Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger - Specifications (XPBB-1 Sea Ranger)

Specifications (XPBB-1 Sea Ranger)

Data from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Six

General characteristics

• Crew: 10
• Length: 94 ft 9 in (28.89 m)
• Wingspan: 139 ft 8½ in (42.59 m)
• Height: 34 ft 2 in (10.42 m)
• Wing area: 1,826 ft² (169.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 41,531 lb (18,878 kg)
• Loaded weight: 62,006 lb (28,185 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 101,130 lb (45,968 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-3350-8 radial engines, 2,300 hp (1,716 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 186 knots (214 mph, 345 km/h) at sea level
• Range: 6,300 mi (5,500 nm, 10,000 km) (maximum)
  
• Normal range: 3,691 NM, (4,245 mi, 6,834 km)
• Service ceiling: 22,400 ft (6,830 m)
• Rate of climb: 980 ft/min (4.98 m/s)
• Wing loading: 34.0 lb/ft² (166 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.24 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in bow and tail turrets and waist positions
• Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)