Originally Posted by
Timbo
I was hired in 1985, and I never saw this add, it was WAY before then, I would guess 1970's.
That is a Diesel 8 with the 'old' engines though.
I did get to ride on one a few times, chasing my girlfriend (F/A) to a layover, but with the new fans, that they would put into reverse on descent!
That's right, I said they would put them into reverse in flight!!
(inboards only, I was told)
If you were sitting all the way in the back, you could watch the aisle flexing back and forth, you would lose sight of the front, it would wiggle back and forth so much!
You could do the reverse thingy and all kinds of spare change, screwdrivers, small animals would magically appear on the cockpit floor. If you were really sneaky you'd make a gradual taxi turn and then a quick one in the other direction, nailed the tail gunners every time.