richdlc Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 this is pretty cool.... could soon be flying! http://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article78958292.html theseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 What a beauty. A real labor of love. Congratulations to all who had a hand in her re-build. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo1974 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Just in time for when the FAA ground Fifi in 2017 if the Internet rumours are true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Doc looks nice and shiny (instead of Boeing grey). Last saw FiFi at Harlingen in Dec 1988. It must have been recently overhauled and refurbished back then. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Wow- looks amazing- cant wait to see it fly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Fifi to be grounded? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Fifi got 4 new engines a few years back, and she's constantly poured over by a dedicated staff and lacks for pretty much nothing. I can't see anything that would ground her except maybe for airframe fatigue, but service aircraft flew a lot longer than she has and never had fatigue issues. The B-24 doesn't take even a quarter of the man hours needed for Fifi. That B-29 is one seriously complicated airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Fifi to be grounded? Why? You would think if the FAA knew of any issues regarding FiFi they would ground her immediately. She is more active than ever and still giving rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Besides, I don't know what a British naval aviation service has to do with Fifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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