Military
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Manufacturer: Boeing
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was an American four-engine heavy bomber developed for the United States Army Air Corps. It became one of the best-known Allied strategic bombers of the Second World War.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- boeing-b-17-flying-fortress
- Class
- Military
- Registry Count
- 16
- Example Registration
- N17W
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 31.62 m / 103 ft
- Length
- 22.66 m / 74 ft
- Height
- 5.82 m / 19 ft
- Max Speed
- 472 km/h / 295 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 293 km/h / 182 mph
- Range
- 1760 km / 960 nmi
- Ceiling
- 10850 m / 35600 ft
- First Flight
- 1935-07-28
- Production Start
- 1936
- Production End
- 1945
- Total Built
- 12731
Variants
- B-17G- 15 registrations - Example N207EV
- B-17F- 1 registrations - Example N17W
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Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17W
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=207EV
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3154S
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3193G
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3509G
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3701G
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3703G
- https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195966/boeing-b-17f-memphis-belle/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress