N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. OK, enough detail teasing-time to see the entire plane. Taxi turn on #2 & #3 engines to CAF ramp. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. One huge airplane-only B-29 left flying. I need a wider-angle lens! - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged 2,200 Hp each, four-blade CS props and prop hub. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 hp each. Huge four-blade CS props. Propeller blade data. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, #4 engine cowl, exhaust and huge four-blade CS prop - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ SZP - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. Left main retractable dual landing gear-side view. Aircraft empty weight 70,000 lbs. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. Left main dual landing gear helps support all-up loaded aircraft weight of 141,000 lbs. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, left main dual wheel gear and nose dual wheel gear, fully retractable with covers. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, static wicks shown on wing and aileron bleed RF energy buildup in flight - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, static wick on horizontal stabilizer bleeds RF energy - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, forward bomb bay doors open-both bays could carry total of over 20,000 lbs of bombs. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each. Bombardier's forward lower nose position with copilot and pilot positions above and behind. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, bombardier's nose position in the 'greenhouse' - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, tail gunner turret and aft ventral gun turret. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder engines 2,200 Hp each, forward dorsal and ventral gun turrets and dual nose wheel landing gear. Forward bomb bay doors open. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines, 2,200 Hp each, ADF antenna, forward dorsal turret and observation dome - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, rear crew hatch & dorsal gun turret remotely controlled by an early, but effective computer system. - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
N529B @ CMA - 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 turbocharged engines 2,200 Hp each, aft dorsal gun turret with gunner viewing domes - by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA