Posted January 17, 20232 yr The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. It is the third-most produced bomber of all time. General characteristics Crew: 10 Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m) Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m) Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) Max takeoff weight: 65,500 lb (29,700 kg) Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each Performance Maximum speed: 287 mph (462 km/h, 249 kn) Range: 2,000 mi (3,219 km, 1,738 nmi) with 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) bombload Service ceiling: 35,600 ft (10,850 m) Armament Guns: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns Bombs: Short range missions; Internal load only (<400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) Long range missions; Internal load only (≈800 mi): 4,500 lb (2,000 kg) Information copied from Wikipedia. The creator understands the tail marking isn't in the correct position, but is limited by the design.
January 27, 20232 yr Author 11 hours ago, Legosim said: Looks very cool! The stand and presentation is great too. Thank you.
May 18, 20231 yr Very cool. I have a third party one myself and looks like you really got all the details for the scale. Love the little twin Mg's in the back, good execution on that one.
May 20, 20231 yr Author On 5/18/2023 at 4:23 PM, Mirror1810 said: Very cool. I have a third party one myself and looks like you really got all the details for the scale. Love the little twin Mg's in the back, good execution on that one. Danke. Getting the small details at the scale I work in is not easy. Creative license is sometimes required.
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