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flight of th phoenix (Read 229 times)
Sep 17th, 2005 at 1:55pm

looie   Offline
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whats that plane in it called?
 
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Reply #1 - Sep 17th, 2005 at 6:16pm

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I think it's a Lockheed C-119, very cool plane, decent movie too! Smiley
 

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Reply #2 - Sep 17th, 2005 at 6:18pm

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thanks a lot i'll try and find it now.
 
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Reply #3 - Sep 17th, 2005 at 6:24pm
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Actually it's a C-82
 
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Reply #4 - Sep 17th, 2005 at 7:37pm

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Actually it's a C-82


The C119 and the C82 is all the same!

The C119 'Flying Boxcar' was developed during WWII as the C82.

By the way it's fairchild, not lockheed, my mistake! Wink
 

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Reply #5 - Sep 17th, 2005 at 8:38pm

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A C-82 was used in the 1965 original; the remake made use of a C119.
Here's a link to info on the real aircraft used in both films...
http://www.uswarplanes.net/specialfeature.htm



I haven't seen the remake, but the 1965 original is superb, and unlike the remake, it featured an airworthy Phoenix (the second production ran out of time and money, and couldn't complete a flying full-size one). Legendary stunt pilot Paul Mantz died when the Phoenix crashed during shooting of the original film.
And not to be ghoulish, but here's a link to stills from the footage of the last  flight of the real Phoenix- I couldn't find any other pics of it in flight, other than the original movie itself. Only a tiny piece of this film was used in the final cut.
  The story of how Mantz, and not his partner, wound up making that fateful flight is pretty chilling... fate is the hunter, indeed. Submitted with all due respect to the incredible Mr. Mantz, who was nothing less than a master artist of flight. Charles Lindbergh's quote at the bottom of the page sums up the essence of a guy like Mantz pretty well. He lived a long life for such a bold pilot, and he died happily fulfilling his true calling...
http://stripe.colorado.edu/~steinerd/Phoenix.html


And, BTW, you might be interested in this (scroll to bottom of the page):

http://www.planesimulation.com/fsdownloads4/FS4a1x19.htm
 

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Reply #6 - Sep 18th, 2005 at 10:55pm

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The original " Flight of the Phoenix " Was a great Movie.
Jimmy Stewart was my favorite actor.  I still watch his
movies all the time.  Check out " Harvey " sometime.
The remake was O.K..  I like Dennis Quaid but, His
movie just doesn't compare to the original.
 

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