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Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Boeing_B-17F_Flying_Fortress
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
bomber
gptkbp:armament
up to 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad
up to 8,000 lb
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew
10
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed
182 mph
gptkbp:emptyWeight
16,121 kg
gptkbp:enginePower
1,200 hp each
gptkbp:firstFlight
May 1942
gptkbp:height
5.82 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
gptkbp:introduced
1942
gptkbp:length
22.66 m
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
287 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
29,710 kg
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:notableAircraft
gptkb:Memphis_Belle
gptkbp:numberBuilt
3,405
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkbp:powerplant
4 × Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone radial engines
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Boeing_B-17E_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:primaryMission
bomber
gptkbp:range
2,000 mi
gptkbp:role
bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling
37,500 ft
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Boeing_B-17G_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:usedInConflict
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan
31.62 m
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Flight
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5