This aircraft was converted for the same purpose as was the
B-17 to a B-40. Purpose: Bomber Escort.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 110 ft. 0 in.
Length: 66 ft. 4 in.
Height: 17 ft. 11 in.
Weight: 63,000 lbs. (max. gross weight)
Armament: Fourteen .50-cal. machine guns.
Engines: Four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43 Twin Wasp radial engines of
1,250 hp. each.
Crew: 9
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 289 mph. at 25,000 ft.
Cruising speed: 200 mph
Range: 3,100 miles
Service Ceiling: 28,500 ft. 08/01/2000 @ 15:14 [ref: 528]