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Consolidated XB-41 'Liberator'

Description
  Manufacturer:Consolidated
  Base model:B-41
  Designation:XB-41
  Nickname:Liberator
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1924-Present
  Basic role:Bomber
  Status:Prototype

Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
 JL
 Pensicola, FL
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]

 

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