B17 Flying Fortress

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/B17_Flying_Fortress

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:armament	13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad	up to 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew	10
gptkbp:engineType	Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone radial engines
gptkbp:firstFlight	1935-07-28
gptkbp:height	5.82 m
gptkbp:introduced	1938
gptkbp:length	22.66 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	462 km/h
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkbp:numberBuilt	12731
gptkbp:numberOfEngines	4
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:range	3,219 km
gptkbp:retired	1968
gptkbp:role	gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	10,850 m
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:survivesIn	less than 50
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:B-17F gptkb:B-17G B-17E
gptkbp:wingspan	31.62 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vektor_Grafix
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	B17 Flying Fortress