Specifications (B-50D)
Data from Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems: Volume II: Post-World War II Bombers, 1945–1973
General characteristics
- Crew: 8: Pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, radio/electronic countermeasures operator, two side gunners, top gunner and tail gunner
- Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.18 m)
- Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.05 m)
- Height: 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
- Wing area: 1,720 sq ft (160 m2)
- Empty weight: 84,714 lb (38,426 kg)
- Gross weight: 121,850 lb (55,270 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 173,000 lb (78,471 kg) (max overload weight)
- Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35 28 Cyl. four-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) each
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J47-GE-23 Turbojet, 5,200 lbf (23 kN) thrust each (KB-50 auxiliary engines)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 394 mph (634 km/h; 342 kn) at 30,000 ft (9,150 m)
- Cruise speed: 244 mph (212 kn; 393 km/h)
- Combat range: 2,394 mi (2,080 nmi; 3,853 km)
- Ferry range: 7,750 mi (6,735 nmi; 12,472 km)
- Service ceiling: 36,900 ft (11,247 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,200 ft/min (11 m/s)
- Wing loading: 70.19 lb/sq ft (342.7 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.115hp/lb
Armament
- Guns:
- 13× .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 × remote controlled and manned tail turret
- Bombs:
- 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) internally
- 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) on external hardpoints
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