Certainty on Robert Stack actor as instructer has dropped to 0%! see wikipedia bio of Arthur Kennedy. Sorry for the distraction from great B17 video. Is there any way to delete a dumb comment?
I am 99% certain that the instructor/actor is Robert Stack and NOT Arthur Kennedy as found in some of the descriptions. Stack was successful in the movies but was best known for playing Elliot Ness in the original "Untouchables" television series. Also seen in this series is a young Jack Paar who plays the executive officer and in real life went on to be arguably the most popular and influential host of The Tonight Show on TV.
"Set parking brake?" "No, no. Stay on 'em til the chocks are in. If you set the brakes on hot drums, you'll bake the expander tubes." Well, duh, of course!
Film was produced the the USAAF's First Motion Picture Unit in 1943. Pilot instructor is actor Arthur Kennedy, who was attached to that unit. That unit also included such actors as Craig Stevens [TV's Peter Gunn], Don Porter [the dad in TV's 'Gidget'] and even Ronald Reagan. The B-17 used in the filming was a late-production block Boeing-built B-17F.
yup i got the B-17 accusim from A2A and its not like anything Ive flown before in FSX. Its a pity you cant shoot/bomb or be shot at but as a simulation its top notch. They modeled everything including failures due to bad engine managment. You break it!.
Its also got accumulated hours logged so every time you fly you add wear to the engines and eventualy have to get them serviced.
@gundam116 its an addon for FSX that uses a custom module to simulate engine wear and tear. Its a whole new way of flying in sims cause bad flying will lead to a broken aircraft hehe.
Obviously they didn't learn it all the first day. Those people were from the greatest generation in modern times alright. Imagine how much MORE complex the stuff they fly now must be. RN
This vid is easily a favourite. Man, I wish, someone make a sim like this. Having to keep track of all this while being shot at. Learning how to fly an aircraft with defects and bad temper. I really like this vid.
You really had to be a flight engineer as well as a pilot to understand and operate an aircraft of that era. Not at all like today's modern aircraft. Back then you had to manage everything. Far more complicated than its looks.
Some think it was some totally informal evaluation.Most fighter pilots were considered to be real extroverts, who would do better solo and not having to be in charge of 9 other souls like 17 pilots were. B-17 pilots were considered to be able to take extreme pressure without wavering. Mainly calm and cool, good leaders, methodical, who remembered they were in charge of 9 other souls. However, you could simply be assigned by who they needed more at that time. @CusterFlux
I'm going to watch this over and over till I remember it all!
philsk8thrill 1 week ago
" any questions"?...."yeah where are the parachutes"?
butio007 2 weeks ago
Thanks a lot for uploading these videos!!
Very interesting!
wasistdaswasdasist 2 weeks ago
Certainty on Robert Stack actor as instructer has dropped to 0%! see wikipedia bio of Arthur Kennedy. Sorry for the distraction from great B17 video. Is there any way to delete a dumb comment?
AllanJNash 3 weeks ago
Well, maybe 98% certain and dipping...
AllanJNash 3 weeks ago
I am 99% certain that the instructor/actor is Robert Stack and NOT Arthur Kennedy as found in some of the descriptions. Stack was successful in the movies but was best known for playing Elliot Ness in the original "Untouchables" television series. Also seen in this series is a young Jack Paar who plays the executive officer and in real life went on to be arguably the most popular and influential host of The Tonight Show on TV.
AllanJNash 3 weeks ago
@AllanJNash
It's Arthur Kennedy, alright, seenn his in some western in the early 50's with Jimmy Stewart...
pretakeoffcheck 2 days ago
Awesome. Just plain awesome!
joser7299 2 months ago
Reducing manifold pressure would alter power and RPM would it not?
simonspiers 3 months ago
@simonspiers Power yes, RPM no assuming constant speed prop.
edwardm191 3 months ago
@edwardm191 Ahh thanks!
simonspiers 3 months ago
"Don't fight her, she won't throw ya!"
Giggity!
VideoProducer 4 months ago
It's not like they don't have enough money
imaudie43 5 months ago
I think boeing should make about 40 b-17s just for nostalgia
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applesweeter 7 months ago
very mannal aeroplane
applesweeter 7 months ago
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learnedfinger 10 months ago
"Set parking brake?" "No, no. Stay on 'em til the chocks are in. If you set the brakes on hot drums, you'll bake the expander tubes." Well, duh, of course!
learnedfinger 10 months ago
Film was produced the the USAAF's First Motion Picture Unit in 1943. Pilot instructor is actor Arthur Kennedy, who was attached to that unit. That unit also included such actors as Craig Stevens [TV's Peter Gunn], Don Porter [the dad in TV's 'Gidget'] and even Ronald Reagan. The B-17 used in the filming was a late-production block Boeing-built B-17F.
madcitymcflyer 1 year ago
Seems so much more complex than a turboprop-equipped a/c. All that and still have to worry about getting shot at.
barkon 1 year ago
yup i got the B-17 accusim from A2A and its not like anything Ive flown before in FSX. Its a pity you cant shoot/bomb or be shot at but as a simulation its top notch. They modeled everything including failures due to bad engine managment. You break it!.
Its also got accumulated hours logged so every time you fly you add wear to the engines and eventualy have to get them serviced.
andysim232 1 year ago
@andysim232 wat game that
gundam116 1 year ago
@gundam116 its an addon for FSX that uses a custom module to simulate engine wear and tear. Its a whole new way of flying in sims cause bad flying will lead to a broken aircraft hehe.
andysim232 1 year ago
Obviously they didn't learn it all the first day. Those people were from the greatest generation in modern times alright. Imagine how much MORE complex the stuff they fly now must be. RN
Angryrnmedic 1 year ago
@Angryrnmedic
I bet they got computers doing all the hard work for them these days.
tusenbiter 7 months ago
This vid is easily a favourite. Man, I wish, someone make a sim like this. Having to keep track of all this while being shot at. Learning how to fly an aircraft with defects and bad temper. I really like this vid.
MajSolo 1 year ago
@MajSolo Look at the A2A Simulations B-17 with the Accu-Sim pack! its awesome, it eaven has a maintanance hangar!
MaxKoenig1 1 year ago
You really had to be a flight engineer as well as a pilot to understand and operate an aircraft of that era. Not at all like today's modern aircraft. Back then you had to manage everything. Far more complicated than its looks.
antares4s 1 year ago
"Find out how far you can go with her and still be friends." Words to live by lol
saintrobbie375 1 year ago 22
13:24 What a cute little plane. :)
rhall4th 1 year ago
The instructor looks like Keven McCarthy the character actor who just recently passed away.
BarbaraandHarold 1 year ago
looks like an earlier model of B-17
RainbowManification 1 year ago
How'd they choose between sending you to be a fighter pilot or a bomber pilot? What was the criteria?
CusterFlux 1 year ago
@CusterFlux
Some think it was some totally informal evaluation.Most fighter pilots were considered to be real extroverts, who would do better solo and not having to be in charge of 9 other souls like 17 pilots were. B-17 pilots were considered to be able to take extreme pressure without wavering. Mainly calm and cool, good leaders, methodical, who remembered they were in charge of 9 other souls. However, you could simply be assigned by who they needed more at that time. @CusterFlux
sehr56 1 year ago
very interesting
ML4000 1 year ago
My grandpa was a co-pilot on one of these back in the war and I bet he watched this!
CristoffandFriends 2 years ago 10
great old music...
nyyankfan15 2 years ago
nice!!!
alphamale666 2 years ago