usedtajump 1 #1 January 10, 2008 I know what you're thinking but take a closer look.http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/view/mb/file?username=pacaeropress&id=487749The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #2 January 10, 2008 The XB-38 was an engine test-bed for Allison V-1710 liquid-cooled engines, should the Wright engines normally used on the B-17 become unavailable.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #3 January 10, 2008 It's absolutely beautiful.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #4 January 10, 2008 Alright, give Zing a cheroot. Bet that thing sounded awesome with the Allisons and it truly is a beauty. Sadly, this aircraft was destroyed when an inflight engine fire got out of control forcing the test pilot and copilot to bail out. Unfortunately, both experienced parachute malfunctions resulting in the death of one and critical injuries to the other. Nice rigging. The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #5 January 10, 2008 Thanks for the photo. That one got saved. I fancied myself pretty knowledgeable about B-17's (my dad flew them and I got married next to on) but I never knew about this one. Cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #6 January 10, 2008 QuoteIt's absolutely beautiful. You ain't just whistlin' Dixie there. That is one fine looking air machine! Wow... Hey Jack, You familiar with the B-17 named "Heavenly Body"? It flew off an aircraft carrier a few years ago commemorating the Doolittle raids. My good friend and hangar neighbor, Steve Crowe, rebuilt and crewed the a/c out of Van Nuys and Burbank for many years until burning out. Great guy. He flew it with another guy who flies Gulfstreams out of Reno named, ???It'll come to me. He was Chief Pilot at Petersen's in VNY for a long time. jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #7 January 10, 2008 QuoteNice rigging. Hey, you know the best rigged parachute can malfunction. Still too bad for both the pilots. I'm sure glad I ponied up the $350 to jump out of the Collin's B-17.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveJack 1 #8 January 10, 2008 Quote Hey Jack, You familiar with the B-17 named "Heavenly Body"? It flew off an aircraft carrier a few years ago commemorating the Doolittle raids. My good friend and hangar neighbor, Steve Crowe, rebuilt and crewed the a/c out of Van Nuys and Burbank for many years until burning out. Great guy. He flew it with another guy who flies Gulfstreams out of Reno named, ???It'll come to me. He was Chief Pilot at Petersen's in VNY for a long time. jon Hi jon, No I'm not familiar with a B-17 named "Heavenly Body". Are you sure it flew off an aircraft carrier? I never heard about this with a B-17. For one thing, the Doolittle Raiders used B-25. Do you know what carrier was used for the B-17? Sorry, but I think you might be mixed up about some different stories. Can you dig up a link about this? I'd be happy to be proven wrong. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #9 January 10, 2008 I think "Heavenly Body" is a B-25 ... same type as Dolittle's Raiders flew off a carrier.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #10 January 10, 2008 How bout this one? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #11 January 10, 2008 And so easily we go from beauty to UG-ly! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #12 January 10, 2008 Don't know if it has a military designation or even know if it's the same plane never having seen a picture of it before but P&W modified a B-17 to use as a flying testbed for their T-34 & T-64 turbo prop engines. Heard this while I was working at Dallas Airmotive as a P&W customer service rep. from a guy who had been there since Christ was a Corporal.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #13 January 10, 2008 Yup, that's the one. It's back up and flying after it got pretty much destroyed in a Tornado in 1979. Now called Liberty Belle. B-17G that never saw combat. I used to know one of the guys that was sent out to Davis Monthan to pick out which B-17 Pratt was gonna buy (in ~1947). The fuselage was cut just aft of the cockpit and rebuilt to be much stronger (and longer of course). Apparently it was quite a sight to see it flying over with all 4 props feathered and one huge prop pulling it along faster than a regular B-17 would go with 4 engines. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #14 January 10, 2008 QuoteI think "Heavenly Body" is a B-25 ... same type as Dolittle's Raiders flew off a carrier. You're right... brain fart in a senior moment. Good guys and a nice a/c anyways jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #15 January 10, 2008 Well thanks pilotdave for posting that pic and the information to go along with it. Ever since I heard that story, I had wondered what something like that would look like. The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #16 January 11, 2008 Is that a picture of the actual aircraft or a scale model? The no smoking line is to scale but the stains on the macadam look a little suspicious. I know, I know anyone that has been around as long as we have or have seen Mr. Douglas has seen some big ass stains. Doesn't matter either way to me, she's still a beauty. None the less I'm still curious. Time to Google image.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #17 January 11, 2008 Some good links here. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=XB-38&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2 It's the real thing.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
