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[nuch_ss396]

Addendum:

I was just thinking about my post regarding the B-29 engine
swap-out I saw while waiting for my P-51 flight. What
amazed me was the engine burn-in process. They ran that
engine at damn near full throttle for about 20 minutes and
a bunch of us relocated ourselves about 500 feet directly
behind the engine being tested. With just this one engine
running at full throttle, you could lean all the way forward
on the tips of your toes and not fall. The force of the
wind kept you up. Now, that's lift !!!

[ANDY M]

Here is the official photo of "Fifi", the last of the B-29s.



The link to the CAF home page is:
http://www.cafb29b24.org/

I have been through the inside tour of both planes, and until you have seen first hand how easy it was for these planes to get shot down, you can't really appreciate how brave the crew was to fly these birds into harms way.

[nuch_ss396]

That's the plane alright. Left outboard engine was the
one replaced.

[nuch_ss396]

Here are some pics of the engine swap-out on FIFI !

Enjoy!

Engine installation:


Initial start-up:

[nuch_ss396]

This is one of me being the back seat driver - literally.
Probably the only Mustang you'll ever catch me in.......