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<!--BEGIN SPECIFICATIONS--> B-17 Flying Fortress Specifications Primary Function: Heavy bomber Contractor: Boeing Crew: 10 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Engineer, Bombardier, Radioman, 5 Gunners) Unit Cost: $276,000 (B-17G) Powerplant 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 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] <!--END SPECIFICATIONS--> <!--BEGIN ACHIEVEMENTS--> B-17 Flying Fortress Achievements The B-17 was the first Boeing military aircraft with a flight deck instead of an open cockpit. The B-17 was the first Boeing airplane with the distinctive tail for improved control and stability during high-altitude bombing. <!--END ACHIEVEMENTS--> <!--BEGIN FEATURES--> <!-- B-17 Flying Fortress Features --> <!--END FEATURES--> <!--BEGIN BACKGROUND--> <!-- B-17 Flying Fortress Background --> <!--END BACKGROUND-->

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