B-29 - Fifi Start and Take Off At Deer Valley
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Uploaded by Ichiban7 on Nov 14, 2010
This is CAF's B-29 Superfortress "FIFI" which flew into Deer Valley, in Phoenix Arizona on November 14, 2010
The reason why they started only the 2 inward engines is because the marking lights along the taxi way is high enough to be struck by the outer engines prop blades. They will of course start and warm up, the two outer engines at the end of the runway. But I do confess it does look weird.
I tried my best to keep the bomber in frame as it took off but I fudged it partly as it passed. So sorry guys.
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The B-29 has a flight engineer who starts the engine not the pilots, the engineer does most of the switch turning controls the throttle mixture and prop controls cowl flaps etc. All the pilot does is fly it land take off and gear up and down.
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At the Deer Valley airport there is a viewing platform that has a speaker so you can hear the conversation between the pilots and control tower. I bet that is what you were hearing in the second part of the clip.
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Fifi is an awesome airplane, and great to see fly when you can. This is the Plane the Twin Mustang was designed for escorting to Japan. Don
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If this baby would only come to Europe, just once ... Great clip, awesome sound!
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Just out of curiosity, are you the air traffic controller we were speaking to yesterday while you were filming this video?
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In reguards to the flight engineer, yea I know that and I find it totally amazing. To add to the fun the engineer is facing in the oppisite direction. I would be so totally sick if I tried that. I take my hat to the flight crews of this plane.
Ichiban7 1 week ago
Haha . . nope. Sorry. Just a fan boy.
Ichiban7 1 year ago