Marc B just pointed out that the above calendar is the same as 2019, so, you can print it and use it for this year. That's pretty cool
https://www.google.com/search?q=imperial+airways+vintage+poster&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&tbs=simg:CAES3QIJYZPqNanBlEwa0QILEKjU2AQaAggVDAsQsIynCBpiCmAIAxIo9wnyCdEetxeIFJId3QnxCbEcuRfzJJguly7OPeMt0j3yJP4i9iSvJRow6spy62DunsDHknFew4XnJk7Pl3sODP3harwhh1UDe2V_12wtnoYRZvGqUC2nhORVDIAQMCxCOrv4IGgoKCAgBEgR0Ch2kDAsQne3BCRq-AQobCglhaXIgZm9yY2XapYj2AwoKCC9tLzAxM20xCiUKE2dydW1tYW4gZi0xNCB0b21jYXTapYj2AwoKCC9tLzAzMzd2CiwKGGJvZWluZyBjLTEzNyBzdHJhdG9saW5lctqliPYDDAoKL20vMDI1czA3bAohCg9sb2NraGVlZCBtYXJ0aW7apYj2AwoKCC9tLzBoa3FuCicKFGRvdWdsYXMgYWMtNDcgc3Bvb2t52qWI9gMLCgkvbS8wMmJfZzkM&fir=a7pZXrj6AQCKHM%253A%252C8wSqJzBayg-idM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kSZrkv-qRsgV28tiXXOWqtQK-ymww&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWgej4gfPfAhWNHDQIHWAVDbMQ9QEwBnoECAYQDA#imgrc=BJ2p5o0zcYdQzM:
I posted all that art because not many photos are out there, a) that exist b) that impress me with the view and scope of the image, to show how BIG these were.
This one, it's amazing, the size of this image is 5300 x 2300... you could make a poster of this across a wall. The whole wall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Warren_(engineer)
I'll guess these are spittoons or ashtrays. Everyone smoked back then. See the 1st photo of the interior, with all the passengers in the seats.
http://croydonairportcalling.blogspot.com/search/label/HP-42
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/imperial-airways-handley-page-g-aaxc-croydon-airport-london-1936-rob-carter.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/postalheritage/5449034328
Being a biplane they look bigger than they perhaps were. I see the wingspan was 130 feet. A DC3 wingspan was 98 feet. Those HP 42s were also quite slow - 100 mph cruise - and they only flew in daylight I think, so a long flight took several days
ReplyDeletesure daytime flights only, there was no radar for night flights, and damn few radio direction finding units.
DeleteTrue, cameras and forced perspective... but I tell you, I am IMPRESSED at the size, and they look even bigger perhaps, as there are twice as many wings. Modern airliners have fuselage over wing, and these are under and mid.
I just dance a happy dance to find these amazing photos, especially that one I point out is 5300x2300
Those huge planes couldn't carry many passengers, the tickets must have been pricey.
ReplyDeletesure, but doesn't it follow that only the rich were taking planes for business or tourism, and regular middle class people weren't having anything to do with planes? I think now, it's likely that even poor people take a plane to get anywhere farther than 8 hours to drive, because it costs so little to fly domestically.
DeleteAnyway, I'm just saying the rich could afford ANY ticket price. After all, they were driving Rolls Royces, Duesenbergs, Packards, Pierce Arrows, etc
This is true and it didn't matter much because the seating capacity was so low. Commercial aviation didn't really take off in the US until they started carrying the mail, then they were obligated to make the flight passengers or not, but it also guaranteed gas money so passengers were gravy.
DeleteVery impressive planes. I just printed out the 1935 calendar and hung it up because it's the same as 2019.
ReplyDeleteDamn! I missed that, though I just did a post on railroad calendars! Thanks! Very cool!
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