B-17F Flying Fortress
Built by SailorMan, with helpful critique from his clan BNFB
You may remember the topic I started in September, when I just started the plane, but now I finished it. I put a few months work into this build, although I didn't do any work at all on it in November-December.
I am aware it needs better nose art. It had some, but I had to change it. Also, constructive criticism is allowed. However, please do not say that the bomber is too cramped. It is made be like real life.
There are many events in this, and I tried my best to showcase them for you all.
Exterior:
Note: The engines are off, the gear is down, and the bombay doors are open.
Note: The engines are on, the gear is up, and the bombay doors are closed.
Bomber with contrails.
A shot of the tail, with the markings of the 8th Airforce
This is what the engine looks like with the engine cowl removed. (Bad angle, sorry)
Crew Positions/ Interior.
The Nose: The table is the Navigator's table, and the thing in the front is the Norton bombsight.
roosterpit: Pilot, CoPilot, Engineer/roosterpit turret position. (Every one of those buttons does something FYI, and turret is behind me in the picture above)
Bombay, with the catwalk and an example of a bomb.
Radio Room: Radio man's position (I am aware that a real B-17 doesn't have a "basket for the gunner." Its just so that you can crawl up there and shoot.
Ball turret: Ball turret gunner's position (It opens up).
The Waste: Waste gunner's position.(Red ramp is the switch to open the windows)
The tail is self explanatory.
Also, the plane can drop bombs >:D Thanks for checking this out!
