This 1969 promotional video from Beechcraft was used as a means of educating people on airplanes, and ultimately into one of their aircraft. Check out the white walls at 12:34.
This brochure for a 1980 Sundowner was initially provided to the Beech Aero Club by fellow club member Gerald Jackson .
I really enjoyed this video.
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- Standards for production values and host energy level sure have changed over the years, haven't they?
- That's the quietest GA cockpit I've ever heard. ;-) I wish mine were that quiet! It's a good thing, too - I think Diana's hairdo would have presented a challenge to wearing a headset.
- Even though the engine was already running when they set the altimeter, the AI gyro was obviously not spun up. I declare editorial trickery!
- Were landing lights an option back then? The spot where the landing light would go was just a blank panel in that aircraft.
- Wow...check out that radio! Makes my early 70s KX-170B look positively futuristic!
- It looks like N6130N is still flying - good to see.
- And, yes, the white walls. Snazzy!
Good stuff, Gary!
All excellent catches!
ReplyDeleteHow many of us pilots that watched the video, immediately upon completion, looked up the tail number. I'm guilty too!
I got into the habit of looking up tail numbers this past year. Because it was the 60th anniversary of the Williamson Flying Club, I was using vintage photos of the airport in our club newsletter. The photos had a variety of airplanes in them and I looked up every single legible tail number. About half of them were still active.
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