9563Z - BOEING B 17G

BOEING

B-17G

83563

9563Z

Used

Aircraft currently operational flying approximately 350 hours per year. Maintained under rigid 100 hour FAA approved inspection program. Oil analysis performed at each inspection – excellent trends. All AD’s current. SHOWMANSHIP AND MARKETING OUTREACH: The B-17 is, by a considerable margin, the most significant aircraft outreach program available on a national basis. Each year it: • Visits 53 cities • Flies 320 hours and 500 missions • Has over 20,000 people take a ground tour through the airplane • Directly recruits many new museum members • Enables volunteers to become involved • Volunteer hours contributed: 31,800 • Unique web visitors to aircraft ops pages: 383,712 • Newspaper impressions (measured): 7,932,865 • Broadcast media impressions (estimated): 20 million One of only 10 flying B-17's in the world, maintained under rigid 100 hr FAA approved inspection program, currently on tour with EAA. Beautiful, rare opportunity!

Curtiss Wright R-1820-97, overhauled by Rudy Blakey, Inc. #1: 417 Hrs SMOH #2: 795 Hrs SMOH #3: 783 Hrs SMOH #4: 737 Hrs SMOH

Hamilton Standard 23D50 2 Props due for AD 81-13-06 in 2007 2 Props due for AD 81-13-06 in 2008

King KMA-24 Audio Panel David Clark Intercom Dual King KX-155 Nav/Com Dual King KI-209 VOR/ILS Indicators King KT-76A Transponder Garmin GPS-150

Dual Panels Dual Inverters Top Turrett Nose Turrett Retractable Belly Turret Aft Gun, 2 waist guns, nose gun Dual Preoilers MISCELLANEOUS: Aircraft currently operational flying approximately 350 hours per year. Maintained under rigid 100 hour FAA approved inspection program. Oil analysis performed at each inspection – excellent trends. All AD’s current. SHOWMANSHIP AND MARKETING OUTREACH: The B-17 is, by a considerable margin, the most significant aircraft outreach program available on a national basis. Each year it: • Visits 53 cities • Flies 320 hours and 500 missions • Has over 20,000 people take a ground tour through the airplane • Directly recruits many new museum members • Enables volunteers to become involved • Volunteer hours contributed: 31,800 • Unique web visitors to aircraft ops pages: 383,712 • Newspaper impressions (measured): 7,932,865 • Broadcast media impressions (estimated): 20 million

Paint Scheme is that of the original Fuddy Duddy, assigned to the 8th Air Force, 447th Bomb Group, 708th Bomb Squadron, excellent condition

Extensive restoration to military configuration, many items are of rare original B-17 equipment, excellent condition

Maintained under rigid 100 hour FAA approved inspection program. Oil analysis performed at each inspection – excellent trends. All AD’s current.