History
Flying wing.
- First flight1946
- StatusPrototype
- Number built4
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 9: pilot, copilot, bombardier, navigator, engineer, radio operator, three gunners
- Length
- 53 ft 1 in
- Wingspan
- 172 ft
- Height
- 20 ft 3.5 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 391 mph
- Range
- 7,500 mi
- Service ceiling
- 39,700 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-45 Wasp Major 28-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (3,000 hp) + 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-47 Wasp Major 28-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (3,000 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 20 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) M3 Browning machine guns in six remotely controlled turrets and one tail stinger; Bombs: 52200 lb of bombs, maximum