Boeing B-17 Emergency Operations (Restored-1944)

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[@mwbgaming28]

Explained CG, stall recovery, aerodynamic principles, short distance takeoff procedures, and general emergency procedures far better than my ground school class did Imagine a modern flight school class being beaten by a WW2 training film

[@commentatron]

18:17 "Student Whitney didn't like it any better than I did; but, he doesn't scare easy."

[@skovner]

The "pilot's worst nightmare" sequence shows how some of the best of Hollywood worked on these movies.

[@tonyb8660]

all of these actors went to the School of Casual Stances

[@CañonAlonso]

Excellent movie, I enjoyed very much, very instructive and didactical.

[@ninjabot567]

It's crazy how thin everyone was back then before we invented high fructose corn syrup and twinkies.

[@leninvasco]

They are from the army, of course they are thin. This doesnt make much sense.

[@sapper82]

Were these professional actors playing the part of aircrew or aircrew drafted in as actors?

[@billbright1755]

Center of gravity right and proper trim on flying surfaces made it surprisingly light on controls. Of course wing fuel levels must be managed to maintain trim. A belly landed plane would be good for parts only. Simply not worth the risk to fly her again. Field repair a broken wing spar I don’t think so.

[@DMBall]

"I'm not much on studying... books, I mean." I'd rather make it up as I go along.

[@tjsogmc]

Interesting, but I thought "emergency operations" in 1944 was bringing the bomber home with half a wing missing and a big hole in the vertical stabilizer.

[@eddievhfan1984]

Half a wing missing on a B-17 is generally an unrecoverable situation, but a holed vertical stabilizer mainly involves watching your speed, being gentle with controls, and minimizing slip/skid to keep forces on the structure to a minimum.

[@daveholden2711]

"CG induced flight instability" I hate that Computer Graphics induced flight instability in Dogfight documentaries...

[@gregd3551]

"I guess the kid 'll do"...........lot's of "kids" went to war back then. Times were different.

[@Name-ps9fx]

It’s always that way...the young ones go, but then they age quickly.

[@Stoic-of-Rome]

I hope these are actors. Bad actors.

[@awuma]

The idea was to really get the point across. This ham scripted acting and music, suitably illustrated, actually make it a much better learning experience than a dry lecture. Hollywood was very much part of Total War.