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Offline T Cro ®

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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #760 on: June 26, 2016, 07:57:36 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on June 26, 2016, 05:58:18 AM
If this doesn't give you goosebumps...............nothing will.  In fact, it brought a tear to my eye.

Thanks Jim...

Such an amazing resurrection, I would have never guessed that such a weathered heap of alum could ever be made air worthy again....

I've said before that my father was a Crew Chief on a B29 called Heavenly Laden; and for as much as I love vintage war birds I've never so much as seen a B29 in person...
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #761 on: June 26, 2016, 10:53:39 AM »
Neither have I...
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #762 on: June 26, 2016, 05:31:17 PM »
IWM have a B29 in the American Hanger.............a big beautiful bird when you get close up and personnal

http://www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/iwm-duxford/american-air-museum



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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #763 on: June 26, 2016, 08:08:03 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on June 26, 2016, 10:53:39 AM
Neither have I...

Funny how they are such rare birds today... Pretty much everyone has seen, touched or even flown in a B17  which is much older...
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #764 on: June 27, 2016, 05:21:16 AM »
I did see one of those in the air near Columbus Ohio some years back.  My wife was with me and I kept on watching the bird instead of the road.  I kept on getting my head whacked to keep watching the traffic instead of the B-17.
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #765 on: June 27, 2016, 07:20:50 AM »
Quote from: Charlie747 on June 26, 2016, 05:31:17 PM
IWM have a B29 in the American Hanger.............a big beautiful bird when you get close up and personnal

http://www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/iwm-duxford/american-air-museum

Before the Pueblo Air Museum (http://www.pwam.org) was opened, all of the aircraft was just parked off the ramp and you could just go into the B-29. I was able to climb around the entire aircraft on multiple occasions. Pueblo CO was one of my destinations for the proverbial $100 hamburger. But in my case with a 7AC sipping 5 gal/hour it was more like a $50 hamburger.
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #766 on: July 08, 2016, 02:42:30 PM »
First flight scheduled for B-29 Doc at McConnell AFB in Witchita July 17.  Wish I could see it but it's a bit far away.  Hopefully there will be someone putting it on YouTube.

http://www.b-29doc.com/2016/07/08/first-flight-scheduled-for-b-29-doc/

Video of Doc is about at the 1:30 mark.

http://youtu.be/EsSTzCt0SQw
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #767 on: July 11, 2016, 05:04:35 PM »
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #768 on: July 12, 2016, 08:32:12 AM »
Geez, what a save!  :thumbs: :hail:
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #769 on: July 17, 2016, 04:42:06 AM »
B-29 Doc first flight web cast...I'll be on the road, unfortunately and won't be able to see it live..  8:15 am CST approximate

http://www.b-29doc.com/2016/07/17/first-flight-webcast/

Action starts about 47:00 and the aircraft takes off at 1:47:00 in to the video.  Well worth watching.


http://youtu.be/VNckztvXU3I
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #770 on: July 18, 2016, 11:16:12 AM »
AWESOME!!!
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #771 on: July 18, 2016, 12:10:20 PM »
I thought so as well!
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #772 on: July 18, 2016, 12:44:06 PM »
It's pretty clear that they were taking a slow and methodical approach to the whole rebuild and testing. Nobody wanted another Kee Bird.
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #773 on: July 18, 2016, 01:41:44 PM »
For those unaware of Kee Bird...

http://youtu.be/PpR2S_gu5I8

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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #774 on: July 19, 2016, 07:02:14 AM »
I need this T-shirt

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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #775 on: July 19, 2016, 07:28:41 AM »
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #776 on: July 19, 2016, 09:03:42 AM »
Seems like the AF is more on keeping them and replacing them with other than the F-35..

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/03/15/could-this-airplane-replace-the-a-10-warthog.aspx

Seems a bit on the light weight side and no BFG.

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-air-force-initiative-to-replace-the-a-10-warthog-is-1771018719

http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a20376/a-10-replacement-plane-air-force-a-x/

You know, there's a reason this aircraft is 'heavy'...it's the armor protection against small arms fire...I don't think anyone in the AF understands that.
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #777 on: July 20, 2016, 04:31:37 AM »

Need we say more .................

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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #778 on: July 20, 2016, 07:36:25 AM »
Is that a Typhoon?
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #779 on: July 20, 2016, 09:39:54 AM »
The Kee bird video is too sad on SO many levels....
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