Boeing Model 299

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The Boeing Model 299 was the prototype four‑engine heavy bomber that led to the development of the famed B-17 Flying Fortress used extensively by the United States during World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Boeing Model 299 canonical 2
Boeing Model 299 prototype 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf four‑engine heavy bomber ⓘ
prototype bomber aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
aircraftRole heavy bomber ⓘ
airframeMaterial aluminum alloy ⓘ
armamentType multiple machine guns ⓘ
bombloadCapacity over 2,000 kg ⓘ
competedAgainst Douglas DB-1 ⓘ
Martin Model 146 ⓘ
construction all-metal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crashCause takeoff accident due to control locks left engaged ⓘ
crashDate 1935-10-30 ⓘ
crashLocation Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio ⓘ
crewSize 8 ⓘ
designer Boeing design team ⓘ
linked to: Boeing
developedFor United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
enteredCompetition United States Army Air Corps 1934 heavy bomber competition ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
fatalitiesInCrash 2 ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1935-07-28 ⓘ
firstFlightLocation Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington ⓘ
historicalSignificance first Boeing four‑engine heavy bomber prototype for the US Army Air Corps ⓘ
influenced development of preflight checklists in aviation ⓘ
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
ledToDevelopmentOf Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ⓘ
length approximately 68 ft ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
maximumSpeed over 230 mph ⓘ
militaryDesignation XB-17 ⓘ
nicknamed Flying Fortress ⓘ
nicknameOriginator Seattle Times ⓘ
notableOutcome demonstrated feasibility of long‑range, high‑payload heavy bombers for the US ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
numberOfPrototypesBuilt 1 ⓘ
powerplantModel Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet ⓘ
propellerType variable-pitch propellers ⓘ
range over 2,000 miles ⓘ
status prototype only ⓘ
successor Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress production variants ⓘ
Boeing YB-17 ⓘ
linked to: Boeing Fortress I
tailConfiguration conventional single tail ⓘ
testPilotOnFirstFlight Leslie R. Tower ⓘ
usedIn evaluation and test flights only ⓘ
wingspan approximately 103 ft ⓘ
wingType cantilever wing ⓘ

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress → designOrigin → Boeing Model 299 ⓘ
Leslie R. Tower → workedOn → Boeing Model 299 ⓘ
Leslie R. Tower → aircraftTestFlown → Boeing Model 299 prototype ⓘ
linked to: Boeing Model 299