Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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Chrysler MOPAR ALLPAR link for any one interested in the history of the B29, Redstone Missile or Military Vehicles etc.

www.allpar.com/history/military/b-29.html

B29 Central Station Fire Control system link.

www.twinbeech.com/CFCsystem.htm

The Remote Control Turret System (RCT) or Central Station Fire Control System was first used in the Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

This system, which was developed by General Electric, was a very advanced weapon system for its day.

Instead of the gunner being inside the turret, between the guns or at an open waist window in the 30 below zero wind, he was located inside the pressurized crew compartment.

If the gunner was in a more comfortable heated environment, could wear fewer layers of clothes, wasn't restricted inside the turret it was reasoned that he would be less encumbered and less fatigued than his brother in the manned turret.

Dave

Singer contribution to the B29 computer.

home.roadrunner.com/~featherweight/b29comp.htm

During the latter half of the war period, Elizabethport Works has concentrated its major effort on another gun fire control instrument, the Computer used in the fire control system of the B-29 Super-Fortress Bomber.

Dave.

B-29 Doc is about to take off from Mc Connell Air Force Base after a 16 year restoration.

Live feed here -

Too late. Missed it.

Dietmar wrote:

Too late. Missed it.

You can wind it back.

Evelyn wrote:

Dietmar wrote:

Too late. Missed it.

You can wind it back.

Thanks I was actually watching the Friends of Doc logo thinking I had missed everything as it was a live feed, however I have now managed to rewind!

Cheers Steve, another truly awesome moment in aviation!

Peter wrote:

A lot of nothing happening in the first 90mins! Shame about the sound and not hearing the engines start up.

Here's a much more straight to the point version. Taxi, take off, landing & taxi in just over 4 mins.-



The take off -



Steve