Subject: Re: Post on June 6 Swedish Update - B 17 Walkaround
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Per Borjeson" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 11:17:02 -0700

Hi Per,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks for 
sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Per Borjeson" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 2:38 AM
Subject: Post on June 6 Swedish Update - B 17 Walkaround

> Hi Steve!
>
> Sending over some more stuff for the June 6 update.
>
> Cheers!
> Per
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Saab B 17A
>
> Photos by Per Börjeson ([email-masked])
>
> These photos  were taken at Västerås, Sweden on May 22
> 2005
>
> This is B 17A s/n 17239, currently the only airworthy
> example of the type. The airplane was restored to it's
> original wartime condition in 1996-1997, in
> celebration of Saab's 60th anniversary. I hope these
> images will come in handy for people building the
> Marivox kit.
> There were three basic versions made of the Saab 17,
> mainly differing by their engines. The 17A uses a P&W
> R-1830, the 17B had a Bristol Mercury while the 17C
> used a Piaggio XI bis RC40. Another feature is that
> the canopy is 10 mm higher on the A and C marks,
> compared to the B.
> A word of notice on the propeller of this airplane;
> the B 17A originally used a Swedish made wooden
> propeller (pretty similar to some German props). This
> prop was replaced by Hamilton Standard on many
> aircraft in the postwar years. The B 17As of the
> Imperial Ethiopian Airforce used the same type of
> Hamilton Std mounted to the C-47.
>
>
> 01. Overall view of the engine and propeller. This
> airplane has the postwar Hamilton Std prop. The engine
> is a Swedish made R-1830, designated STWC 3.
>
> 02. The exhaust system. Note exhaust cooling inlet and
> suspension strut. The circular hole, just aft of the
> cowl flaps, is a connecting point for the flywheel
> turn handle. Also note the the vent tube and open oil
> cooler flap.
>
> 03. Closeup of the oil cooler. Note that tiny
> ventilation pipe to the right.
>
> 04. Here's a shot of the main landing gear retracting
> mechanism. Landing gear details are painted in
> underside colour.
>
> 05. Closeup of right main gear strut and wheel. The
> tyres of this airplane are plain while service planes
> had tires with a tractor style pattern, a typical
> feature of many Saab aircraft.
>
> 06. A shot of the main gear rear fairning.
>
> 07. Lower centre fuselage section. The tube is an
> extension pipe for a LF drag anthena. The tiny VHF
> anthena just aft of bomb bay doors is a post
> restoration addition.
>
> 08. A general view of the tail section.
>
> 09. Fuselage centre section and cabin area.
>
> 10. Another shot of the cabin area with some interior
> detail visible. Sorry about all those people, it was
> quite crowded and hard to get a clean shot.
>
> 11. Wing tip with pitot tube. Note the navigation
> light.
>
> 12. More wing detail. Note the hatch to the left of
> the landing light. This is a cover for opening where
> the machine gun barrels would be on a service
> airplane.
>
> 13. A closeup of starboard wing jacking point.
>
> 14. View of the bomb bay, facing aft.
>
> 15. Forward bomb bay section. Note the bottom of the
> control column with aileron wires and parts of the
> instrument panel being visible through an opening in
> the cockpit floor. Bomb bay doors are partially closed
> and therefore the mechanism is slightly offset.
>
> Per Börjeson
>
>
>
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