B-29 Doc First Flight, Sunday July 17th, 8:30 CST
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B-29 Doc First Flight, Sunday July 17th, 8:30 CST
If everything goes as planned, the restored B-29, Doc, will be wheels up at McConnell AFB in Wichita, KS at 8:30 CST, July 17th, 2016 after many years of dedicated work.
The flight will be streamed online here.
The flight will be streamed online here.
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AS i post this (1430 hrs BST today 17 July) a second B29 is about to make its first flight in some 60 yrs
check link fo live feed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNckztvXU3I
PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)
check link fo live feed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNckztvXU3I
PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
Great to see the aircraft fly, but the video link was abysmal - frequently causing FireFox to crash.
All those puerile tw@tter comments on YoofTube were rather irritating though...
All those puerile tw@tter comments on YoofTube were rather irritating though...
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The best use I've had for two screens on my PC!
The Youtube feed on one and Flight Radar 24 on the other.
One thing that I winced at, when the 1st T/O was aborted because the bomb bay doors wouldn't close, the A/C came close to a camera, and stopped the engines while the bomb bay doors were closed.
Then re-started the engines, without a single fire extinguisher in sight!
I knew many Crew Chiefs that would have had a heart attack at that.
The Youtube feed on one and Flight Radar 24 on the other.
One thing that I winced at, when the 1st T/O was aborted because the bomb bay doors wouldn't close, the A/C came close to a camera, and stopped the engines while the bomb bay doors were closed.
Then re-started the engines, without a single fire extinguisher in sight!
I knew many Crew Chiefs that would have had a heart attack at that.
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From: Nirvana South
For those who missed it, the Wichita Eagle has a piece that includes an interview with one of the instigators of Doc's rescue from China Lake. The whole webcast is also available on the http://www.b-29doc.com/firstflight/ website.
Hope my typo didn't stop people from seeing the flight - with all the delays it was about right!
Hope my typo didn't stop people from seeing the flight - with all the delays it was about right!
