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Model 299 (B-17 Flying Fortress) Prototype at Boeing Field, July 1935
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Boeing Model 299 (Flying Fortress) at Boeing Field Hangar, July 1935
In response for the Army's request for a large, multi-engine bomber, the Model 299 (B-17) prototype, financed entirely by Boeing, went from design board to flight test in less than 12 months. The B-17 was a low-wing monoplane that combined aerodynamic features of the XB-15 giant bomber and the Model 247 transport.
The B-17 was the first Boeing military aircraft with a flight deck instead of an open cockpit and was initially armed with bombs and five .30-caliber machine guns mounted in clear "blisters."
It took to the skies for the first time on July 28, 1935.
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