B17 Crash

[Ruffdaddy]

Well it's not like wooden planes are unusual. In fact, the B-17 was one of the earliest mass produced all-metal bombers ever built.

That's pretty interesting...I need to brush up in my aircraft history instead of focusing on all the new stuff. I absolutely loved the national air and space museum.

[Grimpala]

One of these days I want to go down to Galveston and fly on the B-17 that the Lone Star Flight Museum operates. Not too many chances to experience a flight on a plane like that.

[Pro88LX]

that fucking sucks

Check out this documentary about an abandoned B29 "Glacier Girl"....tragic ending...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFdFo9Yo0LI part1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOf2L...eature=related part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg4cz...eature=related part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jan6-...eature=related part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d6yE...eature=related part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tJb-...eature=related part 6

[CJ]

A piece of American history gone forever.

“It’s a sad day but a good one in that no one was hurt,” Brooks said. “An airplane can be replaced.”

I appreciate the optimism, but no that one can't be replaced.

[Tannerm]

Aluminum Overcast?

Thats it!!! Beautiful craft!

[Tannerm]

Dad and I just after the ride. It was a b-day gift for my dad and xmas gift for me. Mom stayed ont he ground to watch while dad and I took a 30 minute flight with a in air tour of the plane. It was a day I wont forget.

[YALE]

Yes, but not one that specializes in "burning aluminum sheet". My design environments only include what one would see in environmental extremes...I'm not going to design a sight system to operate over 200F much less whatever the ignition temperature of aluminum is.

A quick looks shows that jet fuel burns in the open air at 600F, and I just don't see that being an ignition temperature for sheet. Maybe there's some chemistry going on when the fuel hits the metal that I'm not aware of, or it's actually an alloying element contributing to the metal fire like magnesium or something. Either way, can you point me in the direction of supporting evidence so I actually understand more of why that would happen?

Right on. Think of it as like when you put a beer can in a camp fire. There's no jet fuel, though.

[beaner72]

Right on. Think of it as like when you put a beer can in a camp fire. There's no jet fuel, though.

oh hell i did the beer in a campfire bit. it was a bottle. and then my dumb ass spit on it once i saw it boiling inside. i ended up looking like one of those charaters in the cartoons with a exploded cigar in my face.

good times.

[Grimpala]

that fucking sucks

Check out this documentary about an abandoned B29 "Glacier Girl"....tragic ending...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFdFo9Yo0LI part1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOf2L...eature=related part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg4cz...eature=related part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jan6-...eature=related part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d6yE...eature=related part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tJb-...eature=related part 6

I remember seeing that on PBS back in the day, but forgot about it burning to the ground. Could you imagine standing there watching it burn and being helpless to stop it. I would want to kick babies I would be so distraught.

[Dave586]

Would like to add -

It wasn't a crash. It was a perfect off field airport landing. Glad to hear the pax and crew made it out alive. Sorry so tired of hearing the media refer to it as a "crash", when it wasn't.

[Catfiesh]

damn shame..

[Pro88LX]

I remember seeing that on PBS back in the day, but forgot about it burning to the ground. Could you imagine standing there watching it burn and being helpless to stop it. I would want to kick babies I would be so distraught.

They were a lot calmer than I would have been that's for sure.

[GhostTX]

that fucking sucks

Check out this documentary about an abandoned B29 "Glacier Girl"....tragic ending...

I remember seeing that on PBS back in the day, but forgot about it burning to the ground. Could you imagine standing there watching it burn and being helpless to stop it. I would want to kick babies I would be so distraught.

I about wanted to cry at the end of that documentary. All the blood, sweat and tears, the historical value of the plane...the *poof*...

[Cannon88]

Dad and I just after the ride. It was a b-day gift for my dad and xmas gift for me. Mom stayed ont he ground to watch while dad and I took a 30 minute flight with a in air tour of the plane. It was a day I wont forget.

Bad ass! Thanks for sharing.