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B-17 Flying Fortress Mk. II

25.5k Scriefers  9.9 years ago
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets.

I did some cosmetic and flight characteristic modifications. I added gun turrets and lateral gun ports, a new paint job, and adjusted the wings. It has stiff handling (its a heavy bomber so its not meant to be agile) but flys straight and true.

She is equipped with a payload of 15 '500lbs' bombs that are released by detachment #2. The pilot has a choice to jettison the landing gear for smoother aerodynamics using detachment #1. Be a mindful bombardier and be sure to drop the payload at level flight or you might crash into your own bombs!

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 112.9ft (34.4m)
  • Length 71.2ft (21.7m)
  • Height 22.8ft (7.0m)
  • Empty Weight 27,300lbs (12,383kg)
  • Loaded Weight 47,314lbs (21,461kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.139
  • Wing Loading 26.8lbs/ft2 (131.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,762.4ft2 (163.7m2)
  • Drag Points 13574

Parts

  • Number of Parts 588
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,141
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    Hey Scriefer, I'm back at it again building another heavy bomber and I'd love to know how you manage to make the rounded turrets on your planes. In other words, how you stuff the structural wings inside the rounded corners.
    9.8 years ago
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    Not on par with your other planes.
    9.8 years ago
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    14.0k ElijtheGeat
    Looks way better than mine
    9.8 years ago
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    Dude you are so good at this and it's the best b-17 I've seen ever It's also my dads favorite wwII plane Planelover400
    9.8 years ago
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    Great!!!!1
    9.9 years ago
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    4,227 Geebers
    Can't wait! :)
    9.9 years ago
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    25.5k Scriefers
    Wait till your recommended B-29 drops, Geebers. It's one of the most detailed ones I've built.
    9.9 years ago
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    4,227 Geebers
    Oh boy! Another Scriefers plane! I can already tell its gonna be good! :)
    9.9 years ago
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    Love it how's the F-8 going
    9.9 years ago