Not a lot of technical info. available, but the film is originally called Dead Aviators and the pilot’s name is Murray Kot. 🙂
Thanks Paul, but this actor was male, not that this would prevent the film company from changing a minor detail. No guess on the film name yet? There is no film called Talk Down.
Very interesting, and that would be a pair of floats lurking on the floor? Anything in the hangar suggesting that they would belong to each other? 😀
The CarterCopter crashed on the day that it achieved its (unofficial) barrier break, although the crash was on the subsequent flight. The achievement was that the Cartercopter became the first rotorcraft to pass the mu-1 barrier which is where the ratio of its airpseed (170 mph) exceeded the tip speed of its rotor (107 rpm) to the ratio of mu 1.02. The components for the new prototype are already under design.
Thanks Mike J, I sit corrected. c/n 1330, NA110-34370 😉
Haven’t found a photo yet, but http://www.swissmustangs.ch/32128.html is a detailed site on Cavaliers. What is the serial number for ‘RKD? 😮
Nice picture of a twin job! :rolleyes:
Sorry Kev, just sold the ATA book on e-bay last week! Try http://aeroflt.users.netlink.co.uk/biblio/bookshop.htm for a list of on-line bookshops. 🙁
:confused: Where’s a mod. to answer a question when you need one?
Wow, what a great site for information! http://www.seabee.info/ Check out C-GNVS for a PT6A turbine conversion!
What, no in-flight entertainment?
Submarines.
Looks like seven subs. to me, but then I’m only a pilot. 😀
For Albert Ross.
The region 2 DVD is released. There are three available on E-Bay, numbers 6419136888, 6419818207 and 6420165502. Can’t be that rare! 😀
The film was directed by and flown by George Roy Hill, now deceased, who was also involved with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. There were no studio takes of airplanes. All scenes with Robert Redford climbing on the wing were done without security harness or parachute. Strange but true, that is my information! The filming was done in Texas. Don’t know about any connection with Chipmunks! :p
Constellations and helicopter in flight.
If the upload works, you will see the Constellations at Avra Valley and a helicopter landing at Marana Air Park and then check out the rest of the aircraft at Marana! :rolleyes: