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Tom Gibson's site is one of the first places I downloaded aircraft from when I first began with FS9. An absolute treasure of quality FS add-ons. I remember how much fun I had.

Historic Jetliners Group is another great site.

 

I think it's fantastic these two sites are still going strong and still supporting FS9.

Mark Daniels
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Tom Gibson's site is one of the first places I downloaded aircraft from when I first began with FS9. An absolute treasure of quality FS add-ons. I remember how much fun I had.

Historic Jetliners Group is another great site.

 

I think it's fantastic these two sites are still going strong and still supporting FS9.

 

 

Absolutely. I have purchased add on aircraft but they all sit in my hangar unused. The best FS9 aircraft and ones I still use today are from CalClassic and HJG.

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Hi,

 

Thanks again for the nice words.

 

The DC-7C Seven Seas and L-1649A Starliner really ushered in the concept of nonstop polar flights. While SAS had pioneered "polar flights" with their flights from Copenhagen to LAX using DC-6Bs, they really weren't polar flights - they didn't get any further north than southern Greenland, and had two stops - Søndre Strømfjord (now Kangerlussuaq) and Winnepeg, Manitoba.

 

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/sk/sk5604/sk564-58.jpg

 

With the introduction of the DC-7C in late 1956, SAS added a true polar route from Copenhagen to Tokyo, with a stop in Anchorage, Alaska, and dropped the Søndre Strømfjord stop on the route to LAX on most days.

 

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/sk/sk57/sk57-03.jpg

 

After TWA had announced that they would be introducing nonstop California - Europe service with their upcoming L-1649As, Pan Am added new routes (which appeared to be nonstop in their timetable) from London and Paris to LAX, SFO, and SEA. While these were also described ad "polar route" flights, like the SAS route they also did not get that close to the north pole. If they caught a good tailwind (much more common eastbound than westbound) they might just make it to London nonstop. Westbound flights, those to Paris, and if loaded almost always had to stop, usually at Frobisher Bay, Prestwick, Seattle, or other Pan Am served airport.

 

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa58/pa58-04.jpg

 

TWA then put its new L-1649As in competition to Pan Am on the route, and with its longer range could make the run nonstop much more often.

 

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/tw59/tw59-09.jpg

 

When the jets arrived, they indeed did not have the range to fly these routes. Pan Am and TWA discontinued the polar flights for a short time, since flying jets via New York was actually faster than flying the propliners nonstop.

 

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa60/pa60-04.jpg

 

When the long range 707-320 Intercontinental was introduced, "nonstop" flights were added back to the timetables. Again, these often had to stop for fuel if conditions were not perfect.

 

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa61/pa61-04.jpg

 

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/tw60/tw60-10.jpg

 

Thanks again,

Tom Gibson

 

CalClassic Propliner Page: http://www.calclassic.com

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Many Thanks Tom, very educational!

On fuel pit stops, it did not end. We (BA) now fly A318 from JFK to London City Airport nonstop but must stop in Shannon on the way back to JFK ….. guess why? to get fuel to cross the Atlantic westbound:)

Cheers,

Peter

Peter Bendl

ex. British Airways

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