B29 'Doc' (And Other B29s)

news story on FAA certification approval for “Doc”:

http://ksn.com/2016/05/20/world-war-ii-warbird-doc-gets-faa-clearance-to-fly/

Doc’s Friends now announcing on Facebook that they have FAA approval to fly.

https://www.facebook.com/DocsFriends/?fref=nf

The CAA have never outright said no to a flying Shackleton (though BAE tried hard to make it so.)
This seems to have been accepted, and I got a rather pleasant response from the CAA and the Shackleton got added to the list of types eligible for a permit to fly.
The upcoming NDT may show up issues caused by how long 963 has been sat outside, and render the remaining spar life unusable – so its by no means a done deal.

Having paid a visit to see her recently on a ‘running’ day and seen all the hard work being put into this lovely aircraft by a good group of people, I really hope that it all comes good and that the NDT shows good results.

Back on track, I look forward to “Doc” taking to the air very soon and wonder how long it will be after that, before she is joined in the air by “Fifi”? Now that’s another interesting proposition!

The CAA have never outright said no to a flying Shackleton (though BAE tried hard to make it so.) When they entered preservation neither WR963 or WL790 had any fatigue data or servicing records to confirm or deny the claims made that the entire fleet was life expired… so a spar change was the only way forward.

Since then – with a lot of help and luck – the historical logs for 963 have been found and acquired. They show that the 594 hours we believed she had left is accurate.

This seems to have been accepted, and I got a rather pleasant response from the CAA and the Shackleton got added to the list of types eligible for a permit to fly.

The upcoming NDT may show up issues caused by how long 963 has been sat outside, and render the remaining spar life unusable – so its by no means a done deal.

Regards

Rich

Yes, my tablet has a mind of its own, turned no one into someone.
I forgot the Shack…but will the CAA let it fly?
Isn’t that why the one now in the Pima museum went to the US?

I know there are many groups working independently on various types.
I’d like to see them pull together for the common good and try to complete an airframe.

What groups, apart from WR963 and ‘Just Jane’?
Believe that the WR963 group have had successful discussions with the CAA.

Yes, my tablet has a mind of its own, turned no one into someone.
I forgot the Shack…but will the CAA let it fly?
Isn’t that why the one now in the Pima museum went to the US?

I know there are many groups working independently on various types.
I’d like to see them pull together for the common good and try to complete an airframe.

Read that comment again. Either Boyle is referring to WR963 or he wrote ‘someone’ instead of ‘no-one’.

Too bad someone in the UK (aside from Just Jane) is working on a project to return a large multi to flight.

Have you forgotten the Coventry Avro Shackleton WR963 then?

Nice to see a group getting something accomplished.

Too bad someone in the UK (aside from Just Jane) is working on a project to return a large multi to flight.

Well that’s a helluva beautiful sight and a beautiful sound!! All the hard work and they are inching closer to that first flight for 60 years!!;)

Great news, and I have to admit to grinning with glee when I saw it start moving!

B-29 “Doc” Taxis Under Own Power

http://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article77186737.html

http://www.warbirdsnews.com/aircraft-restoration/b-29-doc-taxis-power-time.html

http://www.ww2aero.com/b-29-doc-receives-dataplate-one-step-closer-to-flight/

WHO are notorious for plagiarizing other sources, often well out of date, and rehashing it under their own byline as ‘news’

I’m with you on this and is the reason I don’t look at anything that I can see with their name on or attached to it!

Latest Update:

http://www.b-29doc.com/2016/03/25/update-video-docs-faa-review-and-inspection-begins/

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2016/March/09/Doc-getting-physical-from-FAA-Bloodhound-1000-mph-car-attempt-delayed

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/b-29-superfortress-fly.html?src=fba&type=wca&page=who

Reported elsewhere back in September 2015.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/b-29-superfortress-fly.html?src=fba&type=wca&page=who

Well done them but gobsmacked it has to stay outside all winter,that can’t do it any good.

Doc’s December 2015 Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWht11iGIeA