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To FLY...
.....with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. |
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most well-known american bombers of all time. The B-17 Flying Fortress became famous in the long daylight bombing raids over Europe in World War Two. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was designed in response to a May 1934 US Army Air Corps specification for a multi-engined anti-shipping bomber. With up to thirteen machine guns, the B-17 seemed to be a genuine flying "fortress in the sky". These bombers aircraft were used in several daylight raids and provided Boeing with substantial data that led to significant changes in the design resulting in the B-17D. |
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Name: Type: |
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress High-Altitude Heavy Bombing |
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 3 views |
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| Crew: | 10: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Engineer, Bombardier, Radioman, 5 Gunners | |||||||||||||||||
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Maiden flight: Produced: Manufacturer: First Delivery: Final Delivery: |
July 28, 1935, Y1B-17: January 1937 1935-1945 Boeing Company - USA B-17B: June 1939 April 1945 |
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| Operators: | United Kingdom and the United States of America. | |||||||||||||||||
| Number built: | 12,731 (8,680 B-17Gs) | |||||||||||||||||
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress General characteristics |
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| Length: |
B-17B, C, D:
67 ft. 11 in. B-17E: 73 ft. 10 in. B-17G: 74 ft. 9 in. (22.8m) |
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| Height: |
B-17B, C, D:
15 ft. 5 in. B-17G: 19 ft. 1 in. (5.8m) |
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| Wing Span: | 103 ft. 9 in. (31.6m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Empty weight: |
B-17B, C, D:
31,150 lb. |
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| Loaded weight: |
B-17B, C, D:
44,200-46,650 lb. B-17E: 53,000 lb. B-17G: 65,600 lb. (29,700 kg) |
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| Powerplant: |
B-17C to E Model: Wright R-1820-65 Cyclone Type: 9-cyl. radials with exhaust driven turbochargers Number: Four Horsepower: N/A B-17G Model: Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone Type: 9-cyl. radials with exhaust driven turbochargers Number: Four Horsepower: 1,200 |
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Performance |
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| Maximum speed: |
B-17C & D: 323 mph B-17E: 317 mph B-17G: 287 mph (462 kph) |
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| Range: | 1,100 miles (1,760 km) with max bomb load | |||||||||||||||||
| Cruising Speed: |
B-17C & D:
250 mph B-17E: 210 mph B-17G: 182 mph (293 kph) |
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| Service ceiling: | 35,000 ft. (10,670 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Armament | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guns: |
Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in chin turret Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in dorsal turret Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in ventral ball turret Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in tail turret One 0.5 in. Browning MG in each waist One 0.5 in. Browning MG in radio compartment Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in nose sockets |
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| Bombs: |
6,000 lb. (2724 kg.) typical load carried
internally; 12,800 lb. (5800 kg.) maximum load carried internally |
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variants |
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| variants: |
XB-40: escort gunship variant BQ-7 Aphrodite: radio-controlled missile F-9: reconnaissance XC-108: executive transport CB-17: utility transport PB-1W: radar early-warning PB-1G: air/sea rescue w. life boat QB-17: target drones |
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B-17 Flying
Fortress http://www.b17flyingfortress.de/ |
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B17 Flying Legend http://www.b17flyinglegend.com/ |
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B-17 B-24 PICTURES MISSIONS REPORTS
http://www.b17sam.com/ |
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Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/b17.html |
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Boeing B-17G Flying
Fortress "Texas Raiders" http://www.gulfcoastwing.org/ |
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Fly
the Fortress! http://www.b17.org/ |
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Hard-to-get http://www.hard-to-get.info/ |
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Sally B http://sallyb.dcgservices.com/ |
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THE "PINK LADY" http://pink.lady.free.fr/ |
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