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Viasa DC10's, TWA L1011's, UA 747-200, Sabena B747-200, 300...
Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
Yes, there there were at least two Twin Otters in that operation (as well as a couple of single engine Seaplanes). That outfit had its own floating dock (with a trailer with an attendant) adjacent to the DownTown Wall Street Heliport and they flew to both Philadelphia and Washington DC. The name I can clearly recall was "DownTown Airlines" and the titles as well, although they also went under another name for a bit as well.
Not to be confused with the old barge a couple of piers away, with no signs/attendants that hosted seaplanes from NJ and LI not unlike the 23rd street boat basin Marina does still.... Sadly no seaplane operations on lower East River these days with the exception of the 1-time Dornier tour aircraft that visited Battery Park a couple years back.
Tom
"Keep 'em Flying"
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