Bomber Camp
Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Power is turned into thrust by three-bladed Hamilton Standard constant speed, full-feathering propellers. For ferry flights, two 410-gallon tanks could be installed in the bomb bay, giving the bomber a 3,400-mile range. By the time the B-17 was in serial production, power had increased substantially from the Model 299 prototype.
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