Boeing B-17 G "Flying Fortress"

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Boeing B-17 G "Flying Fortress"

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Country of Service :	United States
Role :	Strategic Bomber
First Flight :
Production Date :
In-Service Date :	September 1943
Manufacturer :	Boeing Aircraft Company
Number Produced :	8680
Crew :	10
Length :	22.78 meters
Height :	5.82 meters
Empty Weight :	20212 kilograms
Operational Weight :	29711 kilograms
Maximum Weight :	kilograms
Wing Span :	31.62 meters
Wing Aspect Ratio :	7.585
Wing Area :	131.92 square meters
Wing Load :	225.22 kg per square meter
Engine Number :	4
Engine Name :	Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone
Coolant :	Air
Cylinders:	R-9
Capacity:	29.88 Liters
Power :	1200 hp @ 2500 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio :	161.56 hp per tonne
Max Speed :	486 kph @ 7620 meters
Cruising Speed :	462 kph @ 7629 meters
Climb :	165
Service Ceiling :	10851 meters
Range :	2897 kilometers
Fuel Capacity :	10637 liters
Machinegun Armament :	2x 12.7mm Browning (Chin Turret) 2x 12.7mm Browning (Dorsal Turret) 2x 12.7mm Browning (Ball Turret) 2x 12.7mm Browning (Waist) 2x 12.7mm Browning (Tail Turret) 2x 12.7mm Browning (Cheek) 1x 12.7mm Browning (Radio Operator)
Cannon Armament :	None
Payload :	4355 kg (Centerline Internal) 3628 kg (Wing Roots External)
Gunsight :	None
Avionics :	Nordon Bombsight Loran Short-Range Navigation Systen Oboe Long-Range Navigation System H2S Bomb-Through-Overcast System Monica Mark IIIA Tail Warning Reciever Jostly Mark IV VHF Jammer
Pilot Armor :	Yes
Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks :	Yes
Armored Windscreen :	Yes