FAA’s Airworthiness Directive could spell end to B-17s
Wing-to-fuselage spar joints in Flying Fortresses are prone to cracking.
Britain’s sole airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress named ‘Sally B’ taxis at an airshow. Photo: Grant Newman.
A US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness directive (AD) that came into effect this month could see the end of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses in the skies.
The AD requires that Models E, F, and G of the big World War II bombers require inspections of the wing-to-fuselage spar
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