tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post7786716525917678497..comments2024-03-29T02:30:53.003-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Scenes From New YorkMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81605099226698030722014-10-12T10:30:24.454-07:002014-10-12T10:30:24.454-07:00Anonymous, yes you may have the Power Wagon. The p...Anonymous, yes you may have the Power Wagon. The pink slip is in the mail!<br /><br />K. Martinez, so weird, I feel like I already replied to your comment! Maybe it didn't publish. Anyway, I definitely remember flying in propeller-driven planes, maybe for smaller hops. Allegheny Airlines on the east coast still used those when I was a kid.<br /><br />Melissa, I would be more impressed if the lady was balancing a book on her head. THEN I would know that she had good posture.<br /><br />Irene, thanks!<br /><br />Chuck, square windows, weren't those considered dangerous? Stress cracks and such? I love the look of these old planes, though I wouldn't trade in the speed and convenience of jets today. Thanks for all the info about the planes!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-18070998391652668962014-10-11T19:25:04.146-07:002014-10-11T19:25:04.146-07:00That first one is a fun one, Major!
Irene - I t...That first one is a fun one, Major! <br /><br />Irene - I think your husband is partially correct. That's definitely a DC-4 on the extreme right and a Convair 440 to its left (the wing and #2 engine of another CV-440 is visible in front of the DC-4). <br /><br />The next two airplanes in American Airlines livery are probably DC-6's. The DC-4 and DC-6 are very similar in appearance (the initial DC-6 design was essentially a pressurized DC-4 with more powerful engines), but there are subtle differences between them. The DC-4 has round windows while the DC-6 has square windows. DC-6's generally have squared-off propeller tips while DC-4s have rounded ones (visible on the DC-4 in the foreground). The top of the rudder on the DC-6 is also generally flatter than the DC-4, and the length of these two airplanes suggests that they are probably DC-6B's, which were longer than either the DC-4 or the initial model of the DC-6.<br /><br />The similar-looking airplane taxiing behind the DC-6's could be a DC-4, DC-6, or a DC-7 (which had 4-bladed props and a host of upgrades from the DC-6B). It's just too hard to tell at this resolution and angle.<br /><br />As far as the other two airplanes parked in the background are concerned, the white one on the far right appears to be a DC-3, although at this resolution I'm not sure; it could also be a surplus C-46. I have no idea what the other plane to its left is. I'll just pretend it's mine.<br /> Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30180111120305886602014-10-11T15:37:34.751-07:002014-10-11T15:37:34.751-07:00According to my husband - the first photo the Amer...According to my husband - the first photo the American Airlines plane facing sideways is a Convair 440 and the larger ones with 4 engines are DC-4's.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02286032807894115704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-46231577028190805802014-10-11T11:47:22.603-07:002014-10-11T11:47:22.603-07:00Love the elegant couple directly to the left of th...Love the elegant couple directly to the left of the yellow convertible in the second picture. You <i>know</i> the lady in the snow-white hat and floral dress with shawl collar got an A+ in Posture and Deportment at finishing school. I can't see her white gloves, but I have no doubt that they're there.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-43809262691927358492014-10-11T09:22:36.369-07:002014-10-11T09:22:36.369-07:00Ah, the Hell Gate Bridge. I've got one sittin...Ah, the Hell Gate Bridge. I've got one sitting in my living room (Lionel Tinplate).<br /><br />I don't know the various aircraft, but I do remember flying in a propeller passenger airplane when I was a small child.<br /><br />The last image is my favorite. I love old photos of ports and industrial zones. Beautiful!<br /><br />Thanks, Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-87483160054903792082014-10-11T06:59:06.830-07:002014-10-11T06:59:06.830-07:00I've just got to have the Dodge Power Wagon th...I've just got to have the Dodge Power Wagon there on the right in the third picture. Please, can I have it? Pleeeease?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56693036537016065752014-10-11T06:33:34.648-07:002014-10-11T06:33:34.648-07:00Nanook, I had to dig out the slide to find the han...Nanook, I had to dig out the slide to find the hand-written date. What I thought was "1958" really does appear to actually be "1956" (it is pretty sloppy). Thanks!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-2684101823982347432014-10-11T00:33:12.673-07:002014-10-11T00:33:12.673-07:00Major-
I'll let the experts weigh-in on detai...Major-<br /><br />I'll let the experts weigh-in on details of those fine aircraft. But the Oldsmobile at grand Central is a 1956. So if the slide really <i>is</i> from August, 1958, I would assume they're displaying a "cavalcade of 'Rocket 88' automobiles", which would date back to 1949. Seems a bit odd to display "last years models" - but you never know.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com