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The sole XB-44 Superfortress was a B-29 Superfortress converted to test the possibility of using the R-4360 radial engine.. Development of an improved B-29 started in 1944, with the desire to replace the unreliable Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone engines with the more powerful four-row, 28-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines, America's largest-ever displacement aircraft ...
The Lucky Lady II was a B-50 of the 43rd Bombardment Group, equipped with 12 .50-caliber (12.7mm) machine guns. For its circumnavigation mission, a fuel tank was added in the bomb bay for extra range. The mission required a double crew with three pilots, under the command of Capt. James Gallagher. The crews rotated in shifts of four to six hours.
Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress; Boeing XB-39 Superfortress; Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress; Boeing B-47 Stratojet; List of surviving Boeing B-47 Stratojets; Boeing B-50 Superfortress; Boeing B-52 Stratofortress; Boeing B-54; Boeing XB-55; Boeing XB-56; Boeing XB-59; B-HNL; Boeing Bird of Prey; Boeing E-7 Wedgetail; Boeing MH-139 Grey Wolf; Boeing ...
Boeing 345 B-29; Boeing 345-2 B-50; Boeing 346 four-engine high-altitude, very long-range heavy bomber; Boeing 348 single-engine, high-wing monoplane fighter; Boeing 349 twin-engine dive bomber; Boeing 350 XPBB with four single-stage, two-speed R-2800 engines; Boeing 351 XPBB with four two-stage, two-speed R-2800 engines
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is a division of the Boeing Company. It designs , assembles, markets, and sells commercial aircraft, including the 737 , 767 , 777 , and 787 , along with freighter and business jet variants of most.
The XB-42 was developed initially as a private venture; an unsolicited proposal was presented to the United States Army Air Forces in May 1943. This resulted in an Air Force contract for two prototypes and one static test airframe, the USAAF seeing an intriguing possibility of finding a bomber capable of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress's range without its size or cost.
The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter is a long-range heavy military cargo aircraft developed from the B-29 and B-50 bombers. Design work began in 1942, the first of three prototype XC-97s flew on 9 November 1944 and the first of six service-test YC-97s flew on 11 March 1947.
Data from Airliners of the World General characteristics Crew: 4 flight crew (captain, first officer, flight engineer, navigator) + cabin crew Capacity: Up to 100 passengers on main deck plus 14 in lower deck lounge; typical seating for 63 or 84 passengers or 28 berthed and five seated passengers. Length: 110 ft 4 in (33.63 m) Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.05 m) Height: 38 ft 3 in (11.66 m) Wing ...