Boeing B-29 Superfortress | Flight Procedures And Combat Crew Functioning | Original Upscaled Video
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- An original B&W video about Boeing B-29 Superfortress Flight Procedures.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Superfortress was designed for high-altitude strategic bombing, but also excelled in low-altitude night incendiary bombing, and in dropping naval mines to blockade Japan. B-29s dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only aircraft ever to drop nuclear weapons in combat.
One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analog computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war. The B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s, being retired in the early 1960s after 3,970 had been built. A few were also used as flying television transmitters by the Stratovision company. The Royal Air Force flew the B-29 as the Washington until 1954.
The B-29 was the progenitor of a series of Boeing-built bombers, transports, tankers, reconnaissance aircraft, and trainers. For example, the re-engined B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II became the first aircraft to fly around the world non-stop, during a 94-hour flight in 1949. The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter airlifter, which was first flown in 1944, was followed in 1947 by its commercial airliner variant, the Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser. This bomber-to-airliner derivation was similar to the B-17/Model 307 evolution. In 1948, Boeing introduced the KB-29 tanker, followed in 1950 by the Model 377-derivative KC-97. A line of outsized-cargo variants of the Stratocruiser is the Guppy / Mini Guppy / Super Guppy, which remain in service with NASA and other operators. The Soviet Union produced 847 Tupolev Tu-4s, an unlicensed reverse-engineered copy of the B-29. Twenty B-29s remain as static displays, but only two, FIFI and Doc, still fly.
Before World War II, the United States Army Air Corps concluded that the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, which would be the Americans' primary strategic bomber during the war, would be inadequate for the Pacific Theater, which required a bomber that could carry a larger payload more than 3,000 miles.
The length of the 141-foot (43 m) wing span of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress based at Davis-Monthan Field is vividly illustrated here with the cloud-topped Santa Catalina Mountains as a contrasting background.
Two large olive-colored aircraft flying over farmland
YB-29 Superfortresses in flight
General characteristics
Crew: 11 (Pilot, Co-pilot, Bombardier, Flight Engineer, Navigator, Radio Operator, Radar Observer, Right Gunner, Left Gunner, Central Fire Control, Tail Gunner)
Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.18 m)
Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.05 m)
Height: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Wing area: 1,736 sq ft (161.3 m2)
Aspect ratio: 11.5
Airfoil: root: Boeing 117 (22%); tip: Boeing 117 (9%)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0241
Frontal area: 41.16 sq ft (3.824 m2)
Empty weight: 74,500 lb (33,793 kg)
Gross weight: 120,000 lb (54,431 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 133,500 lb (60,555 kg)
135,000 lb (61,000 kg) combat overload
Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-3350-23 Duplex-Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled turbosupercharged radial piston engines, 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) each
Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed fully-feathering propellers, 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m) diameter
Performance
Maximum speed: 357 mph (575 km/h, 310 kn)
Cruise speed: 220 mph (350 km/h, 190 kn)
Stall speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
Range: 3,250 mi (5,230 km, 2,820 nmi)
Ferry range: 5,600 mi (9,000 km, 4,900 nmi)
Service ceiling: 31,850 ft (9,710 m)
Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
Lift-to-drag: 16.8
Wing loading: 69.12 lb/sq ft (337.5 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (0.120 kW/kg)
Armament
Guns:
10× .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M2/ANs in remote-controlled turrets. (omitted from Silverplate B-29s)
2× .50 BMG and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon in tail position (the cannon was later removed)
Bombs:
5,000 lb (2,300 kg) over 1,600 mi (2,600 km; 1,400 nmi) radius at high altitude
12,000 lb (5,400 kg) over 1,600 mi (2,600 km; 1,400 nmi) radius at medium altitude
20,000 lb (9,100 kg) maximum over short distances at low altitude
Could be modified to carry two 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) Grand Slam bombs externally.
Mark I, Mark III, Mark 4, and Mark 6 nuclear bombs (only Silverplate versions of the aircraft).
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This is great I was so confused why I couldn't get my B-29 into the air. Thanks
Got mine up after watching this video
離陸するまでに、こんなに細かい手順があることを私は初めて知った。大変だなあ。
What a magnificent plane. In 1945, a relative of the emperor looked up the sky seeing B-29s flying over Tokyo, saying, "Unfortunately they are great." This remark is very persuasive. This film reminds me of this episode. Even Japanese people deeply understood how advancing the B-29s were. The fact is, I think, Japanese citizens were more realized of the effectivenes of B-29s than U.S. citizens, who couldn't watch the B-29s' flying ability at that time in most of the country.
Many Japanese people hated and were afraid of this bomber, but also thought B-29s flying high above the 10,000meter sky looking like fish freely swim in the sea were very beautiful.
My parents, who were both born and brought up in western suburb of Tokyo in 1940's, often told the story about the B-29s air attacks in WW2. One of my uncles repeatedly told his childhood memory that he swam in a pond created by a bomb, which he said was a 2000 pounds bomb which was dropped by a B-29 and lost the target, exploding in a vegetable field. The target was a Nakajima airplane factory, which is now known as a manufacturer of Subaru vehicles.
世代的に同じですね
私の親戚も大阪から疎開して、疎開先の上空を飛ぶＢ29は「光ってきれい」と話してくれた。
日本に経済制裁の石油の禁輸で戦争に追い込んで、日本に対する組織的大量虐殺で屈服させても、ソ連が隣国で東アジアで共産主義を抑え込む国を壊して、戦前から朝鮮半島の問題は日本にとっては国防上、重要な事だったが、朝鮮戦争でアメリカが介入しなければならず日本の重要な事をアメリカが引き継ぐ事になり、アメリカに大量の犠牲を伴う事になった。
アメリカは得る物があったのかな
Yes, unfortunately these aircraft rained horrible destruction on Japan, but it's also important to remember that as soon as the war was over these same aircraft were used to transport countless tons of food, medicine and the other forms of aid needed to get Japan and it's people back on their feet.
Because that's how America operates, after defeating an enemy it doesn't lay claim to it's lands and it's people, it goes to work building an alliance with them.
@@dukecraig2402 Indian wars?
The Japanese people had great respect for the B-29. They called it B San.
12 years in Army Aviation. Just wanted to say the acting and production of how do what in the military is pretty much on par with the times. Some of the stuff we had to watch. Cringe.... I love these oldies. Thanks!
Thank you and thank you for your service!
@@Dronescapes Thanks! AND THANK YOU FOR THE P-61 VIDEO!!! It's one of those assets that never gets any love. Keep up the EPIC content!
@@lknanml You are welcome!
@lknanml ever hear of CWO3 James Groves?
Watched from Jamaica wear these ship use to come on training missions at Vernam Field.
I am Japanese.
I was surprised that there was such a detailed video manual in those days.
I also own a translated version of the manual for the B-29.
When you come to America, it's an airplane you want to ride at least once.
Right now only two B-29s are currently airworthy. For a long time there was only one named "Fifi" was flying. "Fifi" has recently been joined by a second Superfortress named "Doc."
Just so you know, these training productions were known as "training films," not videos. They were made on celluloid film. Videography didn't really happen until sometime after the war.
こんなん作っちゃうんだもん、日本勝てないって💧
工業力の差がありすぎる。
Quite a procedure to follow and remember.
2차대전 6.25 전쟁에 대단한 폭격기 고공 10km 높이떠서 융단폭격.
すごい飛行機ではあるがブルに爆弾と燃料積むとそう何度も飛べない機体であったとも言われているね。僅かな被弾で帰り着いても安全上もう使えなくなるとかギリギリの設計だったのが冗長性があったB17やB24と異なるらしい。
実際サイパン島には用廃のB29のスクラップが山になっていたらしいけどそれでも次々と燃料だけ満載にした負荷を抑えてフェリーされてくる新品が到着して作戦を支えていた。
Brilliant mate.
Just wondering just how much of the ‘manual’ was followed to the letter? After all, all operational service personnel tend to ‘amend’ the training manual to their practical needs.
I do not recall seeing WW2 footage of B29 pilots (or other aircrew) wearing O2 masks…?
"...Weld this instrument into a single unit of destruction" - you don't hear those words much anymore : - )
9:42 , everytime I see this it reminds me of how the B-29 'Kee Bird' burned to the ground.
I'm waiting for gas prices to go back to a reasonable rate before I take mine out for a ride.
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This aircraft was one of the first several hundred produced since its painted. After awhile folks realized that paint added a few hundred pounds that could otherwise be used for bombs/extra ammunition/fuel.
Assisto esse vídeo a noite debaixo de um cobertor quentinho 😊
7:01 - “…and Mae West.”
So each member of the crew is required to have Mae West with them?!?
I’m confused.
A "Mae West" is the euphemistic name for life jacket in case the plane goes into the water....it's a flotational device named after the voluptuous actress Mae West.
※ It's only been 40 years since the Wright Brothers' first flight.
"Putt-putt" ????
Aux. Power Unit. Power generator when the main engines were off or idle. Same on the these days planes. Only difference is that these days the APU start/stop automatically.
It’s a shame it’s not in colour.
Damn. No Cabin heating? So much for first class travel...
My Grandfather was a navigator on these in Europe in 1945. Fortunately his first mission was set for the 10th of May.
👍👍♥️
Disregard, have to fact check myself. He was in a Lancaster.
これは勝てねぇわ。同じ土俵にすら立てていねぇ