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B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:10 pm
by Aerophile
A couple of photos I took at a local Veterans Day airshow a year or two ago.

Taxiing for takeoff
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Holding short 17R
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Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:16 pm
by beaky
Hmmm... did they forget the bomb bay doors, or was it just for ventilation? ;D

Love them Forts! ;D

Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:22 pm
by Aerophile
Hmmm... did they forget the bomb bay doors, or was it just for ventilation? ;D

Love them Forts! ;D



I'm not quite sure actually.  He was taking off after the show had come to a close so it wasn't for demonstration, that I know of anyway.  It could have been for ventilation considering the Texas heat and humidity.  If I remember correctly, they closed them just before takeoff.  I don't remember why I didn't take any photos of the takeoff.

Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:21 am
by Jakemaster
THUNDERBIRD!  I've been inside that B-17.  It's down now, needs a new engine :'(

I'm sure the doors are open for ventilation, it gets REALLY hot inside the cramped interior

Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:04 pm
by Isak922
Very nice...

I was expecting to see either the Thunderbird's flying with it, or it painted like a Thunderbird jet sadly  ;D ;D

Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:09 pm
by Aerophile
Very nice...

I was expecting to see either the Thunderbird's flying with it, or it painted like a Thunderbird jet sadly  ;D ;D


No unfortunately not.  Thunderbird is the name of the airplane.  Although that would be pretty cool.  I do have a pic of an F-15 flying with a P-51 that I'll get around to posting eventually.

Well, I gotta go save the world from yet another student pilot.

Later

Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:54 pm
by Jared
ncie shots!

Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:40 pm
by 61_OTU
Love those '17's  8-)

Re: B-17 "Thunderbird"

PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:17 pm
by beaky
Very nice...

I was expecting to see either the Thunderbird's flying with it, or it painted like a Thunderbird jet sadly  ;D ;D



The name predates the USAF demo team and even the USAF itself:

http://www.303rdbg.com/thunderbird/index.shtml