Memphis Belle B17 Model Airplane : A True Work of Art

Our Memphis Belle B17 scale model airplane exhibits unmatched, unequaled quality and intricate design to achieve exactness and accuracy of the actual model. It also comes with a sturdy, durable base stand which comes in different colors of your choice and a polished chrome steel support mounting rod or avail our variable pitch wall mount accessory.

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B-17F Flying Fortress History:

The B-17F was the first version of the Flying Fortress and there's a total of 3,405 aircraft built. The B-17F was the fastest version of the aircraft.

The B-17F was the standard production version of the aircraft in 1942 and the first half of 1943. Production was then subcontracted to Douglas, who built 605 aircraft, Vega, with 500 built and the remaining 2,300 was produced by Boeing. The most obvious change was the replacement of the framed nose with a rather point pointed frameless Plexiglas nose. It also has paddle-blade propellers for improved high altitude performance. There were around 400 minor improvements internally.

Early B-17Fs also has the same arrangement of guns as the B-17E. The B-17F could carry up to eight 1,000lb bombs or twenty four 100lb bombs. Part of the increase in bomb load was due to the addition of bomb racks capable of carrying one 1,000lb bomb under each wing, between the inner engine nacelle and the fuselage. The B17F incorporates a Wright Cyclone R-1820-97 engine. It has a maximum speed of 325 mph and a range of 2,800 miles.