US Air Force Museum - Cold War - Boeing WB-50D Superfortress
Bill Maloney
2/3/2007

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Boeing WB-50D Superfortress Specifications:

Length: 99 feet 0 inches
Wingspan:
141 feet 2 inches
Height:
32 feet, 8 inches
Crew:
11
Weight:
Empty 80,600lbs Loaded - 173,000lbs
Max Speed: 395mph
Cruise Speed: 277mph
Range: 4,900 miles
Service Ceiling: 36,700 feet
Fuel Capacity: ___ gallons internal
Powerplant: Four Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radia engines 3,500hp each
Armament:
 12 .50-cal. machine guns
 20,000 lbs bomb load internally, 8,000 lbs externally
First Flight : June 25, 1947
Cost: $ 1,100,000

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