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Denvermike

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The 20-22 of June there be a flying B-17 in Denver. Rides are available but are a little $$. There should also be ground displays of other WWII A/C and old planes. Pedals planes and other free stuff for the kids. Plans also call for a 1943 mobile weather station, other vehicles and equipment of the period. Any Vet may take the tour thru the bomber for free. Others pay a fee. It is free to come out and look around.
For more info and a map to the location at Centennial Airport go the the web site for Wings over the Rockies.
If you have not heard four big radial engines at one time,you have not lived.
Come out and have fun,
Denvermike
 
Denvermike said:
The 20-22 of June there be a flying B-17 in Denver. Rides are available but are a little $$. There should also be ground displays of other WWII A/C and old planes. Pedals planes and other free stuff for the kids. Plans also call for a 1943 mobile weather station, other vehicles and equipment of the period. Any Vet may take the tour thru the bomber for free. Others pay a fee. It is free to come out and look around.
For more info and a map to the location at Centennial Airport go the the web site for Wings over the Rockies.
If you have not heard four big radial engines at one time,you have not lived.
Come out and have fun,
Denvermike
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you ought to stand in front of a b-52 w/ all eight running 90 something percent. or try to sleep w/ them doing it 3 blocks away!
 
That would be soooooo cool to see. Not a lot of the old birds flying any more.
 
Went for a ride in one a few years back. I think I paid around 200? bucks for a "ride in the back." A ride in the cockpit area was about double that.

I was the "radio man." Since I'm a radio amateur, and old enough that I HAVE and have had some of this stuff, I was giving lectures, LOL on how it operates. BC-342 / 348 receiver..........

http://www.radiomuseum.org/images/radio/military_u_s/bc_342_281538.jpg

"Command set" transmitters and receivers........these are low power units, which cover a range of frequencies, and I guess were used for local communications

http://www.b17queenofthesky.com/images/radright.jpg

and the main "long range" HF transmitter

The "stack" of units on the left are "tuning units" and plug into the transmitter--large box on the right.......in place of the blank cover plate. These units cover different frequency ranges

The separate box above the transmitter is an antenna tuning unit

http://www.air-and-space.com/200705...ne interior radio operators compartment l.jpg
 
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