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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1935
- IntroductionApril 1938
- StatusRetired
- Number built12,731
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- 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
- 22.66 m (74 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan
- 31.62 m (103 ft 9 in)
- Height
- 5.82 m (19 ft 1 in)
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 472 km/h (295 mph, 256.34 kn)
- Range
- 3,219 km (2,000 mi, 1,738 nmi)
- Service ceiling
- 10,850 m (35,600 ft)
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 4 × Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines (1,200 hp / 895 kW / shp)
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