And it took 40,000 hours and 17 years to build.
explains. The massive project took 17 years to complete, but any aviation enthusiast would argue that the hard work was worth it when they see footage of the incredibly like-for-like aircraft take flight.The aircraft, which is nicknamed the Bally Bomber, has a 35-foot wingspan, and though it is incredibly loyal to the design of the original B-17, the cockpit was built larger than the rest of the aircraft's 1:3 scale as it needed to make space for a full-scale human pilot.
Impressively, the homebuilt plane is powered by not one, but four Hirth F-30 two-stroke four-cylinder air-cooled boxer engines. Each of these produces The Bally Bomber performed its maiden flight in 2016 and made its first show appearance and flight in front of an audience at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 2018 AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Have a look at footage of the Bally B-17 in flight below.
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