B-17s at Low Level

In article ,
(WalterM140) wrote:

I am building a diorama with a 1/48th scale B-17 at low altitude. It will
have
two engines turning and two shut down.

My question is, would a B-17 have its landing flaps deployed at all at this
lower speed and altitude if it was not landing, just hedge-hopping home? And
if so, how much?

No, you would leave the flaps up until needed/desired for landing. The
B-17 used a plain flap that was mostly drag (use of 10-20 degrees does
shorten the ground roll somewhat but hurts the climb). And if it was me
flying I wouldn't be any lower than I had to be.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

And if it was me
flying I wouldn't be any lower than I had to be.

Right.


I have read about a B-17 that had to raise a wing tip to miss a church steeple
as it beat feet across Belgium egressing the continent. But since I have to
mount the model on a base, it can't be more than about 20 scale feet above the
ground.

Walt

"WalterM140" wrote in message
...
| And if it was me
| flying I wouldn't be any lower than I had to be.
|
| Right.
|
|
| I have read about a B-17 that had to raise a wing tip to miss a church
steeple
| as it beat feet across Belgium egressing the continent. But since I have
to
| mount the model on a base, it can't be more than about 20 scale feet
above the
| ground.
|
| Walt




Sounds interesting - would love to see it when it's done.




Cheers


Dave Kearton

Subject: B-17s at Low Level
From: "Dave Kearton"
Date: 3/12/04 6:12 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:


"WalterM140" wrote in message
...
| And if it was me
| flying I wouldn't be any lower than I had to be.
|
| Right.
|
|
| I have read about a B-17 that had to raise a wing tip to miss a church
steeple
| as it beat feet across Belgium egressing the continent. But since I have
to
| mount the model on a base, it can't be more than about 20 scale feet
above the
| ground.
|
| Walt




Sounds interesting - would love to see it when it's done.




Cheers


Dave Kearton




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