A B-29 in a museum.
The B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine heavy bomber propeller driven aircraft built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. The name was taken from the early and well-known B-17 Flying Fortress. Two B-29s were responsible for the nuclear bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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Specifications
- Model: B-29
- Wingspan: 43.05 m
- Length: 30.2 m
- Height: 8.46 m
- Weight: 33.79 tons. (Empty) and 61.24 ton. (Loaded)
- Engine: Weight R-3350-23 Duplex Cyclone
- Speed: 467 km / h (cruise) and 575 km / h (maximum)
- Maximum ceiling: 10,793 m
- Ascension Home: 177 m / min
- Range: 5230 km (loaded with 4540 kg of bombs)
- Defensive Weapons: 18 machine guns of 12.7 mm (4 in each tower of the back and belly and tail 2) and 20 mm cannon (tail)
- Charge Pumps Up to 9072 kg
- Crew: 10-14 men
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