YB-17 Dump

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 09/28/2016 at 13:54 • Filed to: planelopnik

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For Sweden > ttyymmnn 09/28/2016 at 13:59

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When you smell a Nazi bunker directly beneath you

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 09/28/2016 at 14:04

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I wonder how much drag the topside and rear fuselage blisters created? They disappeared fairly early, but I suspect that has more to do with expense and effort than anything like a design review. They’re very similar to the ones on Consolidated’s PBY, but we never made as many PBYs... The underside gallery or trough with a rear-facing turret at the end that the early ones had, similar to a TBF Avenger, is probably more structurally significant than the blisters, however, and played into the poor defenses forward and down. At any rate, I have to assume the waist blisters probably allowed a little more room for the gunners than the flush waist positions did.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/28/2016 at 14:06

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I don’t really know much about the evolution of the B-17 from the YB-17 to the B-17G that was made in such large numbers. It definitely ended up radically different than how it began.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 09/28/2016 at 14:07

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That 4th picture... That’s the SS United States!

eta: At least I think it is...

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/28/2016 at 14:11

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Nevermind, it’s the SS Rex.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 09/28/2016 at 14:14

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Weird ones!

Bonus cool shot

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 09/28/2016 at 14:23

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They went into production with a lot of the features of the prototype, and continued with small changes until the E, and they overhauled a some easy things visually from the F to the G.

This site has a pretty good summary:

http://www.stelzriede.com/ms/html/mshwbev.htm

I have a Revell model of the Memphis Belle - it was an F. Ball turret, more pointed nose, top power turret, but no chin turret.