B-17G. Equipment. Communicaton. - AirPages
The B-17 contains equipment for long and short-range two-way voice and code communication, intercommunication between crew members, emergency transmission, directional indication, and reception of marker beacon signals.
B-17 Flying Fortress - Blueprints, Drawings & Documents
Early and Late model B-17 microfilm digitized. All Drawings are accurately renamed by part number & indexed by Boeing part number system. Growing collection of rare original B-17 Flying Fortress manuals.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - Wikipedia
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II.
B-17 Bomb Run Procedures - WW2Aircraft.net
2020年2月20日 · Did the 8th Air Force have Missed Bomb Run Procedures or was the decision to attempt a 2nd bomb run on the same target left up to the Lead Group Commander in the Lead Group aircraft? I have heard B-17 pilots say that aircrews were not very happy about making a 360 degree turn and attempting a 2nd run through the same flak.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - Design - GlobalSecurity.org
2018年7月9日 · The B-17 was an uncompromising 1934 design intended to produce the fastest, highest-flying heavy bombardment aircraft extant. Boeing's design team adopted those objectives in response to stated...
“Flying Fortress” Boeing B-17 Part I - Weapons and Warfare
2020年4月30日 · The first B-17E flew in September 1941, and the initial 112 aircraft off the production line featured a ventral turret that was remotely controlled from a periscopic sight in a Plexiglas blister located several feet farther to the rear; from the 113th aeroplane onwards, this installation was replaced by a Sperry ball turret accommodating a gunner.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - Aviation History
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Consolidated B-24 were the United States' two standard heavy bombers until the arrival of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress in 1944. The B-17 served in almost every theater of World War II, but it was used mostly by the US Eighth Air Force, based in the UK, to bombard German targets.
B-17 Flying Fortress Design, Models and Specifications
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress four-engine heavy bomber is one of the most famous, and successful, airplanes ever built. The B-17 received the name "Flying Fortress" from a Seattle news reporter who commented on its defensive firepower, and said "It's a Flying Fortress".
Learning to Fly the Fortress | Smithsonian
My new airman certificate reads, “airline transport pilot: multiengine land; b-17,” although there is a limitation: “B-17 Sic [Second In Command] Only.”
Bob's B-17 Page - B-17 Cockpit Checklist - BobHeffner.com
1997年2月17日 · B-17 Cockpit Checklist. 1. Pilot's Preflight-COMPLETE. 2. Form 1 A-CHECKED. 3. Controls and Seats-CHECKED. 4. Fuel Transfer Valves & Switch-OFF.