B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD
01-15-2012, 11:32 AM
#160
RE: B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD THREAD
Looking great. I have been in repair mode for the last few months. bought a bad batch of receiver batteries and almost lost 3 airplanes. I have switch to LIFE batteries and they have been working well. I still have to finish some painting on my 1/4 scale cub repair my P-47 and glider tug. before I can work on my B-29.
01-16-2012, 06:44 PM
#163
RE: B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD THREAD
Sweet! I remember when FIFI first came to EAA Oshkosh. It flew formation with some corsairs, what a sweet sound with those big radials singing. I dont remember if that was the same year the Lancaster was there, but I remember hearing those 4 Merlins along with several P-51's flying along, shook the ground! I stopped going to Oshkosh when CAF stopped going there.
I would love to build a B29 but 1 dont have the room and B I dont have that much patience. I have a P-51 build going, a Deweyville Special that I am fitting out with motor and radio and a Kadet that I just got. I have a Guilows B-17 on my crafts table that I work on when I'm not doing anything else.
Someday I hope to fly!
I would love to build a B29 but 1 dont have the room and B I dont have that much patience. I have a P-51 build going, a Deweyville Special that I am fitting out with motor and radio and a Kadet that I just got. I have a Guilows B-17 on my crafts table that I work on when I'm not doing anything else.
Someday I hope to fly!
02-11-2012, 08:04 PM
#165
RE: B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD THREAD
Thanks Rick, You were a great inspiration and did a fantastic job. Although I won't be detailing mine out to the level you were, I was trying very hard to catch up. But it's unfortunate that sometimes bad things can happen beyond our conrtol. it's a shame it had to be put to rest.
02-11-2012, 08:14 PM
#166
RE: B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD THREAD
Because B-29s had such a long tail moment, They had retractable "tail skids" to keep them from burning their bumper in a nose high take off.
Although not exactly scale, I did manage to rig up an air operated one that is fully functional.
The first pic is a full scale. I really could have used a longer cylinder, but I used what I had.
I used a piece of hard wood on the tip of the skid for durability.
Although not exactly scale, I did manage to rig up an air operated one that is fully functional.
The first pic is a full scale. I really could have used a longer cylinder, but I used what I had.
I used a piece of hard wood on the tip of the skid for durability.
02-17-2012, 06:55 PM
#171
RE: B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD THREAD
Now that I have the horizontal stab fitted to the fuse tail, I'll glass the fuse before permanetly attaching the tail assembly to prevent it getting beat up as it's not easy manuvering this around the shop.. But before I do that, I need to address the nose of this thing of which I've been putting off.
Simply put, the upper canopy and nose canopy do not look right. The plan is close but the vacuum formed canopies {especially the nose} are not. So this weekends project will be to hand make them and hopefully still use the plastic formed parts in it. You can see in the pics what I'm talking about.
The first pic is full scale and the second is a DS B-29 like the one I'm building. You can see in the second pic the nose has the wrong curvature, sticks out way too far and is abit too small of diameter.
(no offence to the builder/owner of the plane, just using the pic as a referance)
I started off by making a nose disc slightly larger than former #1 to make it a bit larger and to help reduce the abrupt end curve that was designed in the plan. It will also be removable to gain access to the nose retract. The upper canopy frame work is lite ply.
Simply put, the upper canopy and nose canopy do not look right. The plan is close but the vacuum formed canopies {especially the nose} are not. So this weekends project will be to hand make them and hopefully still use the plastic formed parts in it. You can see in the pics what I'm talking about.
The first pic is full scale and the second is a DS B-29 like the one I'm building. You can see in the second pic the nose has the wrong curvature, sticks out way too far and is abit too small of diameter.
(no offence to the builder/owner of the plane, just using the pic as a referance)
I started off by making a nose disc slightly larger than former #1 to make it a bit larger and to help reduce the abrupt end curve that was designed in the plan. It will also be removable to gain access to the nose retract. The upper canopy frame work is lite ply.
02-18-2012, 10:13 PM
#172
RE: B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD THREAD
Pic #1 shows the revised plan I drew up for the nose and the rest is framing up the nose which is alitte more tedious than I thought. Next step will be cutting up and fitting the plastic parts in it. Atleast now it looks more scale and not like a big nipple on the front
02-19-2012, 12:12 PM
#173
RE: B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BUILD THREAD
B-29 History:
B-29 production started in late 1943 and ended in '46. Originally designed and built by Boeing, they were built at 4 different locations in the U.S.
Boeing built them at Renton Washington and Wichita Kansas. Bell Aircraft built them at Atlanta Georgia and Glenn Martin at Omaha Nebraska.
B-29s were used during WWII, Korea and during the early cold war period.
Of the 3965 B-29s that were built. Most all have been scrapped. A dozen or so still exist in museums and at military displays.
Only "1" remains in flyable conditon.
B-29 production started in late 1943 and ended in '46. Originally designed and built by Boeing, they were built at 4 different locations in the U.S.
Boeing built them at Renton Washington and Wichita Kansas. Bell Aircraft built them at Atlanta Georgia and Glenn Martin at Omaha Nebraska.
B-29s were used during WWII, Korea and during the early cold war period.
Of the 3965 B-29s that were built. Most all have been scrapped. A dozen or so still exist in museums and at military displays.
Only "1" remains in flyable conditon.