- First flight1947
- Introduction1948
- StatusRetired
- Number built370
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 8 to 10: Pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, navigator, flight engineer, radio/electronic countermeasures operator, two side gunners, top gunner and tail gunner
- Length
- 99 ft
- Wingspan
- 141 ft 3 in
- Height
- 32 ft 8 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 394 mph
- Service ceiling
- 36,900 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35 28 Cyl. four-row air-cooled radial piston engine (3,500 hp) + 2 × General Electric J47-GE-23 Turbojet (5,200 lbf)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 13 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 × remote controlled turrets and 1 × manned tail turret; Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) internally, 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) on external hardpoints, Optional: in specially modified planes; one 43,600 lb T-12 Cloud Maker, one M-110, 22,376 lb Grand Slam copy, or two 12,660 lb Tallboy copies and numerous nuclear weapons.
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Boeing B-50 Fortress Andy Gump
First flight 1947
