How much does it cost to ride in a B17?
Find the event location or date that best suits you on our SCHEDULE page and then click the “Book Your Ride Now” button to reserve your flight. The cost to fly on the B-17 Flying Fortress is: $495.00 per person for seats in the center section of the aircraft. $700.00 per person for the Navigator’s Seat.
Are there any B17 Flying today?
Consequently, only six planes that survive today – 40-3097, 41-2446, 41-24485, 42-32076, 44-6393 and 44-8846 – claim combat provenance. The majority of survivors are planes that were built too late to see active service and then were used through the 1950s and 1960s in both military and civilian capacities.
Where is aluminum overcast now?
Aluminum Overcast as seen recently in the Arcadia Aerospace hangar at Punta Gorda, Florida. The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17G, Aluminum Overcast (44-85740, N5017N), has been at Punta Gorda, Florida since April 2021, grounded after a wing-attach issue was found.
Can you buy a B17?
As desirable and rare as a B-17 Flying Fortress WWII bomber is, it’s amazing that they occasionally pop up for sale. Especially in 2021. From the late Paul Allen collection comes this B-17E project which you can buy. But the asking price will knock you back on your heels.
What plane replaced the B-17?
Consolidated’s B-24 was designed to replace the B-17 and was in many ways a much better airplane, with vastly improved performance due to an aerodynamically shaped wing that afforded higher speeds and greater payloads using engines with the same rated horsepower.
Which was better B24 or B-17?
The B17 could be operated at speeds as slow as 135 mph, whereas the B24 became dangerous below 160 mph. Both aircraft could take a beating and still fly. Still, the design of the B24 did place limits on its ability to safely perform emergency landings.
Is the B-29 DOC still flying?
2021 – 2021 B-29 Doc History Restored Tour The 2021 tour season for B-29 Doc included stops in 17 cities across 12 states, including a return trip to China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in California, where it had been more than 60 years since Doc last landed.