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Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Sandman_SBM on January 13, 2001, 03:19:00 PM

  (http://www.screaminbluemessiahs.org/image/shots/0101/b17trap2.jpg)  
  (http://www.screaminbluemessiahs.org/image/shots/0101/b17trap3.jpg)

Maybe it's me, but this seemed too easy. Is there a hook modeled on non-carrier capable aircraft?

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Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Dux on January 13, 2001, 10:01:00 PM

Nice landing!
Of course that was the easy part... try taking off    :P


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Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Frosty1 on January 13, 2001, 11:54:00 PM

7 FPS, ouch.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: TheWobble on January 14, 2001, 12:08:00 AM

LOL, im gonna put that on my site!

Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Jimdandy on January 14, 2001, 12:22:00 AM

Oh yes I live in Washington State so I can say with firm conviction that Boening made a carrier version of the B-17. It was the very rare B-17W. The W designation of course was for water. They had early problems with the tail hook interfering with the tail gunners view when retracted. This was solved by adding a manual system of operation. The tail gunner would just push a boat anchor out a small door in the rear of the plane. Beautiful shot of a very rare bird. I think this photo was taken in the Gilligan Island operation. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

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Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Sandman_SBM on January 14, 2001, 01:11:00 AM

It's not just the B17.

   (http://www.screaminbluemessiahs.org/image/shots/0101/lanctrap1.jpg)

   (http://www.screaminbluemessiahs.org/image/shots/0101/b26trap1.jpg)  

   (http://www.screaminbluemessiahs.org/image/shots/0101/c47trap1.jpg)  

Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Jimdandy on January 14, 2001, 01:25:00 AM

Those are just stolen Boeing ideas, sorry. Notice the boat anchor.

Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Fishu on January 14, 2001, 02:45:00 AM

Can we also take-off in B-25's?  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
I saw once picture of CV having deck full of B-25C's, although, they were only supposed to takeoff and land to land base  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Duckwing6 on January 14, 2001, 06:10:00 AM

Hey who said " I dare you to take off a B26 from the CV?"

Here's the film   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Doolittle's Takeoff (http://members.aon.at/duckwing6/doolittle.ahf)

Was with 25% fuel and 20 100lbs full flaps, taxied all the way back to the end with engine controlls and differential brakes.

I tried afterwards 50% fuel and 8 500lbs it works too   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

DW6

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Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: TheWobble on January 14, 2001, 06:47:00 AM

its not too hard to get the 26 off a carrier, ive done it with 25% fuel, all 1k's and wasnt too difficult, didnt even have to taxi way back.

Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: sling322 on January 15, 2001, 03:02:00 PM

I dropped a B17 on the deck of the CV last week and stopped it and just for the heck of it tried to take off again.  It was pretty easy.  Of course I was empty and low on fuel also.  I turned on the film recorder and was going to film it again, but alas, as I was approaching to land again, some joker turned the CV and I was swimming   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Hangtime on January 16, 2001, 01:45:00 AM

 (http://www.planestuff.com/lib/planestuff/b29carrier.gif)

Hehehehheeee

Hang

Title: B17 Trap (with images)
Post by: Jigster on January 16, 2001, 01:53:00 AM

Gawd I just woke everybody in the house up.


BAH HA HA HA haw haw hehehehe  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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