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B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:39 pm
by Gunny04
These are from a flight I just finished, Unfortunatly on the landing I was a bit to fast and I out shot most of the runway.... I did manage to land with one heck of a fire! everyone lived to tell about it. This is the B-17G from wings of power. The Mesh is FS Genesis for Europe

Starting engines at Heathrow
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Leaving london with contrails
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Nose art and zoom in on Shoo shoo Baby
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Virtual cockpit
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The worst Final approach of my life! 200Mph!
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Gunnerman (one directly under camera) and I in my wrecked B-17G
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Re: B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:42 pm
by GunnerMan
Please note my appraoch was not 200 MPH 8) lol you are a very crazy flyer Gunny inthat last shot I eventualy got my nose touching his just for kicks(no not that way u perv):o

Re: B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:52 pm
by BiggBaddWolf
hmmmm didnt know props would leave contrails...guess ya learn something new every day...Great shots anyway  ;D

Re: B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 10:43 pm
by GunnerMan
Yup in WW2 the B17s on raids would fill the sky with them, thats how germans knew they were comming

Re: B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:32 pm
by beefhole
Pffft, go-around? Not me.  I'll take the hit.  ::) ;D Good pics.  That was the worst final approach of my life too.  :P

Re: B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:47 am
by Gunny04
lol.... Big mistake aint it? Who cares long as you have a few thousand to pay for doctors

Re: B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:52 am
by Jared
I don't know, I'd rather go around and see a happy bird sitting on the ramp in on piece.. ;-)

Re: B-17 Bomber flight from Heathrow to Brussels

PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:58 am
by Gunny04
Then take a 100Knot Final approach from about 3 to 9 miles? lol a bit extreme but you'll get down I imagine, That 17 from 25k in a straight dive and a half mile final, ugh NOT SAFE! lol cheers