FIFI

For those in the Chicago area, FIFI will be flying in and out of the ROMEOVILLE, Ill. airport this weekend.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wwii-bomber-planes-arrive-in-chicago-area-take-a-tour-fly-in-them

 

It will be in Denver CO last week of Aug.
I have my ticket!

 

I will be in Shoreline this weekend but it doesn't matter, I flew in FIFI at the 50th anniversary celebration in 1992 at Boeing Field. Great experience.

 

I believe I saw her fly over this weekend. A b29 went over orland park.

 

This is the second time I've seen FIFI. Amazing sound flying over my house!

 

Image Unavailable, Please Login No nice deep throated sounds but you can imagine, maybe.

 

I'm going to have to sign that drawing! Plenty of big prints available of it.

 

Impressive Bob!

 

Bob- Nice cut-away.

Is FiFi pressurized? Know the superchargers are not operational, but was not sure about cabin pressure.

 

As far as I know, FIFI isn't pressurized because all that equipment was removed. No need to pressurize her now anyway. I estimated that at least 1000 pounds of equipment has been eliminated from the airplane when all of the superchargers and associated stuff was removed.

 

"Know the superchargers are not operational, .."
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FWIW, WiKi..."...the original Wright R-3350-57AM engines were exchanged for new engines built using parts from later model engines that powered the Douglas A-1 Skyraider and Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar during the Vietnam War, a custom built combination of the Wright R-3350-95W and Wright R-3350-26WD engines. Re-engine completed mid-2010.

 

hi - where can you get this print?

bucket list item was to fly in “Doc” the other operational B-29. Dad flew 26 missions over Japan as bombardier. Awesome experience riding in the nose.

 

I have the prints of any size requested. When I flew in FIFI I sat in the bombardier's position...best seat in the house.