Aviation Historian, Experienced Media Resource on Airline History and Culture Topics, Executive Director (Emeritus) Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of NJ
Positive Climb Rate! Gear up! Typically smoky TWA "StarStream 880" climb-out from San Francisco International Airport sometime in the Sixties. With a maximum cruise speed of 615 MPH an argument could be made that the Convair 880 was the fastest jetliner in service prior to Concorde. If you are involved in an enterprise touching on commercial aviation history, in any form of media, and want to avoid the detail errors so common in this genre, let's talk about what The Commercial Aviation History Consultancy can do for you and/or your organization. Note: verified un-copyrighted image
Model Maker - Research Historian - Museum Consultant
6yAh, many fond memories of a smog-laden SFO back in the day! Thanks, Shea.