Boeing XB-15 - Specifications (XB-15)

Specifications (XB-15)

Data from Boeing Aircraft since 1916

General characteristics

• Crew: 10
• Length: 87 ft 7 in (26.70 m)
• Wingspan: 149 ft (45.43 m)
• Height: 18 ft 1 in (5.51 m)
• Wing area: 2,780 ft² (258.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 37,709 lb (17,141 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 70,706 lb (32,139 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × 14-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1830-11 radial engines, 850 hp (634 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 197 mph (170 kn, 317 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)
• Cruise speed: 152 mph (132 kn, 245 km/h) at 6,000 ft (1,800 m)
• Range: 5,130 mi (4,460 nmi, 8,259 km)
• Combat radius: 3,400 mi (2,957 nmi, 5,474 km)
• Service ceiling: 18,900 ft (5,760 m)

Armament

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