Virtavia B-29

[Jafo]

I think I've got it done.....added some oil/exhaust stains...as that crowd photo showed...

 

[llanning08]

B-29A 'Jack's Hack' would be an Interesting Repaint Subject

Boeing B-29A-55-BN Superfortress Jack's Hack, S-N 44-61975, on display at the New England Air Museum. A very good restoration and an interesting nose art example. Would make a nice repaint subject.​

 

[Jafo]

I've just uploaded these two to SOH...
"Thumper"...

....and for a wee bit of fun....a 'what if' that'd be mildly unlikely...

Perhaps I should have a look at 'Jack's Hack'.....

 

[Switchblade408]

Ever look at doing a US Navy P2B repaint for the B-29, JAFO?

 

[Jafo]

Early days....but the hard bit's done [mostly]....

Edit....

Nose Art is essentially complete....just the rest of it to do...

 

[MustangL2W]

One of the most interesting pieces of nose art ever...... I have always been fascinated by it, and can't imagine the man hours it took to paint. I am certainly grateful to you for tackling such an endeavor!!!

 

[Jafo]

It's a fun one....still have to determine what's happening with the ground shadow vs reflections...and whether to do the Crew names on the nose gear doors.
They'll take a bit of doing ....for limited benefit. [visibility/clarity]

 

[SSI01]

Jafo, I see some of those B-29s with no turrets. That brings up interesting possibilities, like VIP birds or possibly weather recon or air sampling aircraft.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

A few Fifi shots from Oshkosh last year. Note that the front of the cowling is unpainted, as well as some panels around the engine nacelle. And that battered look! Also, each engine has it's "personal" name: the port engines are named "Mitzi" and outboard "Ingrid". The starboard engines are "Rita" and outboard "Betty".

 

[Jafo]

They're cool....I'd seen the engine names....but not all of them....betty...ingrid....mitzi....and ?

i could add them and polish the cowl easy enough....if i knew the 4th....
edit....oops....saw the 4 names....shall do something....

Edit 2...

Doing the Engine names....and meanwhile this is done....except not the crew names yet...

 

[Jafo]

Eng 1 and 2 done....or should I say....Ingrid and Mitzi ...

Edit....and Rita and Betty ...

 

[roger-wilco-66]

I have not bought the B-29 yet, but now I'm tempted

 

[SSI01]

There's one little quirk to this thing. On my rig I start cold & dark. parking brake applied. I activate battery, open cowl flaps, open oil cooler flaps, make sure master ignition is off, all mag switches to "off," crack throttles, then open fuel valve no. 1, set mixtures to 100%, turn on fuel pump no. 1, move master ignition to "on," turn mag switch for no. 1 - and aircraft goes absolutely berserk on the tarmac, performing flips, spirals on the ground while engine no. 1 cranks w/o firing. This thing apparently does not like anyone trying a cold & dark start on it - or at least on my installation.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

Not sure if it relates to the problem, but isn't the start up sequence 3-4-2-1?


Cheers,
Mark

 

[AussieMan]

Not sure if it relates to the problem, but isn't the start up sequence 3-4-2-1?


Cheers,
Mark

That is the sequence most 4 engine aircraft. Appears main generator and hydraulics are powered by #3 engine. Friend who was a former DC-3 pilot told me they always start the engines on the starboard side first.

 

[DaveB]

On passenger aircraft (at least).. the RH engines are started first because pax always embark on the left and you don't want late arrivals embarking in the vicinity of things turning and burning!! As a consequence.. some services tend to be fitted to the RH engines. The Vickers Vanguard (which I'm au fait with) has a generator on each engine and in the early days.. start sequence was 4, 3, 1, 2 (note that the Vanguard had airstairs in those days too). Engines 3 and 2 had aircon units fitted so that some conditioning could be provided prior to the doors closing. The start sequence changed later to 3,4,1,2 and stayed that way until it's end as a Merchantman. By this time, the aircon unit on #2 had been removed as the requirement for more conditioning had gone with only freight and horses being carried. It was also a weight saving move.

ATB
DaveB

 

[roger-wilco-66]

Found a Fifi - startup. #3 is already running, and the crew proceeds with #4 etc.

 

[Jafo]

2200 fonts later and it looks like I'm 'drawing' the crew names on Jack's Hack....
...even though they'd probably be illegible at 2048 ...

Edit.....looks like it's legible afterall...

I think it's about done...

 

[stovall]

Looks like the startup sequence is about the only thing Mark and I missed at Oshkosh 2016. Doing the walk through of Fi Fi was definitely a highlight of our trip.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

Looks like the startup sequence is about the only thing Mark and I missed at Oshkosh 2016. Doing the walk through of Fi Fi was definitely a highlight of our trip.

Highlight "through", not only around Amazing experience in great company, that it was!


Cheers,
Mark