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B-29 "Doc" restore and initial flight video


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As much as I like the modern, gee whiz jets of today, something about seeing the aircraft of my father's era fly again makes my heart swell and renews my admiration for the designers, crew dogs and those that constructed those old birds.

And nothing gets the blood flowing, the heart pumping like hearing four, huge round engines throttle up.

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Do take care.

The South Africans just face-planted a fully restored  Convair 240 on its early test flight. At least one fatal. MayBe more. Takeoff and crash are on YouTube. Gents flew that big plane til the land/air delta went to zero.

A glorious, if not celebrated aircraft of historical significance.

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6 hours ago, Airmotive said:

Do take care.

The South Africans just face-planted a fully restored  Convair 240 on its early test flight. At least one fatal. MayBe more. Takeoff and crash are on YouTube. Gents flew that big plane til the land/air delta went to zero.

A glorious, if not celebrated aircraft of historical significance.

Link?  Can't seem to find it.

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