Global Aircraft -- B-29 Superfortress
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B-29 Superfortress Specifications
Primary Function: |
Bomber |
Contractor: |
Boeing |
Crew: |
10 crew |
Unit Cost: |
$639,000 |
Powerplant |
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Four 2,200-horsepower Wright Double Cyclone engines |
Dimensions |
Length: |
99 feet |
Wingspan: |
141 feet 3 inches |
Height: |
27 feet 9 inches |
Weights |
Empty: |
69,610 lb |
Maximum Takeoff: |
105,000 pounds (140,000 pounds postwar) -- gross |
Performance |
Speed: |
365 mph (mach 0.55) |
Ceiling: |
31,850 feet |
Range: |
5,830 miles |
Armament |
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Eight .50-cal. machine guns in remote controlled turrets plus two .50-cal. machine guns and one 20mm
cannon in tail; 20,000 lbs. of bombs. |
Service Life |
First Flight: |
September 21, 1942 (B-29) |
End of Service: |
1960 |
Number Built: |
[3,970 total] |
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B-29 Superfortress Achievements
- The B-29 was the heaviest production plane because of increases in range, bomb load and defensive requirements.
- The B-29 Enola Gay dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
- B-29 Bockscar dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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B-29 Superfortress Photos
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