Bombersprototype bomber aircraft
XB-19
The Douglas XB-19 was a four-engined, piston-driven heavy bomber produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the early 1940s. The design was originally given the designation XBLR-2 (XBLR denoting "Experimental Bomber, Long Range"). It was the largest bomber built for the USAAF until 1946, with the Convair B-36 surpassing it in size.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Category
- Bombers
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1941-06-27
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 117 kt
- Max speed
- 195 kt
- Range
- 4,500 nm
- Service ceiling
- 23,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 650 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 162,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 86,000 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 10,350 US gal
- Powerplant
- 4 × Wright R-3350-5 Duplex Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines
- Engines
- 4
- Seats
- 16
- Length
- 132.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 212 ft
- Height
- 42 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.