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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | B-18 | ||
| Designation: | B-18 | ||
| Version: | A | ||
| Nickname: | Bolo | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Bomber | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 57' 10" | 17.6 m | |
| Height: | 15' 2" | 4.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 89' 6" | 27.2 m | |
| Wingarea: | 959.0 sq ft | 89.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 16,320 lb | 7,401 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 24,000 lb | 10,884 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 27,673 lb | 12,550 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-53 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1000 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 900 miles | 1,449 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 167 mph | 268 km/h | 144 kt |
| Max Speed: | 216 mph | 347 km/h | 187 kt |
| Ceiling: | 23,900 ft | 7,284 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum | Denver | Colorado |
B-18A on display
United States Air Force Museum | Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Lt/Col USAF Ret. Robert Morris Mascoutah, IL., IL | While in Salem, Oregon working for ACE Flying Service in
1951 I flew this B-18 converted to a spray plane and sprayed 60,000 acres of Mt. Hood forest. Converted it would hold 1192 gallons of spray. We used #3 crude oil mixed with 3/4 lb. of DDT per gallon to spray for Spruce Budworm. I recently visited the museum and saw the same B-18 we had converted and used as a sprayer. Serial #'s were compaired with my logbook with Ace Demmer's grandson Mike's research, they matched. All prettyed up it looks much better than when it was a sprayer. 10/28/2007 @ 14:13 [ref: 18329] |
| Col(ret) R.W. Powell Tulsa, OK | In 1939-40, as a Control Tower Operator, Private First Class, at Kelly Field TX, each month I got an hour's "flying time" (50% of $21!!) operating a tow target off the tail end of a B-18. That was when USAF IDTRC was a bombing range for B-10's, the one-and-only B-15 and two B-23s! Kelly Field housed the 2nd Bomb Group then (or was it the 8th!) - next door to all those 60th School Squadron At-6s.... Anyone out there old enuff to remember? 04/19/2004 @ 09:59 [ref: 7240] |
| Lumpy Lumpkin , AZ | The B-18B S/N 38-593 at one time was a B-18A. Now she is the only "B" aound. She is in work at this time to be restored as she looked in 1942. 12/28/2000 @ 23:25 [ref: 1269] |
Recent photos uploaded by our visitors
