TWinter Posted November 29, 2014 Report Posted November 29, 2014 This is a big attraction at Graceland. Surprised to see it on EBay. Kind of disappointing..I guess Elvis really has "Left the Building".. Check it out on EBay. Still time to bid..Currently one bid at 3M. Quote
M016576 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Posted November 29, 2014 Someone will restore elvis's plane... And it will be awesome! 2 Quote
flyboy0681 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Posted November 29, 2014 I was always fascinated by the Convair 880's and 990's, primarily due to their failure. While they were faster than the 707 & DC-8, they never lived up to their promise (the 5 abreast seating wasn't a winning attribute either) and were an absolute disaster for the shareholders. But I've always found them to be cool looking. Quote
carl Posted November 29, 2014 Report Posted November 29, 2014 A very long time ago, I would ride my bike to Fort Lauderdale Executive airport (FXE) .I would hang out with Harvey Hop and his copilot at Southeastern Jet sales. I did anything they said to do. go get me a coke, vacuum this out. I wanted to ride in a Learjet . Never did. But one day Lisa Marie was there and I was called upon to fill up a whiskey decanter and run it up to the jet. On board I was thanked and given a tour. The gold bathroom fixtures were amazing, the guy with sideburns, giving me the tour said "see that saying, TCB, you make that your own,and you'll be great" I didn't know who he was or what TCB meant until years later when I saw an Elvis documentary with the TCB , Taking Care of Business, emblem, then it all clicked. I think the fences that keep the kids out of airport are criminal. I also flew the Goodyear blimp But my highlight is my newly aquired Mooney 1967 20E Carl 6 Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 I read months ago that both the Convair and the Jetstar would be sold off. I herd that they were having a hard time finding buyers. So now thay have stooped to EBAY. Where would you even get parts for a Convair? How are you going to get it out of there? Quote
flyboy0681 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 On 11/30/2014 at 12:10 AM, N201MKTurbo said: Where would you even get parts for a Convair? Mojave Quote
aviatoreb Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 Why would they sell this and part it out from the estate? Are Graceland finances hurting? I love the brightly flower-child/Brady-bunch colored 70s interior. If I had a billion dollars, I would buy that thing and fly it. 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 If Elvis had a mooney - now that would be a plane I would want. Quote
KSMooniac Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 Someone else owns the planes...not the estate. Apparently they want to put a hotel on the site where the planes are...quite a shame. They should stay there! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote
cliffy Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 Being stage 2 noise rated it dies Dec 31, 2015 Won't ever fly again Quote
N601RX Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 Very noisy and smokey. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=isP1LVVZ6nU Quote
flyboy0681 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 On 11/30/2014 at 3:00 AM, N601RX said: Very noisy and smokey. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=isP1LVVZ6nU A feast for the eyes and ears. Why so much smoke? Quote
flyboy0681 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 On 11/30/2014 at 5:15 AM, bluehighwayflyer said: Probably water injection, although I haven't looked it up. Jim Even the non-"water wagons" spewed a ton of smoke. Quote
TWinter Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Posted November 30, 2014 I did the tour of Graceland many years ago..The airplane was one of the main highlights of the tour for me..and that was before I decided to get back into flying. It's actually the first thing you notice as you approach the museum and estate. The plane was so over the top with all the gold fixtures, Elvis's personal items and touches. I think when the plane is gone they will see a big decline in tourists visiting the estate. The house actually is much smaller then I expected, then you go across the street where the museum is. In its day I'm sure the home was a true "mansion", but in comparison to some of todays standards you might drive right past it if you did not know where to look. Wish they would have kept the plane there. It will have to be disassembled to move to its new home. That will be a quite a on taking. Oh well, time marches on. Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted November 30, 2014 Report Posted November 30, 2014 http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/tech_ops/read.main/139708 Check this out.... Quote
flyboy0681 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Posted December 1, 2014 On 11/30/2014 at 11:39 PM, N201MKTurbo said: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/tech_ops/read.main/139708 Check this out.... Lots of opinions and not much consensus. However, I have a better idea of the cause than I did prior to reading it, so thanks. Quote
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