Boeing B-17
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| B-17 Flying Fortress | |
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| Tipe | Heavy bomber Strategic bomber |
| Produsen | Boeing |
| Terbang perdana | 28 Juli 1935 |
| Dipensiunkan | 1968 (Brazilian Air Force) |
| Pengguna | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force |
| Tahun produksi | 1936–1945 |
| Jumlah produksi | 12,731 |
| Harga satuan | US$238,329 |
| Varian | XB-38 Flying Fortress YB-40 Flying Fortress C-108 Flying Fortress |
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress adalah sebuah pesawat pengebom Amerika Serikat, yang dibuat untuk Pasukan Udara Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat (US Army Air Corps). Terbang perdana pada tanggal 28 Juli 1935, dan dipensiunkan tahun 1968, lebih dari 12.000 Flying Fortress diproduksi.
Digunakan sebagai pengebom strategis pada Perang Dunia II melawan Jerman Nazi, Flying Fortress menjatuhkan lebih dari 500.000 ton bom di Eropa.
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Karakteristik umum
- Kru: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer-top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner
- Panjang: 74 ft 4 in
- Lebar sayap: 103 ft 9 in
- Tinggi: 19 ft 1 in
- Luas sayap: 1,420 sq ft
- Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
- Bobot kosong: 36,135 lb
- Bobot terisi: 54,000 lb
- Bobot maksimum lepas landas: 65,500 lb
- Mesin: 4× turbosupercharged radial engines Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone", 1,200 hp masing-masing
Kinerja
- Laju maksimum: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)
- Laju jelajah: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)
- Jarak jangkau: 2,000 mi with 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) bombload
- Batas tertinggi servis: 35,600 ft
- Laju panjat: 900 ft/min
- Beban sayap: 38.0 lb/sq ft
- Power/massa: 0.089 hp/lb (150 W/kg)
Persenjataan
- Senjata api: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) 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
- Bom:
- 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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