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Offline Tupac

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Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« on: July 10, 2010, 05:52:52 PM »
article:
http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100707b29.html?WT.mc_id=100709epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan

Really exciting to see this! I might have to go down to midland to see this..........
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2010, 06:24:43 PM »
Years back Fifi was in Seattle getting a paintjob up at Boeing and on a beautiful clear morning she, and two P51s flying along side each wing, flew right over my house at about 1000 feet, N to S.  Not only was it a wonderful thing to see, it was AMAZING to hear!

Go see her with her engines running!
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Offline Slash27

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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2010, 02:48:42 AM »


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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2010, 07:30:15 AM »
70 years BoB anniversary this autumn. At Duxford, and I am bloody well going to be there.
On the 60th there were some 24 Spitfires around and flying, 4 Hurricanes, P51's, F4U's, FM2, F7F, F4F, F8F,B17, etc etc.
Reccommend Duxford. Here:
http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.3152
Will be there ;)
 
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2010, 08:19:46 AM »
Quote from: Angus on July 11, 2010, 07:30:15 AM
70 years BoB anniversary this autumn. At Duxford, and I am bloody well going to be there.
On the 60th there were some 24 Spitfires around and flying, 4 Hurricanes, P51's, F4U's, FM2, F7F, F4F, F8F,B17, etc etc.
Reccommend Duxford. Here:
http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/conEvent.3152
Will be there ;)
 

Yes yes.  Duxford Wing RAF is quite awesome.  er... I mean yes indeed, Duxford is a great place to visit, none other like it in the world!!!   :D
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2010, 12:09:34 PM »
I know we have a B-29 up here in Wichita, Kansas that is being restore.  Not sure if they are planing on fling it. 
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2010, 01:59:21 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on July 11, 2010, 12:09:34 PM
I know we have a B-29 up here in Wichita, Kansas that is being restore.  Not sure if they are planing on fling it. 

Boeing rebuilt an B-17F, finished it in '96. They flew it a few times afterwards. But I think it's in their museum in Seattle. They did a great job. Boeing found that B-29 in China Lake. The ship was named Doc, after one of the dwarffs in Snow White. They worked on her to get her so they could one time fly her to Wichita. I saw the engines at the Boeing Evertt plant when worked there. There was a shop there that was going to rebuild them.
Boeing had a web sight for the resortation of it. But they ether took it down or moved it. Would like to know how far they are on it. They will get it up to flyable.
Also, at their Museum of Flight, they were working on another one there. But the wing spar is in bad shape. They were going to get it restored also, but they can only taxi her around. Not going to be flyable.
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2010, 02:17:31 PM »
Quote from: firbal on July 11, 2010, 01:59:21 PM
Boeing rebuilt an B-17F, finished it in '96. They flew it a few times afterwards. But I think it's in their museum in Seattle. They did a great job. Boeing found that B-29 in China Lake. The ship was named Doc, after one of the dwarffs in Snow White. They worked on her to get her so they could one time fly her to Wichita. I saw the engines at the Boeing Evertt plant when worked there. There was a shop there that was going to rebuild them.
Boeing had a web sight for the resortation of it. But they ether took it down or moved it. Would like to know how far they are on it. They will get it up to flyable.
Also, at their Museum of Flight, they were working on another one there. But the wing spar is in bad shape. They were going to get it restored also, but they can only taxi her around. Not going to be flyable.

Last i heard the B-29 was in parts.  Nobody really knows what is going on as i asked a lot of people who work for Boeing. 
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2010, 03:43:46 PM »
B-29 has to be nightmarishly more expensive than a B-17 to deal with
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2010, 04:51:43 PM »
Strategic Air Command Museum in Nebraska is restoring a B-29. You can actually watch some of the restoration efforts from behind a large glass window.
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2010, 05:54:45 PM »
the confederate air force got a b-29 up? COOL!!

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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2010, 08:03:48 PM »
Watching this documentry rather upset me and the Ack reckons I cant show emotion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tJb-bmgBC0

If you get a chance to see this it is worth the hour.
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2010, 08:04:15 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on July 11, 2010, 05:54:45 PM
the confederate air force got a b-29 up? COOL!!



Thankfully, the CAF is not behind the restoration efforts.
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2010, 09:29:35 PM »
was all excited, was going to leave about 5 in the morning but then I found out she didn't fly on friday due to weather,  not sure what they will be doing monday!
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Re: Worlds only airworthy B29 cleared to fly.
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2010, 10:06:55 PM »
Quote from: Bodhi on July 11, 2010, 08:04:15 PM
Thankfully, the CAF is not behind the restoration efforts.

i was kinda hoping they wouldn't be flying it either. didn't that wing have a string of problems a couple of years ago?
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