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Aircraft
B-29

Type:
10-seat long-range strategic bomber

Powerplant:
Fourt 2,200-hp.
Wright R-3350-57 Cyclone 18-cyl. turbocharged radial piston engines.

Max speed:
358 m.p.h.

Ceiling:
32,000 ft.

Range:
4,100 mi.

Weights:
Empty 70,000 lbs.

Weapons:
Two .50 cal. machine guns in each of four remotely controlled turrets and three .50 cal. guns or two .50 cal. guns and one 20-mm cannon in the tail; bombload 20,000 lb.

Dimensions:
Span 141 ft. 3 in.
Length 99 ft.
Height 29 ft. 7 in.

 

Wichita played a major role in aircraft production during World War II, its factories building airplanes that made significant contributions to the war effort. One of the most important of these was the Boeing B-29. From mid 1943 to early 1945, Boeing Wichita delivered to the U.S. Army Air Forces 1,644 B-29s, including 14 YB-29 prototypes.

   
 

 

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