Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:24 am
rwdfresno wrote:Ok, so I'm not an expert on B-17 production so I'm going to ask. Why did the original 909 have what appears to be a standard F model plexiglass nose nose? Did the G models initially come with the F model nose and it was changed sometime within G production or was it just a replacement during service or something?
Ryan
Anyone know?
Ryan
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Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:05 pm
Jack, I hope you don't mind me re-posting you photo for the sake of argument.
I don't care...it just looked familar
Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:41 am
Ok, so I'm not an expert on B-17 production so I'm going to ask. Why did the original 909 have what appears to be a standard F model plexiglass nose nose? Did the G models initially come with the F model nose and it was changed sometime within G production or was it just a replacement during service or something?
I think some of the early Gs had the longer, more pointed F-style plexi nose. There were at least two different styles of nose used on late Gs..one a single-piece unit, the other made up of upper and lower sections glued together.
SN
Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:12 am
rwdfresno wrote:Ok, so I'm not an expert on B-17 production so I'm going to ask. Why did the original 909 have what appears to be a standard F model plexiglass nose nose? Did the G models initially come with the F model nose and it was changed sometime within G production or was it just a replacement during service or something?
Ryan
Seems to me that I remember that the last of the Fs produced actually had chin turrets, so maybe she was built during/immediately after that time period?