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Specifications
Type: Medium bomber
Crew: 8-10
Powerplant: four 1,200 hp Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone radial engines.
Weights: Empty 36,135 lbs.
General Combat 65,000 lbs.
War Overloaded 72,000 lbs.
Dimensions: Span 103 ft 9 ins
Length 74 ft 4 ins
Height 19 ft 3 ins
Wing area 1,426 sq ft
Armament: 7 x 0.5 in machine guns
Bomb Load: max 8,000 lbs
normal 4,000 lbs
Performance: Max IAS: 287 mph at 25,000ft.
Operational cruise IAS: 165-185 mph.
Initial climb rate: 1,000 ft/min
Service ceiling: 35,600 ft.
Time to 20,000 ft at 65,000 lbs: 37 mins.
Combat radius: (5,000 lb bombs) 1600 miles.A number of B-17g Flying Fortresses were supplied to the RAF in
World War II and served mainly with 214 and 223 Squadrons of 100
Bomber Group. This group was based in East Anglia and was assigned
the task of protecting the Lancasters and Halifax aircraft of
Bomber Command's main force by waging, with various electronic
countermeasures devices, a strange war in the ether - jamming or
interfering with German radar and radio signals and with the
ground controllers' radio-telephone instructions to German night
fighters.These highly secret - and extremely effective - 'Jostle', 'Piperack'
and 'Mandrel' missions were part of No 100 Groups rapidly growing
electronic warefare arsenal.This particular aircraft, KJ109 with aircraft code 6G-F was a highly
modified B-17G-55; the chin and ball turrets having been removed to
make way for a vast assortment of powerful electronics. It operated
from Oulton with No 223 squadron.
Computer Model
This computer model is optimised for night operations in CFS.
It is fitted with:1. Landing and navigation lights.
2. A single red strobe light on the fin.
3. A variable clock to set the time of day or night in CFS.
4. A throttle quadrant (SHIFT + 2) to enable accurate control of
propeller and mixture levers.
5. A simple ADF tuner and guage for homing on NDB signals.
6. A Sperry Autopilot (for help on this feature, click on the
small rectangle to the right of the Sperry Autopilot's
attitude indicator).
7. An in cockpit checklist (SHIFT + c).
