bernd1151 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 All four Wright R-1820 cyclone engines are humming along nicely and noisily Take off was a breeze All is set for our ocean crossing at 150 knots I will spare you the boredom of a looong, cold and noisy ocean crossing, so in the distance you can see the Australian continent Hmmm…why do I feel so small among the other planes around me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Nice and limited cockpit view in this bird... and thanks for shortcutting the report of the ocean crossing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Outstanding shots Bernd , I really like your AC and paint . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 That was great Bernd! And you're right, I was amazed at how small they really were when I went inside a B-17 being refurbished in Macon here in Georgia. And to think the skies were dark with these planes. It took a lot of guts to fly one of these back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Fine set of shots. cheers Iain Many thanks, Iain 58 minutes ago, Stillwater said: Nice and limited cockpit view in this bird Quite limited indeed, but that was the case with all birds in those days I guess 59 minutes ago, Stillwater said: .. and thanks for shortcutting the report of the ocean crossing! Although I was tempted, for a second or two 26 minutes ago, BradB said: Outstanding shots Bernd , I really like your AC and paint . Cheers John Many thanks, John; yeah, the B 17 has a special place in my heart 11 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: That was great Bernd! And you're right, I was amazed at how small they really were when I went inside a B-17 being refurbished in Macon here in Georgia. And to think the skies were dark with these planes. It took a lot of guts to fly one of these back then. Thanks, buddy. As far as I know, most pilots found the B 17 a very forgiving plane to fly; she could also handle quite some damage. When you look at old photos of some of them, how they returned from their bomb runs...just incredible that the crews could keep them in the air and bring them back home safely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Excellent series Bernd and a pleasant surprise when I saw the livery, very nice. What an interesting collection of fine old planes in the last image too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I love the B-17 Bernd, great set! One of my all time favorite aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 4 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Excellent series Bernd and a pleasant surprise when I saw the livery, very nice. What an interesting collection of fine old planes in the last image too. I'm glad you like them, Martyn 3 hours ago, Sniper31 said: I love the B-17 Bernd, great set! One of my all time favorite aircraft Thanks Landon, it's one of my favorite planes too. The sound of those big radials is pure music to my ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Very nice set Bernd. The usual Q - whose aircraft? The livery I don't recognise. Is it one of your repaints? & if so, curious where you got the tail motif from? From the facial tattoos it looks to me to be a Polynesian warrior, possibly New Zealand Maori? TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFS Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 "Oh, to B-17 again..." Great shots, Bernd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 20 minutes ago, PFS said: "Oh, to B-17 again..." Great shots, Bernd! Very good! Martyn will be proud of this pun! I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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