Lockheed Electra

Clips from a flight from Liege to Liverpool.

[@juarezvivo]

Great memories yeah! I spent many hours on board a bird like this (s/n 1056) in the 80's as flight mechanic fliying and fixing it at any place were necesary. I was great. Today is only part of a past that, at least for me, was better than today. Our Electra was sold to some Africa's country were, as far as I know, it was abandoned and dismantled because the engines were beyond repair. It was a shame.

[@PavloLukashuk]

It is interesting that we also flew to Liège about 20 years ago, but our type of aircraft is Antonov 12, and I really remember the flights of the Lockheed Electra freighter there ! Thanks !

[@ATLRCFlyer]

This is hands-on flying at it's best. See, even trimming the plane is a work-out, spinning that big ol' wheel...:) Great video... I live close to a flying Electra Model 12. It's stationed in Fayetteville, GA and was used for the upcoming movie "Aemilia"...Saw it at a fly-in in Gainesvill, GA. Beautiful plane...

[@stratus262j2]

I flew the P-3 Orion -- the military version Electra. Fine Airplane..

[@МихаилВишняковский]

That is really neat, I am in my 20s and love aviation, many years ago I saw a p-3 once take off they are loud.

[@arkansaswookie]

@@МихаилВишняковский I live on the coast in Oregon and back in the 80's & 90's it was common to see a P-3 flying fairly low down the beach. They were Navy flying out of Whidbey Island NAS on maritime patrols. It was cool when I'd be out surfing and hear them before seeing them. They currently operate 4 of them. Haven't seen one in a couple of years now. During the cold war though it was a common sight and sound. Even on foggy socked in drizzly days you could hear them overhead.

[@EdwardKelly-vi9sg]

VP-45 & VP-64...

[@craigpennington1251]

I still think that the Electra 188 is a fine aircraft to go any where in.

[@ssdmc22]

My father flew in the year 90, 91 and part of 1992, an Electra in England, registration F-OGST.

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

This plane is now owed and operated by Buffulo Airlines of Yellow Knife Alska, aka the ice piolts

[@Tina-di4lx]

I like listening and watching this with my head phones on cranked up. It’s a thrill to hear those radials, but would for sure be a head ache after you got over it. 😂😂 No wonder they wear the head phones. It would take me a while to get over that 😂😂😂

[@jorgereyesvideo]

Excelllent video!!! Very nice. the Electra L-188 is old and good airplane. Ok from Argentina, sorry for my english, is very poor...

[@loboapaixonado5675]

esse avião é muito lindo, um dos meus preferidos.

[@2000Ajjet]

Now THAT'S a flightdeck...nice ambiance!

[@eromadrol]

Magnifique video ! Et SANS stupide musique d'accompagnement ! Juste le doux bruit des moteurs ! Bravo !

[@1956MercM260]

Wow! That thing picks right up!

[@4No_mads]

Used to be a FO with Atlantic, and yes I used to fly that route quite often.

[@peterkilde7695]

Jim looks about 10 years younger here...

[@bigskyguyatjuno]

I was a C-130 FE.. interesting with two sets of throttles and two landing gear levers

[@peteacher52]

Brings back childhood memories! The Electra was used by TEAL, (Tasman & Empire Airways Limited) the precursor of Air New Zealand, on the route between Auckland (at Whenuapai) and Sydney. The flight time was in the order of four hours. We still regularly see the Orion in NZ skies, which is a derivative of the Electra, with its superb air frame and unburstable Allison turboprops.

[@RedArrow73]

Growing up by PHL, my Electra memories were liveried by National and Eastern (late 60's).

[@theMezianaThai]

Hello, very wonderful plane !!!!! Thank you so much for the video. I love the sound.

[@4No_mads]

Eres muy Bienvenido! fue un hermoso avión para volar. Me sentí muy privilegiada de haber volado lo.

[@theMezianaThai]

Vous avez raison, le bruit des moteurs : un régal !

[@bernardfreire]

CUTE PLANE!!! GREAT VIDEO!!!!

[@4No_mads]

It still is, one of the two left flying in Europe

[@kdennis188]

The sound at 5:16 is the Landing gear warning horn. They probably had approach flaps set (78) and retarded the power levers. The horn can be silenced before reducing the power by pushing a button on the F/O's side of the pedestal.

[@cesardavrieux3767]

Sí, fue al retrasar anteriormente la Potencia y luego "Landing gear down", porque el tren de aterrizaje no estaba aún totalmente "abajo y trabado" Se ven las luces rojas a través de las P/L (Power levers) derechas y, luego que traba el tren de proa (nariz/auxiliar) pasa de roja (unsafe/in travel) a verde (abajo y trabado) y se silencia automáticamente la alarma sonora ("bocina")

[@OberstGenosse]

i love that plane...great landing

[@leeoldershaw956]

They are reducing the engine speed from Flight to Ground RPM, not shutting them down. We didn't put our hands over the shutoffs in 1966. Maybe they do it now in case of a governor failure.

[@GoulartSPbr]

this sound is music

[@4No_mads]

Indeed it is!!!!

[@dantaylor7344]

Nice stuff, tell me is the fire extinguisher still to the left of the cameraman's head? And is the jump chair still as creaky as I remember?

[@4No_mads]

Nice blog!!! I'll keep following you!

[@DOCRX09]

is it really that loud in the cockpit???

[@machwebtv]

Its nice to see vintage airliners in full commercial service AND IN THE UK great! Shame its not a Viscount or Vanguard still in service not a yank machine. but great non the less

[@kdennis188]

forgot to put gear handle to neutral after Landing gear raised.

[@gdocs002]

Are you a captain of Atlantic Airlines from Coventry? Do you fly Leipzig/Katowice?

[@ikkre2]

High RPM and Low RPM. That is Electra...

[@RedArrow73]

A plane they should never have sidelined.

[@ewandougie]

is this Atlantic Airlines?

[@steelshotproductions]

My Gosh!!!! That was a great video but it was like watching a "run away" stage coach! It appeared the pilots were fighting it the entire time. But I'm not a pilot??? Was that smooth???

[@MrFluffy1979]

is this plane still flying?

[@zszs100]

Flying as a pilot is usually pretty safe. Flying very old airplanes like an electra is when the pilot's job gets dangerous. Anything can go wrong on an old airplane! :(

[@rogerb5615]

What do the 4 gauges in the third row down, center console, indicate?

[@cesardavrieux3767]

RPM del motor, 13.820 +/- 1% en HIGH

[@ramype]

Nice Take-off

[@fnfal308Rhino]

ramype doesnt play games...does it? Nice aircraft

[@HuasoPodrido]

trim baby trim

[@marcelokenjishibuya6001]

351° Like

[@grooteschuur62]

Roomy cockpit