 | Another B29 might fly?| Aviation Discuss Another B29 might fly? in the World War II - Aviation forums; I have not heard that they were going to restore the Belle to flying condition.... |
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01-30-2006, 09:36 AM
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Country:  | I have not heard that they were going to restore the Belle to flying condition.
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01-30-2006, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by evangilder I have not heard that they were going to restore the Belle to flying condition. | I was mistaken actually. They have reasembled it so it looks like its in flying condition but its in a part of the museum so they can finish it to static condition (she was used and abused in Memphis, she had a laundry list of problems which I can relate later if y'all want to). What the USAF museum did was to increase the number of tours around the plane from one tour a day to I think 3.
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01-30-2006, 11:19 AM
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Country: | Ah ok. I know most of the planes down there are kept in static display status. Could you imagine the expense of keeeping even half of their collection in flyable status?
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01-30-2006, 02:25 PM
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| Its possible. When I was an undergrad I read that Dayton restored an Oscar (which is on loan to Pensacola). It could take off tomorrow but they did things empregnate the engine in chemicals so it would not deterioate and so on.
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01-30-2006, 02:33 PM
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Country: | I know it's possible, it's just the expense of maintaining a collection that size in flyable condition.
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01-31-2006, 07:20 AM
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| Oh to be sure its hugely expensive!!!! Still look at the Fantasy of Flight museum in Fla, most of thier aircraft are in flying condition and they do fly them regularly. I hope you did not misunderstand that I said all planes at Dayton were flyable, heavens no! But I am sure some are though. Also who would want to take the risk of flying the Belle or even Bocks Car. Not that they would not be air worthy but what happens if they crash!
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01-31-2006, 08:15 AM
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Country: | Agreed. I know that some of the planes at WPAFB are flyable, but their focus is on preservation of historic aircraft. I was at the end of the runway for the final flight of the XB-70, when it landed at WPAFB for the last time. I was only 3 years old, but I remember it. My dad took me out there in the car and we sat with a bunch of other bird spotters on the side of the road to watch it.
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01-31-2006, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by evangilder Agreed. I know that some of the planes at WPAFB are flyable, but their focus is on preservation of historic aircraft. I was at the end of the runway for the final flight of the XB-70, when it landed at WPAFB for the last time. I was only 3 years old, but I remember it. My dad took me out there in the car and we sat with a bunch of other bird spotters on the side of the road to watch it. | Wow that's kick ass. The only "historical" things I have witnessed was the first and last flight of the Concord to Puerto Rico in the '80s, it went over my house. Also when the SAC base at Ramey in PR was finally closed the last few B-52s there also flew over my house.
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02-04-2006, 07:50 AM
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Country:  | Thats good stuff FBJ.
Unfortunatly I doubt there are any places in Alaska that restore old vintage aircraft that I work for.
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02-05-2006, 11:29 AM
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| I have to research but I remember reading somewhere that in Alsaka there are some firms that restore Otters and DC-3s and such to be air ambulances and pond jumpers and so on. I know its not as exotic as restoring a B-29, but its something.
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