WalterM140 wrote:
Hi,

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.... if I were flying a four engined aircraft with two fans out, the flaps
wouldn't drop out until short final. He's already in serious trouble; any added
drag might be the straw that breaks the camel's back.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN


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