Sally B Engine problems?

A little inflammatory Stuart.

C6

Inflammatory, or stating the obvious?

Oh, I wonder if they thought to do that…. that would be standard practice, if it was only a Ford mundaneo, and not a priceless piece of history.

A little inflammatory Stuart.

C6

I assuming they did clean out the oil cooler & lines etc after the first engine fragged?

Oh, I wonder if they thought to do that…. that would be standard practice, if it was only a Ford mundaneo, and not a priceless piece of history.

I have receved a PM suggesting that this has been a problem in the past; one would have thought, that being the case , extra attention would have been paid to the oil lines, tanks, coolers etc, but I stand to be corrected (as the man wearing the orthopaedic shoes frequently says)

Just for the record, which engine was it that failed in the Channel Islands a few years back?

I assuming they did clean out the oil cooler & lines etc after the first engine fragged?

They certainly cleaned out the oil tank – I saw them do it!

So, if they plan to change the engine in 4 weeks, how long would it have taken to change a b17 engine during the war?

I’ also assuming that they want the b17 back for legends as they may be 1 or 2 other b17’s there to keep her company?;)

I assuming they did clean out the oil cooler & lines etc after the first engine fragged?

Hopefully not and all will turn out OK. As was pointed out in another thread though keeping such historic aircraft flying gets harder all the time. I feel all those involved in such projects deserve the highest praise for what is after all a labour of love. Even modern aircraft go tech without warning so aircraft of that vintage are even more entitled to pull the occasional sickie.

I think I am right in saying that all of us on this forum, wish the Sally B crew all the best and can get her flying again very soon – up where she belongs.

Brian.

Definalty shes on par with lanc in my book, i miss her as well as the cat whos got engine probs. Is dux jinxed for this year with its “heavies”
Time will only tell

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Thanks for the update XH668.

I think I am right in saying that all of us on this forum, wish the Sally B crew all the best and can get her flying again very soon – up where she belongs.

Brian.

Heres the official word

When the Going Gets Tough? the Tough Get Going!
We are sorry that the UK?s only airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress, Sally B is momentarily grounded. Now in her 63rd year, the job of keeping this flying memorial in the air is always hard work and sometimes luck is just not on our side…

Over the winter, in readiness for the 2008 flying season, a replacement engine was fitted but in early May this sadly failed during a test run. With important assignments coming up, including the Duxford show and our salute to the American Military Cemetery at Madingley, followed by the Biggin Hill International air Fair the decision was taken to change this engine.

Thanks to the wonderful recent financial contributions from Bertie Ashby and our Sally B Supporters Club members we were in the position to be able to enlist a full-time professional engineer to assist with this second engine change. This would put us back on schedule for the season.

All concerned were devastated when this engine also failed during its first flight. Lady luck was just not with us this time.

At this moment we cannot tell you when Sally B will be back where she belongs – in the air. Everything that can be done to turn this situation around safely and quickly is being done.

So, rest assured, although the team are well and truly saddened by this sequence of events we will bounce back.

We have many people around us who help us in so many ways, no more so than through the incredible efforts of our Supporters Club, that we will overcome this. We are sorry to have missed the beginning of the season but hope to resume our flying programme in July at the Flying Legends Air Show at Duxford.

Elly Sallingboe
B-17 Operator

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There is a pic in the new update of duxford update showing the new installation of a port engine this week

See here

http://www.duxford-update.info/

curlyboy

Duly noted, and title changed

Bruce

Ok this is from the UKAR therad so its not offical and it might not be true nd this and that but it might be a sign of things to come

Mr pusher has posted on the spring show thread saying that she looks to be grounded for the season as engine went kaput on a test flight

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I am relatively a new member to this forum but have been viewing it for some time. It seems that we have another thread started that will cause nothing but unneccesary alarm to forumees. The title is presumptious and I feel that more information should have been obtained before pressing keys on the keyboard and creating a mountain out of a possible molehill. As we have seen on many threads of late we hear and see things that immediately make us hit the keys without thinking of the implications to both viewers of the forum and those who work in the industry of keeping these wonderful aircraft flying. My advice to all is to listen and watch but also think before scripting threads on this or any forum.

Reading the Sally B website, they had a problem with an engine at the end of 2007 season, this has been changed over the winter. There is no news about any other problems but Pen Pusher had reported in the thread below that her new engine has gone U/S (see post 46).

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=80428&page=2

See link below for original engine problem.

http://www.sallyb.org.uk/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=15

When i was at Duxford a couple of weeks ago there was talk she was about to test fly so if they have a U/S engine surely they would have known weeks ago not now?

curlyboy

Easy there!!! Fitting a new engine to an old aeroplane is a tough task, and there are expected to be niggles. Remember thats sally b’s first flight since it was fitted so fingers crossed she will be alright.

Jumping to conclusions ?

Although I try and stay out of this type of thread, I can only suggest the title of this one is somewhat presumptuous.
I too read the reports posted of Sally-B returning with a feathered outer prop, however its somewhat of a leap from that to even suggest its out for the rest of the season!
There is any number of reasons why there maybe an issue with what is the newly installed engine, I would suggest a better title would have been Sally-B engine problem ??? and wait and see what develops (or not)

Walked past her on Saturday and the port outer was still feathered and on the wing. No gossip, just fact.