I'm getting conflicting reports, most sources report 357 mph, but this SAC manual that I found on this site from 1950 claims 383 mph with 20,000 lbs of bombs. At first I thought that the 1950 document was the B-50 with 3,500 hp Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35's, but the document clearly shows it's for...
I've been comparing the two recently and despite having almost the same wingspan (~43m, off by two inches), the B-29 has almost twice the height of the Me 264 (8.5m vs 4.2m) and an additional 10m in length (20.9m vs 30.2m). My question is, what exactly accounts for the design differences...
Hello!
Some nice new accessories on the way for the Monogram B-29 - available on their site
AC48094 – B-29 Superfortress Wheel Upgrade Set (16 pcs)
More coming soon
Cheers!
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Gents,
I was wondering if anyone had accurate scale drawings of the Superfortress available that the could send me. Just looking for the usual general views: top, bottom, port and starboard, front and rear.
Thanks, Jim
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SPS7Ne-BSg
Meet FIFI… At this time she’s the only flying B29 Superfortress in the WORLD. The B29 is mostly known for delivering their payloads over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The first Dallas CAF World War II Air Expo was held over the first weekend of...
The only flying B29 in the world was at Deer Valley airport in Phoenix, AZ November 14 15 16 17.
Man what a show.
Here is a short video of arrival then a takeoff and landing from the end of the runway.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3GTVB4D9Is
Cheers, John