Boeing B-29 "Superfortress"

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Boeing B-29 "Superfortress"

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Country of Service :	United States
Role :	Strategic Bomber
First Flight :
Production Date :
In-Service Date :	June 1944
Manufacturer :	Boeing Aircraft Company
Number Produced :	2513
Crew :	10
Length :	30.18 meters
Height :	9.02 meters
Empty Weight :	32369 kilograms
Operational Weight :	62597 kilograms
Maximum Weight :	kilograms
Wing Span :	43.05 meters
Wing Aspect Ratio :	11.49
Wing Area :	161.27 square meters
Wing Load :	388.15 kg per square meter
Engine Number :	4
Engine Name :	Wright R-3350-23 Cyclone
Coolant :	Air
Cylinders:	R-18
Capacity:	54.85 Liters
Power :	2200 hp @ 2800 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio :	140.58 hp per tonne
Max Speed :	576 kph @ 7620 meters
Cruising Speed :	370 kph @ 7620 meters
Climb :	160
Service Ceiling :	9708 meters
Range :	5230 kilometers
Fuel Capacity :	25752 liters
Machinegun Armament :	2x 12.7mm Browning M2 (Trainable Tail) 2x 12.7mm Browning M2 (Forward Dorsal Turret) 12.7mm Browning M2 (Forward Ventral Turret)2x 12.7mm Browning M2 (Rear Dorsal Turret) 12.7mm Browning M2 (Rear Ventral Turret)
Cannon Armament :	1x 20mm Hispano M2 B (Trainable Rear - 100 rounds)
Payload :	9072 kg (Centerline Internal)
Gunsight :	None
Avionics :	Nordon Bombsight AN/APG-15B Radar Fire Control Philco AN/APN-9 Loran Navagational Aid AN/APQ-7 Eagle Radar
Pilot Armor :	Yes
Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks :	Yes
Armored Windscreen :	Yes