Planewindows 102/18/2024 The JetStar was basically an easy airplane to work on, but some things like fuel boost pump changes and windshields would get you cursing at the engineers who designed those things. Needless to say it was a 2 day job, and when removing or replacing the windshield screws a 2 man job. Each windshield wiper had it own motor, located above the window behind the opening direct vision window and a flexible drive shaft to the transmission located in the upper inboard corners, the drive shaft cable had to be disconnected and transmission had to be removed. ![]() Now the JetStar was another story, the windows also were removed from the inside, but there was a lot of trim to be removed, also for the pilot and co-pilot forward windows and the center window, the glare panel also had to be removed. On the C-97 it looks like from this photo that the windshield was removed from the inside, because there is no trim around the window frames it looks like an easy job. Today when I fly commercially into Tampa, when we land to the north and make a base turn over McDill, I can still see the outline of the original runway, which has been narrowed down to a standard width. The view was awesome, it was like sitting in a greenhouse, on one flight we landed at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa FL, in those days McDill’s runway was 500 feet wide, going back to the days when McDilll hosted B-47’s and the runway was that wide to allow for 2 B-47’s to take off at once, it was like landing on a wide open desert area. To celebrate the occasion, we are shining the spotlight on a member of our player community who is using virtual flying to power real positive change to the lives of people. In the United States, September 15 October 15 is recognized annually as National Hispanic Heritage Month. The cockpit was so big that there was an aisle on the sides between the pilots and the windshields so I would sit or rather knell there and acted as another set of eyes. Octo Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team. I remember flying some domestic trips as an ACM (additional crew member) where the pilots asked us to sit next to the windows and look out for traffic during take off and landings. Maps, magazines and newspapers did make great sunshades, especially when flying transoceanic. ![]() I was an engine mechanic, but I don’t remember seeing a lot of windshield being changed in my 3 years on the KC/C-97 but again the military does not fly the hours an airline puts on their airplanes The windshields were not that hard to replace, in most windshield changes, getting access to the mounting screws is the most difficult part, especially if a lot of interior trim and panels have to be removed like on the JetStar. I believe they were all heated at once with a high and low setting. If I remember correctly from my days of working on the KC/C-97, which the B-377 is derived from, the inboard engines had 2 generators each and each outboard engine had a generator and an alternator, the alternators were primarily used for windshield heat. On a serios note.anyone aware of the frequency of replacement for those Windows & whats the window heating sequence on them on this type? So how many sets of Newspapers do the crew carry on board
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