Lockheed Ventura - Specifications (B-34 Lexington)

Specifications (B-34 Lexington)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 6
• Length: 51 ft 5 in (15.7 m)
• Wingspan: 65 ft 6 in (20 m)
• Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.6 m)
• Wing area: 551 ft² (51.2 m²)
• Empty weight: 20,197 lb (9,160 kg)
• Loaded weight: 31,000 lb (14,000 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 34,000 lb (15,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 322 mph (518 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 230 mph (370 km/h)
• Range: 1,660 mi (2,670 km)
• Ferry range: 2,600 mi (4,200 km)
• Service ceiling: 26,300 ft (8,020 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,035 ft/min (15.4 m/s)
• Wing loading: 56.4 lb/ft² (275 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (0.21 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns
  • 2 × .30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
• Bombs:
  
  • 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) general ordnance or
  • 6 × 325 lb (147 kg) depth charges or
  • 1 × torpedo