🎬 B-29 Superfortress: More Expensive Than the Atomic Bomb ✈️ Part 2

While the Manhattan Project is widely remembered as the financial giant of World War II, the B-29 Superfortress was actually the most expensive weapons program of the entire conflict, costing a staggering $3 billion.

In Episode 2, journey inside this revolutionary aircraft and explore the engineering feats that defied its era:
• The breakthrough pressurized cabin and the 30-foot pressurized crawl tunnel.
• The high-stakes engineering crisis of the Wright R-3350 radial engines.
• The world's first remote-controlled analog fire control computer system.
• The secret "Silverplate" modifications designed for this historic mission.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - The $3 Billion Bomber vs. Manhattan Project
01:15 - Pressurized Cabin & The 30-Foot Crawl Tunnel
02:09 - Engine Overheating Crisis (Wright R-3350)
03:02 - Analog Computer Remote Fire-Control System
03:40 - Project Silverplate Modifications
04:20 - The Next Mission: Tinian Island Preview


Sources & References:
• Boeing Historical Archives: B-29 Superfortress Development and Production Records (1942–1945).
• National Museum of the U.S. Air Force: Boeing B-29 Superfortress Technical Specifications and Cabin Pressurization Systems.
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: Project Silverplate and Modifications of the 509th Composite Group B-29s.
• U.S. Army Air Forces Official Records: Engine Overheating and Wright R-3350 Radial Engine Flight Test Reports.


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