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Boeing B-50d Superfortress Bomber Plane

Originally designated the B-29D, the Boeing B-50d Superfortress was designed around the Boeing B-29 Superfortress addressing minor problems and attaining improved performance by utilising more powerful engines. A total of 371 Boeing B-50d Superfortress bombers had been built when production ended in 1953, production ceased as a direct result of the new jet powered designs, the B-50 remained in service with the USAF until 1965 when the type was retired following the discovery of dangerous levels of corrosion in B-50 airframes.

Boeing B-50d Superfortress Bomber Plane

 
Boeing B-50d Superfortress Specifications:
  • Crew: Pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, radio/ECM operator, two side gunners, top gunner and tail gunner
  • Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.2 m)
  • Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.1 m)
  • Height: 32 ft 8 in (10.0 m)
  • Empty weight: 80,610 lb (36,560 kg)
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 173,000 lb (78,470 kg)
  • Engines: Four 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines
  • Maximum speed: 395 mph (343 kn, 636 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 244 mph (212 kn, 393 km/h)
  • Combat radius: 2,100 NM (2,400 mi, 3,860 km)
  • Service ceiling 36,650 ft (11,170 m)
  • Rate of climb: 2,225 ft/min (11.3 m/s)

Boeing B-50d Superfortress Armament:

  • Twelve remote controlled .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine
  • Single 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon
  • 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) of internal bombs
  • 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of external bombs
 

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