B-17 Flying Fortress | |
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Tipe | Heavy bomber Strategic bomber |
Produsen | Boeing |
Terbang perdana | 28 Juli 1935 |
Dipensiunkan | 1968 (Brazilian Air Force) |
Pengguna | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force |
Tahun produksi | 1936–1945 |
Jumlah produksi | 12,731 |
Harga satuan | US$238,329 |
Varian | XB-38 Flying Fortress YB-40 Flying Fortress C-108 Flying Fortress |
Digunakan sebagai pengebom strategis pada Perang Dunia II melawan Jerman Nazi, Flying Fortress menjatuhkan lebih dari 500.000 ton bom di Eropa.
Operator
Spesifikasi (B-17G)
Karakteristik umum
- Kru: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer-top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner
- Panjang: 74 ft 4 in
- Lebar sayap: 103 ft 9 in
- Tinggi: 19 ft 1 in
- Luas sayap: 1,420 sq ft
- Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
- Bobot kosong: 36,135 lb
- Bobot terisi: 54,000 lb
- Bobot maksimum lepas landas: 65,500 lb
- Mesin: 4× turbosupercharged radial engines Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone", 1,200 hp masing-masing
Kinerja
- Laju maksimum: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)
- Laju jelajah: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)
- Jarak jangkau: 2,000 mi with 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) bombload
- Batas tertinggi servis: 35,600 ft
- Laju panjat: 900 ft/min
- Beban sayap: 38.0 lb/sq ft
- Power/massa: 0.089 hp/lb (150 W/kg)
Persenjataan
- Senjata api: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 turrets in dorsal, ventral, nose and tail, 2 in waist positions, 2 beside cockpit and 1 in the lower dorsal position
- Bom:
- Short range missions (<400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
- Long range missions (≈800 mi): 4,500 lb (2,000 kg)
- Overload: 17,600 lb (7,800 kg)
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