- Demonstrating a B-29′s ball-turret remote-control. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers were one of the biggest and deadliest aircraft used during World War II. They were the bombers used to drop the atomic bomb and were also used during the Korean war. Here’s a video from Bryce Richert showing how the gun turret system worked on the B-29. Like the guy in the video said, it’s basically Robocop. Which is very impressive considering the B-29’s first flight was in 1942. #ww2 #superfortress
0:17
- Demonstrating a B-29′s ball-turret remote-control. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers were one of the biggest and deadliest aircraft used during World War II. They were the bombers used to drop the atomic bomb and were also used during the Korean war. Here’s a video from Bryce Richert showing how the gun turret system worked on the B-29. Like the guy in the video said, it’s basically Robocop. Which is very impressive considering the B-29’s first flight was in 1942. #ww2 #superfortress
11.3K viewsMar 4, 2022
FacebookSteel Eagles
Boeing B-29 Superfortress — the most advanced bomber of WWII. With pressurized cabins, remote gun turrets, and unmatched range, the B-29 carried the Pacific air war to its decisive end. ✈️🔥 #WWII #AviationHistory #B29 #WarPlanes #USAAF | WW2 Sky Stories
0:14
Boeing B-29 Superfortress — the most advanced bomber of WWII. With pressurized cabins, remote gun turrets, and unmatched range, the B-29 carried the Pacific air war to its decisive end. ✈️🔥 #WWII #AviationHistory #B29 #WarPlanes #USAAF | WW2 Sky Stories
2.6K views4 months ago
FacebookWW2 Sky Stories
The numbers on the B-29 are jaw-dropping, even today. A 141-foot wingspan, four massive piston engines, and five separate computer-controlled gun turrets all combined to make it a fearsome weapon. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
2:44
The numbers on the B-29 are jaw-dropping, even today. A 141-foot wingspan, four massive piston engines, and five separate computer-controlled gun turrets all combined to make it a fearsome weapon. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
678.6K viewsJan 16, 2023
FacebookSmithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
The B-29 featured an innovative and complex fire control system of five sighting computers connected to four remote turrets #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #b29 #usaaf | Daniel J Wheatcroft
0:20
The B-29 featured an innovative and complex fire control system of five sighting computers connected to four remote turrets #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #b29 #usaaf | Daniel J Wheatcroft
24.1K views5 months ago
FacebookDaniel J Wheatcroft
Inside the B-29's Amazing Gun System!
0:44
Inside the B-29's Amazing Gun System!
16.1K views7 months ago
YouTubeWingspan Adventures & Flight
B-29 Superfortress: First Computerized Remote Turrets of WWII
0:31
B-29 Superfortress: First Computerized Remote Turrets of WWII
1.3K views1 month ago
YouTubeAviation History
Japanese Fighters Knew the B-29's Blind Spot—Then America Fixed It via a Mechanical System
36:31
Japanese Fighters Knew the B-29's Blind Spot—Then America Fixed It via a Mechanical System
1 month ago
YouTubeWW2 Total Archive
5:42
US Aircraft Gunsights of WWII - B-29 Remote Control Turret system
369 viewsDec 11, 2024
YouTubeCollexpertise
46:20
Why B-29 Gunners Started Firing 'Without Looking' - And Downed 5X More Zeros With Remote Turrets
3 views6 months ago
YouTubeSilent Heroes
0:11
B-29 Remote-Controlled Gun Turrets
1.9K viewsJan 30, 2025
YouTubeWV book & review
0:06
B-29 Superfortress — Remote-Controlled Turrets | Military History Talks
9.7K views5 months ago
YouTubeMilitary History Talks
34:24
How One Engineer's "ELEGANT" Fire Control Made B-29 Remote Turrets Deadly at Range
3 views6 months ago
YouTubemystery files history
0:22
B-29: The Bomber That Fought With Analog Computers in 1940s
3.7K views3 months ago
YouTubeE-Military
2:49
The Showstopping Capabilities of the B-29 Superfortress 🤩 Air Warriors | Smithsonian Channel
49.8K viewsAug 29, 2021
YouTubeSmithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
14:23
Computers on WWII Planes?! | Curator on the Loose!
15.6K viewsJul 9, 2022
YouTubeThe Museum of Flight
1:07:26
The B-29 Turret System: An Expensive, Effective Mechanical Masterpiece
430.8K viewsDec 13, 2024
YouTubeAlexander the ok
14:53
The Secret Technology That Made the B-29 Untouchable in WWII #B29 #WW2 #MilitaryHistory
219 views1 month ago
YouTubeGlobal History Vault
1:12
The B-29's Turret System
647.3K views11 months ago
YouTubeNickboy99
0:52
RC B-29 Bomber
179.7K viewsAug 17, 2007
YouTubeSportsman's Guide
34:21
They LAUGHED At His "ROBOT GUN" - Until It SNIPED 5 Fighters Automatically
4.6K views3 months ago
YouTubeUntold WW2 Stories
11:03
Guillows B-29 rc conversion review
23.3K viewsMar 16, 2017
YouTubejagdpanther9
10:53
B-29 Bomber Gunner's Compartment Detailed Walkthrough
79.2K viewsDec 24, 2022
YouTubeWWII US Bombers
1:33
B-29轰炸机的遥控炮塔系统
117.6K viewsApr 15, 2021
bilibili马卡洛夫PLUS
0:55
The B-29: First computerized gun system
11.9K viewsSep 9, 2016
YouTubeLas Vegas Review-Journal
1:41
B-29 Gun Turrets
29.4K viewsOct 11, 2012
YouTubeOkraJoe
1:06
This is how the B 29's advanced weapons system worked #Technology #Engineering #Airplanes
64.7K views2 months ago
YouTubeMM Animals
36:22
How it Works: The B-29 Superfortress | USAAF Training Film | 1944
53.7K viewsMay 15, 2016
YouTubeThe Best Film Archives
1:03
The B-29 Superfortress Gun Turrets
28.7K viewsOct 10, 2012
YouTubeOkraJoe
1:34
B-29 gun turret sighting system at Boeing Seattle Part 1
281K viewsMar 7, 2010
YouTubeBRuserOsaka
0:50
How the B-29's Computerized Defensive Guns Actually Worked?
44.5K views9 months ago
YouTubeMilitary History Stories
See more
Static thumbnail place holder