Short final for Rwy 30.
A nice look at a gorgeous grand lady.
Smokes the mains on Rwy 30.On Saturday July 30, 2011, Honeywell Flight Test Convair 580 (c/n 2) N580HW arrived at Long Beach Airport (LGB/KLGB) from Paine Field (PAE/KPAE) at 16:16 PST. The aircraft operated with Frontier Airlines until being bought by Gem State Airlines on May 16, 1979 and re-registered as N116GS. In 1980 Gem State Airlines was renamed Golden Gate Airlines. In February 1984 the aircraft was bought by Aspen Airways and re-registered as N113AP. On March 25, 1991, the aircraft was sold to Renown Aviation who operated it for 10 months who then sold it to Allied Signal Inc. in January 1992. In November 1992 the aircraft was again re-registered as N580AS. Allied Signal operated this beautiful bird until February 2000 when it transferred the aircraft to Honeywell International which still operates this classic propliner.
(Photos by Michael Carter)
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