BRAND and MODEL
BOEING B-17 FORTRESS
TYPE
Four-engine heavy bomber
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
Four 895 kw (1,200 hp) Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 31.66 m (103 ft 9½ in)
Length: 22.67 m (74 ft 4 in)
Height: 5.82 m (19 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 131.9 m² (1,420 sq ft)
Max speed at 7,620 m (25,000 ft): 486 km/h (302 mph)
Cruising speed with 1,814 kg (4,000 lb) bomb load at 7,620 m (25,000 ft): 257 km/h (160
mph)
Landing speed: 145 km/h (90 mph)
Range at 257 km/h (160 mph) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft) with 1,814 kg (4,000 lb) bomb
load: 2,897 km (1,800 miles)
Empty weight:14,842 kg (32,720 lb)
Loaded weight: 24,948 kg (55,000 lb)
Max overload weight: 32,659 kg (72,000 lb)
PHOTO
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