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George Jets said

Lol, was wondering about that. Figured They removed the prop for working in close like that.

Was reading up on the B-17, they said the wings were so big they could walk in them. Then go up to the engines in flight and do some minor service and tuning as needed while underway.

Really interesting article about them, their prodution, how they outfitted them, and the war efforts they were used in.



Crew members had to be tough.

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No, not on a 17. If the structure and tanks were gutted out, you might (if you were skinny) slither inside them in places, but no.........

You CAN access the wings in the monsterous flying boats, "Martin Mars" and Kermit Weeks did a YouTube on one of them some time back. I know of no aircraft you can "walk in the wings" maybe the old "Spruce Goose" might be close

This is incredibly interesting if you have the time......Note there are 3 parts to this