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Answer to 'Name the aircraft'. Manufactured by Short Brothers, the Short 330 is an economical and reliable thirty-seater aircraft powered by Pratt and Whitney turboprop engines. The Short 330 can fly up to 915 nautical miles and has a maximum speed of 190 knots. Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_330 Editors' Note: A Short 330 demonstrator in Time Air livery appeared at the Farnborough Air Show in 1976. Time Air was one of the first operators, and later also had several of the upgraded Short 360 based on the 330 with a modified tail with single vertical stabilizer replacing the twin tails of the 330. |
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Photo by Steve Fitzgerald at Farnborough September 10, 1976 |
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My trip from Nanaimo (YCD) to Edmonton (YEG) October 19, 2022 Although the flights had quite a few open seats, I decided to use some of my aeroplan points to secure positive travel. For 42,120 points I got YCD-YVR-YEG-YVR-YCD. I ignored the seat selection as preferred seat was $17.25 and every other seat was $12.25. I took my chances on the seat assignments which were acceptable at 17F for YCD-YVR, 30F for YVR-YEG-YVR and 15A on YVR-YCD. The meal on board the YVR-YEG-YVR was a packet of pretzels. I was unable to secure the free chauffeured car from Berwick retirement community, where I reside, and selected the Nanaimo Airport Shuttle at $42.00 each way. Pick up was with a smart SUV at 13:00 and got to YCD at 13.30 in nice time for the flight. Changes to the arrangement since I was last through YCD in 2019 is that there are two lanes, one for checked luggage and the other for carry-on luggage; I had only a carry-on. I had forgotten my cell phone in my top pocket, and had to go thru the arch several times, before a pat down located it. I proceeded to the waiting room as there was no queue. |
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Supersonic jet once made in Mississauga will soon be on display at City Park. A ground-breaking supersonic aircraft that owns a significant place in Mississauga’s history will soon be on display in the city for all to see. Construction of a full-size replica Avro Arrow has begun at Paul Coffey Park in the Malton area of Mississauga, according to Ward 5 Councillor Carolyn Parrish. It was in Malton where the twin-engine supersonic jet, widely thought of as the ultimate in Canadian aerospace achievement and one of the most advanced jets in the world at the time, was designed and built in the late 1950's. However, production was unceremoniously halted by the Canadian government in 1959 and the $470-million Arrow program quickly became a thing of the past. Some 15,000 workers, many of whom lived in Malton, lost their jobs at the time. Source: insauga.com |
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