B-17 armor plates (3 Viewers)
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Jadera
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Thank you, but those are general diagrams. I am interested in detailed information that specifies the thickness.View attachment 898018View attachment 898019B-17 Flying Fortress - Blueprints, Drawings & Documents | AirCorps Library
B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress
Jadera
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Oh i see
Oliverlovesplanes
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smutny
Airman 1st Class
Interestingly, both of the IPC's on Aircorps Library are missing the armor plating pages. 
However, the IPC posted here on the site has those pages. It's upload -6, page 266.
If you need dimensions, take the part numbers on page 267 and plug them into the Aircorps Library search and you can pull up the drawings. Hopefully they're readable, not all scans are.
However, the IPC posted here on the site has those pages. It's upload -6, page 266.
If you need dimensions, take the part numbers on page 267 and plug them into the Aircorps Library search and you can pull up the drawings. Hopefully they're readable, not all scans are.
cvairwerks
Staff Sergeant
65-7387 is the master installation drawing for the armor on F and G models, but you need to read the effectivity tables as well. There are dozens of changes in parts effectivity and they are all serial number dependent. You essentially need to define a particular serial number and chase thru the tables to figure out the exact installation. Part numbers roll due to changes and configurations do as well based on engineering changes.
Part numbers roll due to multiple reasons, some as simple as a vendor change or a material change. I've seen as many as a half dozen or more rolls on a specific part number due to this over the years.
It's can be a big puzzle, but when you figure out how to read it all, it gets easier.
Part numbers roll due to multiple reasons, some as simple as a vendor change or a material change. I've seen as many as a half dozen or more rolls on a specific part number due to this over the years.
It's can be a big puzzle, but when you figure out how to read it all, it gets easier.
Oliverlovesplanes
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If this helps!
SaparotRob
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EAIAnalog
Airman
Here's the 65-7387 drawing (Plate Installation - Armor). I've marked the 3-15141 drawing with a pink rectangle. The drawing has 2 sheets, spread across several images. The _1x are the first sheet, and the _2x are the second sheet.
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EAIAnalog
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Hmmm, I expected all the images to be displayed along the bottom, but I did something to embed them. I have no idea how to fix that, so if someone wishes to do that, feel free.
This is an excellent diagram! It confirms something I suspected regarding the cut-out nose for the bombadier's position in the earliest B-17s. How can I find a clearer copy of this diagram to download?
