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10-01-2010, 03:23 AM
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Although there was an April Fool's hoax at one stage claiming it was doing a flight across America. 
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10-01-2010, 06:11 AM
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Why do they need to be airworthy at all?
They are ok an display in a "potential airworthy" status. Since they are rare, why put them at risk of frequent flying? Ok, it's probably just me. 
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10-01-2010, 06:38 AM
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Because museums full of static displays of gutted aircraft that just look good from a distance is equivalent to replacing all the live animals in a zoo with stuffed ones 
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10-01-2010, 08:51 AM
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When was the last time you've seen an elephant ditch? [we don't have to discuss having running engines, I'd love to see/hear them]
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10-01-2010, 09:16 AM
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Ok I must admit I just clicked the vid the first time.
Yes - this is indeed hard to believe, fcuking amateurs, they shouldn't have touched the plane in the first place; obviously done only half the job, what they have done was dilettantish. If don't have the resources for project(mental and/or financial) - just leave it. At least now we have 4 pristine B29 engines, and maybe a box of other hard-to-get spares. lol. No - in fact no lol at all. It's a damn shame. Those morons should be exposed and publicly humiliated. I guess YT done this already.
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10-01-2010, 09:38 AM
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I think they left the engines sink with the plane. I don't think they bothered to salvage anything.
Absolutely disastrous. I hope he doesn't take on any more "restoration" projects as he said he would.
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10-01-2010, 09:49 AM
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What a flock of amateurs... Saw this a few years ago on TV and it makes me sick to my stomach every time i watch it. I have nothing but utter disgust for him and his team. It could have been easily avoided, but with such ignorance i suppose there was only one outcome. Poor ol' plane...
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10-01-2010, 10:53 AM
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Just imagine what would have happened if they indeed managed to take off - they would have lost a whole wing before the first turn... Last edited by swiss; 10-01-2010 at 11:01 AM.
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10-01-2010, 06:52 AM
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One could only imagine the protests that would happen if they even thought about flying it again.
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