From: dbfly@att.net
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Sent: 2/20/2016 5:11:09 P.M. Central Standard Time
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To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: 2/20/2016 5:11:09 P.M. Central Standard Time
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Flew to
Rantoul today just to have a place to go and I found a sad sight, the museum is
closed for good and some of the outdoor display aircraft are in terrible shape
with some being prepped for scrapping.
This
address is a good read and talks about what is happening to so many museums and
aircraft.
Duane
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Joel Payne
Email flyplayne@bellsouth.net
Issue Area: General
Comments: From an email friend.
Pretty neat way to look around. Must have been a handful.
B-36:
A Flight Engineer's Dream & A Pilot's Nightmare
The next to last landing and
the last take-off of the last operational B-36 took place at Scott Air Force
Base. The aircraft was being ferried to the Air Force Museum at
Wright-Patterson AFB when it developed an in-flight emergency and had to land
at Scott AFB to effect repairs.
It was so heavy that it could
NOT be parked on an apron as it would have cracked the concrete, so it was kept
on the end of one of the runways (which had thicker concrete). It
had to be moved around every couple of hours to prevent runway
damage. When it departed the next stop was its final landing at the
Museum where it would become a display and never fly again.
The take-off was memorable:
six piston engines roaring at full strength and the four jet engines
screaming. Imagine 36 hour flights in this machine. The web link
view below is of one of the two flight engineer positions from their
consoles. They took care of the 6 turning and burning piston engines
with the engine controls in front of them (manifold pressure and
throttles), the pilot had the four jet engine controls over his right
shoulder. The star-up procedure, must have required six fingers and
three hands.
Called "The
Peacemaker," the US Air Force B-36 served from late 1940’s until the mid-1950’s
when the all- jet B-47 became the long-range nuclear weapon carrier.
The B-36 was a state of the art
airplane in its day. The Flight Engineer was responsible for starting,
maintaining and shutting down the 6 Radial Engines and 4 Jet Engines
required to make it fly and to mission complete. No modern "Fly by
Wire" or "Computer controlled Aircraft" involved here. Just
straight old manpower, brainpower and the guts to get it
done. Though some of its pilots thought it was a beast to fly, it
DID help do the job of keeping the peace during the beginning of the Cold War.
This presentation is a 360
degree viewing movement by moving your mouse. It is a 360 degree
panorama of the flight engineers station and cockpit on a B-36. Six
propeller-driven R-4360s and four J-47 jets to keep an eye on, plus fuel,
pressurization, hydraulics, electrical, and other systems.
Use your mouse to
navigate the cockpit.
Use the mouse wheel for
close-up or distance views
These huge aircraft were
surprisingly fast. With six turning and four burning, the B-36 was
capable of cruising above 400 mph. It had a range of 6800 miles
carrying H-bombs and is no doubt one of the weapon systems that helped hold the
Soviets at bay during the early cold war days before ICBMs became the deterrent.
The jets were added to make up for
inadequate power. When you are looking at the instruments and
controls you will find jet engine instruments and controls in the front section
over-head.
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From: dbina@comcast.net
To: DWSkjerven@aol.com
Sent: 2/16/2016 6:29:14 A.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: KC-135
To: DWSkjerven@aol.com
Sent: 2/16/2016 6:29:14 A.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: KC-135
I just want to make sure you saw this article
Let's hear it for the Tanker
Drivers!!!! Manuel Boom Latching works great too for towing. David
W. Skjerven
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