B-29M Superfortress

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft strategic bomber
gptkbp:armament 12.7 mm machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad gptkb:Tokyo
20,000 lb
gptkbp:crew 10
gptkbp:crewCapacity 10
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960s
gptkbp:design four-engine heavy bomber
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Wright_R-3350
gptkbp:engineType radial engine
gptkbp:famousFor atomic bomb missions
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:firstFlight 1942
1960s
gptkbp:height 27 ft 9 in
8.46 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-29M Superfortress
gptkbp:length 30.18 m
99 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximumDepth 20,000 lb
gptkbp:maxSpeed 357 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 135,000 lb
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Superfortress
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Hiroshima
Nagasaki
pressurized cabin
gptkbp:numberBuilt 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:secondaryRole reconnaissance
strategic bombing
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
1944
1944-1960s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:B-50_Superfortress
gptkbp:supportRole 1944
gptkbp:team Boeing_engineers
gptkbp:technology remote-controlled gun turrets
high-altitude bombing capability
pressurized crew compartment
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:USAF
gptkb:US_Navy
gptkb:USAAF
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:wingspan 141 ft 3 in
43.05 m