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The United States of America (Pre World War 2)

1. B-23 Dragon (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 6
* Length: 58 ft 6 in (17.8 m)
* Wingspan: 92 ft (28 m)
* Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
* Wing area: 993 ft² (92.3 m²)
* Empty weight: 19,089 lb (8,677 kg)
* Loaded weight: 26,500 lb (12,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 32,400 lb (14,700 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Wright R-2600-3 radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,194 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 282 mph (245 kn, 454 km/h)
* Range: 1,400 mi (1,200 nmi, 2,300 km) with 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) of bombs
* Service ceiling: 31,600 ft (9,630 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,493 ft/min (7.6 m/s)
* Wing loading: 26.7 lb/ft² (130 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.17 hp/lb (200 kW/kg)

Armament

* Guns:
o 3 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
o 1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun in tail turret
* Bombs: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg)

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2. B-25 Mitchell (Image : Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: six (two pilots, navigator/bombardier, turret gunner/engineer, radio operator/waist gunner, tail gunner
* Length: 52 ft 11 in (16.1 m)
* Wingspan: 67 ft 6 in (20.6 m)
* Height: 17 ft 7 in (4.8 m)
* Wing area: 610 sq ft (57 m²)
* Empty weight: 21,120 lb (9,580 kg)
* Loaded weight: 33,510 lb (15,200 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 41,800 lb (19,000 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Wright R-2600 "Cyclone" radials, 1,850 hp (1,380 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 275 mph (239 kn, 442 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 230 mph (200 kn, 370 km/h)
* Combat radius: 1,350 mi (1,170 nmi, 2,170 km)
* Ferry range: 2,700 mi (2,300 nmi, 4,300 km)
* Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
* Rate of climb: 790 ft/min (4 m/s)
* Wing loading: 55 lb/ft² (270 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.110 hp/lb (182 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 12 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
* Hardpoints: 2,000 lb (900 kg) ventral shackles to hold one external Mark 13 torpedo[12]
* Rockets: 3,000 lb (1,360 kg) bombs + eight 5 in (130 mm) high velocity aircraft rockets (HVAR)
* Bombs: 6,000 lb (2,700 kg)

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3. Martin Model 146 (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 3
* Length: 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m)
* Wingspan: 70 ft 6 in (21.5 m)
* Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.7 m)
* Wing area: 678 ft² (63 m²)
* Loaded weight: 14,700 lb (6,680 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 16,400 lb (7,440 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Wright R-1820-33 "Cyclone" radials, 775 hp (578 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 215 mph (187 kn, 346 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 183 mph (159 kn, 294 km/h)
* Range: 1,370 mi (1,190 nmi, 2,200 km)
* Service ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,380 m)
* Wing loading: 21.7 lb/ft² (106 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.105 hp/lb (173 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 3 × .30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns
* Bombs: 2,260 lb (1,030 kg)

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During World War 2 ( 1940-1949)

4. B-26 Marauder(Image: Wikipedia)





General characteristics

* Crew: 7: (2 pilots, bombardier, navigator/radio operator, 3 gunners)
* Length: 58 ft 3 in (17.8 m)
* Wingspan: 71 ft 0 in (21.65 m)
* Height: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
* Wing area: 658 ft2 (61.1 m2)
* Empty weight: 24,000 lb (11,000 kg)
* Loaded weight: 37,000 lb (17,000 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 radial engines, 1,900 hp (1,400 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 287 mph (250 knots, 460 km/h) at 5,000 feet (1,500 m)
* Cruise speed: 216 mph (188 knots, 358 km/h
* Landing speed: 104 mph (90 knots, 167 km/h))
* Combat radius: 1,150 mi (999 nmi, 1,850 km)
* Ferry range: 2,850 mi (2,480 nmi, 4,590 km)
* Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
* Wing loading: 46.4 lb/ft² (228 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (170 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 12 × .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns
* Bombs: 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg)

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5. North American XB-28 (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: five
* Length: 56 ft 5 in (17.20 m)
* Wingspan: 72 ft 7 in (22.12 m)
* Height: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
* Wing area: 676 ft² (62.8 m²)
* Empty weight: 25,575 lb (11,600 kg)
* Loaded weight: 35,740 lb (16,210 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 37,200 lb (16,874 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 turbosupercharged radial engines, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 372 mph (599 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
* Cruise speed: 255 mph (410 km/h)
* Range: 2,040 mi (3,280 km)
* Service ceiling: 33,500 ft (10,213 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,111 ft/min (6 m/s)
* Wing loading: 52.87 lb/ft² (258.14 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.112 hp/lb (184 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 6 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in remote-sighted turrets
* Bombs: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg)

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6. XB-42 Mixmaster (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Length: 53 ft 8 in (16.4 m)
* Wingspan: 70 ft 6 in (21.5 m)
* Height: 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
* Wing area: 555 ft² (51.6 m²)
* Empty weight: 20,888 lb (9,475 kg)
* Loaded weight: 33,200 lb (15,060 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 35,702 lb (16,194 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Allison V-1710-125 V12 engines, 1,800 hp (1,300 kW each) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 410 mph (660 km/h)
* Range:
* Combat range: 1,800 mi (2,900 km)
* Ferry range: 5,400 mi (8,700 km)
* Service ceiling: 29,400 ft (8,960 m)
* Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
* Wing loading: 59.8 lb/ft² (292 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
* Bombs: 8,000 lb (3,629 kg)

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7. Convair XB-46 (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 3
* Length: 105 ft 9 in (32.23 m)
* Wingspan: 113 ft 0 in (34.44 m)
* Height: 27 ft 11 in (8.51 m)
* Wing area: 1,285 ft² (119.4 m²)
* Empty weight: 48,000 lb (21,800 kg)
* Loaded weight: 75,200 lb (34,100 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 94,400 lb (42,800 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Allison J35-A-3 turbojets, 4,000 lbf (18 kN) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 545 mph (473 knots, 877 km/h)
* Range: 2,870 mi (2,490 nm, 4,620 km)
* Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,000 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,315 ft/min (6.683 m/s)
* Wing loading: 59 lb/ft² (294 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.21

Armament

* Guns: 2× .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
* Bombs: 22,000 lb (10,000 kg)

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The USSR (Image : Wikipedia) (During and Immediately after World War -2 )

1. II-28 (Image: Wikipedia) Year : 1948



General characteristics

* Crew: Three (pilot, bombardier, gunner)
* Length: 17.60 m (57 ft 9 in)
* Wingspan: 21.50 m (70 ft 6 in)
* Height: 6.70 m (22 ft 0 in)
* Wing area: 60.8 m² (654 ft²)
* Empty weight: 11,890 kg (26,210 lb)
* Loaded weight: 17,700 kg (39,000 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 21,200 kg (46,700 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Klimov VK-1 turbojets, 26.5 kN ()5,955 lbf each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 900 km/h (486 kn, 560 mph)
* Range: 2,180 km (1,177 nmi, 1,350 mi)
* Service ceiling: 12,300 m (40,400 ft)
* Rate of climb: 900 m/min (2,950 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 291 kg/m² (59.6 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 1:3.2

Armament

* Guns: 4 × Nudelman NR-23 cannons (2 in nose and 2 in tail barbette)
* Bombs: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) of bombs in internal bay

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2. Tu- 12 (Image: Wikipedia) Year : 1947



General characteristics

* Crew: 5
* Length: 16.45 m (53 ft 11½ in)
* Wingspan: 18.86 m (61 ft 10½ in)
* Wing area: 48.80 m² (525.30 ft²)
* Empty weight: 8993 kg (19,826 lb)
* Gross weight: 15720 kg (34,657 lb) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 783 km/h (487 mph)
* Range: 2,200 km (1,367 miles)
* Service ceiling: 11370 m (37,305 ft)

Armament

* 1 × 23 mm NR-23 cannon
* 2 × 12.7 mm (0.5in) UBT machine-guns
* 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of bombs

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Italy:

1. CANT Z. 1018 (Image: CANT Z.1018 Leone, Courtesy : www.airwar.ru , available at : http://www.airwar.ru/image/i/bww2/z1018-i.jpg)



Performances

Characteristic of Z.1018 Leone, (version)BZ.303(heavy fighter), (version) BZ.301(high altitude bomber)

* Length, m: 17,6/16,98/18
* Height, m:6,1/5/4,54
* Wingspan, m:22,5/20,7/24,8
* Wing surface, m²: 63,1/59/70
* Weight empty, kg:8,800/8,000/8,750
* Max load, kg:11,500/11,000/13,100
* Engines: Piaggio P.XII RC35 (1,200 hp take-off, 1,350 at 4,500 m) /Piaggio P.XV RC60 (1,450 hp), double compressor)/Piaggio PXV. RC 15 (1,500 hp)
* Vel min/max, km/h: 140-524(4,500 m)/130-580(7,000 m)/147(?)
* Climb to 4,000 m.:7:34/7:15/?
* Climb to 6,000 m:14:04/11:00/14:40
* Ceiling,m:7.250/10.300/9.500
* Range,km: 1,335 km (452 km/h at 5,450 m) /1,500 (464 km/h at 7,000 m) /1,800 (450 km/h at 7,000 m)
* Defensive armament: 2x12,7+2x7,7 mm/8x20 mm+1x12,7 mm/3x12,7+2x7,7 mm


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Heavy Bomber


After the first world war the Heavy Bombers developed as heaviest in terms of weight and with largest of size and larger amount of ordnance carried of approximate 4 Ton and longest range, bomber aircraft. The open cockpit and wooden frame became extinct very quickly. The United States revolutioanlised the idea of Gun Turrets with having at least 10 Canons or Guns, during the World War 2, with tail turrets and side gun ports with a .50 Caliber Machine Gun from a simple window or glass cockpit. While British designs used 3 Gun Turrets with 8 Guns. While the USA used ball turrets for dorsal (Top of the Aircraft) and Ventral(Under Aircraft ) Gun Turrets for effective fire coverage to the Heavy Bombers and defence of the Bomber Aircrafts , however , the British Heavy Bombers used evasive maneuvers to defend them. However other countries including Germany, Japan and Soviets had some effective designs. (Source: Wikipedia)

Image of Ball Turret (Wikipedia)



Image of B-17 (Wikipedia) with both Dorsal and Ventral Gun Turret.



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Country wise Heavy Bomber Development Period : 1920-1929

The USA

1. Curtiss B-2 Condor (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 5
* Length: 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m)
* Wingspan: 90 ft 0 in (27.4 m)
* Height: 16 ft 3 in (4.9 m)
* Wing area: 1,500 ft² (140 m²)
* Empty weight: 9,000 lb (4,100 kg)
* Loaded weight: 16,500 lb (7,480 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Curtiss V-1570-7 "Conqueror" liquid-cooled V12 engine, 600 hp (450 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 132 mph (115 kn, 212 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 114 mph (99 kn, 183 km/h)
* Range: 780 mi (680 nmi, 1,300 km)
* Service ceiling: 16,500 ft (4,030 m)
* Rate of climb: 740 ft/min (3.7 m/s)
* Wing loading: 11 lb/ft² (53 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.072 hp/lb (120 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 6 × .30 in (7.62 mm) Lewis machine guns
* Bombs: 2,500 lb (1,100 kg); 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) on short flights


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2. Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1(Image : Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: Seven (two pilots, five gunners)
* Length: 65 ft (19.81 m)
* Wingspan: 120 ft (36.58 m)
* Height: 27 ft (8.23 m)
* Empty weight: 27,132 lb (1,242 kg)
* Loaded weight: 42,569 lb (19,309 kg)
* Powerplant: 6× Liberty L-12A, 420 hp (313 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 95.5 mph (154 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 61 mph (100 km/h)
* Range: 170 miles (270 km) with full bomb load (varied by bomb load carried)
* Service ceiling: 7,725 ft (2350 m)

Armament

* Up to 5,000 lb (2300 kg) bombload
* 7 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

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The USA Period: 1930-1939

Open cockpit and wooden body became history now

The Dorsal and Ventral Gun Turrets with Glass Cockpit.

3. Boeing XB - 15 ( Image : Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 10
* Length: 87 ft 7 in (32.6 m)
* Wingspan: 149 ft 0 in (45.5 m)
* Height: 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m)
* Wing area: 2,780 ft² (258 m²)
* Empty weight: 65,000 lb (29,484 kg)
* Loaded weight: 69,000 lb (31,298 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 77,000 lb (34,927 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× 14-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1830-11 radial engines, 850 hp (640 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 200 mph (170 knots, 320 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 152 mph (132 knots, 245 km/h)
* Combat radius: 3,400 mi (3,000 nm, 5,500 km)
* Ferry range: 5,130 mi (4,460 nm, 8,250 km)
* Service ceiling: 18,900 ft (7,830 m)
* Rate of climb: 670 ft/min (3.4 m/s)
* Wing loading: 25 lb/ft² (120 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.049 hp/lb (81 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns:
o 3× .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
o 3× .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
* Bombs: 12,000 lb (5,400 kg)


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4. B-17 Flying Fortress (Image : Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 10: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/nose gunner, flight engineer-top turret gunner, radio operator, waist gunners (2), ball turret gunner, tail gunner[122]
* Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)
* Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.62 m)
* Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
* Wing area: 1,420 ft² (131.92 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 0018 / NACA 0010
* Empty weight: 36,135 lb (16,391 kg)
* Loaded weight: 54,000 lb (24,495 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 65,500 lb (29710 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 287 mph (249 kn, 462 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 182 mph (158 kn, 293 km/h)
* Range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km) with 2,722 kg (6,000 lb) bombload
* Service ceiling: 35,600 ft (10,850 m)
* Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
* Wing loading: 38.0 lb/ft² (185.7 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.089 hp/lb (150 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns: 13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 turrets in dorsal, ventral, nose and tail, 2 in waist positions, 2 beside cockpit and 1 in the lower dorsal position
* Bombs:
o Short range missions (<400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
o Long range missions (≈800 mi): 4,500 lb (2,000 kg)
o Overload : 17,600 lb (7,800 kg)

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5. B- 24 Liberator (Image : Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 7-10
* Length: 67 ft 8 in (20.6 m)
* Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.5 m)
* Height: 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m)
* Wing area: 1,048 ft² (97.4 m²)
* Empty weight: 36,500 lb (16,590 kg)
* Loaded weight: 55,000 lb (25,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 65,000 lb (29,500 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-1830 turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (900 kW) each
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0406
* Drag area: 42.54 ft² (3.95 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 11.55

Performance

* Maximum speed: 290 mph (250 kn, 470 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 215 mph (187 kn, 346 km/h)
* Stall speed: 95 mph (83 kn, 153 km/h)
* Combat radius: 2,100 mi (1,800 nmi, 3,400 km)
* Ferry range: 3,700 mi (3,200 nmi, 6,000 km)
* Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,025 ft/min (5.2 m/s)
* Wing loading: 52.5 lb/ft² (256 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.0873 hp/lb (144 W/kg)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.9

Armament

* Guns: 10 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 turrets and two waist positions
* Bombs:
o Short range (˜400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
o Long range (˜800 mi): 5,000 lb (2,300 kg)
o Very long range (˜1,200 mi): 2,700 lb (1,200 kg)

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Thanks Sailor , that's a great image of B-24 Liberator.

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Continuing with the Heavy Bomber :

The USA (1940-1949)

1. Douglas XB-19 (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 18
* Length: 132 ft 2 in (40.2 m)
* Wingspan: 212 ft 0 in (64.6 m)
* Height: 42 ft 9 in (13.0 m)
* Wing area: 4,492 ft² (417 m²)
* Empty weight: 140,230 lb (63,500 kg)
* Loaded weight: 158,930 lb (72,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 164,000 lb (74,400 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Allison V-3420-11 V24 engines, 2,600 hp (1,940 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 265 mph (230 kn, 426 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 165 mph (143 kn, 266 km/h)
* Range: 4,200 mi (3,600 nmi, 6,800 km)
* Ferry range: 7,750 mi (6,730 nmi, 12,500 km)
* Service ceiling: 39,000 ft (12,000 m)
* Rate of climb: 650 ft/min (3.3 m/s)
* Wing loading: 35 lb/ft² (170 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.065 hp/lb (110 W/kg)

Armament

* Guns:
o 5 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
o 6 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
o 2 × 37 mm (1.42 in) cannon
* Bombs: 18,700 lb (8,480 kg)

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2. B-29 Super Fortress (Image: Wikipedia)



General characteristics

* Crew: 11: (A/C)Airplane Commander, Pilot, flight engineer (a rated pilot),[23][24]. bombardier, navigator, radio operator, radar operator, blister gunners (two), CFC upper gunner, and tail gunner
* Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.2 m)
* Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.1 m)
* Height: 29 ft 7 in (8.5 m)
* Wing area: 1,736 ft² (161.3 m²)
* Empty weight: 74,500 lb (33,800 kg)
* Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 133,500 lb (60,560 kg -- 135,000 lb plus combat load (142,000 lb on record))
* Powerplant: 4× Wright R-3350-23 and 23A turbosupercharged radial engines, 2,200 hp (1,640 kW) each
* * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0241
* Drag area: 41.16 ft² (3.82 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 11.50

Performance

* Maximum speed: 357 mph (310 knots, 574 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 220 mph (190 knots, 350 km/h)
* Stall speed: 105 mph (91 knots, 170 km/h)
* Combat range: 3,250 mi (2,820 nm, 5,230 km)
* Ferry range: 5,600 mi (4,900 nm, 9,000 km)
* Service ceiling: 33,600 ft (10,200 m)
* Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
* Wing loading: 69.12 lb/ft² (337 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (121 W/kg)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 16.8

Armament

* Guns:
o 10× .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber Browning M2/ANs in remote controlled turrets
o 2 x .50 in and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon in tail position (the cannon was eventually removed as it proved unreliable in service )
o B-29B-BW - All armament and sighting equipment removed except for tail position; initially 2 x .50 in M2/AN and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon, later 3 x 2 x .50 in M2/AN with APG-15 gun-laying radar fitted as standard.
* Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,000 kg) standard loadout, could be modified to externally carry two 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) T-14 "Earthquake" bombs.

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