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B-17 Superfortress SpecificationsB-17 has four engines. It uses 1,200 hp Wright R-1820-97 nine cylinder air-cooled single row radial engines. General Electric Type B-22 exhaust driven turbo-superchargers were installed under engine nacelles. It has a maximum speed of 472 km/h and a range of 1,760 km. While flying empty it has a weight of 14,855 kg and a maximum weight of 27,240 kg. It has a wing span of 31.6 m with a wing area of 1, 132 meter square. Its length is 22.8 m and a height of 5.8 m. It carried many guns for enemy fighters. A total of thirteen 50-cal machine guns were fitted in it. It could carry different types of bombs and has a bomb load of 2724 kg.
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