1954 Twin Beech D-18 Checkout!

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  • @JSBIRD69
    @JSBIRD69 3 роки тому +5

    I started skydiving in 1975, and the Beech 18 was one of the most common multi engined jumpships back then.
    Hundreds and hundreds of one way rides for me in 18's

    • @greggb1416
      @greggb1416 8 місяців тому

      Yep, that ole’ “hindsight” thing again…, it will get you every time…

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew 3 роки тому +5

    That polished aluminum is stunning. I wish my kitchen looked this clean.

  • @Parker53151
    @Parker53151 3 роки тому +82

    Props (pun intended) for the photo of Buddy Hackett, Jim Backus, and Mickey Rooney in the cockpit. That is one of the best movies ever made.

    • @Andrew-13579
      @Andrew-13579 3 роки тому +13

      Great movie! 1963. I think I first saw it in about 1969 when I was about 4 years old at a Cinerama theater in Southern California. My favorite part was the Beech 18 scene! Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney trying to fly that thing was hilarious! Great impression there of Jim Backus! (Of course, I didn’t get all the jokes at 4 years old.)
      Rooney: Old fashioneds? Do you think you oughtta drink while you’re flying?
      Backus: Well stop kidding, will ya, and make us some drinks! You just press the button back there marked “booze”. It’s the ooonly way to fly.
      Backus: There. Who says this ol’ boy can’t fly? Now I’m going to make us some Old Fashioneds the old fashioned way.
      Hackett: What if something happens?
      Backus: What can happen to an Old Fashioned?

    • @balsumfractus
      @balsumfractus 3 роки тому +4

      What movie was that??

    • @flybyairplane3528
      @flybyairplane3528 3 роки тому +6

      @@Andrew-13579 hi, ARTHUR GODFREY did own a DC3, got in trouble buzzing the tower @ TEB,, TETERBORO NJ Cheers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @Andrew-13579
      @Andrew-13579 3 роки тому +11

      @@balsumfractus "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" from 1963, with a long list of stars from the 30's 40's and 50's. Even the Three Stooges made an appearance in it.

    • @Parker53151
      @Parker53151 3 роки тому +6

      @@balsumfractus The movie name was It’a A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

  • @vonmazur1
    @vonmazur1 3 роки тому +4

    In the US Army in 1968, I got to fly as co-pilot in one of these. As a rotary wing aviator, it was like a luxury cruise! The first thing the AC told me was: If you have to land this plane, wheel landing only! He told me the same thing as the owner of this one, the wing blankets the tail in a 3 pointer and makes the rudders ineffective. I logged about 100 hours in this model, before they turned it in for salvage. It was replaced with another Beech, this time a U-21 with turboprops and all the modern features...

  • @ralphcorsi741
    @ralphcorsi741 3 роки тому +1

    I got my multi engine in a Beech 18 in 1970 at Embry Riddle. I went from a Cessna 172 to the Beech. There was a lot going on with cowl flaps, oil shutters, etc, but I loved flying it.

    • @jiffyjet2
      @jiffyjet2 3 роки тому

      So did I...1962, probably the same airplane. A lot of stuff going on after the 172, but 10 hours later...I was a SMEL pilot! Later flying out of Boise, there was a guy from Texas used to come up in his 18. T-Bone Bowman as I recall. He had a place on the Salmon river. He routinely three pointed it and made the mid field taxiway, 1500 feet. Sweet airplane.

  • @jakejacobs7584
    @jakejacobs7584 3 роки тому +4

    The 18 was my first flying job back in 1977. Spent a little over 2800 hours in them and was in love the whole time. Granted, night freight wasn't as glamorous as that beautifully restored machine looks to be.

    • @bigjeff1291
      @bigjeff1291 3 роки тому

      Where was your base that you flew out of Jake?

    • @jakejacobs7584
      @jakejacobs7584 3 роки тому +4

      @@bigjeff1291 Mostly Ace Air Cargo in Cleveland but also flew a bit for Buffalo Aeronautical.

  • @daviator4720
    @daviator4720 3 роки тому +1

    Loved the Beech 18. Flew them with car parts in the 70s out of Windsor Ontario Canada then in the high Canadian Arctic ... North of North America, south to Alert... for Bradley Air Services... Loved the airplane! Thank Juan for the memories!

  • @justsnappy
    @justsnappy 3 роки тому +1

    I was working for ABX at BFI in 2002 and one of the feeders was operating B18s daily. Pretty cool planes.

    • @oldtugs
      @oldtugs 3 роки тому +1

      That was probably Methow Aviation out of Paine Field. They had a C-47 that delivered Wall Street Journals to MSO from SEA and we took them to Kalispell, Helena, Great Falls and Billings on the C-45. When the 3 was down or busy elsewhere I would fly the C-45 to SEA and load 3000# of newpapers for transhipment out of Missoula. Methow had a A-26 invader and also had a couple of C-46s for fish hauling in Alaska. It was a great operation. Man, those were the times I loved but not sure I would dare to repeat.

    • @justsnappy
      @justsnappy 3 роки тому

      @@oldtugs Pretty cool. Thanks for the details. I just remember really being in awe.

  • @kevinsellsit5584
    @kevinsellsit5584 2 роки тому +2

    Stunning aircraft! It's interesting that just by keeping it in the air for 65 years all the factory paint chips off and the air speed brings the aluminum to full polish. Wink wink.

  • @7591warthog
    @7591warthog 3 роки тому +83

    A sincere « thank you » to these 2 gentlemen for their contribution to make this sort of legacy beauty to still be part of live aviation.

    • @natielou143
      @natielou143 3 роки тому +5

      That was my thought as well. THANK YOU!

    • @nwanchorcertification
      @nwanchorcertification 3 роки тому +3

      “ how do we know the tail wheel is locked ?” Lmao

    • @tomdchi12
      @tomdchi12 3 роки тому +9

      Learning that only about 300 of these beautiful planes are flying, I'm definitely thankful that these folks have put in the massive effort and expense to care for this plane. Also fantastic that they're generous in sharing it like this!

    • @dddenton3910
      @dddenton3910 3 роки тому +5

      @@nwanchorcertification The handle when free points East and West and is up, as the tail wheel straightens, point the handle North and South ( Parallel with the Fuselage ) and push down, it will lock in place.

  • @SteamCrane
    @SteamCrane 3 роки тому +2

    Caught the third wire! At least the deck wasn't pitching too much.

  • @Reuben-
    @Reuben- 3 роки тому +67

    What a magnificent airplane and work of art those Beech 18’s are.

  • @erice9536
    @erice9536 3 роки тому +1

    Back in 1980, I was a young lad fixing a couple of those in cargo versions. Never saw one with seats, cool airplane!

  • @edwardhobelman6296
    @edwardhobelman6296 3 роки тому +1

    In 1974 as a rookie A&P I worked for an air mail contractor that had a dozen 18s. We installed the spar strap too. Many fond and some not so good memories.

  • @billt2341
    @billt2341 3 роки тому +2

    I live just off the departure end of 31 at O61, and enjoy the distinctive sound of this type of aircraft. I remember a ride from Tyndall AFB to Daytona and back in '54 or '55. I really love the distinct sound of the ying yang (C-45, Beech 18.)

  • @greggb1416
    @greggb1416 3 роки тому +36

    OMG...!
    Kinda brought tears to my 58yrs young eyes, to hear him say that the plane goes when he retires...
    I would have thought that a guy would be flying the wings off that plane upon retirement...
    I do however have a little insight/understanding (thanks to Mr. Browne’s channel) as to what it takes, money wise, to own one of these beauties let alone keep them in the air...
    Thank you Juan, and to the owner, a great ride.

    • @gwheyduke
      @gwheyduke 2 роки тому

      Oh yeah - Fuel burn on the Beech 18 is in the neighborhood of 40 gallons per hour. I'm sure the annual inspections run over $4000.00 per year. At $4.21 per gallon it takes a major airline pilots salary to pay for keeping that bird healthy! (not to mention insurance, hanger rent space and regular maintenance costs.)

    • @Britcarjunkie
      @Britcarjunkie 8 місяців тому +1

      It's a trade-off:
      A friend of mine had one, and after many years he sold it & bought a Cessna 310, and said it was the biggest mistake he ever made, because the 310 was more labor intensive than the 18 ever was.

  • @scottcol23
    @scottcol23 3 роки тому +2

    The Beechcraft D-18 is one of the most beautiful aircraft! Its one of my all time favorites. Along with the Lockheed Electra L-10E.

  • @timmckenna210
    @timmckenna210 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful aircraft had all the bells and whistles for its day,good to see one still flying instead of being in a museum some where .

  • @bigjeff1291
    @bigjeff1291 3 роки тому +14

    Flew right seat in one of these flying air freight nightly back in the late 60’s. I still remember the noise of flying through a brief hailstorm and getting thrown around against the seat and shoulder straps.

  • @JD-zm4eh
    @JD-zm4eh 3 роки тому +3

    Hey, no kablamo, smooth as butter landing. Beautiful shiny object.

  • @dmack1827
    @dmack1827 3 роки тому +2

    Far and away, the best float plane I flew. I loved the twin Beech. This is a spectacular aircraft.

  • @reddog-ex4dx
    @reddog-ex4dx 3 роки тому +1

    There's a twin beech that fly's sight-seeing tours out of Van Nuys airport. It's been converted to a turbo-prop. Still cool to see. I have yet to see one fly through a billboard, though.

  • @MikeKobb
    @MikeKobb 3 роки тому +3

    I had to go do a little digging to figure out what those levers were below the mixture levers that he was pressing on when trying to get the oil temp up a bit. Those are the “oil shutter” controls. So, I gather that the oil coolers have a separate control from the cowl flaps. Pretty cool. Beautiful plane. Got a chance to ride in one years ago and loved it.

  • @mannypuerta5086
    @mannypuerta5086 3 роки тому +3

    I have some time behind an R-985 in Beavers. Lovely sound. Used to taxi out with the side window slid down and the headset slid partly off my left ear. Two at a time sound even better. Nice to see the love and respect rubbed on that classic airplane.

  • @alanshelby5980
    @alanshelby5980 3 роки тому +2

    In the late 70's I use to hang out at the resturant /bar at the Excutive terminal at Salt Lake International. There we a guy with one of these that loved to fly and have a few cocktails, but I loved to go flying with him . Some flight where like in the Mad Mad Mad Mad World . He'd say "take the control kid - it's time for a little toddy" ..... Life was good back then.

  • @mikeoswald8053
    @mikeoswald8053 3 роки тому +2

    Memories. Flew D-18's on a night mail run for an operator in the midwest 1966-68. The 18's were tired but still worked and trustworthy. CGI-MEM-LIT-BVX-JBR. Next night go back the other way. Lot's of stories and a few moments of perspiration.

  • @chrisgossman6512
    @chrisgossman6512 3 роки тому +3

    Well that fun. Thank you for sharing.

  • @schecter6l6
    @schecter6l6 2 роки тому +1

    Growing up as a kid we had a Twin Beech parked at our local airport in Rehoboth Beach. They used it for all kinds of flying there. That airplane had a very distinctive sound a deep roaring throat I knew what it was without looking up. This video brought back fond memories of that old beautiful bird. I never got to ride in her but this is the next best thing!..Thanks Juan, Jimmy for the flight around the pattern..

  • @EastBayBlue
    @EastBayBlue 3 роки тому +7

    "Out of the clear blue of the western sky comes Sky King" That TV show made me want to become a pilot... and I did become a professional pilot. Thanks Sky!!!

    • @samburkes7552
      @samburkes7552 2 роки тому

      Michael Brown..Yes!! We've seen every episode of Sky Kjng. His first 'Songbird' airplane was that taildragging Cessna UC-78/T-50, with the Jacob radials. Then, they had him fly what my Dad last flew corporately in '63, that Cessna 310B..great airplane. Had Continental 0-470's, Harzell props..Dad had to take an early retirement due to co. selling the plane, and his chronic R.A...there went his flying career, but instructed to pay our mortgage & bills! He had bittersweet opinions of Twin Beeches, mostly good. Certain that most older pilots would share those as well.
      We also saw in person Mr Kirby Grant M.C. an airshow @ Ryan Field, w. of Tucson, in 1975..Great time there! I'm sure he's passed on!

  • @kenduncan3221
    @kenduncan3221 3 роки тому +6

    My dad was an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force in the late 50s and early 60s and was just telling me that the C-45 9the military version) was his favorite aircraft to work on.

    • @williamheyman5439
      @williamheyman5439 3 роки тому +2

      Oh, thank you so much. I knew I knew the airplane. I was a student at Boston University, in 1957, and in the Air Force ROTC, and we got to go up with our instructor, but it was at night, and we had a turn in the cockpit. So I flew this plane. And only later I learned that it was a C-45, and only now, thanks to you, I know that it was a Beech D-18? Whatever. I knew that I knew this airplane. And I have the DVD of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, World," and when I saw the airplane I knew that I knew the airplane. So thanks to you. And as luck would have it I wound up in the army, retired as a colonel, so no more flying for me, but thank you again for reminding me of the airplane that I once flew, if only for a moment.

  • @glenanders5267
    @glenanders5267 3 роки тому +27

    Brings back memories. 50 years ago I worked for a fellow who had mail contracts. We used to call gassing and oiling the twin beeches "slopping the hogs." Us lineboys would help load and unload the mail and then ride along. Quite an experience for me as my previous flying was in a C150. We didn't have to ride too long before we got to land and takeoff. Lots of experience gained in a short time with engine failures, total electrical failure, hail, thunderstorms, and ice. I bounced once and that was scary. We always did wheel landings. Rode with Bobby Younkin when he was flying the mail.

    • @samburkes7552
      @samburkes7552 2 роки тому

      Wow!! You had quite the life experiences with those great airplanes! Like my Dad did for a while in the 50's & early 60's!

  • @fourfortyroadrunner6701
    @fourfortyroadrunner6701 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful. Unfortunately I've never been in an 18, but for many years our family owned a WWII surplus Crocker-Wheeler training gun turret which were sometimes mounted in an AT-11, training version of a Beech 18

  • @robertk.5195
    @robertk.5195 3 роки тому +7

    In the 50s I used to bike to a local private airport. One of the few hangars had one of these that came and went a lot. The days they flew, I could wait for hours to be able to get an earful as that White & green beauty made it's music as it lifted off the grass strip.

  • @sactu1
    @sactu1 3 роки тому +2

    Having owned a polished aluminum aircraft in the past (Sonex), I can only imagine the work involved in keeping that beauty looking pristine. What a lovely piece of aviation.

  • @samburkes7552
    @samburkes7552 2 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous old Twin Beech D-18! Our dad, Sam A. Burkes, Jr, flew a Beech D-18 for Doubleday Publishing Co. in the early 50's out of LaGuardia, NYC. Then took on another corp.pilot job with Coats & Clark Threads, flying a Beech Super 18/E-18 also out of LaGuardia. He had told us they were great airplanes, could carry a load, but you had to 'stay ahead of them', being of the nature they were. Always had to fly them, could be tricky on landing, 'specially in crosswinds. He was also a cert. A&E mechanic, worked on his own planes, specially those P&W Wasp Jr, R-985s!! He loved his work! I went up in the E-18 a couple times, never flew in the Doubleday D-18. Think that was built in 1948. His last corp. piloting job was flying a Cessna 310B for Orion Aviation also out of LaGuardia, erstwhile out of Newark. They sold the 310B, he retired early, was arthritic..Great, iconic airplanes! Would just love to fly in one sgain. I'm 72, don't know how much longer I'll be around. Maybe I'll get the chance. Thanks for great video!!

  • @thereissomecoolstuff
    @thereissomecoolstuff 3 роки тому +1

    Juan you got the touch...you grease that gear down, no bump. You are a great pilot...

  • @myrlstone8904
    @myrlstone8904 3 роки тому +37

    Now that brings back memories ! Many years ago I worked for a small operation in Alaska serving Indian villages along the coast and throughout the interior with two Beech 18s. A beautiful classic aircraft with an equally beautiful exhaust note , and an incredible work horse. In regards to the spar AD and required spar strap modification, the aircraft is a known load hauler. In the old days max gross weight was not given the respect shown today. (Understatement) I have always had the suspicion that may have contributed to the original spar issues.
    A final fond memory - an 18 has a particular scent, the wonderful odor of an old aircraft.

    • @donmcatee45
      @donmcatee45 3 роки тому +3

      Totally agree, you would bulk out before gross out...

    • @leefithian3704
      @leefithian3704 3 роки тому +1

      Used to work , jump 195 with same wasp Junior fora decade , 3 blade though , had a beech 18 cargo door gear up on our spot at Airglades 2IS in s fl , cool airplane

  • @coldfoot99
    @coldfoot99 3 роки тому +7

    How cool to watch these guys who fly for work, fly for fun, and take us along. Thanks.

  • @slkgeothermal
    @slkgeothermal 3 роки тому +3

    I heard him say it was used for Skydivng in Canada for awhile. I am an old skydiver who has jumped the Beech 18 many times. I love stepping out the door and onto the wing then running off. It is much easier to get out onto the wing than most people think, especially if you have some external handles or a strap. This one is a gem and I am jealous, nice job on the restoration. Thanks for sharing this one with us Juan.

  • @skyblazerrc7228
    @skyblazerrc7228 3 роки тому +15

    The look and sound of that low fly-by! So beautiful

    • @mikecrim5292
      @mikecrim5292 3 роки тому +3

      I kept looking for the sign that he was going to fly through

    • @user-pf5xq3lq8i
      @user-pf5xq3lq8i 3 роки тому +1

      That was the highlight right there!

  • @scottchadbourne4759
    @scottchadbourne4759 2 роки тому +3

    I worked line service while in high school (50+ years ago) at an airport that had a Super 18 based there. If I remember correctly, it took 80/87 octane and I added oil in gallon cans rather than quarts. I always savored the sound of those Pratts and prop pitch change after takeoff. The non-pilot owner eventually sold it for a King Air.

  • @a-fl-man640
    @a-fl-man640 2 роки тому +1

    was a passenger in a B-18 once, in the cargo/seating area, no seats skydive plane and the pilot rolled it. damned good pilot. killed in alaska flying fish in a DC-3. really nice guy too.

  • @sumrica
    @sumrica 3 роки тому +15

    I love the sound of those engines in every phase of flight.

  • @MarybethIUHoosiers
    @MarybethIUHoosiers 3 роки тому +43

    What a beautiful aircraft! I was fortunate to meet Olive Beech as a young girl several times due to my fathers love for Beechcraft Staggerwings. Thank You for sharing!

    • @TreeTop1947
      @TreeTop1947 2 роки тому +3

      Beech Staggerwings are the most beautiful civilian aircraft ever built, IMO!
      TreeTop

  • @txkflier
    @txkflier 3 роки тому +4

    Wow, that was great. I got to ride in the right seat one night on a mail run in an SMB Stage Lines Beech 18. We flew from Texarkana to Longview, Dallas, and back under IMC with a minimums ILS at Texarkana. I didn’t get to see much outside other than the glow of city lights under the clouds, but I could certainly hear those 985’s. Thanks for the ride..

  • @samburkes7552
    @samburkes7552 2 роки тому +2

    Once again, loved this informative video. Already knew quite a bit about these old, classic Twin Beech 18's, learned more watching this...And, oh man, those sounds of the P&W Wasp Jr's, the Ham. Std. props, and the exhaust sounds. Wish Dad was alive to relive these sequences!! He'd get a kick out of it! Thank you gentlemen for this vid.!!

  • @raymondstrom7686
    @raymondstrom7686 3 роки тому +1

    What a gorgeous bird. It's a keeper.

  • @harrowtiger
    @harrowtiger 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks Jimmy & Paul & Juan for taking us along in a magnificent Twin Beechcraft.

  • @andyboy189
    @andyboy189 3 роки тому +2

    What great bunch of guys!

  • @bluehornet6752
    @bluehornet6752 2 роки тому +2

    I used to fly one of those things with Garret turboprops on it, hauling freight in Alaska. What a beast! I also flew a round-engined one with tricycle gear as well. Sweet aircraft!

  • @grandpapa2134
    @grandpapa2134 3 роки тому +8

    You are bringing back memories.
    when I was about 12 years old we went to Hawaii. My dad got us a plane ride around the island in a Beech h18. I got to ride in the co-pilot's seat the whole time.
    The pilot let me fly the damn thing. Memories

    • @LuvBorderCollies
      @LuvBorderCollies 3 роки тому

      1984 We did a hop from HON to Maui for a day trip. Our plane was a well used Beech 18. It was a couple months before I started flight training so the pilot stuck me in the co-pilot seat. Pilot was a petite nervous guy who chainsmoked but his persona matched the patina of the plane. Didn't take long to see most of the instruments did not work, the ones that weren't missing anyway. But it got us to Maui noisy but cramped and back again.

  • @bingosunnoon9341
    @bingosunnoon9341 3 роки тому +6

    I worked in the factory that made this plane. Never flew it though but I did fly other Beech planes. They had a flying club that was pretty good. Five bucks an hour to solo a 140. Most FBOs were charging seven.

  • @mhjohn3185
    @mhjohn3185 3 роки тому +21

    Frankly we are enjoying your furlough as much as you are. Thanks for sharing.

    • @seanmcerlean
      @seanmcerlean 3 роки тому +2

      He is certainly enjoying himself.

  • @RedRoosterParty
    @RedRoosterParty 3 роки тому +10

    The closest I came to a D-18 was when I got to run-up the engines of a C-45 at an A&P school in Ft. Worth TX to adjust the carbon pile voltage regulators. Just running the engines felt special. Frank Tallman had a heck of a time with that billboard scene. The wing leading edge got banged up and debris blocked the air intake on one engine causing it to shut down. He landed single engine IFE.

  • @drenk7
    @drenk7 2 роки тому +2

    Thank Juan! That was a very enjoyable 36 minutes. If it wasn’t for the spar AD there world be many more Beach 18s flying. Spar must run right behind the pilots, separating pilots and passengers.
    A brilliant idea, a welded tubular spar. Weight saver and strong. Maybe with today’s MIG welders the welds would have lasted longer.

  • @ronhunt2477
    @ronhunt2477 3 роки тому +25

    Great video and beautiful aircraft! I retired after 41 years with AA in 2019, flew left seat on MD80, 757, 767, 777, 787 - Tell Jimmy not to give up on letting go of that beautiful twin Beech, retirement isn't the end of things it's just another interesting chapter in your life. Where there's a will theres a way! Best wishes to all of you!

    • @blancolirio
      @blancolirio  3 роки тому +9

      Hey Ron! Thanks, will do.

    • @jimhansen5167
      @jimhansen5167 2 роки тому

      Hey Ron, respects to you on a magnificent career. Of all those beautiful ladies you left seated, which one is #1 in you heart?

  • @jdshemp
    @jdshemp 3 роки тому +1

    Thank's for the great memory's! First airplane,I manipulated the controls on,as a little boy,thanks to Captain George Parmenter ,at Cape & Islands Airways,I had to sit on a large Jeppesen binder to see over the instrument panel. My first "Airliner" worked on,as a newly minted A&P mechanic,was another fine Beech product,The C-99,at Bar harbor Airlines.

  • @morthomer5804
    @morthomer5804 3 роки тому +28

    His first flight back at work, he is going to look over and say:
    "Let's go for a wheel landing."

  • @blueducst4
    @blueducst4 3 роки тому +2

    We had a C45 at A&P school. Loved that Twin Beech!

    • @natielou143
      @natielou143 3 роки тому

      SMAT? in Lowell, MI? 24C?

    • @blueducst4
      @blueducst4 3 роки тому

      @@natielou143 nope, Portland Community College in Oregon.

  • @MegaShadow1964
    @MegaShadow1964 3 роки тому +5

    We had B-18 in Yellowknife, NT. Beautiful bird!

  • @mightysprocket
    @mightysprocket 3 роки тому +47

    Perfect cover photo! After all, we’re living in a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!

    • @TalladegaTom
      @TalladegaTom 3 роки тому +18

      +1 As an aside to that, the scene when they flew through the hanger and the billboard was shot at the Santa Rosa airport (STS). That hanger is still there and can be viewed from the road. Next to the airport a short distance is an air museum that has more film related stuff. The stunt pilot, Frank Tallman, said that he was only going to do that stunt once, so the film crew had to capture the moment in one take. I have seen that hanger and it isn't very big. You really had to know what you were doing to fly through that. And who would want to fly a propeller driven aircraft through a billboard? It was crazy and amazing action. The stuff of legends.

    • @jeremysarge1772
      @jeremysarge1772 3 роки тому +7

      One of the all time best film's ever!!!

    • @markhorton3994
      @markhorton3994 3 роки тому +5

      @@TalladegaTom Frank Tallman built a replica of the Spirit St Louis from the original plans. He did some of his best work including flying his replica Spirit of St. Louis ( Lindbergh asked for a plane that was hard to fly to help him stay awake) with one leg. He lost a leg to infection from an accident in his driveway playing with his kids and walked with a prosthetic and flew without.

    • @markhorton3994
      @markhorton3994 3 роки тому +4

      @@TalladegaTom Frank Tallman died from conditions Juan Brown has talked about. On a VFR ferry flight IFR conditions developed. There was a mountain higher than his cruising altitude. He was unable to avoid terrain he couldn't see.

    • @ervinthompson6598
      @ervinthompson6598 3 роки тому +2

      @@TalladegaTom ..... bent the props , crushed the leading edges almost back to the spars - the movie construction crew used the wrong material for the billboard and as a result it was like flying through a brick wall - Frank managed to get the airplane back on the ground but nearly crashed - scared him badly.

  • @noel56z
    @noel56z 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the great video. Brings back many memories when I flew an 18 for Apollo Airways in a night cencelled check operation out of Detroit City airport. Fine airplane. Great ice carrier in the wintertrime but a lousy ineffectiuve heater. The other pilots flew the ship with the muff heaters.

  • @coffeeseven
    @coffeeseven 2 роки тому

    "If you're in it for the money you're in the wrong game". That's a true story, Paul. What a gorgeous plane. Thanks Juan.

  • @n6mz
    @n6mz 3 роки тому +1

    I wish I could have taken a photo in the engine shop at Kenmore Air in Kenmore WA. I couldn't believe there were THAT many R-985 jugs in one location! What a beautiful sight (and a beautiful round engine). Thanks!

  • @michaelhope9881
    @michaelhope9881 3 роки тому +6

    The Hamilton Standard Propellers for the Beech 18 use a pump for feathering and unfeathering. The rear mounted propeller governor is mounted on the gun synchronizer pad on the P&W 985 then though external tubes to the front of engine. The Hamilton Standard AD for inspecting the blade shanks for corrosion pitting is required because the propeller acts like a centrifuge and slings all of the garbage material that builds up in the oil put to sit around the blade shank around the seal. I have seen the blades with about 1/8 inch of corrosion pits in the area that developed in less than 18 months; the operator was using AV Gas. I have also seen what happens when a blade actual has failed in the shank, the blade comes off and you go down now, no five second count to see what the problem is, thankfully the pilot survived.

  • @xdays8806
    @xdays8806 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for giving me this trip back in time! In the late 60's and early 70's I flew G and E models all around the country delivering sensitive material for the government...even brought a part of Alan Shepard's space suit to Cape Canaveral. It was a fun airplane to fly with an autopilot that only occasionally worked and a radar that only worked when it was clear :). The expression at the time was, "You're not a real pilot unless you've flown a Beech 18 around the Northeast in the wintertime"!! I ended up retiring off the 767-400 for a major carrier, but some of the best flying I did was in the Beech...thanks for the memories!

  • @steveholton4130
    @steveholton4130 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome! Fantastic! Gorgeous Bird! Living 5 miles from Windsor Locks and 15 from East Hartford it did my heart good to see those beautiful HSD props mounted to those mighty P&WA engines! I love that sound from the cockpit or overhead. It seems so weird that those biggish Pratts only cruised her at 150 when only 10 years later a pair of 210 horse Continentals pushed a Baron along at 210 knots. Oh, how aviation jumped ahead in the sixties and seventies. I sure do have a special place in my heart for AA pilots. Have a fabulous day guys. SDH the Great Unknown in CT (Simsbury Airport and BDL)

  • @Nord3202
    @Nord3202 3 роки тому +4

    When I was a young pilot with a A&P working at the Plymouth Airport I got to fly in Bob Trinque's Beech C45. All the passengers draw straws for the copilot seat & I got lucky. Bob actually let me have the controls at attitude. My plane was a Cessna 140 & I had alot of time in my Dad's Maule. But nothing compared to those 900 horsepower engines. I can thank Bob for a great memory. 🙂

  • @fillywinks
    @fillywinks 3 роки тому +18

    And there I was thinking that I would never be interested in a twin. What a machine...

  • @mfreisem7
    @mfreisem7 3 роки тому +2

    From an aircraft lover
    Thank you Juan

  • @oldtugs
    @oldtugs 3 роки тому +7

    Sigh, memories of close to a a thousand hours driving a C-45 across Washington, Idaho, and Montana on a freight and night mail run. That airplane was truly a workhorse, and a thorobred at that. That particular aircraft was fitted with 12:1 blowers which made it possible (most of the time) to maintain MEAs across the mountains of Idaho and Montana.

    • @lizj5740
      @lizj5740 3 роки тому +3

      *minimum en-route altitude.

    • @whisperingeagle
      @whisperingeagle 2 роки тому +1

      My dad flew the c-47 for the montana civil air patrol in the late 40s and 50s helena montana. You probably remember the big quake.

  • @rickmaudlin2160
    @rickmaudlin2160 3 роки тому +6

    The hanger they flew through for the movie is still standing at Sonoma County / STS. Now part of Pacific Coast Air Museum PCAM.
    Great video Juan and beautiful plane. Thanks all for sharing

  • @scottholman3982
    @scottholman3982 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you, Juan! Nice to meet some of 'those magnificent men in their flying machines.' The flying scenes from "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad World" were incredible, and no computer generated graphics back then. They really flew one of these through a hanger!

    • @blancolirio
      @blancolirio  3 роки тому +1

      Yep!

    • @roguedalek900
      @roguedalek900 3 роки тому

      @@blancolirio I had a friend who was personal friends with Frank Tallman and Paul Mantz.

  • @danielpearson6306
    @danielpearson6306 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful B-18. Much better than the B-18 cargo work horse that I flew and many I worked on.

  • @TerryLawrence001
    @TerryLawrence001 3 роки тому +2

    Wow! Memories of love at first sight.

  • @VMCAviationVideos
    @VMCAviationVideos 3 роки тому +12

    The twin Beech was my first love. We had one sitting at our small grass airfield and every time i went by I admired this beauty.

  • @daver3681
    @daver3681 3 роки тому +3

    Outstanding! He makes those wheel landings look easy.

  • @rgt4848
    @rgt4848 3 роки тому +6

    One of the best sounding flying machines out there. Beech 18 on floats is even more fun btw.

    • @maryhines322
      @maryhines322 3 роки тому +1

      I watched a twin Beech on floats do a engine run up, it almost tore the dock down!

  • @Danstaafl
    @Danstaafl 3 роки тому +9

    I used to jump a Beech 18 out of Cal City back in the '80's.. Love the sound of those engines!
    The period background music made the whole thing Juan! Awesome! What a pretty bird.

  • @johnlindholm1955
    @johnlindholm1955 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the memories... flew a D18S one summer 480 hours to/from Canada bush hauling fishermen.... it had short stacks and grossed 10200# gross... about 4000# useful load as I recall.. loved every minute.... nose baggage could hold 2 duffel bags of fish. Really helped keep CG forward

  • @Sylvan_dB
    @Sylvan_dB 3 роки тому +4

    Oh, that's a beautiful machine.

  • @daleevans3250
    @daleevans3250 2 роки тому +1

    I worked tor the local Beechcraft distributor at KDTN in Shreveport in the late '50s and early'60s. Back then, before the jets became common, the Twin Beech was the gold standard for corporate transportation. It was faster than the airlines to travel point to point between small towns. The last model I remember was the E-18S-9700. It was easy to spot because of the 3 bladed props. A beautiful, fast airplane that held its own until it was replaced by the jets.

  • @erichboese7209
    @erichboese7209 3 роки тому +8

    Great video Juan...sure miss ours. My dad owned several 18s. The most memorable were a ‘48 D18s and ‘56 E18s. Many many adventures we took in those planes....from Baja to British Columbia and all kinds of places in between. It was the ultimate family SUV!

  • @stevewausa
    @stevewausa 3 роки тому +1

    Wow what a gorgeous airplane.

  • @loach392
    @loach392 3 роки тому +2

    We drove by that billboard the plane went through in the morning and it was in one piece and later when we came home it had a big hole in it and we figured out what happened when we saw the movie.

  • @arthenry498
    @arthenry498 2 роки тому

    THAT is a gorgeous flying machine!! She BELONGS in the air!! Thanks to everyone who had a part in taking me along on this flight!! I really enjoyed this..

  • @rogerlafrance6355
    @rogerlafrance6355 3 роки тому +1

    We had one in Casper as a jump plane. 27.5 thou, loaded, no problem and no O2 in the back, tunnel vision is real. Dirt runway(HAD), no problem. Like the DC-3, cost is low relative to modern turboprops of the same class, but, still a lot as a Heavy Sport Aircraft, but cheaper by the seat. PS, note the Radar nose and some had deicer boots, top notch in the day.

    • @pasp6868
      @pasp6868 3 роки тому +1

      We have another one in Casper now.

  • @mackfisher4487
    @mackfisher4487 3 роки тому +3

    Incredible thanks for keeping her airworthy, now I'll have to study and see what the differences between Lockheed Electra, and the Twin Beach.

    • @tedburnard841
      @tedburnard841 3 роки тому

      Will have to look again at my DVD of the Flying Legends Airshow 2005 at Duxford (Cambs, UK) and check out the segment with Bernard Chabert’s Electra flying with Air Atlantique’s Avro Anson - pretty sure the tail wheel was fixed on both.

  • @fubarmodelyard1392
    @fubarmodelyard1392 3 роки тому

    "What if something happens?"
    "What can happen to an old fashioned?"
    Great piloting in that movie. Thanks for the tour

  • @sw653j
    @sw653j 3 роки тому +2

    Way Cool, Love the Wheelies. See Red biplane pass by windscreen, gotta be a Pitts. But no looks like a Stolp? Maybe Single place Acroduster? rare...

  • @jamesthompson3099
    @jamesthompson3099 3 роки тому +1

    A thing of beauty is a joy forever - John Keats describing a Beech 18. 🥰

  • @olsonspeed
    @olsonspeed 3 роки тому +1

    " She's a beauty Clark", that is one special airplane, looks fantastic in polished metal.

  • @FI2006007
    @FI2006007 3 роки тому +16

    What a beautyful airplane

  • @rebekahleonard2884
    @rebekahleonard2884 3 роки тому +10

    Thank you, Juan! My old bones cheered with this one. Excellent video...all the questions were spot on and the answers concise. Some vids I listen to, but yours I have to watch. My father (he listened to Lindbergs landing on a crystal set, waaay past his bedtime...he signed up Dec 9, 1042 and flew "a few" missions) would have been an avid supporter of your approach and love of aviation. My mother (an student-nominated award winning "best teacher" for more years than we can count) would second that! Me, a retired private pilot and teacher, say, "Thank you for your willingness to dedicate the time to record, EDIT, and upload these videos." My prayer is that, some night over a black, you'll know how much you bless us. Journey mercies.

  • @maggiesfarm9132
    @maggiesfarm9132 3 роки тому +1

    I love its a mad mad mad world. I am 43 and first watched it around 18. I grew up in yucca Valley and 29 palms. Alot of that movie was filmed in those location. Favorite parts of the movie where the airplane seans. Cool plane. Thanks for the video.

  • @michaellucht6351
    @michaellucht6351 3 роки тому +5

    My first fly in fishing to northern Ontario above Red Lake was to a lake on a D-18 on pontoons.

  • @On-Our-Radar-24News
    @On-Our-Radar-24News 3 роки тому +2

    Gotta give up the expensive toys when you retire! Someone is going to own a beautiful airplane in another year and a half. Mark at Sykwagons, please make sure this beauty ends up with a good home!

  • @thomasaltruda
    @thomasaltruda 3 роки тому +19

    6:22 and 6:28 “Look at this” and “look at that” we’re looking! We’re looking! And we’re drooling right there with ya! I love how you took your aluminum girl to visit the Beech instead of the fabric one! Also funny how you said you’ll land long, then proceed to squeak it on the numbers! Haha!

  • @jwb2814
    @jwb2814 3 роки тому +1

    Gentlemen thank you for really caring for these beautiful aircraft.

  • @ahl2easy
    @ahl2easy 3 роки тому +6

    Flew the G model beech 18 for 10 years back and fourth to Provideniya Russia and all all around alaska for 4,000 hours.
    Great aircraft! Can’t beat the R 985 PW engine for sound!