Boeing B-17 F "Flying Fortress"
| Country of Service : | United States |
| Role : | Strategic Bomber |
| First Flight : | |
| Production Date : | |
| In-Service Date : | April 1942 |
| Manufacturer : | Boeing Aircraft Company |
| Number Produced : | 3405 |
| Crew : | 10 |
| Length : | 22.78 meters |
| Height : | 5.85 meters |
| Empty Weight : | 16206 kilograms |
| Operational Weight : | 29711 kilograms |
| Maximum Weight : | kilograms |
| Wing Span : | 31.63 meters |
| Wing Aspect Ratio : | 7.585 |
| Wing Area : | 131.92 square meters |
| Wing Load : | 225.22 kg per square meter |
| Engine Number : | 4 |
| Engine Name : | Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone |
| Coolant : | Air |
| Cylinders: | R-9 |
| Capacity: | 29.88 Liters |
| Power : | 1200 hp @ 2500 rpm |
| Power / Weight Ratio : | 161.56 hp per tonne |
| Max Speed : | 523 kph @ 7620 meters |
| Cruising Speed : | 360 kph @ 4572 meters |
| Climb : | 237 |
| Service Ceiling : | 11430 meters |
| Range : | 7113 kilometers |
| Fuel Capacity : | 13590 liters |
| Machinegun Armament : | 2x 12.7mm Browning (Dorsal Turret)
2x 12.7mm Browning (Ventral Turret)
2x 12.7mm Browning (Waist)
2x 12.7mm Browning (Tail Turret)
1x 7.7mm Browning (Trainable Nose) |
| Cannon Armament : | None |
| Payload : | 4761 kg (Centerline Internal) |
| Gunsight : | None |
| Avionics : | Nordon Bombsight
Loran Short-Range Navigation Systen
Oboe Long-Range Navigation System
H2S Bomb-Through-Overcast System
Monica Mark IIIA Tail Warning Reciever
Jostly Mark IV VHF Jammer |
| Pilot Armor : | Yes |
| Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks : | Yes |
| Armored Windscreen : | Yes |
09-17-2009, 03:57 PM
Boeing B-17 F "Flying Fortress"
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