Air Mobility Command Museum - Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Bill Maloney 4/30/2008 |
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Another Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress can be found at the US Air Force museum in Dayton, OH | A Boeing B-17G at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum in Geneseo, NY |
Length: 74 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan: 109 feet, 9 inches
Height: 19 feet, 1 inches
Crew: 10
Weight: Empty - 34,000lbs Max Takeoff - 55,000lbs
Max Speed: 300mph at 30,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 170mph at 25,000 feet
Range: 1,850 miles
Service Ceiling: 35,600 feet
Fuel Capacity: 2,800 gallons
Powerplant: Four Wright R-1820 radial engines 1,200hp each
Armament:
Thirteen 50 Cal Browning machine guns
Up to 5,000lbs of bombs
First Flight : July 28, 1935
Cost: $276,000
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