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FotoImages - Aircraft Data Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
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Designed in 1940 as a replacement for the B-17 &B-24, its maiden flight was 21/Sep/42. Used in the Pacific theatre of WWII as well as Korea. Noted for being the a/c deployed to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
General:
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Type: Bomber/Heavy |
Crew: 10 |
Seating: 10 |
First Flight: 21/Sep/1942 |
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Specifications |
Propulsion |
Performance |
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Length: Height: Wingspan: Empty Weight: Gross Weight: |
99' 0" 27' 9" 141' 3" 70140 lbs. 133500 lbs. |
No. Engines: Horsepower: Powerplant: |
4 2200 hp per engine Wright R-3350-23 Duplex Cyclone |
Range: Speed (max): Speed (cruise): Climb: Ceiling: |
3700 miles 357 mph 220 mph - ft/sec 33600 ft |
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Armament: |
8x.50-cal MGs in remotely controlled turrets, 2x.50-cal & 1x20mm cannon in tail; 20,000 lbs. bombs | ||||
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