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Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

7,388 OC3LOT1142  5.9 years ago

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry (prototype Model 299/XB-17) outperformed both competitors and exceeded the air corps' performance specifications. Although Boeing lost the contract (to the Douglas B-18 Bolo) because the prototype crashed, the air corps ordered 13 more B-17s for further evaluation. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances, becoming the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the B-24 and the multirole Ju 88. (Man i love Wikipeda).

Easy to fly and always mobile friendly. ENJOY!

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Credit to diegoavion84 for the cockpit

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +63 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 44.7ft (13.6m)
  • Length 40.9ft (12.5m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 8,249lbs (3,741kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,390lbs (5,166kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.351
  • Wing Loading 51.6lbs/ft2 (251.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 220.9ft2 (20.5m2)
  • Drag Points 7668

Parts

  • Number of Parts 90
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 405
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    Pretty ok

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    7,388 OC3LOT1142

    Wait... what do you mean. I tried it out but it worked completely fine... maybe just a glitch? I don’t know. @Thespirtusraptorfan

    5.9 years ago
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    7,388 OC3LOT1142

    Thx! @bolty

    5.9 years ago
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    7,388 OC3LOT1142

    Oh... did I forget to put one in. Omg... lol. Sorry. I can fix that if you want. @Thespirtusraptorfan

    5.9 years ago
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    330 bolty

    it flies well and looks cool! I would add guns & stuff

    5.9 years ago
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    pretty cool! looks great and its simple! i hope its fine , but i have some issues, the plane is missing a vertical stabilizer and so it is going completely haywire, other than that, great job!

    5.9 years ago
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    4,431 MIWTheGamer

    @OC3LOT1142 No problem!

    5.9 years ago
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    7,388 OC3LOT1142

    Thanks :) @MIWTheGamer

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    4,431 MIWTheGamer

    Nice! :)

    5.9 years ago