Any fliers?

If I send you my maintenance manual, can you tell me what airplane and
theater
it is from?
VL

Arthur Kramer

wrote:Whaaaaaa ?

I'm just pullin' your leg, Art. I have some original WW2 manuals, a few of
which I use on my plane. The maintenance manual is truely infused with 120
weight oil, red hydraulic fluid and a bit more of green coolant (this is the
clue), along with lots of greasy thumb prints. I can't tell if the manual was
ever 'over there', but it sure has seen many overhauls conducted in the hanger.
Thx, Art.........
VL

Subject: Any fliers?
From: (MLenoch)
Date: 5/25/04 8:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

If I send you my maintenance manual, can you tell me what airplane and
theater
it is from?
VL

Arthur Kramer

wrote:Whaaaaaa ?

I'm just pullin' your leg, Art. I have some original WW2 manuals, a few of
which I use on my plane. The maintenance manual is truely infused with 120
weight oil, red hydraulic fluid and a bit more of green coolant (this is the
clue), along with lots of greasy thumb prints. I can't tell if the manual
was
ever 'over there', but it sure has seen many overhauls conducted in the
hanger.
Thx, Art.........
VL


I got it now. We had some manuals like that bouncing around on ol' Willie the
Wolf.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Jim Baker wrote:

Careful, pretty soon he'll claim to have a big watch. ;-)


Nope, just big gloves


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

Steve wrote:

Are you up for almost an entire day airborne?

I'd give it a go. Got to be more comfortable than a Cessna pukebox. :-)

I thought that too...until my first Global Power sortie. 28+ hours and when we
landed they poured me out of the jet and my head and back hurt for three days.
I'm here to tell you they're no fun.....novel, but not fun. My comfort limit is
24 hours. Anything longer and I'm in pain.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

I thought that too...until my first Global Power sortie. 28+ hours and when
we
landed they poured me out of the jet and my head and back hurt for three
days.
I'm here to tell you they're no fun.....novel, but not fun. My comfort limit
is
24 hours. Anything longer and I'm in pain.


BUFDRVR


I can just imagine what my grandfathers 40+ hour flights in the RB-36 must have
been like..


Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)
Silver City Tanker Base

(BUFDRVR) wrote:

Steve wrote:

Are you up for almost an entire day airborne?

I'd give it a go. Got to be more comfortable than a Cessna pukebox. :-)

I thought that too...until my first Global Power sortie. 28+ hours and when we
landed they poured me out of the jet and my head and back hurt for three days.
I'm here to tell you they're no fun.....novel, but not fun. My comfort limit is
24 hours. Anything longer and I'm in pain.

Not too many of us have had the unique pleasure of spending 28 -
30 hours airbourne at one fell swoop I'd say.

I can attest to the fact that it's quite a unique experience to
spend that (and many many slightly less lengthily sorties) over
the North Atlantic below 500 feet in the dead of winter where you
come home with the top fronts of your thighs sore from smashing
up against the lap belt and your 'leveling devices' so confused
that the tarmac seems to tip crazily under your feet as you
hobble painfully into the hangar after.

All I can say is that we well earned our pensions.
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

362436 (Ron) wrote in
:

I thought that too...until my first Global Power sortie. 28+
hours and when we
landed they poured me out of the jet and my head and back hurt
for three days.
I'm here to tell you they're no fun.....novel, but not fun. My
comfort limit is
24 hours. Anything longer and I'm in pain.

Do you get to stretch your legs much during such a flight?


BUFDRVR


I can just imagine what my grandfathers 40+ hour flights in the
RB-36 must have been like..

I came over this tidbit while reading up on the RB-36:

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/histo...twwii/rb36.htm



Regards...

On 28 May 2004 22:58:29 GMT, (BUFDRVR) wrote:

I'd give it a go. Got to be more comfortable than a Cessna pukebox. :-)

I thought that too...until my first Global Power sortie. 28+ hours and when we
landed they poured me out of the jet and my head and back hurt for three days.
I'm here to tell you they're no fun.....novel, but not fun. My comfort limit is
24 hours. Anything longer and I'm in pain.

Ouch. Mind you don't get DVT! Cockpit must stink after each sortie. :-) So
thats like watching all three LOTR films back to back..three times over!!
Hell, don't think I could look at instumentation for that long.

Oh well, I'll settle for a VIP guided tour of your bird next time your at
Fairford. ;-)


--
Steve.

Ron wrote:

I can just imagine what my grandfathers 40+ hour flights in the RB-36 must
have
been like..

Painful. They probably had a little more room, but I'm sure it was just as
noisy, which takes its toll after about a day.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

Bjørnar Bolsøy wrote:

Do you get to stretch your legs much during such a flight?


The only real place to stretch your legs is between decks on the ladder. You
can do it sitting down too if you adjust the rudder pedals full forward, but
stretching your legs with a numb rear end isn't as useful.

BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"