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Boeing XB-39 Superfortress
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1944
- StatusPrototype
- Number built1
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 10: pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, bombardier, navigator, radio operator, side gunners (two), top gunner, and tail gunner
- Length
- 30.18 m (99 ft)
- Wingspan
- 43.05 m (141 ft 3 in)
- Height
- 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in)
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 648 km/h (405 mph, 351 kn)
- Range
- 10,060 km (6,290 mi, 5,460 nmi)
- Service ceiling
- 11,000 m (35,000 ft)
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 4 × Allison V-3420-11 liquid-cooled W24 (double-vee) engines (2,100 hp / 1,600 kW)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 8×.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning AN/M2 machine guns in remote controlled turrets, 2×.50 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2 machine guns in manually-operated tail turret, 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) AN/M2 cannon in tail turret; Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,000 kg)
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