| Primary Function: |
Heavy bomber |
| Contractor: |
Boeing |
| Crew: |
10 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Engineer, Bombardier, Radioman, 5 Gunners) |
| Unit Cost: |
$276,000 (B-17G) |
| Powerplant |
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Four 1,200 h.p. Wright R-1820-97 radial piston engines |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
74 feet, 4 inches (22.66 m) |
| Wingspan: |
103 feet, 10 inches (31.65 m) |
| Height: |
19 feet, 1 inch (5.82 m) |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
36,135 lb |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
54,000 lb (gross) |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
300 mph (483 km/h) |
| Ceiling: |
35,000 ft (10667 m) |
| Range: |
1,850 miles (2979 km) |
| Armament |
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Thirteen .50 caliber machine guns, up to 17,600 lb.(short range) bombload |
| Service Life |
| First Flight: |
July 28, 1935 (prototype)
December 2, 1936 (Y1B-17A) |
| End of Service: |
May 1945 |
| Number Built: |
[12,726 total] |
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