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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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
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!
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.
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..
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.
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. :)
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!!!)
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.
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".
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
FiveCentsPlease The head design of most radials was a hemispheric design. In fact the Harley-Davidson Knucklehead was based on two cylinders of a radial Pratt&Whitney.
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! :)
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.
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.
For me this is the sexiest plane ever; Long, shimmering, mighty, immaculate.As a boy I used to have a huge model one hanging from my ceiling over my bed. Much prettier than the Fortress.
Larry Tischler Same size as a B52, but it looked extraordinary. Wonderful thing, though totally outperformed by B52 which cruised at 2 1/2 times faster, carried an extra 80,000lb further and higher.
mart fart It was built for range back before in flight refueling. They were stationed at San Antonio about 120 miles from where I lived. We had lots of B-24's, Navy PB4Y2's, in Corpus Christi, but those big B-36's were awesome.
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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
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Hat's off to the men who keep these old piston powered warbirds alive. I absolutely love watching them start up.
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.
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.
I wish more companies would invest in flight simulators so we can all enjoy these great aircraft to at least a certain extent.
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.
You really could edit out the first 4:00 or so and nobody would miss it.
I"ve been in this big girl...amazing when you think of the manufacturing technology and engineering of that era
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.
This plane changed the course of history! Respect it please.
Just...wow. Incredible machine. So glad we still have her. Inspiring!
@ 4:30 the action starts...........
I saw FIFI flying around Marco Island Florida a few weeks ago! BLOODY BRILLIANT!
Saw this bird at Boeing field Seattle WA earlier this week. Super cool.
Beautiful Aircraft! that Ol B-29 Superfortress!
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.
* 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
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
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
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!
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.
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..
I got to see and tour FiFi many years ago and never forgot her.What a great experience.
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.
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. :)
"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.
Wow....I saw FIFI as a kid in like 1979 or 80 at Clearwater International. She's gonna outlive me! :o
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.
That is amazing sound how those engines roars to life, totally awesome!
She's in Prescott AZ today. Been here since Wednesday and did flights yesterday and today. Awesome.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!!!)
This airplane flew over my house today! OMG - it was beautiful! A true thing of beauty! Joe - Fishers, Indiana
Senior citizens of planes from the era gone by deserve our respect.
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?
There is nothing like hearing the sound of the engines popping and smelling the exhaust fumes.....SWEEEEEEEEEET!
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.
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
I just got back from an air show where we got to go in this plane!
Sounds like 4 giant big block chevy engines with massive cam idle 🥰☺️
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".
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.
Thanks to the Crew and the Volunteers that keep this Lovely Lady flying :}🛩️
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 :-)
Holy shit, that is an aircraft and a half, what a beauty.
Great video, these are the kind of things that I will never get tired of watching. Thank you!!
Just super! Thank you. Even the nose art is perfect, it seems to flow with the lines of the plane.
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'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!
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.
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 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.
My uncle was an instructor pilot on the B29 @Clover airfield. Amazing bird
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.
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.
2200 to 3700 hp per engine!
with two brothers in the Navy and two in the Army I should have known. lol ty for the smile :)
I always imagined the engines on a plane would start up simultaneously. :O
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.
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.
I know it's highly unlikely, but I still hope one day "FiFi" will visit Europe. I would love to see it.
What a beautiful airplane. Hats off to everyone keeping this old bird flying.
I’ll be seeing her in two weeks I can’t wait!!!
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.
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.
Amazing! I saw this plane fly in Midland, Texas two weeks ago at the Airshow 2012!
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
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!!
Superbe plane ! Quatre moteurs de 28 cylindres.. Le B29 à le plus puissant moteur, un Pratt Whitney x 4 = 112 cylindres phénoménal !
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
These old warbirds are the muscle cars of the airplane world. All her engines sound like big block Chevy motors
Yeah, right.... a 3350 cubic inch engine with 18 air cooled cylinders is based on a liquid cooled V8 from a car.
FiveCentsPlease The head design of most radials was a hemispheric design. In fact the Harley-Davidson Knucklehead was based on two cylinders of a radial Pratt&Whitney.
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 this plane a few months ago at Deer Valley airport, good looking airplane
I have been inside FiFi, it sounds amazing in person.
Omg! You have biblical knowledge of Fifi???
Hahahah
awesome piece of machinery
My father got to ride in a B-29, when he was a Sea Bee on Tinian.
Remember 10th March 1945!
Remember 6th & 9th August 1945!
I've been inside of this aircraft. It was awesome!
four and a half minuites of confusion
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.
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. :)
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.
not to mention the smell of the exhaust ... one of a kind smell too
Can't beat the sound of four Rolls Royce Merlins on Avro Lancaster
good call on the sound, really liked the video... cheers
For me this is the sexiest plane ever; Long, shimmering, mighty, immaculate.As a boy I used to have a huge model one hanging from my ceiling over my bed. Much prettier than the Fortress.
having dozens of them on a runway all starting up at the same time? The sound would be deafening.
Ever hear a B-36? They made B-29 sound small.
Larry Tischler Same size as a B52, but it looked extraordinary. Wonderful thing, though totally outperformed by B52 which cruised at 2 1/2 times faster, carried an extra 80,000lb further and higher.
mart fart It was built for range back before in flight refueling. They were stationed at San Antonio about 120 miles from where I lived. We had lots of B-24's, Navy PB4Y2's, in Corpus Christi, but those big B-36's were awesome.
Larry Tischler Would love to have seen them, awesome is the word .
Imagine how a whole squadron of these ladies sounded on started on start up back in the day