Military
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Manufacturer: Boeing
The Boeing B‑29 Superfortress was a four‑engine, propeller‑driven heavy bomber built by Boeing for the United States. It served in World War II and the Korean War, performing high‑altitude strategic bombing, low‑altitude night incendiary raids, and delivering the first nuclear weapons in combat.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- boeing-b-29-superfortress
- Class
- Military
- Registry Count
- 3
- Example Registration
- N29KW
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 43.05 m / 141 ft
- Length
- 30.18 m / 99 ft
- Height
- 8.46 m / 27 ft
- Max Speed
- 575 km/h / 357 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 350 km/h / 220 mph
- Range
- 5230 km / 2820 nmi
- Ceiling
- 9710 m / 31850 ft
- First Flight
- 1942-09-21
- Production Start
- 1943
- Production End
- 1946
- Total Built
- 3970
Variants
- B-29- 3 registrations - Example N29KW
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Machine-Readable Resources
Sources
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29KW
- https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=529B
- https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=69972
- https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196252/boeing-b-29-superfortress/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress