B-29D Superfortress

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12.7 mm machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad 20,000 lb
gptkbp:crew 10
B-29 training schools
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960s
gptkbp:design high-altitude, long-range
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Wright_R-3350
gptkbp:firstFlight 1942
gptkbp:height 27 ft 9 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-29D Superfortress
gptkbp:influencedBy B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:length 99 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxSpeed 357 mph
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Superfortress
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Eagle Claw
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Ripper
Operation Downfall
Operation Linebacker II
Operation Arc Light
Operation Strangle
B-29A
B-29B
Operation Blue Light
Operation Carpetbagger
Operation Meetinghouse
B-29C
B-29E
Operation Silverplate
Operation Tomahawk
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 3,970
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,500 miles
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 3,250 miles
gptkbp:retired 1960s
gptkbp:role strategic bombing
gptkbp:service_ceiling 31,850 ft
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:successor gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
gptkbp:wingspan 141 ft 3 in