- DIMENSIONS
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Wingspan: 103 ft. 9-1/2 in. Length: 74 ft. 4 in. Height: 19 ft. 1 in.
- ARMAMENT
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Thirteen .50 Cal. Browning Machine Guns in Chin-turret, Nose-cheeks,
Ball-turret, L & R Waist positions, Top-turret and Tail position.
(Optional: Removable dorsal gun in radio-room)
- POWER PLANTS
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Four WRIGHT "Cyclone" GR-1820-97 Nine-Cylinder, Air-cooled Radial Engines,
with General Electric B-22 Exhaust-Driven Turbo-Superchargers each
developing 1,200 Take-off Horsepower.
- WEIGHTS
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Empty: 36.134 lbs. Normal Load: 55,000 lbs. Max Load: 72,000 lbs.
- CREW
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10 TOTAL: Bombardier, Navigator, Pilot, Co-Pilot, Engineer/Top, Gunner,
Radio Operator, Ball-Turret Gunner, Left and Right Waist Gunners, Tail Gunner.
- PERFORMANCE
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Maximum Speed: 302 MPH @ 30,000 ft. Maximum Cruise Speed: 263 MPH @ 25,000 ft.
Service Ceiling: 35,000 ft.
- RANGE & ENDURANCE (with 4,000 lb Bomb Load)
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1,850 miles in 8.7 hours @ 25,000 ft usig 2810 U.S. gallons of fuel.
Maximum Range: 3,750 Miles.
- PRODUCTION
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Total Number of B-17's Built: 12,731. B-17's dropped a total of
640,036 tons of bombs on European Targets. B-17's served in both
the Pacific and European Theatres of Operations.
Designed and Built by Boeing Aircraft Co. Also built under license
by Douglas Aircraft Co. and (Lockheed)-Vega Aircraft Co.