Took M’boy up for a flight in the B-29 “Doc” a month or two ago. It was his first ever flight in anything. I think that’s a pretty cool talking point for future him when the subject comes up. I don’t know how much longer Doc and FIFI will be flying in the years ahead.
Due to the still-developing situation with regard to COVID-19, our country is being forced into completely new territory. To do our part to help prevent the spread, we will be delaying the start of the 2020 tour season. The planned kickoff event, the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover in Washington DC, has been rescheduled for September. All other tour stops through June have been indefinitely postponed. Your pre-sold ride flight is therefore cancelled and will be fully refunded. Please allow 3-5 business days for the refund to be processed. We appreciate your support and understanding during this time. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Another reason I am furious at this entire COVID scam.
The B-29 program was a huge CF. The US government wanted a long range bomber so badly they approved the contract before the prototype had been built, much less flown, and ordered a couple hundred of them. All of the bugs that are normally worked out in development fell to the Army Air Force crews. There were completed bombers parked all over the US that then had to be modified, and teams of mechanics sent out to do the work, often in the wintertime, things like that. The Wright engines were nicknamed “Wrong” engines, because they had a habit of catching on fire. Magnesium engine components would be ignited due to overheating exhaust valves. They spent about $3 billion in 1940 dollars on the entire program.