Just some old B17 pictures...and others

[kennsmithf2g]

Hi,

A person at work was going thru his father's stuff and found these pictures and gave them to me many years ago. I put them somewhere safe and haven't been able to find them since! Last nighh after reading the Swoose postings I finally remember where they were, He said that his father trained gunners

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

Magnificent !

[Second Air Force]

Thank you much for sharing these pictures. I'm working on the waist blisters for my 1/48th scale model of the Y1B-17 and the third photo is FANTASTIC!

Scott

[JBoyle]

Great detail shots, I love the art-deco style of the early Flying Fortresses.

Nice O-47 too.

[b29flteng]

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[John Dupre]

Great photos. I found the B-18 Bolo engine cowling interesting. The upper portion of the opening was closed off, I have seen that on some DC-2 photos and some foriegn types. I wonder why that was done on that type and not on the DC-3 or B-23?

[Second Air Force]

Great photos. I found the B-18 Bolo engine cowling interesting. The upper portion of the opening was closed off, I have seen that on some DC-2 photos and some foriegn types. I wonder why that was done on that type and not on the DC-3 or B-23?

The flat spot is also on the early Wright-powered DC-3. I'd like to have a set of those cowlings but they are pretty scarce.

Scott

[tulsaboy]

Scott-

If you had a set of those cowlings, you and I would be in some pretty DEEP discussion about putting them on a local DC-3 project...


kevin

[Steve Nelson]

I read somewhere that the extended upper cowl lip was an effort to cure tail flutter. Engineers thought that hot air spilling out of the cowl was causing turbulence over the elevators.

SN

[Second Air Force]

I read somewhere that the extended upper cowl lip was an effort to cure tail flutter. Engineers thought that hot air spilling out of the cowl was causing turbulence over the elevators.

SN

That's an interesting explanation for the odd cowl opening. I had wondered if it wasn't to help the airflow around the exhaust fairings on the B-18 and they just used the same pieces on the DC-3.

Scott

[hang the expense]

Thank you much for sharing these pictures. I'm working on the waist blisters for my 1/48th scale model of the Y1B-17 and the third photo is FANTASTIC!

Scott

I was just about to ping you on those pics.Figures you wouldnt miss this.Some great pics huh?

[Second Air Force]

Yep, pretty amazing stuff, and it's great that the original owner's son saw fit to give them to kennsmithf2g. Another group of photos that could easily have ended up lost.

Scott