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Aircraft Details

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

General characteristics
 * Crew: 10:
      - Pilot
      - Co-Pilot
      - Navigator
      - Bombardier/nose gunner
      - Flight Engineer-Top Turret Gunner
      - Radio Operator
      - Waist Gunners (2)
      - Ball Turret Gunner
      - Tail Gunner
 * Length: 74ft 4in (22.66m)
 * Wingspan: 103ft 9in (31.62m)
 * Height: 19ft 1in (5.82m)
 * Wing area: 1,420sq ft (131.92sq m)
 * Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
 * Aspect ratio: 7.57
 * Empty weight: 36,135lb (16,391kg)
 * Loaded weight: 54,000lb (24,500kg)
 * Max takeoff weight: 65,500lb (29,700kg)
 * Powerplant: 4 Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200hp (895kW) each

Performance
 * Maximum speed: 287mph (249kts, 462km/h)
 * Cruise speed: 182mph (158kts, 293km/h)
 * Range: 2,000mi (1,738nm, 3,219km) with 2,700kg (6,000lb) bombload
 * Service ceiling: 35,600ft (10,850m)
 * Rate of climb: 900ft/min (4.6m/s)
 * Wing loading: 38.0lb/sq ft (185.7kg/sq m)
 * Power/mass: 0.089hp/lb (150W/kg)

Armament

 * Guns: 13 x .50in (12.7mm) 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
 * Bombs:
      - 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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