PC-6 Turbo Porter The STOL Workhorse Utility Aircraft
Built with the reliability of a Swiss watch, this 1960s publicity film extols the performance and reliability virtues of the famous Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter general utility aircraft. The Turbo-Porter can be operated on wheels or skiis from both gravel and paved air strips and its STOL performance made it the ideal workhorse for tundra and …Read more »
Airliner Accident and Safety Review 1975
The mid 1970s was not a particularly notable period for airline passenger safety as a number of very serious accidents had taken place within just a few years. The worst had to be the 1977 Tenerife collision between a Pan Am and KLM Boeing 747, however there were other serious accidents before this including a …Read more »
FAA Convair 440 N104 Boston to Washington ATC Technology circa 1959
This publicity film from the late 1950s was made to showcase a flight between Boston and Washington, DC on a Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Convair 440 N104 to explain the advancements in computer technology for ATC flight tracking using computer generated flight strips. Keen observers will notice an American Airlines short tail Boeing 707 making …Read more »
YVR Vancouver Airport Airshows – The History before Abbotsford – 1930s to 1950s With Cold War Incident 707 versus Tu-104
Did you know that YVR Vancouver International Airport on Sea Island had airshows and large public aviation displays before the start of the Abbotsford Airshow in the early 1960s? JetFlix TV’s Henry Tenby takes us back YVR’s special events between the 1930s and 1950s in this fascinating look book at the airport’s history. You’ll be …Read more »
Wardair – The Story of Canada’s Favourite Charter Airline
Famous Canadian aviation entrepreneur Max Ward started out as a bush pilot up in Yellowknife and by the 1960s had established his company Wardair as a charter airline flying Canadians to holiday destinations in Europe and the Sun with a reputation for fantastic customer service. This film tells the story of Wardair from its founding …Read more »
I made the cover of Propliner Magazine 9 times in past 35 Years | Henry Tenby air-to-air photography
Hi there, my name is Henry Tenby and I am a lifelong aviation enthusiast and back in the pre-Internet era, I was passionate about ait-to-air Aird photography of commercial and vintage commercial prop driven airliners. During the 1980s and 1990s, Propliner Magazine was the must have periodical for all red-blooded prop fans. Propliner covered the …Read more »
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