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ahh, here you go -- my co-favorite aircraft of the Jet Age, a TWA Delta Convair 880, in front of a TWA 707 -- at Baltimore.
The 880 and its even faster sibling, the 990, were the sine qua non in many respects (the latter used the same engines as the B-58 Hustler bomber, albeit detuned a bit, I'm sure) -- but they were small inside (limited passenger capacity), expensive to operate, and were fundamentally failures.
(both Delta and TWA operated 880s -- I can remember seeing both, too, in the 1960s)
Gorgeous aircraft, though.
oh -- and a Ford Econoline (or, since it's got windows, a Falcon Club Wagon) in the foreground. Icing on the cake.
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speaking of... ahhh... elderly aircraft.
1912 Blackburn Type D Monoplane [G-AANI / BAPC-5] by Alan Wilson, on Flickr1912 Blackburn Type D Monoplane [G-AANI / BAPC-5]
c/n 9
A genuine 1912 machine, this Blackburn is the world’s oldest airworthy British aeroplane and is allocated the British Aircraft Preservation Council identity BAPC.5.
Owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection, she is seen displaying at the collection’s ‘Flying for Fun’ evening airshow.
Old Warden, Bedfordshire, UK
17th July 2021
Comin' up on 120 years old.
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TV room- B&W 703, SVS PB10 NSD, Marantz NR1607, Parasound 1500a, Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (Yellow) with Acrylic platter, Pro-Ject phono pre, MIT AVT 2 speaker cables, MIT AVT 1 and AVT 2 ICs, XLO Jumpers, Signal Dig Coax, Signal Cable Magic Power Cables x3, Samsung QN75Q7DR Qled 75" tv, Harmony 1100, Sony BDP-S6200, Marantz DV-4200 (as Transport), Cambridge Audio DAC Magic100, Monster 3600MKII, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox 360 Family room Samsung 55JS7000 Android Mi Box3 and Apple TV, Polk Magnifi Max. - Pool /Gazebo Yamaha RX-A1010, Polk Patio 25x4, Rotel RDV 1045 (as CDP) MIT AVT3 ICs - Work - Spotify Premium, Neutron App or Amazon Music to my FiiO Kunlun into my Grado SR125e
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Looks like the sort of thing one would procure from a .... wait for it...
Hut Jobber.
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So I've had a few life change events the last two weeks. Divorce is final. House is sold. Got a ridiculous amount of money on my 2008 Toyota Highlander on a trade in for this mid-life crisis machine.
Stock 400HP and 415 tq. 2021 Explorer ST. I'm very happy with it so far. With just a tune, it will bump output up by 100 HP and 165 TQ.
No Amplifier purchase yet. Since all my gear is in storage. But I did set aside $4K for a amp next year.
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Nikko...now there's a blast from the past.
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The Nikko Gamma series of FM tuners are excellent sounding.
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TV room- B&W 703, SVS PB10 NSD, Marantz NR1607, Parasound 1500a, Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (Yellow) with Acrylic platter, Pro-Ject phono pre, MIT AVT 2 speaker cables, MIT AVT 1 and AVT 2 ICs, XLO Jumpers, Signal Dig Coax, Signal Cable Magic Power Cables x3, Samsung QN75Q7DR Qled 75" tv, Harmony 1100, Sony BDP-S6200, Marantz DV-4200 (as Transport), Cambridge Audio DAC Magic100, Monster 3600MKII, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox 360 Family room Samsung 55JS7000 Android Mi Box3 and Apple TV, Polk Magnifi Max. - Pool /Gazebo Yamaha RX-A1010, Polk Patio 25x4, Rotel RDV 1045 (as CDP) MIT AVT3 ICs - Work - Spotify Premium, Neutron App or Amazon Music to my FiiO Kunlun into my Grado SR125e
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2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.
Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
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Just saw this (on ASR audioasylum, in full disclosure) and thought it was amusing...
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(tip o' the hat to ASR for that one...)
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mhardy6647 wrote: »
(tip o' the hat to ASR for that one...)
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7 day update. The other tree is down. They must have had the flu 🤧
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That would be cool to own Doc.
I'm not sure I could afford the feed, but damn it would be cool.
Growing up my father worked for the city and got to know the head zookeeper. I got to play with a full grown Sumatran tiger, and later in life I was about 11 got to play with the 5-month-old mountain lion. Boy did I soon realize the strength of a five month old kitten. Crazy crazy strong!
In junior high I went back to the zoo and was able to get a whisker from that Sumatran tiger and I put it in a polyurethane mold and I still have it. It's about 10" long 😉
