Type sheet: b29

Boeing B 29 Superfortress
Heavy strategic bomber, USA, 1942

[Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ Boeing] [ Reconnaissance 1939-1945] [ Bombers 1939-1945]

Description:

The B29 was build to follow the B17 and B24. It was
designed for high-altitude missions with remote con-
trolled guns. The Superfortress was in service mostly
in the pacific theatre, where the "Enola Gay" dropped
the first nuclear bomb over Hiroshima.

Sizes and weights

Total Length :

99.016 ft

30.180 m

Greatest height :

29.593 ft

9.020 m

Wingspan :

141.240 ft

43.050 m

Wing area :

1735.910 sqft

161.270 qm

Max take off weight :

124031.3 lbs

56250.0 kg

Weight empty :

70152.1 lbs

31815.0 kg

Performance data

Max. speed :

311 kts

576 km/h

Cruising speed :

200 kts

370 km/h

Service ceiling :

31857 ft

9710 m

Wing load :

71.55 lbs/ft2

349.00 kg/qm

Range :

2824 nm

5230 km

Propulsion

Kind :

KdSt

Type :

Wright R 3350-23

Power rating (max.) :

2170 hp

2200 ps

Count :

4

4

Total power rating (max.) :

8679 hp

8800 ps

Other

Crew :

0

0

11

Armament :

10* MG 12,7mm, 9072kg B.