Flight of the Phoenix

Popular Mechanics site: “How They Raised The Phoenix”

Hi folks,

here a link to a Popular Mechanics site.

The site showes “How They Raised The Phoenix”!

It showes, which computer-generated (CG) imageries, full-size and scale models, vintage aircrafts and spare aircraft parts were used in the movie.

Production diagrams reveal how the Phoenix is built from the twin-boom C-119. 🙂
Very interesting!

Definately looking forward to this, but will have to wait until 4th of March for release in the UK.

Does some of us know the serial of the donators(Fuselage and wings)?

And if you go to British Pathe and search Paul Mantz you will get the film showing his fatal crash!

T J

That’s the site I was thinking of, thanks John.

This might be of interest

http://stripe.colorado.edu/~steinerd/Phoenix.html

Thanks Daz, I’ll check back for it
DC

We had a thread on the original “Phoenix” a while back, complete with a link to photos of Mantz’s unfortunate crash 🙁

I understand they used real C119(s) and then spent a fortune on a large mockup for the crash sequence (on wires like Thunderbirds) and probably CGI on top of that

How can they ever hope to match the original ??? BTW did you know Paul Mantz was killed flying the “Phoenix” for the original

DC

Hi,

I watched the trailer and while it follows the story to a certain degree I don’t really like watching remakes, so I probably won’t watch the film.

The Pheonix in this film is a C-119, don’t know if it’s a ‘real’ plane or a PC generated one.

Alex

This is awful news Septic, I am a big fan of the original film and I will be angry if the producers cheat and used CGs because in the original film a pilot lost his life making the film.
My favourite part in the film is when Richard Attenborough’s character bursts out laughing at the thought of being put in a toy plane.

Great stuff.
I say, lets all unite and not watch the film, just to show how much we like the original, with some REAL flying.

A friend of mine recently told me Paul Mantz’ July 8, 1965 accident was recently put on the NTSB website. It’s here:

Mantz

The fact that alcohol was involved was rather shocking.

JH

Originally posted by DazDaMan
PeeBee – were you perhaps thinking of this beasty?

Oh, it’s a mule. At least that is one of the more printable names it was given by the pilots that flew them.

The Taiwanese C-119’s were withdrawn in 1997, I believe.

Cheers, Transall.

Originally posted by ageorge
Any more info on this one ?? , I never realised there were any 119’s still flying , is the pod mounted jet just used for takeoff ?? or does it run fulltime ?? , thanks.

It was one of the hulks stored at Greybull WY for 20 years, they must have put some hours into getting it airborne again. There’s a pic of it on www.airliners.net transiting through Tenerife, looks very smart.

Hawkins and Powers were also flying another G model a couple of years ago, saw it at the CAF show in 2001. Not sure if it’s still operational as it wasn’t flown commercially, just for fun!

There’s an outfit in Alaska hauling fish with a couple of Boxcars, though I believe one may be grounded with engine problems.

Seem to recall that Taiwan or Indonesia still had military examples until recently, or even currently.

Don’t know 100% about the jetpack, but to correct myself, it’s a Westinghouse unit, not GE.

Have to be more subtle with hints to my girlfriend then, don’t think the box under the tree has one packed up inside.

PeeBee – were you perhaps thinking of this beasty?

There’s a waiting list 😉

Now that is a sexy plane… for Christmas I would like……

Originally posted by PeeBee
Not really of any value or link to the most recent posts, but am I alone in thinking that the Buchon is the ugliest ‘109’. See told you that would add no value.

Yes! 😉

Now THIS is a Buchon and a half! 🙂