Zantop L-188's being destroyed

[MrSuupaFly]

"I was probably accually a piece of crap"????

I'm pretty sure he meant, "It"...

 

[RedGuy]

Yes, I did mean it.

 

[Captain Oveur]

I'm sorry to see Electras OR DC-6s being 'recycled'.
But, time passes. Wattr ya goin' to do?:bawling:
I remember seeing 111AP flying.....

 

[urflyingme?!]

Yes, I did mean it.

So you WERE a piece of crap? haha just being a dork

 

[RedGuy]

Damn spelling Nazi's! You know what I meant.

 

[Mahi]

Zantop Chop

Took a couple of pics last October.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/maverick152/Zantop3.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/maverick152/Zantop2.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/maverick152/ZantopBefore.jpg

Sad, but kinda cool to see up close.

 

[pilotyip]

5512 ex Eastern Airlines Bird in the last photo

 

[Gert_B_Frob]

Wow, are those the 8's that have been sitting along the GM plant for the past few years? I didn't think they would ever go.

 

[CopilotDoug]

It's a shame to see. I'm surprised someone is not out there working on a re-engining package where you could slap on some PW150s to the old Electra's or Convairs to make them more fuel efficient. Anyone know what variant of the 501 the Electra had?

 

[pilotyip]

If I remember right it was the 501 version of the T-56-8. 3950 T/O SHP, 971 TIT max for take off and 932 TIT for max continous.