#b 29 superfortress

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[usafphantom2]

21 September 1942. First flight of the B-29 Superfortress XB-29-BO, 41-002, first of three prototypes. American four-engine heavy bomber. It reached 6,000 feet before testing the stability/control, control power/response and stall characteristics. The flight took 1 hr. 15 min.

@ron_eisele via X

[ghostwarriorrrr]

Black Tuesday for the USAF (Korean War 1951 year)

[dronescapesvideos]

B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay". Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, late 1945.

➤FLYING THE B-29: https://youtu.be/Jg29WXAjTbM ➤U.S. AIRCRAFT SERIES: https://dronescapes.video/US

[dark0ta]

Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Doc" Taken: 7/26/24

[belovedastolove]

hello friends! here are some photos from my trip to the air show in my hometown!

these are photos from a B-29 :D

a couple more photos of WW2 era planes, sadly cannot remember what kind they are but one is japanese!

[usafphantom-2]

Painting l did back in 2010.

Ki-61 Tony fighters engaging B-29s over Japan in the early summer of 1945.

Acrylic on paper 65 x 40cm

@PeteHill854 via X

[un-ionizetheradlab]

Saw the actual Enola Gay too.

[b17project]

"Contrails", B-17 and the High Altitude

My latest speed painting untitled “Contrails” evokes a formation of American B-17s (yes, I'm fixated on this plane) conducting a raid somewhere over Europe during the Second World War. I wanted to work on a more “aerial” photo study to practice painting sky and clouds in very bluish tones.

Precision bombing from high altitude was the doctrinal background that prompted Boeing to design and build the B-17 for the USAAC as early as the mid-1930s. From the third version onwards, the aircraft was equipped with turbocharged engines for improved flight performance at altitudes above 25,000 ft (7,500 m). By 1938, the Y1B-17A was able to reach altitudes of 35,000 ft (10,510 m), a record (FAI-homologated in August 1939) for its time, especially as the aircraft was not, and never would be, pressurized. Imagine an aircraft with all its openings (bomb bay, gun ports) at the altitude of a modern airliner, the crew and all mechanical elements facing torrents of freezing air at nearly -60° throughout the entire flight.

During the war, the British who were the first to engage the B-17C in combat in 1941, had them operate at almost 32,000 feet (9,700 m), well above American recommendations. These missions put men and machines to a severe strain: because of the permanent polar cold, mechanical problems affected engines, hydraulic systems, control surfaces and weapons. The crews are not to be outdone either, with the slightest malfunction in the oxygen supply causing loss of consciousness in a matter of seconds, and even death in a matter of minutes. Anecdotes in this regard were not uncommon.

As the conflict progressed, the B-17's reliability was improved, and crew training was adapted accordingly. Selection remained drastic throughout the conflict, notably because of the physical stress generated by the extreme altitude. While a number of missions were still flown by the Americans at very high altitudes (>30,000 ft; 10,000 m), German cities were mostly bombed between 20,000 and 30,000 ft during the war, to maximize raid accuracy and avoid the fearful Flak.

It wasn't until pressurized aircraft were introduced that regular operations at even higher altitudes were possible: in May 1946, American B-29s set nearly a dozen altitude records in the space of a few days, ranging from 39,521 feet (12,046 m) to 47,910 feet (14,603 m) with loads of 2 to 15 tons!

[victusinveritas]

The crew of B-29 Superfortress 42-24598 "Waddy's Wagon" posing to duplicate the nose art. All were killed in action when the bomber was shot down over Japan in January 1945.

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[usafphantom2]

Thanks to ARFF for offering to flood the ramp for some cool photos of the B-29 “FIFI”

@andrewKphotos via X

[ghostwarriorrrr]

Miss Shorty of the 468th Bomb Group and her crew in India, 1944

[dronescapesvideos]

General Henry "Hap" H. Arnold, General Of The U.S. Air Force. A biographical documentary

VIDEO ➤➤ https://youtu.be/kyO5sOlhOZo

[diesunddas5]

B-29 Enola Gay