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Title: 2010 McConnell AFB Open House and Airshow
Post by: SKColt on April 26, 2011, 11:31:55 PM

Some photos I snapped at the show.

Colt
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/P51sview29-25-2010.jpg)

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(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/FA-18FSuperHornet9-25-2010.jpg)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/Mig-179-25-2010.jpg)

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(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/Mig-17view29-25-2010.jpg)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/FA18SuperHornet29-25-2010.jpg)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/B-29Doccockpit9-25-2010.jpg)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/B-29Docflightengineerstation9-25-2010.jpg)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/SKColt/B-29cockpitfrombombay9-25-2010.jpg)

Title: Re: 2010 McConnell AFB Open House and Airshow
Post by: oakranger on April 27, 2011, 12:30:13 AM

What is with the alloy bricks in the B-29?   :headscratch:

Title: Re: 2010 McConnell AFB Open House and Airshow
Post by: colmbo on April 27, 2011, 01:02:41 AM

Quote from: oakranger on April 27, 2011, 12:30:13 AM

What is with the alloy bricks in the B-29?   :headscratch:

Ballast to keep the nose wheel on the ground.  Perhaps the engines weren't mounted?

Title: Re: 2010 McConnell AFB Open House and Airshow
Post by: SKColt on April 27, 2011, 08:37:09 AM

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Ballast to keep the nose wheel on the ground.  Perhaps the engines weren't mounted?

Cha-ching...you are correct!!!!

Title: Re: 2010 McConnell AFB Open House and Airshow
Post by: Shuffler on April 27, 2011, 08:54:01 AM

Nice pics..... is that of 2010 or 2011? :)

Those old Mig 17s... thought it was a 15 but noted the fences.

Very nice pics.... thanks for posting.

Noted the Boing 787 out of the B-29 right seat.