B-17 and B-25 over Superstition Mountains

[Slyoldawg]

Flight over Superstition Mountains in Arizona...Go "full screen". The photography is HD, the planes are gorgeous, and, most notably, it is shot as the B17 takes off from Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ and then flies over the Superstition Mountains to the east of Apache Junction and then on to Roosevelt & Canyon lakes on the east edge of the Phoenix
valley. Both aircraft are stationed at the Confederate Air Force hanger located at Falcon Field in Mesa where both aircraft were rebuilt. Falcon field is an old WWII training airport. The backdrops are stunning. Music is from the mini-series, John Adams. Great combo!

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[underzog]

George,

I have a dvd pf the b2. It looks like a cool plane to me -- especially with its stealth technology. Why do you dislike it? Shouldn't we update from the B52s and other stuff from the 50s? We need the new technology of the b1 and the b2.

[Slyoldawg]

The reason I don't like the B-2 is that it was a major boondoggle on the American public. In the forties the same company came up with a "Flying Wing" which was not worth a crap and didn't amount to much. Then the same company came up with the latest version B-2 just to make money. The plane is not worth the paint on it. The other aircraft you mention isn't worth the cost of the fuel to fly it and was another aviation boondoggle. The B-52 is still flying because it is the only one that can hack the missions required of it.

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[kolt473]

the only time I saw the flying wing was in war of the worlds dropping the A bomb on the martians, and the dream scene from the incredible Mr. limpet. I suspect it was the flying wing Arnold saw to start the UFO craze, the drawings looked liked the wing around the Lockheed test grounds long before area 51.