[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[Richard Knoppow]

    Also, a few years ago there was a B-17 and B-24 visiting 
here. There were tours and rides offered. I don't remember 
exactly but they would have been at either the Burbank or Van 
Nuys airport. I took the tour (free). My impression was of how 
little creature comfort there was on these planes. It was clear 
that the air crews put up with a lot. From the inside the 
aircraft look rather delicate even though both types had a 
reputation for being tough.
    The oldest plane I ever flew in was a DC-3 when I was a kid. 
Of course, it was not very old then. This went from Detroit to 
New York, rough ride. No "girls" the steward was a guy and 
offered us oranges. I also flew in a Constellation not long 
after, this one from Detroit to Miami, I think Eastern Airlines. 
Was taken up front. Very noisy there.
    Learning to fly was something I always wanted to do but put 
off until I had more time, more money, something. If you put 
things off they never happen. I am too old now to fly anything 
except a simulator.

On 10/3/2019 1:17 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>     Yes, this makes sense. I meant only that a single engine 
> going out does not sound like running out of fuel although it 
> could still be a fuel problem such as a leak or something else 
> that would prevent fuel from getting to the engine. Might also 
> account for the fire.
> 
> On 10/3/2019 12:59 PM, gordon white wrote:
>> Engine failure on takeoff is not usually from running out of 
>> oil, but maximum power used  briefly on takeoff (METO) is more 
>> than allowed for cruise, and takeoff power does stress an 
>> engine. A cylinder on a radial can come loose from the 
>> crankcase, or a piston break. I was on a DC-7 that lost an 
>> engine and it was pretty scary. The unbalanced forces from 
>> losing an engine are difficult to control. The pilot has to 
>> feather the dead engine, deploy the fire extinguishers (and not 
>> feather the wrong engine) in a very brief period of time. Some 
>> light twins, if you lose one engine on takeoff you can be 
>> flipped upside down if you don't cut the other one.
>>
>>   - Gordon White
>>
>>
> 

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