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Published: 2011-05-07 14:32:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 803; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 18
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This SE.210 Caravelle VI-R, c/n 86, N1001U belonged to Goodyear Aerospace and Litton Industies and was based at Goodyear MAP, AZ for many years.This photo was taken on 16 February 1986.
As can be seen by the N-number, this was an old United Airlines aircraft back in the day...
This aircraft is now displayed at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson AZ.
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...United used to fly these into my hometown for their service to New York. Only First Class service was offered, which was great when travelling on student or military standby and the next available flight with a seat was on one of these.
Back then, tickets were interchangeable between the different carriers.
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Did you ever see one still in service?
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...United retired their Caravelles in 1970.
Midwest Charter (which was acquired by Airborne Express in 1980) purchased 6 Caravelles from United and SAS (converted to cargo use) but those were soon replaced with DC-9 freighters.
There was one corporate Caravelle (N98KT - originally United N1017U) that was based in my old home town of Milwaukee WI and owned by Kearney & Trecker who purchased it in 1978. That was the last Caravelle I ever saw in operation. It was later flown to Van Nuys where it was placed in storage and eventually cut up in 2010.
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Cool. There is a Caravelle in use at Columbus OH MAP as a fire trainer. There us one at the major airport south of Cincinnati as well.
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...such a sad fate for, in its time, such an advanced aircraft.
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It was an elegant looking jet, but all of the early jet engines were gas (and oil) hogs!
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Cool...That nose looks like is stood model for the 787
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Based on the DH-106 Comet, the series I & III had the same forward fuselage as the Comet, including flight deck windows!!
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I would say that that nose predates the 787 by 60 years...
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I know...The nose of the 787 looks kinda like it. And it looks like Boeing has been looking for inspiration on this plane
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Boeing has not had a good looking nose since the 757. The 767 and 777 are just plain ugly!
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I think they look rather good. In any case, they're better than Airbusses.
And the 787 is -imo- a VERY handsome plane
but that's just me
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Rog! I am still partial to CV880's
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...used to see those a lot for Delta and TWA at ORD. I agree, another lovely "golden age" jetliner.
Northeast and Alaska were the only other US carriers to operate them.
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I believe TWA was a launch customer for the 880 along w/ Delta
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Used by SwAF as SIGINT planes, my aunt did military service on such a plane and even if it is eons ago, she is born in 1950, she refuse to give details.
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Nice shot. What was interesting about the SE.210's was that they were essentially flying men's clubs.
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