B-17G Specifications Manufacturer: First Flight: Wingspan: Length: Weight: Top Speed: Cruising Speed: Range: Ceiling: Power Plant: Crew: Armament:	Boeing  July 28, 1935 (prototype)  103 feet 9 inches  74 feet 9 inches  36,135 lbs.(Empty), 54,000 lbs.(Loaded),    65,500 lbs.(Max. takeoff)  287 mph  150 mph  3,750 miles  35,600 feet  Four 1,200-horsepower Wright R-1820-97   engines  2 pilots, bombardier, radio-operator,   5 gunners  11 to 13 machine guns, 9,600-pound   bomb load	The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
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