eBay: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (3 Viewers)

[johnbr]

A1 Engine No. 1 Fuel Tank
..A2 Engine No. 2 Fuel Tank
..A3 Engine No. 2 Feeder Tank
..B1 Engine No. 3 Fuel Tank
..B2 Engine No. 3 Feeder Tank
..B3 Engine No. 4 Fuel Tank
..C1 Bomb Bay Aux. Fuel Tank
..C2 Bomb Bay Aux. Fuel Tank
..C3 Engine No. 1 Wing Tanks
..C4 Engine No. 2 Wing Tanks
..C5 Engine No. 3 Wing Tanks
..C6 Engine No. 4 Wing Tanks

..D1 Engine No. 1 Oil Tank
..D2 Engine No. 2 Oil Tank
..D3 Engine No. 3 Oil Tank1
..D4 Engine No. 4 Oil Tank
..E1 Eng.1 Supercharger Oil
..E2 Eng.2 Supercharger Oil
..E3 Eng.3 Supercharger Oil
..E4 Eng.4 Supercharger Oil
..F1 Hydraulic Oil Supply Tank
..F2 Hydraulic Accumulator
..G Heat System GLYCOL Tank
..H Propeller Anti-Icing Tank ..I Oxygen Filler Valve
..J Batteries (3)
..K Battery Vent Bottles
..L Hand Fire Extinguishers
..M1.Landing Gear Oil & Air Valve
..M2.Landing Gear Oil & Air Valve
..M3.Tail Gear Oil & Air Valve
..N1 Landing Tire Air Valve
..N2 Landing Tire Air Valve
..N3 Tail Tire Air Valve
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[johnbr]

B-17. Pilot training manual for the Flying Fortress B-17. Contents

Fuel System

The fuel system of the B-17F consists of 4 independent fuel supplies of approximately equal capacities, each feeding one engine. There are 3 tanks in each wing, with provisions for 2 additional groups of outer wing feeder tanks. These outer wing feeder tanks (Tokyo tanks) are composed of 9 individual, collapsible self-sealing cells per wing. The fuel supply can also be increased by auxiliary installations of re-leasable fuel tanks in the bomb bay.

The fuel in any tank is available to any engine supply tank in the airplane through a fuel transfer system consisting of 2 selector valves and an electrical transfer pump.

There is also a hand transfer pump in the bomb bay as an emergency transfer medium. Fuel booster pumps in the outlets of the 4 major wing tanks eliminate vapor lock between the tank and the engine fuel pump. They also provide fuel to the carburetor when the engine pump fails. An electrically controlled fuel shut-off valve is installed in the line beyond the fuel booster pump to prevent fuel flow through a severed fuel line.

FUEL CAPACITY
FUEL TANKS U.S. GALLONS * EACH TOTAL U.S. GALLONS
No. 1 and No. 4 engines 425 850
No. 2 and No. 3 engines 213 426
Feeders (2) 212 424
Outboard Wing 1-5 (Total)s 270 540
Inboard Wing 6-9 (Total) 270 540
Total Fuel (Overload)
2780
Bomb Bay Extras (2) 410 820
Total Fuel (Special)
3600 (13626 l)

 

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[johnbr]

 

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[johnbr]

Cool night one.

 

[Wurger]

Yep.. and well known.

 

[johnbr]

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Snake Hip"s Heavy Flak Damage. 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron code UX-T 42-31713 24 8 1944

 

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[johnbr]

B-17 cockpit.

 

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B-17, 42-39970, 'E-Rat-Icator' 730th BS, which was one of the first to use Petroleum Jelly bombs. This was to be the only aircraft of the 452nd to survive every mission and return home

 

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[fubar57]

Nice stuff John

 

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