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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress
Tipe	Heavy bomber Strategic bomber
Terbang perdana	28 Juli 1935
Dipensiunkan	1968 (Brazilian Air Force)
Pengguna utama	United States Army Air Forces
Pengguna lain	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 pengintai (reconnaissance aircraft) sayap rendah (low wing) 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, dengan 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.

Dinamakan flying fortress karena pesawat ini memiliki reputasi yang kuat dalam ketahanan dan kemampuan untuk membawa banyak senjata defensif, menjadikannya sebagai benteng terbang yang "kokoh" atau "kuat" dalam bahasa Inggris. Nama "Flying Fortress" mencerminkan citra pesawat ini sebagai pesawat pengebom berat yang dilengkapi dengan banyak senjata dan memiliki kemampuan bertahan yang baik, terutama selama Perang Dunia II.

Ciri-ciri 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
• Rentang sayap: 103 ft 9 in
• Tinggi: 19 ft 1 in
• Luas sayap: 1,420 sq ft
• Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
• Aspect ratio: 7.57
• Berat kosong: 36,135 lb
• Berat isi: 54,000 lb
• Berat maksimum saat lepas landas: 65,500 lb
• Mesin: 4 × Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) masing-masing

Kinerja

• Laju maksimum: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)
• Laju jelajah: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)
• Jangkauan: 2,000 mi with 2,700 kg (6,000 lb) bombload
• Langit-langit batas: 35,600 ft
• Laju tanjak: 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)

• Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variants

Pengembangan yang berhubungan

• Boeing XB-15
• Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress
• Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress
• Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress

Pesawat sebanding dalam peran, konfigurasi, dan era

• Avro Lancaster
• Consolidated B-24 Liberator
• Focke-Wulf Fw 200
• Handley Page Halifax
• Heinkel He 177
• Junkers Ju 290
• Petlyakov Pe-8
• Piaggio P.108B
• Short Stirling

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