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Specifications
First flight: 1944
Primary user: United States Army Air Forces
Number built: 1
Developed from: Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Crew: 10
pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, bombardier, navigator, radio operator, side gunners (two),
top gunner, and tail gunner
Powerplant:
Model: Allison V-3420-11
Type: liquid-cooled W24 (double-vee)
Number: 4
Horspower: 2,100 hp each
Dimensions:
Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.18 m)
Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.05 m)
Height: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Wing area: 1736 ft² (161.3 m²)
Weights:
Empty weight: 74,500 lb (33,800 kg)
Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 133,500 lb (60,560 kg)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 405 mph (351 knots, 648 km/h)
Range: 6,290 mi (5,460 nm, 10,060 km)
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
Wing loading: 69.12 lb/ft² (337.5 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (121 W/kg)
Armament:
Guns:
8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns in remote controlled turrets
2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in manual turrets
1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M2 cannon in tail
Bombs:
20,000 lb (9,000 kg)
Sources:
Wikipedia
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