Boeing

Boeing XB-15

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1937
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built1
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
10
Length
26.70 m (87 ft 7 in)
Wingspan
45.43 m (149 ft)
Height
7.87 m (25 ft 10 in)
02

Performance

Maximum speed
197 mph
Range
5,130 mi
Service ceiling
5,760 m (18,900 ft)
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
4 × 14-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1830-11 radial engines (1,000 hp / 634 kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 3 ×.30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns, 3 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns; Bombs: 12,000 lb (5,400 kg)

Engines 1

R-1830 R-1830 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Twin-row radial engine built in very large numbers during the Second World War. Pratt & Whitney · United States→