Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress



Picture below is of a B-17E, the information below is on the B-17G



General characteristics



Crew: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer/top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner

Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)

Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m)

Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)

Wing area: 1,420 sq ft (131.92 m2)

Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010

Aspect ratio: 7.57

Empty weight: 36,135 lb (16,391 kg)

Loaded weight: 54,000 lb (24,500 kg)

Max. takeoff weight: 65,500 lb (29,700 kg)

Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each

Performance



Maximum speed: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)

Cruise speed: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)

Range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km) with 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) bombload

Service ceiling: 35,600 ft (10,850 m)

Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)

Wing loading: 38.0 lb/sq ft (185.7 kg/m2)

Power/mass: 0.089 hp/lb (150 W/kg)

Armament



Guns: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 8 positions (2 in the Bendix chin turret, 2 on nose cheeks, two staggered waist guns, 2 in upper Sperry turret, 2 in Sperry ball turret in belly, 2 in the tail and one in the nose)

Bombs:

Short range missions (<400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)

Long range missions (≈800 mi): 4,500 lb (2,000 kg)

Overload: 17,600 lb (7,800 kg)

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