Aircraft N529B, 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each. Taxi with #1 and #4 engines shut down to save fuel. Makes perfect sense to me!, at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each, taxi on #2 and #3 engines., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each, taxi on #2 and #3 engines. Only one still flying of 3,970 B-29s made ending May, 1946., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 1944 Boeing B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FIFI', four Wright R3350-42 Cyclone 18 cylinder turbocharged radial engines 2,200 Hp each. Taxi back on #2 and #3 engines after landing Rwy 26 with all four. Saves 100LL!, at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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!, at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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, at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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., at SZP, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ SZP
Aircraft N529B, 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., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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, at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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, at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA
Aircraft N529B, 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., at CMA, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
@ CMA