PARKER 61 战斗机（译文）

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PenHero 365: Parker 61 Jet Flighter

by Jim Mamoulides, January 29, 2010


Parker 61 Jet Flighter cap and nib detail

With the fountain pen losing more and more ground competing with the ballpoint, fountain pen manufacturers such as Parker spent the 1950s not only working on ballpoint pens but also working on designs that would make fountain pens easier and cleaner to fill. The Sheaffer Snorkel, introduced in 1952, demonstrated that a pen could fill from a bottle without wiping. Cartridge pens introduced by Waterman and Sheaffer in the mid 1950s showed that fountain pens could be refilled as easily and as cleanly as a ballpoint.

Probably the simplest successful filling system ever introduced debuted on the Parker 61 in 1956. Unlike any successful pen before or since, the Parker 61 uses no moving parts in order to fill the pen. The filling "cartridge" is permanently attached to the pen and draws ink by inserting the base of the cartridge into the inkwell. Inside the filling unit is a rolled, thin perforated polyethylene sheet. The base of the filling unit has three cutouts that allow the ink to enter it. The unit fills by wicking ink through capillary action, in the same manner that water can be drawn up a cotton thread by dipping one end. Surface tension holds the ink inside the filling unit until it is drawn to the nib. The outside of the filling unit is Teflon coated, so ink will not stick to it when it is removed from the inkwell, making the filling activity simple and clean. Parker illustrated this in advertisements showing the pen's nib unit sitting point up in an ink bottle with a person watching it, waiting for it to fill. Parker's advertisements described it as, "Unlike any pen in this world . . . or any other," and as a "new kind of pen that fills itself by itself."

Parker introduced the 61 Jet Flighter model in 1959 in all brushed stainless steel "Lustraloy" with chrome plated trim and fitted with a 14 karat gold hooded nib unit. The 61 Jet Flighter is more angular, more tapered, and narrower than its 51 predecessor. Both the cap top and barrel end of the 61 Jet Flighter are fitted with gray plastic "jewels." The model was produced through 1972.


Parker Jet Flighter closed

This Parker 61 Jet Flighter is a standard length, very tapered, light weight pen, weighing 0.7 ounce and being 5 1/4 inches long with the cap on and 5 5/8 inches with the cap posted on the end of the barrel. Parker 61s post deeply and securely and I like the feel in the hand with the cap posted better than without. It's just a little too short without the cap on the end of the barrel.


Parker 61 Jet Flighter open

The capillary filling system makes the Parker 61 a very convenient pen to use. Just as in the 1950s advertisements, I unscrew the barrel, drop the nib section into the ink bottle back end first and wait. Usually after 30 seconds the pen is filled and ready to write. If the outside of the filling unit is not scratched up or scarred, you won't even need to wipe it when inserted back into the barrel, as the Teflon coating really does drop the ink right back into the inkwell. Take care, as the base of the filling unit can let a drop or two go if the nib section is not handled carefully.

One tricky thing about Parker 61s is that if you find one that has been used but never flushed, it may not fill correctly, due to dried ink clogging up the capillary unit. This is fairly easy to fix, but you will need a bulb unit, like a baster has, though with a much smaller opening. These can sometimes be found in kits at pharmacies. The cleaning method is to insert the filling unit into the bulb and squeeze water into and out of the pen until it flushes clear. If the pen is not badly clogged it may also be primed by dipping the nib into the ink for a few seconds allowing the front end of the feed to wet.


Parker 61 Jet Flighter open showing capillary filling unit

As with a Parker 51, writing with the Parker 61 is not about gazing at a fancy nib, it's about a reliable pen that writes well. The brushed stainless steel finish on the 61 is duller than on the 51 and the pen is much more slender. It's a good fit in the hand if you like a smaller pen. The nibs on all the 61s I have tried are a little more dry writing than the 51, which means writing takes a little more effort.

The Parker 61 had a long run, from 1956 through 1983, and many different models were made, from lustraloy cap and plastic barrel models to high end solid gold pens. A collector focusing on the 61 will have his work cut out for him both in terms of capturing all the types and in terms of the hit on your wallet. Parker 61s made after 1969 are cartridge / converter pens, adding another dimension to the line. My preference is the capillary type, both from a user and a collector point of view. These are really high quality pens that should please the collector and the user.

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50年代，钢笔面对圆珠笔的冲击尽显颓势，像派克这样的制笔厂家不但加紧圆珠笔的研制，而且一直试图让钢笔能更加便捷、清洁地上墨。早在1952年西飞利推出的潜艇上墨设计也确实做到了从墨水瓶吸完墨水后无需擦拭，50年代中期西飞利和水人采用的墨卡几乎使钢笔变得和圆珠笔一样干净好用。
而采用最简单最成功上墨方式的笔当属1956年上市的派克61，不同于任何一种之前成功的上墨方式，61的上墨系统不存在任何机械部件：笔的吸墨管是一支固定“墨卡”，墨卡管的内部是打满细空的塑料薄片卷成的储墨芯，吸墨管的尾部打出3个进口以便墨水进入，61采用毛细原理吸入和储存墨水。吸墨管的外面镀了一层特富龙材料，这样的话当它离开墨水瓶时就不会沾留残墨也就无需擦拭。61的这种上墨方式确实简单清洁！    “一位绅士盯着笔尖朝上放在墨水瓶里的61等它吸满墨水”————这是派克61广告的一个画面，61的广告语是“世上独一无二～～会自己上墨的钢笔！”

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派克在1959年推出61“战斗机”款：经过磨砂处理的全不锈钢笔帽笔身，镀铬饰件，搭载14K金包尖。比起前任51它外形更细、更尖也更有楞有角！61战斗机采用“双珠”设计，该款式一直生产到1972年。

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叫人头痛的是你拿到一支61很可能因为从来没有清洗，抑或上墨方法不正确造成干结阻塞毛细管。解决方法其实很简单，找一支"皮老虎“（吹照相机镜头那种），截出一个和毛细储墨管相同口径套在后面，然后捏压皮老虎让清水反复进出钢笔直到清澈；如果笔堵得不厉害，把笔尖浸在墨水里一会让笔舌湿润就可以起作用。

chauyk1234

回复 4# hejingcao


    这就是61自吸的失败之处,没有墨水养住他,他就不会出水.

所以后期的61更换为转换器上墨系统.

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61的毛细上墨系统如果掌握如何清洗，使用寿命可以说是所有系统中最长的，因为没有机械部件。和它的仿品英雄100一样，61也是容易笔握爆裂，那个箭头贴片也容易脱落～～～据老外反映很多61毛细上墨正常而笔握却暴了。61并不需要墨水养着，只要不使用炭素墨水，即使堵住了也很容易清洗！！61的失败在于派克高估了普通使用者的知识和勤劳

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原文来自：PenHero 365: Parker 61 Jet Flighter     

by Jim Mamoulides, January 29, 2010

ZRYQZ

嗯，帮顶了！

164141712

顶之！学习了，61瞒漂亮的

朔风飞扬

呵呵，我有一支全钢的，可惜拍不出这么好的照片。

banyanleaf

派克最大的败笔。除非赠送，否则别浪费金钱。

hejingcao

61的失败在于派克高估了普通使用者的知识.送给对钢笔无知者一支6一等于请叫化子吃鲍鱼，要肠梗阻的～～呵呵

xc123

yuan来如此呀，谢谢楼主

banyanleaf

楼主您留着鲍鱼自己慢慢享用吧。我说61是败笔原因是首先那个时代自来水笔市场已经开始受到圆珠笔的冲击，派克把宝压在自来水笔销售量还能继续增长首先是对市场估计不对，二是毛细上水几乎让用户没法彻底清洗换墨系统。我没说61是垃圾，但是在设计上61绝对不是成功之作，你还能找到更失败的设计么？T1不算，因为那是制作成本太高。