Superfortress to fly again

摘要

The previously moribund project to restore the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Doc to flying condition has resumed at Wichita, Kansas, reports Richard Mallory Allnutt. A new nonprofit group, known as "Doc's Friends", took ownership of the bomber in February, and will now push things forward with renewed support from both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems. A litany of prominent Kansas aviation industry leaders presides over the board, which should allow the restoration to continue unfettered. The B-29 is now back in active hangar space donated by Boeing, and volunteers are already at work on the bomber. It will take a little time for the rebuild to gather pace again, but the aircraft is in good shape with most of the difficult structural work completed.