After 94 hours in the air...
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After 94 hours in the air...
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On February 26, 1949, Lucky Lady II, a Boeing B-50 Superfortress flew the first-ever nonstop aerial circumnavigation flight from Carswell AFB, Texas, during which time, the aircraft was refueled four times before returning to base. The flight lasted 94 hours and 1 minute, and covered a distance of 23,452 mi (37,742.34 km).
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
Sir! Sir! I have questions, Sir!
Is the aircraft taking off; unlikely, or landing; more likely?
Did you simulate the entire flight?
Is the aircraft taking off; unlikely, or landing; more likely?
Did you simulate the entire flight?
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
Lovely screenshot, wonder how many they had to crew the aircraft for that flight?
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Nigel.
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Nigel.
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
Never mind, a quick google brought this up!
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-his ... bal-flight
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
Gear down, Flaps down, not right over the runway, I would say your coming in for a landing?
I assume you are using Manfred Jahn's B-50 model? Its pretty nice, especially if you join it with the VC from the Virtavia B-29.
Did you actually do the RTW flight? If so are there more screen shots? And how did you simulate the in-flight refueling?
I assume you are using Manfred Jahn's B-50 model? Its pretty nice, especially if you join it with the VC from the Virtavia B-29.
Did you actually do the RTW flight? If so are there more screen shots? And how did you simulate the in-flight refueling?
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
Yes, this picture shows the approach. And yes, this is Manfred Jahn's model.blanston12 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2018, 15:56Gear down, Flaps down, not right over the runway, I would say your coming in for a landing?
I assume you are using Manfred Jahn's B-50 model? Its pretty nice, especially if you join it with the VC from the Virtavia B-29.
Did you actually do the RTW flight? If so are there more screen shots? And how did you simulate the in-flight refueling?
I did circumnavigate, out of boredom, and thanks to unlimited fuel, time acceleration, and FSUIPC's autosave function (for safety). Because of the former, I didn't simulate the refueling.
I plan on getting Virtavia's B-29 for the VC (to replace the C-97 panel that comes w/ the B-50) and refueling segments for an upcoming video project. The refueling segments will be complemented by actual refueling footage of Lucky Lady II to make up for the lack of a gravity-hose refueling system in that add-on.
As for screenshots, here you go:
1. The picture shows the landing phase.
2. Yes. Last week, I did decide to try it out of boredom, thanks to some help from unlimited fuel, time acceleration, and FSUIPC's autosave function just in case loadshedding happened.
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
Sorry to hear about the boredom!
Instead of using time acceleration, you should have asked a lovely lady to be cabin crew.
Four days at 30,000ft may have potential in a cosy cockpit.
Instead of using time acceleration, you should have asked a lovely lady to be cabin crew.
Four days at 30,000ft may have potential in a cosy cockpit.
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
I had considered doing that flight before but the refueling part made me pause, was figuring I would just land at the airports the tankers came from but never got around to it.
BTW if you are thinking of the Virtavia B-29, the FSX version is 50% off at pcaviator (and has been for ever) and it works great in P3D4
BTW if you are thinking of the Virtavia B-29, the FSX version is 50% off at pcaviator (and has been for ever) and it works great in P3D4
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Re: After 94 hours in the air...
Perfect. Still half off to this day, and purchased. Thanks!blanston12 wrote: ↑29 Jul 2018, 06:04BTW if you are thinking of the Virtavia B-29, the FSX version is 50% off at pcaviator (and has been for ever) and it works great in P3D4