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A B 17 was used to test the ejection seat Saab had developed for use in the Saab 21 pusher fighter, which was first successfully fired on 27 February 1944 with a dummy. [ 7 ] Stig Wennerström gained some fame in Sweden for successfully bailing out from a B 17 from low altitude, with his gunner, but would later become a spy for the Soviet Union.
The B-17B (299M) was the first production model of the B-17 and was essentially a B-17A with a slightly larger rudder, larger flaps, a redesigned nose and 1,200 hp (890 kW) R-1820-51 engines. The small, globe-like, machine gun turret used in the Y1B-17's upper nose blister was replaced with a .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun, its barrel run through ...
The first pre-production Y1B-17 Fortress was delivered to the 2d Bombardment Group, Langley Field, Virginia on 11 January 1936; the first production B-17B was delivered on 29 March 1939, also to the 2nd Bombardment Group. A total of 12,677 production Fortresses was built before production came to an end.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater of Operations and dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during World War II.
The MFI-15 Safari and MFI-17 Supporter were created from Saab's adaptation of the MFI-9 Junior for basic training for civil and military operators. In 1968 Saab began work on its MFI-15, based on the MFI-9 but with some design changes. Foremost of the changes in the Saab built MFI-15 prototype was the 120 kW (160shp) Lycoming IO-320 piston ...
Saab 37 Viggen: 17: 1973–2005 - SK 37E: Saab 37 Viggen: 10: 1999–2005: 10 SK 37 converted to ECM/training SH 37: Saab 37 Viggen: 27: 1975–1998: maritime surveillance SF 37: Saab 37 Viggen: 28: 1977–2003: photo reconnaissance JA 37: Saab 37 Viggen: 149: 1979–2005 - AJS 37: Saab AJ 37 Viggen: 115: 1992–2000: Modified AJ/SH/SF's AJSH ...
Specifications. Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003-04 [1] General characteristics. Crew: one; ... Performance. Maximum speed: 195 mph (313 km/h, 169 kn)
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