| New England Air Museum - Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Bill Maloney 1/20/2009 |
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| Another Boeing B-29 Superfortress, BOCKSCAR, can be found at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH |
Length: 99 feet
Wingspan: 141 feet 3 inches
Height: 29 feet 7 inches
Crew: 10
Weight: 70,140 empty, 124,000 maximum take off
Max Speed: 358 mph
Cruise Speed: 230 mph
Range: 3,200 miles
Service Ceiling: 31,850 feet
Fuel Capacity: 9,363 gallons of 130 octane avgas
Armament:
Ten 50 cal Browning M2 machine guns in 4 General Electric remotely controlled electrically powered turrets
Two 50 cal Browning M2 machine guns in the tail turret
20,000 pound bomb load
Power Plant: Four 2,200 horsepower Wright Cyclone R-3350 twin row radial engines driving 16.5 foot Hamilton Standard four bladed props
First Flight : September 21, 1942
Cost: $639,000