@matthewrquan@PalmerLuckey@guardian@USAinUK We got to fly that airplane in a historical ride program for a few years before it went to the Lyon museum. Great times and quite an honor
@OnDisasters What’s missing is the audio where we call out the manifold pressure we want to the flight engineer, and he sets it. Takes some good coordination, and a lot of faith in them
@airmainengineer They’re called wheel landings, and you have to be able to do them to get your tailwheel signoff to fly aircraft with that kind of landing gear
@WW2Airfields This is different B17 painted to look like the original Memphis Belle known as “Movie Belle” in the aviation community. It is currently in work at the Palm Springs Air Museum
I feel so much pride when I see an out of shape dorky kid walk into the gym holding a gear bag. You and me were the same at one point in my life.
It's hard to wake up one day and change your life, but I promise it's worth it. Respect.
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