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Type: Heavy Strategic Bomber
Origin:
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair)
Crew/Seats: Ten
Model: N/A
First Flight: September 7, 1942
Service Delivery: November 1944
Production: 118
Unit cost: N/A

Powerplant:
   Model: Wright R-3350-23 Cyclone
   Type: Radials engine
   Number: Four       Horsepower: 2,200 hp

Dimensions:
   Wing span: 135 ft. (41.2m)
   Length: 83 ft. 1 in. (25.3m)
   Height: 33 ft. (10.1m)
   Wing Surface Area: 1,442 Sq. Ft. (132.1m²)

Weights:
   Empty: 60,000 lb. (27,000 kg)
   Loaded: 100,000 lb. (45,000 kg)
   Max. Take-Off: 111,500 lb. (50,580 kg)

Performance:
   Maximum Speed: 357 mph (575 kph)
   Rate Of Climb: 658 ft/min (201 m/min)
   Wing Loading: 70.3 lb/sq. ft. (341 kg/m²)
   Service Ceiling: 35,000 ft. (11,000m)
   Range: 3,000 miles (1,300 km)

Armament:
Ten .50 (12.7mm) machine guns.

Payload:
20,000 lb of bombs

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