3 Planes I went out to see

[[X4A]US_Kermit]

P-51 Mustang, I couldn't get close to this one because they were giving rides on it. $2000 to take a ride



here is a video
s414.photobucket.com/user/x4a_us_kermit/media/IMG_0161.mp4.html


B-24



B-24 Cockpit




B-29 FiFi





Bomb bay, you can see the pressurised tunnel on top used to get to the back of the plane



The tunnel from the inside



Cockpit


Navigation Station


Radio Station


Engineers Station


Wheel (BIG)

[[X4A]US_GungaDin]

Nice! I don't see any prop or engine controls on B-29 by the pilot, did engineer have total control? Surely some redundancy. I like the crude tubing braces for the nose coming off the pilot and co-pilot consoles.

My Mothers high school sweetheart was a navigator on one of the B-29s in the Pacific. They had to ditch on a return run from Japan and spent a few days in the water. After being picked up he was transported by aircraft flown by the movie actor Tyrone Power.

How would you like the job of polishing that P-51. The second seat is where the fuselage tank use to be. With all the guns and armor in place they had to be real careful of the CG with a load of fuel in that fuselage tank. After take off they would burn down some of that tank before switching to the drop tanks.

[[X4A]US_Kermit]

They said out of all the B-29s lost in WWII most were lost due to engine failure and not being shot down. They said the engines would over heat a lot.

[[X4A]US_Mikr]

Cool pics!