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Lawrie · 07-16-2016, 05:08 PM

Off topic ,but very interesting,
tomorrow ,sunday morning at 8 am in Whichita kansas the B29 Doc will make its first flight after restoration,the worlds second only flying B29.
there is a live link to the flight.http://www.b-29doc.com/firstflight
Lawrie

petehoovie · 07-16-2016, 05:30 PM

'DOC'

Did you know that more money was expended on the B-29 Project than on the Manhattan Project?

Lawrie · 07-16-2016, 05:35 PM

Had the same result though,
I sure wish I could be over to watch.
Lawrie

JSeery · 07-16-2016, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawrie

Had the same result though,
I sure wish I could be over to watch.
Lawrie

I live right next to the old Wichita Airport (where the B29 is located). I'll watch for you Lawrie! I never personaly worked on Doc, but had a lot of friends that did.

V8COOPMAN · 07-16-2016, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by petehoovie

'DOC'

Did you know that more money was expended on the B-29 Project than on the Manhattan Project?

I sure hope they glue the vertical stab and rudder on that thing before they crank-up to go. I can't imagine why it's not visible in the pic. DD

Lawrie · 07-16-2016, 06:15 PM

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Yes, I just have to work out the time difference and get up to watch,
looks like about 11 pm tonight
Lawrie

TonyM · 07-16-2016, 06:35 PM

I actually have a piece of that airplane.

VeryTangled · 07-16-2016, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyM

I actually have a piece of that airplane.

Hi Everyone, TonyM, we're hangin' here. What bit of that historic machine do you have?

KGS · 07-16-2016, 07:19 PM

Jeff, He probably has the vertical stab and rudder that DD refers to...

Ken

VeryTangled · 07-16-2016, 07:38 PM

KGS, Yeah, well, I've see the Vert Stab on that beast's sister, in the Air & Space in downtown decades ago, and that just plain don't fit in anybody's garage that I know of! Including a Mr. Hendrick who lives in NC, who pretty much has unlimited space. Easier to store a Space Shuttle than just a vert section of the tail on that one.

Anyone can see the photo has the tail-less, stealth version of the B-29ab! Sheesh!

JSeery · 07-16-2016, 08:00 PM

See the center door piece in the hanger door? That's what that center upper door is for.

petehoovie · 07-16-2016, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

I sure hope they glue the vertical stab and rudder on that thing before they crank-up to go. I can't imagine why it's not visible in the pic. DD

Equipped with "vertical stab and rudder""....

flatjack9 · 07-16-2016, 08:23 PM

The other B-29, "Fifi", will be in Oshkosh for the EAA show, the last week in July.

TonyM · 07-16-2016, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by VeryTangled

Hi Everyone, TonyM, we're hangin' here. What bit of that historic machine do you have?

Boy, I wish it were something dramatic and impressive like a propeller or an instrument, but it is not. When they began the resto, the sponsors were giving away pieces of Doc's discarded aluminum skin to donors and others. A friend from Kansas was involved some how and he sent me a piece of Doc as a gift. A piece of Doc's aluminum with the AAF serial number and the Boeing logo.

JRHASZARD · 07-16-2016, 09:57 PM

In 1979 I flew a C-5 for display at Tennessee Aviation Days at Mc Ghee-Tyson, I believe. Wally Schirra came out from Base Ops and asked for a cockpit tour, which I was happy to provide. He said he once thought the B-29 was a huge aircraft and he laughed at how small it seemed under our wing.
Everything is relative.

alanwoodieman · 07-16-2016, 10:14 PM

back in 1970/71 I was in the Navy in Charleston SC and lived near the air base there, we were right under the runway takeoff direction and that plane is HUGE and when it flew over everything in the house shook!!. Took my Dad to an air base open house and he just stood there and marveled about its size, at the time two C141's were parked under the wings of it

Binx · 07-16-2016, 10:46 PM

Here's a valiant effort to recover another B-29. Made me cry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpR2S_gu5I8

Lonnie

V8 Bob · 07-17-2016, 06:24 AM

I missed seeing FiFi about 30 years ago when it was in town, but made sure to see her a couple of weeks ago when it was again in South Bend. I booked a flight in the navigator's seat, the same as my dad trained in. Very memorable.
I'm glad to see there will be another one of these very important airplanes in flight soon for many to enjoy.

Angledrive · 07-17-2016, 09:18 AM

Well Lawrie, what do you think of that? Pretty impressive, I might say so myself.

Lawrie · 07-17-2016, 09:46 AM

that is sooo good,well worth me staying up till 12.45 am.
Lawrie

07-16-2016, 05:08 PM	#1
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,212	B29 Off topic ,but very interesting, tomorrow ,sunday morning at 8 am in Whichita kansas the B29 Doc will make its first flight after restoration,the worlds second only flying B29. there is a live link to the flight.http://www.b-29doc.com/firstflight Lawrie

07-16-2016, 05:30 PM	#2
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,081	Re: B29 'DOC' Did you know that more money was expended on the B-29 Project than on the Manhattan Project? __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

07-16-2016, 05:35 PM	#3
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,212	Re: B29 Had the same result though, I sure wish I could be over to watch. Lawrie

07-16-2016, 06:15 PM	#6
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,212	Re: B29 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yes, I just have to work out the time difference and get up to watch, looks like about 11 pm tonight Lawrie

07-16-2016, 06:35 PM	#7
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,786	Re: B29 I actually have a piece of that airplane.

07-16-2016, 07:19 PM	#9
KGS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Schooley's Mountain Posts: 530	Re: B29 Jeff, He probably has the vertical stab and rudder that DD refers to... Ken

07-16-2016, 07:38 PM	#10
VeryTangled Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: (Not far enough...) Outside of DC Posts: 3,387	Re: B29 KGS, Yeah, well, I've see the Vert Stab on that beast's sister, in the Air & Space in downtown decades ago, and that just plain don't fit in anybody's garage that I know of! Including a Mr. Hendrick who lives in NC, who pretty much has unlimited space. Easier to store a Space Shuttle than just a vert section of the tail on that one. Anyone can see the photo has the tail-less, stealth version of the B-29ab! Sheesh! __________________ -Jeff H Have you thought about supporting the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum?

07-16-2016, 08:00 PM	#11
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: B29 See the center door piece in the hanger door? That's what that center upper door is for.

07-16-2016, 08:23 PM	#13
flatjack9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 4,526	Re: B29 The other B-29, "Fifi", will be in Oshkosh for the EAA show, the last week in July.

07-16-2016, 09:57 PM	#15
JRHASZARD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ophelia,Va. Posts: 219	Re: B29 In 1979 I flew a C-5 for display at Tennessee Aviation Days at Mc Ghee-Tyson, I believe. Wally Schirra came out from Base Ops and asked for a cockpit tour, which I was happy to provide. He said he once thought the B-29 was a huge aircraft and he laughed at how small it seemed under our wing. Everything is relative.

07-16-2016, 10:14 PM	#16
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: B29 back in 1970/71 I was in the Navy in Charleston SC and lived near the air base there, we were right under the runway takeoff direction and that plane is HUGE and when it flew over everything in the house shook!!. Took my Dad to an air base open house and he just stood there and marveled about its size, at the time two C141's were parked under the wings of it

07-16-2016, 10:46 PM	#17
Binx Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Gloucester VA Posts: 1,042	Re: B29 Here's a valiant effort to recover another B-29. Made me cry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpR2S_gu5I8 Lonnie

07-17-2016, 06:24 AM	#18
V8 Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granger (Northern) Indiana Posts: 1,520	Re: B29 I missed seeing FiFi about 30 years ago when it was in town, but made sure to see her a couple of weeks ago when it was again in South Bend. I booked a flight in the navigator's seat, the same as my dad trained in. Very memorable. I'm glad to see there will be another one of these very important airplanes in flight soon for many to enjoy.

07-17-2016, 09:18 AM	#19
Angledrive Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 303	Re: B29 Well Lawrie, what do you think of that? Pretty impressive, I might say so myself.

07-17-2016, 09:46 AM	#20
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,212	Re: B29 that is sooo good,well worth me staying up till 12.45 am. Lawrie