For the Boeing 247D fans.

[BrianW]

The the final flight of the last airworthy Boeing 247D is scheduled to take place tomorrow (4/26) at 12:00 PDT. The flight will be from the restoration center at KPAE to the Museum of Flight at KBFI as was done with the first 727 a few weeks ago.

The Museum of Flight has posted a video of the taxi test that was done on Saturday.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkW8KP5Bwjs[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkW8KP5Bwjs
Ohh, and next time you think your A2A aircraft are hard to start just remember this video.

[cflord]

Thanks for posting. Another old work horse headed for a museum.

Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down!

Ret SMSgt Cliff Lord - C-130 Flight Engineer & Mechanic

[Ian Warren]

Great piece of history , also a closeup getting that right engine going, near the same as the Harvard/Texan

[Piper_EEWL]

Cool video. And yes I think patience is the key here to get those engines started. It's sad to see another plane do its final flight.

Oh btw. whoever thought that windshield design is a good idea at Boeing probably failed "Aerodynamics 101"

Thanks for sharing

[LZ-WIL]

Cool video, thanks for sharing. The sweet sound of the radial engines...

Cheerz,
Will

[Nick - A2A]

Nice video!

Oh btw. whoever thought that windshield design is a good idea at Boeing probably failed "Aerodynamics 101"

Yeah, I understand that only the first 247s had the reverse-raked windscreen. According to the Wiki article it was an attempt to reduce glare from the cockpit lighting, but the wind loading must be considerable. Reverse-raked screens are still pretty common in the marine sector. Amongst other reasons, it's because they're a bit less vulnerable to breaking seas coming over the bow and should shed water more efficiently. Perhaps Boeing had hired an ex-boat builder at some stage!

There's some discussion on this short-lived fashion here: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... indscreens.

Cheers,
Nick

[Piper_EEWL]

Thanks for the additional information on the windshield design Nick. Yes maybe they hired someone from the marine sector. After all planes and boats are all moving through a fluid right!?

[BrianW]

Nice video!

Oh btw. whoever thought that windshield design is a good idea at Boeing probably failed "Aerodynamics 101"

Yeah, I understand that only the first 247s had the reverse-raked windscreen. According to the Wiki article it was an attempt to reduce glare from the cockpit lighting, but the wind loading must be considerable. Reverse-raked screens are still pretty common in the marine sector. Amongst other reasons, it's because they're a bit less vulnerable to breaking seas coming over the bow and should shed water more efficiently. Perhaps Boeing had hired an ex-boat builder at some stage!

There's some discussion on this short-lived fashion here: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... indscreens.

Cheers,
Nick

That’s actually not too far from the truth. In the early years there weren't too many people that were skilled aircraft builders so they sourced woodworkers from other industries, the closest match being boat builders. In fact after World War 1 Boeing built both boats and furniture for awhile.

[Paughco]

The brake squeaks were Accu-simmed pretty well!

Seeya
ATB

[Moggster]

You know what those guys did wrong? They needed to press shift+7 and see if there was anything wrong with the number 2 engine!
Seriously though, nice video and I had never heard of a 247 before!

[robert41]

Nice to see at least one last run for this aircraft.

[Lewis - A2A]

Awesome to see, thanks for sharing. The windscreen does seem nuts but I'm sure theirs some design reason.

thanks,
Lewis