Those props are massive! My father-in-law flew on those: radio man and gunner. Was shot down over Japan and was a POW for months. God rest his soul, he passed in 1986.
My Mom built B-29's. When she was 18 years old she borrowed 20 dollars from her three brothers who were already in the Army fighting WW-II. With $60.00 and a bus ticket and an eighth grade education she left her share cropper parents and found a job at Boeing. Later she joined the Army and preformed maintenance work on these airplanes. She was a B-29 fan all the rest of her life.
This flew over my house in Nashville today. Luckily I was outside to see it. Been getting goosebumps every time I think about it. Amazing to experience it. Sounded incredible and looked like the legend it is.
Fantastic to see this aircraft still flying. So ahead of its time. The B-52 took many systems and instrumentation right off this bird. If it ain't a BOEING it ain't going. Great video for generations to watch and learn from.
Love it. FiFi was a "Ramp Queen" for several years down in Oakland on the North Field when I was learning to fly. Got to walk around and touch her. Love hearing those engines.
Listening to that first Radial fire up rattling and coughing into life cylinder by cylinder. Then, as all the cylinders begin firing, that deep growl is music to the ears. I can only think of two other engine sounds that are just as evocative, a big V8 revving up and, of course, Rolls Royce fabulous Merlin engine. My heartfelt thanks and congratulations to all those who brought this beautiful bird back to life for our pleasure and enjoyment.
My Dad was a B-29 crewman in WWII (radio operator), I got to go inside FIFI in June 2015 at Reading, PA and sit at his station in the plane. Was a experience I will never forget.
"just set the fire-extinguisher over there under the wingtip, we wont need it...and only 1 ground crewman too my good man"...man alive that fifi crew has got it down...almost as fast as a hollywood movie "start-up"....number 1, 2, 3, and 4...lol.....and R.I.P...Nine-O-Nine.
There is no such thing as wasting time when looking at these birds...he had a burr up his hind end. We are lucky to even be able to see them anymore..thanks for posting brother.
Simply Awesome! Listening to all those cylinders coming to life from an uneven rattle to that BIG powerful growl. I think maybe, only a Merlin sounds better!
Man I could sit and watch that beautiful thing all day. She flew over my house in 2011 going into L.A.F. Base for the air show, I was walking the dog down at the ball field and saw her go over, man that was a thrill. DAVE
Great Video! FiFi came to Evansville, In. May '83. The underside was painted black for the movie "All the Right Stuff" A B-24 flew in as well, it was named "Diamond Lil". When they left I was just a few feet away when they started the engines up. I didn't have a camcorder but it was recorded in my memory banks and this vdeo brought it all back. Thanks!
I used to detail the landing gear on these and a electra you talk about a chill on top of chill just stand by one of these bad boys,it is something to remember, god bless America
She's a beautiful gal! I saw her at the Toledo Express Airport back in 1982 or 83, What a spectacular sight and to hear her flying in and landing! A tremendous roar. :)
Years ago... I had the pleasure of watching a B-17, a P-51, P-38, a Texan and a few other WWII Warbirds fly right over my head at about 2,500 ft. It makes your chest rattle. Most beautiful, AND FRIGHTENING, sound I've ever heard. It was incredible. I can only imagine what a whole squadron would sound like.
This is a great video simply for the pleasure of hearing the roar of those engines and the history that it carries (even though this specific plane never saw any combat). Fifi is constantly touring the US, if you have any interest in aviation, it's awesome to go see it in person, and you can even book a flight in it! It's not cheap, though.
Saw this fine aircraft in person about 20 years ago at an air show. Was one of a few that could climb inside the nose and flight deck; something I'll never forget. Amazing stuff to say the least.
I was fortunate enough to get to see and walk through this airplane at a nearby air show a few years ago, but was not able to be at the airport during the arrival or departure so didn't get to see her fly. I would love to see the startup and takeoff in person. What a magnificent piece of machinery. This was a huge leap forward in aircraft technology when this was first introduced. These old war birds have a grand history and are truly beautiful to see.
Quite something and wonderful recording. Put this through a decent HiFi and the room just rumbles along in sympathy, cats meow hamsters squeal, dogs bark, the parrot hangs himself etc..
Saw her fly over my school here in Ventura California a few months ago. IT was SO amazing. She was escorted by 5 P51D aircraft as well. It sure was a sight.
I just had the honor of seeing this very plane up close and see it fly this past weekend. smaller then I expected, videos and pictures are deceiving, (not THAT much bigger then the B17). But absolutely amazing to see and hear. On the ground it sounds like thunder, in the air it has the meanest growl you could ever hear from a set of radials.
It's a strobe-like effect when the camera and prop speeds come in synch with each other. If you watch most old westerns where a stagecoach is being pulled at high speed you'll see the wheels' spokes appearing to do exactly the same thing.
There is a ground helper with a fire extinguisher. The B-29 has on-board fire suppression for each engine, and the CAF has used it before with a small in-flight engine fire several years ago.
I watched this procedure at the CAF base in Midland, TX. It's hard to believe that during WWII several hundred B-29s were started up and took off in one day for each mission.
I got to go aboard 'FiFi' when it landed in Ft Wayne Indiana with the B24 'Diamond Lil'. Untill I got close I had no idea how BIG a B29 is. They had some difficulty with the portside outboard engine so they werent giving rides that day,.(not that I could have afforded it) but MAN I WANTED TO. I DID get to sit in the flight engineers chair,.just a FANTASTIC airplane. I DO have a model of it.
I have seen a shitload of B-29 startup videos and so far this one has the best sound. With my 12-inch active studio subwoofer turned on, it is literally shaking the walls! The picture is.... not the best, but the audio really does compensate for that. Good job! :)
Well, my school that I went to was for Aviation Maintenance. So it is nice to see airworthy aircraft. Unlike the ones we worked on in the school. And kind of hard to gaze out the window when there are no windows (One class had none) or they were not facing outside, towards ATC, or the runway. There was only one classroom that had that view but our backs were toward the window. The only classroom with the view of the runway for that matter.. Only other way to see it is from the parking lot, or from our hanger doors.
Back when you could get away with that sort of thing, I stood at the end of the runway with my video when FIFI took off. The ground shook. Unforgettable.
Wow, this B-29 actually landed at the company (Broadhead, or Stevens, dont remember) where my dad worked 7 or 8 years ago, i was like 6. Beautoful plane.
My dad flew these out of Guam. Had to crash land on Iwo Jima twice on the way home due to battle damage. Flew three planes: "City of Bay City", "Idiot's Delight", and "Battle Axe".
I admire the "greatest generation" for taking up the challenge to design from scratch and build the material needed to win WWII and the men who bravely fought for our freedom.
I actually like that it gets good later in the video. Gives me time to read the description and comments first. I usually pause videos first just to get familiar with them before I watch. It's how I avoid wasting time watching a video just to find out it's an ad or some stupid kid clowning around :D
Heard a loud rumble on sunny day and there was a B-29 slowly cruising about 4 miles a way and at about 2000ft above Ground level. B-29 cruised on and off that day. There was air museum in that area, so FiFi probobly felt right at home.
Omg where is FiFi parked at now? I use to work on her back in the 1980's when she was parked at March AFB at the musem there. Then she had the black bottom... wow I was just a teen then she brings back so many great memories!!!!
I remember as a child I witnessed a swarm of I think about 8 C47 Skytrains going by at low altitude! The sound was so awsome that me and my friend just jumped around screaming and laughing like lunatics:)) Imagine to have been present when a large number of these devils took off from eg. Saipan.., breathtaking!!
They could still have an ARFF truck there, just behind the camera. When I worked for KSUS and provided ARFF for Fifi, I stayed back about 200 ft. to allow for photographers and videographers. I just told them if they see anyone frantically waiing or if they hear my siren to get the hell out of the way.
Imagine a hundred of them cranking-up!! My Dad was the First Pilot on a B-29 when we were on Guam 1947-1948. Dad flew out of North Field Army Air Field (later became Anderson AFB. When those 29's cranked-up, the entire island shook.. It was a helluva sound, one that is ingrained into my bones!! To this day, I can tell the difference between a B-17 and a B-29 flying over, sight unseen! (in Rapid City, 1950, the ground shook when the B-36's flew over... at 30,000 Feet!!!)
DeltaSniperZRR, We have become a throw-away society. Same happed to the 101 wooden hulled ocean minesweepers built in the mid '50's all but a few were scrapped. I was stationed on one during Vietnam, she too is but a fond memory. At an original cost of a staggering $9,000,000 dollars. One is being slowly and painstakingly being restored.
The engine crankcases were magnesium, and some did catch fire but it was not because of the magnesium, it was more due to ruptured fuel lines and oil fires. Magnesium requires far more heat to ignite than even explosive shells produces. If a fire burned long enough and got hot enough they could, but the wing usually failed first.
Yes... critical engine, torque, p-factor. There are actually GA aircraft, like the piper seneca, that have counter rotating engines to balance out the forces in flight
Starting 1engine is that you have to set up the fuel and spark right. You can only do that to 1 engine at a time. Has plenty of power. That's why there is a person with a fire extinguisher to put out a fire in the engine or on the ground.
Is there anything more beautiful than an old warbird? Also, Doc, air frame number 44-69972, is being restored to flight status in the Kansas Air Guard Hangar across from the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas.
+SuperSaltydog77 I was a 17 year old new member of VP-774, at NAS Los Alamitos (CA), in 1959. We flew P-2V Neptune, antisubmarine patrol bombers. The Neptunes had the same R-3350 radial engines as the B-29s. I used to stand behind an engine, when it was started on our line, assume a "stable position," at a 45 degree angle, and INHALE that wonderfully pungent aroma of exhaust smoke and burned oil. I could have spent hours doing that, but had to get aboard, to go fly in that baby. The coolest seat, in the whole plane, was in the nose. A very comfortable seat, with padded arm rests, a big metal cage, on which a MA DEUCE could be mounted, as a foot rest, and a 360 degree plexiglass nose, for superior visibility. THAT WAS MY DISNEYLAND. Take off was very much like a cat-shot, every time we took off, as both the pilot and co-pilot would stand on the brakes, and run both of those massive engines all the way up, along with the two J-34s. "Two turning and two burning." When the plane started to jump up and down, wanting to zoom off down the runway, the pilots would release the brakes, and AWAY WE GO.
+theoriginalbadbob I think the guy asked for weather the engines sound different from the behind compared to the front. Not your life story. And yes it does sound a bit different from behind like all aircraft engines.
Funny story about the Tu-4: because the Soviets used the metric system, their closest standard metal gauge thickness was a bit thicker than the B-29's skin. Added up over the whole airframe, theirs was considerably heavier, so they never got the performance the B-29 had.
Y'all come to Midland Oct 13-14 2012 @ and see FIFI and Diamond Lil. Our Annual airshow and CAF HQ is putting the "RITZ." FIFI just recovered from a major overhaul.
No matter what anyone says, watching these old warbirds fire up and fly with grace is simply majestic
And the fact that it is called a Superfortress makes it instantly awesome
Hey
Preach the truth, I SAID PREACH
Those props are massive! My father-in-law flew on those: radio man and gunner. Was shot down over Japan and was a POW for months. God rest his soul, he passed in 1986.
My Mom built B-29's. When she was 18 years old she borrowed 20 dollars from her three brothers who were already in the Army fighting WW-II. With $60.00 and a bus ticket and an eighth grade education she left her share cropper parents and found a job at Boeing. Later she joined the Army and preformed maintenance work on these airplanes. She was a B-29 fan all the rest of her life.
Hat's off to the men who keep these old piston powered warbirds alive. I absolutely love watching them start up.
I saw FIFI flying around Marco Island Florida a few weeks ago! BLOODY BRILLIANT!
This flew over my house in Nashville today. Luckily I was outside to see it. Been getting goosebumps every time I think about it. Amazing to experience it. Sounded incredible and looked like the legend it is.
Fantastic to see this aircraft still flying. So ahead of its time. The B-52 took many systems and instrumentation right off this bird. If it ain't a BOEING it ain't going. Great video for generations to watch and learn from.
Love it. FiFi was a "Ramp Queen" for several years down in Oakland on the North Field when I was learning to fly. Got to walk around and touch her. Love hearing those engines.
Listening to that first Radial fire up rattling and coughing into life cylinder by cylinder. Then, as all the cylinders begin firing, that deep growl is music to the ears. I can only think of two other engine sounds that are just as evocative, a big V8 revving up and, of course, Rolls Royce fabulous Merlin engine. My heartfelt thanks and congratulations to all those who brought this beautiful bird back to life for our pleasure and enjoyment.
Just...wow. Incredible machine. So glad we still have her. Inspiring!
I wish more companies would invest in flight simulators so we can all enjoy these great aircraft to at least a certain extent.
I"ve been in this big girl...amazing when you think of the manufacturing technology and engineering of that era
You really could edit out the first 4:00 or so and nobody would miss it.
This plane changed the course of history! Respect it please.
My Dad was a B-29 crewman in WWII (radio operator), I got to go inside FIFI in June 2015 at Reading, PA and sit at his station in the plane.
Was a experience I will never forget.
Beautiful Aircraft! that Ol B-29 Superfortress!
"just set the fire-extinguisher over there under the wingtip, we wont need it...and only 1 ground crewman too my good man"...man alive that fifi crew has got it down...almost as fast as a hollywood movie "start-up"....number 1, 2, 3, and 4...lol.....and R.I.P...Nine-O-Nine.
There is no such thing as wasting time when looking at these birds...he had a burr up his hind end.
We are lucky to even be able to see them anymore..thanks for posting brother.
Simply Awesome! Listening to all those cylinders coming to life from an uneven rattle to that BIG powerful growl. I think maybe, only a Merlin sounds better!
Man I could sit and watch that beautiful thing all day. She flew over my house in 2011 going into
L.A.F. Base for the air show, I was walking the dog down at the ball field and saw her go over, man that was a thrill. DAVE
Great Video! FiFi came to Evansville, In. May '83. The underside was painted black for the movie "All the Right Stuff" A B-24 flew in as well, it was named "Diamond Lil". When they left I was just a few feet away when they started the engines up. I didn't have a camcorder but it was
recorded in my memory banks and this vdeo brought it all back. Thanks!
Saw this bird at Boeing field Seattle WA earlier this week. Super cool.
I used to detail the landing gear on these and a electra you talk about a chill on top of chill just stand by one of these bad boys,it is something to remember, god bless America
I got to see and tour FiFi many years ago and never forgot her.What a great experience.
She's a beautiful gal! I saw her at the Toledo Express Airport back in 1982 or 83, What a spectacular sight and to hear her flying in and landing! A tremendous roar. :)
Years ago... I had the pleasure of watching a B-17, a P-51, P-38, a Texan and a few other WWII Warbirds fly right over my head at about 2,500 ft. It makes your chest rattle. Most beautiful, AND FRIGHTENING, sound I've ever heard. It was incredible. I can only imagine what a whole squadron would sound like.
@ 4:30 the action starts...........
This is a great video simply for the pleasure of hearing the roar of those engines and the history that it carries (even though this specific plane never saw any combat). Fifi is constantly touring the US, if you have any interest in aviation, it's awesome to go see it in person, and you can even book a flight in it! It's not cheap, though.
We got the chance to see Fifi just the other day when she made an appearance at Modesto Airport in California. Amazing plane!!!!!
Saw this fine aircraft in person about 20 years ago at an air show. Was one of a few that could climb inside the nose and flight deck; something I'll never forget. Amazing stuff to say the least.
I was fortunate enough to get to see and walk through this airplane at a nearby air show a few years ago, but was not able to be at the airport during the arrival or departure so didn't get to see her fly. I would love to see the startup and takeoff in person. What a magnificent piece of machinery. This was a huge leap forward in aircraft technology when this was first introduced. These old war birds have a grand history and are truly beautiful to see.
Quite something and wonderful recording. Put this through a decent HiFi and the room just rumbles along in sympathy, cats meow hamsters squeal, dogs bark, the parrot hangs himself etc..
Wow....I saw FIFI as a kid in like 1979 or 80 at Clearwater International. She's gonna outlive me! :o
That is amazing sound how those engines roars to life, totally awesome!
This airplane flew over my house today! OMG - it was beautiful! A true thing of beauty! Joe - Fishers, Indiana
She's in Prescott AZ today. Been here since Wednesday and did flights yesterday and today. Awesome.
Saw her fly over my school here in Ventura California a few months ago. IT was SO amazing. She was escorted by 5 P51D aircraft as well. It sure was a sight.
Great video, these are the kind of things that I will never get tired of watching. Thank you!!
I just had the honor of seeing this very plane up close and see it fly this past weekend. smaller then I expected, videos and pictures are deceiving, (not THAT much bigger then the B17). But absolutely amazing to see and hear. On the ground it sounds like thunder, in the air it has the meanest growl you could ever hear from a set of radials.
Just super! Thank you. Even the nose art is perfect, it seems to flow with the lines of the plane.
Ooooh that first start up is spine tingling. Symphony of pistons :)
+Tempest500 you have a good ear.
It's a strobe-like effect when the camera and prop speeds come in synch with each other. If you watch most old westerns where a stagecoach is being pulled at high speed you'll see the wheels' spokes appearing to do exactly the same thing.
* It doesn't get good until about 4:30 *
So why leave the first four minutes in the vid?
....for the die-hards....
+ ernie3nell for the lack of editing skills
There is a ground helper with a fire extinguisher. The B-29 has on-board fire suppression for each engine, and the CAF has used it before with a small in-flight engine fire several years ago.
My uncle was an instructor pilot on the B29 @Clover airfield. Amazing bird
I watched this procedure at the CAF base in Midland, TX. It's hard to believe that during WWII several hundred B-29s were started up and took off in one day for each mission.
I got to go aboard 'FiFi' when it landed in Ft Wayne Indiana with the B24 'Diamond Lil'. Untill I got close I had no idea how BIG a B29 is. They had some difficulty with the portside outboard engine so they werent giving rides that day,.(not that I could have afforded it) but MAN I WANTED TO. I DID get to sit in the flight engineers chair,.just a FANTASTIC airplane. I DO have a model of it.
I have seen a shitload of B-29 startup videos and so far this one has the best sound. With my 12-inch active studio subwoofer turned on, it is literally shaking the walls! The picture is.... not the best, but the audio really does compensate for that. Good job! :)
Saw her yesterday, along with the P-51 Man o' War, and the B-17 Sentimental Journey and a B-25. Got to look inside all of them too.
It was amazing seeing this thing at the airport by my school yesterday!
Must be a fun school. Whenever teacher is boring, gaze at aircraft or just sneak into the control tower.
Well, my school that I went to was for Aviation Maintenance. So it is nice to see airworthy aircraft. Unlike the ones we worked on in the school.
And kind of hard to gaze out the window when there are no windows (One class had none) or they were not facing outside, towards ATC, or the runway.
There was only one classroom that had that view but our backs were toward the window. The only classroom with the view of the runway for that matter.. Only other way to see it is from the parking lot, or from our hanger doors.
I have been inside FiFi, it sounds amazing in person.
Omg! You have biblical knowledge of Fifi???
Hahahah
Amazing! I saw this plane fly in Midland, Texas two weeks ago at the Airshow 2012!
Back when you could get away with that sort of thing, I stood at the end of the runway with my video when FIFI took off. The ground shook. Unforgettable.
Wow, this B-29 actually landed at the company (Broadhead, or Stevens, dont remember) where my dad worked 7 or 8 years ago, i was like 6. Beautoful plane.
My dad flew these out of Guam. Had to crash land on Iwo Jima twice on the way home due to battle damage. Flew three planes: "City of Bay City", "Idiot's Delight", and "Battle Axe".
There is nothing like hearing the sound of the engines popping and smelling the exhaust fumes.....SWEEEEEEEEEET!
when you prime the carburetor the rich fuel mixture when ignited, makes that back-fire like bang. After ignition the fuel mix is leaned up a bit.
I can then recommend "12 o’clock high" for some similar machines revving up, taking off, and landing. There’s also "Catch 22" for some good scenes. :)
Preasurised cabin, computer guns, AMAZING
+xboxgamer I never knew how beautiful a B-29 was. It was positively ART DECO.
BS, Sparky, the B-29 was the FIRST bomber to be pressurized, and the leather bomber jacket pre-dated the plane by decades.
And yes that sound is just awesome, I am going to build a model of this aircraft, I just did a B-17 'Flying Fortress' so this is next, can't wait.
I admire the "greatest generation" for taking up the challenge to design from scratch and build the material needed to win WWII and the men who bravely fought for our freedom.
I actually like that it gets good later in the video. Gives me time to read the description and comments first. I usually pause videos first just to get familiar with them before I watch. It's how I avoid wasting time watching a video just to find out it's an ad or some stupid kid clowning around :D
What a beautiful airplane. Hats off to everyone keeping this old bird flying.
Heard a loud rumble on sunny day and there was a B-29 slowly cruising about 4 miles a way and at about 2000ft above Ground level. B-29 cruised on and off that day. There was air museum in that area, so FiFi probobly felt right at home.
Omg where is FiFi parked at now? I use to work on her back in the 1980's when she was parked at March AFB at the musem there. Then she had the black bottom... wow I was just a teen then she brings back so many great memories!!!!
Holy shit, that is an aircraft and a half, what a beauty.
I’ll be seeing her in two weeks I can’t wait!!!
Senior citizens of planes from the era gone by deserve our respect.
I remember as a child I witnessed a swarm of I think about 8 C47 Skytrains going by at low altitude!
The sound was so awsome that me and my friend just jumped around screaming and laughing like lunatics:))
Imagine to have been present when a large number of these devils took off from eg. Saipan.., breathtaking!!
Thanks to the Crew and the Volunteers that keep this Lovely Lady flying :}🛩️
Thanks for your reply about that, I figured one of you guy's would know as I was not around prop planes much myself. Rich.
Superbe plane ! Quatre moteurs de 28 cylindres.. Le B29 à le plus puissant moteur, un Pratt Whitney x 4 = 112 cylindres phénoménal !
I've seen her flying three times in my life. If she ever gets to my part of the country, I'm SO gonna pay for a ride!
They could still have an ARFF truck there, just behind the camera. When I worked for KSUS and provided ARFF for Fifi, I stayed back about 200 ft. to allow for photographers and videographers. I just told them if they see anyone frantically waiing or if they hear my siren to get the hell out of the way.
IMagine a whole squadron of these cranking up? God bless you "kids" who flew in these things and, thanks for *freedom*. Let's hope we can keep it.
Imagine a hundred of them cranking-up!! My Dad was the First Pilot on a B-29 when we were on Guam 1947-1948. Dad flew out of North Field Army Air Field (later became Anderson AFB. When those 29's cranked-up, the entire island shook.. It was a helluva sound, one that is ingrained into my bones!! To this day, I can tell the difference between a B-17 and a B-29 flying over, sight unseen! (in Rapid City, 1950, the ground shook when the B-36's flew over... at 30,000 Feet!!!)
2200 to 3700 hp per engine!
DeltaSniperZRR,
We have become a throw-away society.
Same happed to the 101 wooden hulled ocean minesweepers built in the mid '50's all but a few were scrapped.
I was stationed on one during Vietnam, she too is but a fond memory.
At an original cost of a staggering $9,000,000 dollars.
One is being slowly and painstakingly being restored.
with two brothers in the Navy and two in the Army I should have known. lol ty for the smile :)
I just got back from an air show where we got to go in this plane!
I always imagined the engines on a plane would start up simultaneously. :O
saw this plane a few months ago at Deer Valley airport, good looking airplane
It's been said that nobody needs a 'assault weapon', but I think everybody should have a B-29.
There is only one of the fuckers!! Bags I have it!
The fact that I can't buy a b29 at a used car dealership is proof that we lost the second amendment years ago
4:30
The engine crankcases were magnesium, and some did catch fire but it was not because of the magnesium, it was more due to ruptured fuel lines and oil fires. Magnesium requires far more heat to ignite than even explosive shells produces. If a fire burned long enough and got hot enough they could, but the wing usually failed first.
i love the way the guy on the runway has a fire extinguisher like if this baby blows up i'll put it out with this :-)
Yes... critical engine, torque, p-factor. There are actually GA aircraft, like the piper seneca, that have counter rotating engines to balance out the forces in flight
not to mention the smell of the exhaust ... one of a kind smell too
I've been inside of this aircraft. It was awesome!
good call on the sound, really liked the video... cheers
I know it's highly unlikely, but I still hope one day "FiFi" will visit Europe. I would love to see it.
Starting 1engine is that you have to set up the fuel and spark right. You can only do that to 1 engine at a time. Has plenty of power. That's why there is a person with a fire extinguisher to put out a fire in the engine or on the ground.
Is there anything more beautiful than an old warbird? Also, Doc, air frame number 44-69972, is being restored to flight status in the Kansas Air Guard Hangar across from the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas.
Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. But, it does sound different when recorded from behind the wings as compared to the prop end.
+SuperSaltydog77 I was a 17 year old new member of VP-774, at NAS Los Alamitos (CA), in 1959. We flew P-2V Neptune, antisubmarine patrol bombers. The Neptunes had the same R-3350 radial engines as the B-29s. I used to stand behind an engine, when it was started on our line, assume a "stable position," at a 45 degree angle, and INHALE that wonderfully pungent aroma of exhaust smoke and burned oil. I could have spent hours doing that, but had to get aboard, to go fly in that baby. The coolest seat, in the whole plane, was in the nose. A very comfortable seat, with padded arm rests, a big metal cage, on which a MA DEUCE could be mounted, as a foot rest, and a 360 degree plexiglass nose, for superior visibility. THAT WAS MY DISNEYLAND. Take off was very much like a cat-shot, every time we took off, as both the pilot and co-pilot would stand on the brakes, and run both of those massive engines all the way up, along with the two J-34s. "Two turning and two burning." When the plane started to jump up and down, wanting to zoom off down the runway, the pilots would release the brakes, and AWAY WE GO.
+theoriginalbadbob I think the guy asked for weather the engines sound different from the behind compared to the front. Not your life story.
And yes it does sound a bit different from behind like all aircraft engines.
Eat my shorts, Timi, if that really is your name, and nobody mentioned anything about the "weather," you douche.
theoriginalbadbob
Calm the fuck down.
Funny story about the Tu-4: because the Soviets used the metric system, their closest standard metal gauge thickness was a bit thicker than the B-29's skin. Added up over the whole airframe, theirs was considerably heavier, so they never got the performance the B-29 had.
They Have to put this in warthunder AND IT MUST have the name "FiFi" on the front right side
I agree, kind of a random comment about War Thunder, but yes, this is a bomber they need to add. Although it would be way over powered.
Mr. Eggbert Not If they had it as a Gift plane that you could get from something really hard
xXActiv3Blu3Xx Twenty bucks?
awesome piece of machinery
I saw this fly at EAA airventure this year AWESOME!!!!!!!
Y'all come to Midland Oct 13-14 2012 @ and see FIFI and Diamond Lil. Our Annual airshow and CAF HQ is putting the "RITZ." FIFI just recovered from a major overhaul.
My father got to ride in a B-29, when he was a Sea Bee on Tinian.
I love fifi I grew up watching them rebuild fifi I live in fifis home town