B-29 DOC

APG85 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:06 am

A couple of shots from the DOC web site of the plane sitting outside. Not much of an update...

http://www.b-29doc.com/images/History/M ... oKAM.shtml

oscardeuce · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:34 am **Posts:** 1021

How much chalk does it take to hold a B-29?

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

On a B-29 you generally fill the bombays with chalk to keep it on the ground. Should a windstorm (or in the case of Kansas a TORNADO) appear, you can then fill the rest of the fuselage with chalk and pile bags of chalk on the wings.

When you are ready to move the airplane, you call the local elementry school for a field trip to come and draw pictures of the B-29 on the ramp (actually draw on the concrete) in CHALK. We supply the chalk.

In about 5 minutes, the kids have removed all the chalk from the plane and it is light enough to fly again. Much quicker than having the normal ground crew do it.

Mark H

Mark Nankivil · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:12 am

About as irritating as "hanger" instead of "hangar" - if you're going to do that, then just call it a shed....

Oh Well... Mark

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:19 am

Is Doc still gonna be a flyer?

Airlift48 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 744

This is also irritating:

Pitot

Pee-Toe

or

Pee Tot

Which is it?

Former Member · **Joined:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:40 pm **Posts:** 1493

Kind of sad seeing her sit out in the elements after all the work that's been done on her so far..."two steps forward and one step back"

Are there any timelines on when she will be fully restored?

John

peter · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:48 am

Wont take long for an unprotected airframe to startexhibitng weather related damage.

Airlift48 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 744

I sure hope someone gets it under cover soon.

Django · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:55 am

To be forced outside when she is looking so good... :evil:

bluethunder28 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:26 am **Posts:** 199

Too bad that they weren't able to keep on schedule. The last time I visited Doc was in 04 and was told that she would be ready to fly in 06. In 03 they said 05. In 02 they said 04.....

Too many changes with the people running the program.

DanteC · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:21 pm

That's just sad!

Is there any plan to get a roof back over Doc?

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:52 pm

The B-29 would have made a great looking jet. :lol:

JohnH · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:01 pm

bluethunder28 wrote:

Too bad that they weren't able to keep on schedule. The last time I visited Doc was in 04 and was told that she would be ready to fly in 06. In 03 they said 05. In 02 they said 04.....

Too many changes with the people running the program.

When you are around warbirds a long time, you quickly learn that "next year" (or whatever time frame mentioned) means much longer than that.

JH

retroaviation · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:03 pm

Man, they still have many, many years of work left to do on that airplane. Looks like just the big pieces are on. Doesn't seem fair to all of those hard working volunteers that did all of that great work, to have to continue it all outside.

I sure hope they get it indoors soon. It sure is a good looking airplane...for now.

Gary

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