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TornAndFried
This appears to be the DC-6 the Stones chartered from McCullogh International Airlines for the 1972 North American Tour. I'm not sure what plane they used for the 1973 European Tour, but I'm sure someone else here will. If you want to know a little more about McCullogh Airlines check this out:[en.m.wikipedia.org].
There was another thread on IORR some years back that had lots of information on the various chartered planes and jets the Stones have used over the years. [www.iorr.org]
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rocker1
Thank you for that link. I suspected this had been discussed in detail previously on this board (there are few new topics when it comes to these older details!).
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Max'sKansasCity
One of my favorite Stones tour posters, from 1972
That IS interesting... maybe they were just being hopeful of better things to come?Quote
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Max'sKansasCity
One of my favorite Stones tour posters, from 1972
This is a great poster and one of my favorites. It's ironic the poster depicts a modern jet, whilst the plane they actually used on the 1972 tour was a 10-year old propeller airplane!
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mrpaulincanada
As an ex Air Force pilot (and current airline pilot) who flew the military equivalent of the L188 Electra, I can tell you that the 1972 tour plane was indeed, a L188 Electra. It was about 15-18 years old at that time.
I have read that the 72 tour plane was a "jet" and this sometimes causes confusion. The L188 Electra had turbo-prop engines...ie jet engines that power a propellor (they are more efficient)....so there are jet engines, but they turn a prop as opposed to turbojet/turbofan engines that are the jet engines that most people think of when they use those terms.
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shattered
I always thought, and don't laugh, they toured with a 727. Good post on this one.
It really was, or is... Now I wonder where is the blimp? I wonder if something like that was built to last, or are they built only for the short term and then disposed of?Quote
GOO
The blimp was awesome
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SweetThing
Those blimps last about ten years or so, give or take.. provided they aren't wrecked in an accident. This was a one day promotion I believe... The blimp undoubtedly went on to other sponsors.
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The initial model of the Lockheed Electra suffered from the engine mountings not being heavy enough to withstand the higher than average take offs and landings the Electra was designed for. Even a slightly bumpy landing would send the engine mounting out of true, making for catastrophic vibration at cruise.
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mrpaulincanada
I know this isn't the "It's only aircraft" bulletin board but..Quote
The initial model of the Lockheed Electra suffered from the engine mountings not being heavy enough to withstand the higher than average take offs and landings the Electra was designed for. Even a slightly bumpy landing would send the engine mounting out of true, making for catastrophic vibration at cruise.
Not really....the engine mounts were under-engineered. The airplane was subject to "whirl flutter mode", a phenomenon that caused the outer engines to oscillate/vibrate and cause the wing to fail, and the aircraft to crash.