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Answered by rajendradahate151
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class overview :

1) TYPE : B-17, also called Flying Fortress, U.S. heavy bomber used during World War II. The B-17 was designed by the Boeing Aircraft Company in response to a 1934 Army Air Corps specification that called for a four-engined bomber at a time when two engines were the norm.

Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator.

technical specifications :

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[221]

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

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

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

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

Aspect ratio: 7.57

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

Propellers: 3-bladed Hamilton-Standard constant-speed propeller

Performance

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

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

Range: 2,000 mi (3,219 km, 1,738 nmi) with 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) 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 9 positions (2 in the Bendix chin turret, 2 on nose cheeks, 2 staggered waist guns, 2 in upper Sperry turret, 2 in Sperry ball turret in belly, 2 in the tail and one firing upwards from radio compartment behind bomb bay)

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)

usage : The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.

B-17 Flying Fortress

Introduction April 1938

Retired 1968 (Brazilian Air Force)

Status Retired

Primary users United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force

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