从整体来看，这一型号的B-17机身更长（加长约3米），机身后段和垂直尾翼等部位也有不同规模的扩大；除此之外，在机首保留B-17基本设计的前提下加装了一座电力驱动防御炮塔和球形炮塔（Ball Turret）以增强近距离作战和自保能力；而成功运用了涡轮增压器技术的新式R-1820发动机也在这次改进中首次实装，大幅度提升了B...
这是 B-17 后机身的另一个视角，这次是朝向前方拍摄的。这个堡垒的腰部机枪位置由看上去涂了底漆的装甲板保护。机枪由胶合板弹药箱供弹，额外的弹药箱存放在枪的两侧的地板上。背景中，一名机组人员正在调整襟翼瞄准仪 (Sperry ball turret)。在之前的两张照片中，机组人员携带了额外的 .50 口径弹药箱，这些箱...
背景中,一名机组人员正在调整襟翼瞄准仪 (Sperry ball turret)。 在之前的两张照片中,机组人员携带了额外的 .50 口径弹药箱,这些箱子经常出现在执行任务的飞机内部或周围。这张彩色照片展示了一个弹药库,上面印有这些弹药箱的模板和颜色的变化。 这是一位被识别为邦尼特队长的 B-17G 轰炸机领航员,正在他的...
The Ball turret itself has inspired works like Steven Spielberg's The Mission. Artists who served on the bomber units also created paintings and drawings depicting the combat conditions in World War II.[241][242]【参考译文】“空中堡垒”还出现在艺术作品中,这些作品表达了战斗条件的身心压力和机组...
This ball turret was suspended from a gimbal inside B-17 and B-24 bombers and protruded from the bottom of the airplane. An electro-hydraulic system allowed the turret operator to rotate the thing in all directions, defending the underside of the airplane from German fighters. ...
War Stories; B-17 ball turret gunner taken prisoner after plane shot down over YugoslaviaJOHN EVERLY
"Aluminum Overcast" gleams in the early morning slightly overcast sunrise while the crew prefer her for her flights. Here you can see a closeup view from the aft section of the aircraft looking forward with the navigator's seat and beacon light to the upper ball turret. Photo taken Sunday...
-Crew: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer-top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner -Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m) -Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m) -Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) -Wing area: 1,...
Oh, and the ball turret HAS to have some interior detail, please? Yeh it has... Cheers, Unc2 2 janneman36 Gold Member 2.4k Gender:Male Location:EHRD Posted September 21, 2019 Darn, again no YB40 in 1/48...🤪 you can say wat you want but hey a ne...
Take to the skies in any one of ten B-17 Flying fortress crew positions: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Bombadier/Chin Turret Gunner, Radio Operator, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Port Waist Gunner, Starboard Waist Gunner, Ball Gunner and Tail Gunner! Strap yourself in, fire up the engines and...