Boeing 377 Stratocruiser C-97 (1 Viewer)

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It must have one heck of a tail wind to make that trip in that time. It had to average almost 390 mph to cover the 2330 miles in that time! Impressive. But I am thinking a 50-70mph tail wind must have been involved. Great shot & thread.

But no Pictures of my Former Employer's Strato Cruisers? The Red tails of Northwest Orient?
 

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-So, if one wanted to superdetail a Stratocruiser cockpit, where would one put the lap strap/seat belt for the stools or the chairs at the desk?? I do see one (right side, front) with the belt bolted to the WOOD frame but how is the WOOD chair fixed to the deck?
 
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Saw this very briefly on an episode of Murder She Wrote - hence the lousy phone camera shots.
I think the episode was dated 1988.
Very surprised to see one still flying then?
Then I noticed that ramp angle/inclination. Looks incredibly steep?

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XC-97 43-27472 crashed 5 mi E of Dayton, OH May 22, 1947. ASN Aircraft accident Boeing XC-97 43-27472 Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH (FFO)

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XC-97 43-27472 crashed 5 mi E of Dayton, OH May 22, 1947. ASN Aircraft accident Boeing XC-97 43-27472 Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH (FFO)

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That XC-97 looks strange with the smaller R-3350 engines compared to the larger R-4300's. Nice comparison of size to the B-29!
 
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Boeing XC-97 43-27470 to the Air Material Command, Kirtland Field, NM, Sep46 for Project Chickenpox conversionas a mock-up for the transport, mobile assembly and maintenance of atomic weapons. To Eglin Field for cold weather tests. Assigned to 1st Strategic Support Unit, SAC, Kirtland Field, NM as a GIA and mock-up vehicle


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