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Post by AlaCowboy on May 24, 2018 19:55:08 GMT -5
Here's what I'm going to see tomorrow.www.waff.com/story/38240854/rare-aircraft-used-in-ww2-to-land-in-huntsvilleHUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Some history will be flying into Madison County on Thursday afternoon. Fifi, a restored World War II era B-29 bomber is landing in Meridianville at 12 p.m. It'll be accompanied by a P-51 Mustang, T-6 Texan and other historic planes. The B-29 will be on display at the Madison County executive airport in Meridianville through the weekend. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for kids.
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Post by Walter on May 24, 2018 22:03:18 GMT -5
I do not know if the woman was correct, but only two flyable left?
That is a too bad.
The nation should (if they do not already) set aside some historical grant dollars to help preserve such things.
They are literally examples of flying history.
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Post by AlaCowboy on May 25, 2018 13:40:12 GMT -5
I do not know if the woman was correct, but only two flyable left? That is a too bad. The nation should (if they do not already) set aside some historical grant dollars to help preserve such things. They are literally examples of flying history. |
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Post by daleko on May 25, 2018 18:33:13 GMT -5
I do not know if the woman was correct, but only two flyable left? That is a too bad. The nation should (if they do not already) set aside some historical grant dollars to help preserve such things. They are literally examples of flying history. Unlike lots of other World War 2 aircraft, B-29s were not made available on the commercial market in the immediate postwar surplus market or at any time thereafter. This is the primary reason why so few B-29s survive today. Once the spars go, it's trash, never to be made airworthy, difficult to be safely displayed. I think it takes 300,000 hours to restore them for display. You have to take them apart to get them to a location to preserve them, assuming you don't trash them in disassembly. For most air worthy isn't possible. Was in Mesa at Falcon field over the winter and watch the "crew", mostly volunteers, labor over a B-17. 10,000 hrs a yr they spend. Mostly ex mil, Boeing retirees, other aero machinists and general volunteers that retired to the area. Plus a crew that follows the aircraft around the country. The little air museum funds it all. Worth a visit, if you are in the area. When available they do for pay flights. I'm gonna to do a N2S-3 Stearman if we go next yr to visit my MIL. www.azcaf.org/
Time and money, if you have one that can be resurrected. You first have to buy it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2018 22:09:53 GMT -5
Those old warbirds are very expensive to restore and maintain. Many times new parts have to be fabricated, as there is no Airplane Zone right down the street that stocks 70 year old airplane parts. Thankfully there are quite a few P-51's and T-6's still flying, but a lot of the Mustangs have been radically modified for air-racing and look very little like they did when they came off the North American assembly line. My older brother has spent time helping to restore old C-47's, and it is a LOT of work.
Last I heard, there is a restored German FW-190 owned by a Baton Rouge couple and hangared at BR Metro Airport. I've had the privilege of seeing it up close and personal, and it makes you realize how small or cramped those WWII fighter pilots were. There ain't much room in those cockpits. There are only 7 FW-190's left in the world, presumably flyable. This aircraft also suffered damage in a bad landing when it flipped and ended up standing on its nose in 2014. I lost touch, and don't know if it was restored, and if the BR couple still own it. I haven't had access to that hangar in several years now.
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