{"product_id":"b-17e-f-flying-fortress","title":"B-17E\/F \"Flying Fortress\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilaustuote. Toimitus \u003cfont color=\"#ff0000\"\u003e2-3\u003c\/font\u003e viikkoa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdt class=\"under\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"tab-list-title\" id=\"description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e17E\/F Flying Fortress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Boeing B-17 \u003cbr\u003e‘Flying Fortress’ was one of the U.S.A.’s main four-engine heavy \u003cbr\u003ebombers, operating alongside the B-24 Liberator, and the later B-29 \u003cbr\u003eSuperfortress, in all theatres of World War 2. It’s a fact that the B-17\u003cbr\u003e almost never saw its place in history and the defeat of Nazi Germany, \u003cbr\u003eas the prototype, known as Model 299, crashed due to pilot error during \u003cbr\u003eits evaluation in October 1935. Thankfully, the design had shown such \u003cbr\u003epromise during the testing phase, in fact exceeding the requirements of \u003cbr\u003ethe original specification, that further prototypes were ordered despite\u003cbr\u003e Boeing losing the original contract with the United States Army Air \u003cbr\u003eCorps. It was this further evaluation that saw the type enter active \u003cbr\u003eservice in 1938. The actual name ‘Flying Fortress’ was coined by a \u003cbr\u003enewspaper hack who witnessed a roll-out of the machine, bristling with \u003cbr\u003eguns and turrets, and Boeing realised that this was the sort of \u003cbr\u003epropaganda they needed, and trademarked the name. After the initial \u003cbr\u003eprototypes, serial production of the B-17 began with the B-17B variant, \u003cbr\u003eand underwent a major revision with the introduction of the ‘E’. This \u003cbr\u003etype featured a substantially redesigned tail and fillet that featured \u003cbr\u003ethroughout subsequent versions, giving the B-17 its iconic profile. An \u003cbr\u003eextra 10ft of length was added to the fuselage. Other refinements \u003cbr\u003eincluded the addition of a tail and dorsal turret, and the addition of a\u003cbr\u003e Bendix turret to replace the fixed bathtub type that had graced \u003cbr\u003eprevious versions. This was found to be disappointing, and was \u003cbr\u003eeventually replaced with the Sperry ball turret that became a permanent \u003cbr\u003efeature of all future marques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Long_Content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDifferences between the E \u0026amp; F versions were mostly changes in \u003cbr\u003enose armament lay- out, with staggered cheek guns being implemented, and\u003cbr\u003e a change in the bombardier’s glass nose, although this would vary \u003cbr\u003eoccasionally between machines, with a number of sub-types and \u003cbr\u003eadaptations being fitted. Other changes included engine cowls with \u003cbr\u003erounder forward radius’, paddle-blade prop blades and strengthened \u003cbr\u003eundercarriage that allowed the internal bomb load to double from 4000lb \u003cbr\u003eto 8000lb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-17E\/F was powered by 4 × Wright R-1820 “Cyclone” turbocharged \u003cbr\u003eradial engines that were constantly updated over the service life of the\u003cbr\u003e B-17, and also carried 11 x .50cal M2 Browning machine guns, with a \u003cbr\u003etwelfth being sometimes fitted in the glass nose. Wingspan was 103ft \u003cbr\u003e9in, with a length of 74ft 4in. A crew of 10 was typically carried by \u003cbr\u003ethe B-17.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/B-17EF\/Chief%20Seattle\/b17e-00505.jpg?1555751800432\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/B-17EF\/Chief%20Seattle\/b17e-00303.jpg?1555751191896\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/B-17EF\/Chief%20Seattle\/b17e-00101.jpg?1555751156873\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/B-17EF\/Chief%20Seattle\/b17e-00909.jpg?1555751838816\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/B-17EF\/Chief%20Seattle\/b17e-01111.jpg?1555751860731\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hong Kong Model","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57793708556672,"sku":"HKM01E05","price":299.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/HKM01E05.jpg?v=1775205855","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/b-17e-f-flying-fortress","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}