RTW Retro Flight #130 Lisbon to London . . . . 1959 Part 1

TAP flight 772 is a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation on a flight from Lisbon to London Heathrow (LPPT - EGLL). We have 3,500 gallons of fuel on board for the 911 nm, 3 hour flight. We will have moderate cloud cover for the entire flight. Our cruising altitude will be 16,500 feet.

Thanks to:

Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049G. Aircraft model and original textures by Manfred Jahn and team L-1049. TAP paint by Frank Gonzalez.

Propliner AI Traffic: CalClassic & FS Aviator - Tom Gibson, Mike Stevens, Jason Krogmann, Manuel Jagmann, Bill Towers, Nikko Yaginuma, Richard Wright, Frederick Coleman, Dave Jones, Paul Haak, Marty Lochmiller, Ake Lindberg, Harland Sandberg, Richard Wright and Gary Harper. At www.calclassic.com

Scenery and Add-ons: MS FS2004 v9.1, MS Windows 7 Pro and:

- Lisbon 1959Airport scenery is by Harry Biard, Jaap de Baare, Wolfgang Gersch and Tom Gibson. At www.calclassic.com

- London Heathrow 1959 Airport scenery is by Chris Helton, Ken Lawson, Bill Douglas, and Tom Gibson. At www.calclassic.com

- The 1959 TAP timetable is from www.timetableimages.com

- Rwy12 and EZ Static Object and Scenery Libraries. At www.flightsim.com

- FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries File 1 v4a & File 2 v2 by Wolfgang Gersch. At www.flightsim.com

- REX FS9 w/Overdrive & SP5.

- Flight One Ground Environment Pro II

- FS Genesis & UT Europe.

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1. TAP timetable effective April 1, 1959.

2. Flight plan filed, Cockpit checks completed and boarding passengers.

3. Boarding completed doors secured, stairs removed and starting number 1.

4. Taxiing out to runway 3 for departure.

5. Takeoff and retracting the gear.

6. Climbing through 5,500 feet.

7. Now climbing through 9,000.

8. Cruising at 16,500 feet about 45 nm out of Lisbon.

9. About 150 nm from Lisbon with the city of Porto, known for its port wine, 35 nm to our west.

10. We have crossed the border into Spain.

11. Leaving Spain behind over the Bay of Biscay.

12. Cruising about 380 nm from Lisbon and 470 nm form London.

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13. Now about 60 nm form the northwestern peninsula or France.

14. Approaching the coast of Brittany near Lorent we see the Blavet River where it empties into the sea.

15. Leaving France behind over Saint Brieuc Bay.

16. Having flown between Guernsey and Jersey we are now over the English Channel.

17. Now over the coast of England with Portsmouth Harbor below.

18. Descending through 7,000 feet about 20 nm for London Airport.

19. Gear down and flaps 80 intercepting our approach to runway 10R.

20. Flaps full and lined up on 10R at London Airport.

21. Looking good less than 2 nm from touchdown at runway 10R.

22. Touchdown.

23. Taxiing to parking. Looks like we have plenty of company.

24. Parked, passengers disembarked and all systems shut down. Thanks for flying TAP (Transportes Aeros Portugeses).

WONDERFUL! A complete flight with some great shots of one of the most important radial recips. ever flown! WELL DONE!!

Michael

I can't help notice the differences in how many/most flights posted here over the years were actually based upon complete flights. Today most flights aren't even shown. It's a screenie here or there with no flight beginning and certainly no end of flight shown.

And how many posts now are just of a single shot or two at the most. I never flew a flight without a takeoff and a landing phase. Some of my landings and the combat leading up to them were fatal to others. But it was always a two step process.

Every takeoff is optional! Landings whether good or bad are required!

Michael

Larry,

That Lockheed is SUPER!

Seriously, good series & I love that plane!

Enjoyed it all :pilot:

Especially the complete retro flight.

Queen of the Air in her time, very nice pics and scenery presents her well Larry!

Today's queen is the Boeing 747 and that is the sad thing to see many of them end up in a graveyard to see their end.

Thanks for sharing Larry!

Rick :cool: